Theme: POSTCARD (59. Vacation
memento ... or where you might find the ends of the answers to starred
clues?) - Card can follow the last word of each theme entry.
17. *NYSE nickname, with "The": BIG BOARD. Cardboard.
24. *"I Want You to Want Me" band: CHEAP TRICK. Card trick.
35. *Stingray predator named for a tool: HAMMERHEAD SHARK. Card shark.
51. *Clairvoyant: MIND READER. Card reader.
Boomer
here. Greetings and a warm Monday to you all. I mentioned last week
that I had entered another Pro Am bowling event, this time with the
Women pros. Results were not good. I was not able to hit my average in
any of the three games, even though 9 pins on the first ball counted as a
strike! I watched the finals on TV Saturday and noticed that even the
professionals had a difficult time keeping the ball right of the head
pin. The pattern was short oil, 37 feet, and many of my friends with
higher averages struggled like I did. I had the right ball, a Roto Grip
Dare Devil Trick. Tournament winner, Rocio Restrepo was using the same
model.
So,
today we have CARDS. Ace Hardware, Roger Miller's "King of the Road",
Las Vegas Hotel the Four Queens, and new Hall of Fame pitcher Jack
Morris. The rest is my golf scorecard - All the other numbers might be
on it (except two and three.)
Across:
1. Capital in Canada and Colombia?: CEE. Rocio Restrepo is from Columbia, South America.
4. Struggle with "s" sounds: LISP.
8. Puts on, as a show: STAGES. As Miss Kitty once said to Chester, "You should be on a stage. The next one out of town".
14. Suffix with form: ULA. I don't like half a word. Might this be an acronym for the University of Louisiana?
15. "Otello" solo: ARIA. Also a luxury hotel/casino in Las Vegas. They give great acclaim to Chinese New Year. We were there.
 |
| C.C., Aria, Feb 9, 2014 |
16. Red, white and blue: COLORS.
19. Reversed, as a deed: UNDONE. I like untied, like a shoe lace.
20. British __: ISLES.
We have a Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis, but it's just a big lake,
C.C. and I have walked around it a few times. I've yet to see an Isle.
 |
| Lake of the Isles |
21. Depended (on): RELIED. Can you think of anyone who lied once and then lied again?
23. __ butter: cosmetic moisturizer: SHEA. Also the old Mets Ballpark.
28. Walter of "The Odd Couple" (1968): MATTHAU. Jack Klugman was a pretty good slob too.
30. Versatile vehicle, for short: UTE. I thought UTE was a Native American, but I suppose it can also be an SUV.
31. MADD concern: DUI.
The stories that appear in the paper about repeat offenders really
drives me up a wall. Not that even one offense is tolerable.
32. Sudden power increase: SURGE.
34. Clairvoyant: SEER.
41. Pilate's "Behold!": ECCE. Latin is a dead language, as dead as dead can be. First it killed the Romans, and now it's killing me.
42. Tea biscuit: SCONE.
43. China's Chou En-__: LAI. Sometimes spelled Zhou Enlai. Ask C.C. if you don't believe me.
44. "It's cold in here!": BRR. In Minnesota, we never say BRR. We just swear.
47. First Hudson River automobile tunnel: HOLLAND.
54. "In __ of gifts ... ": LIEU.
55. Rug on one's pate: TOUPEE. Reminds me of George Can't Stanzya on Seinfeld.
56. It's a wrap: SARAN. Does anybody like this stuff. I cannot get a piece to use without having it stick to itself in 12 different places.
57. "Now!" in Westerns: PRONTO. State Fairs are everywhere with Pronto Pups to die for. (Corn Dogs).
62. __-Price: toy company: FISHER. Also a sunflower seed packager. I used to eat them by the hundreds when I had real teeth.
63. Small jazz combo: TRIO.
Not sure about Jazz. I enjoyed Chad, Mike, and Joe aka the Chad
Mitchell Trio. "Hang on the Bell, Nellie, Hang on the bell …."
64. Cavs, on scoreboards: CLE. What will life be without LeBron.
65. Talk show partner: CO-HOST. Always liked Ed McMahon.
66. Rope material: HEMP.
67. Reading organ: EYE.
Down:
1. Picasso's movement: CUBISM.
2. Otis of elevators: ELISHA. Kind of an up and down business.
3. Aerie youngster: EAGLET.
4. Vietnam neighbor: LAOS. We don't hear much about Laos; Northwest of Thailand. Thailand has some great female golfers and stupid soccer coaches.
5. Nest egg initials: IRA. Individual Retirement Account. Don't leave home without it.
6. Knight's title: SIR. The Queen has anointed a few pro golfers.
7. Felipe's father: PADRE. A San Diego Baseball player.
8. Work on a statue: SCULPT. I have never seen it in person, but I admire the Statue of Liberty.
9. This evening, in ads: TONITE. "Today, the minutes seem like hours, the hours go so slowly, and still the sky is bright."
10. Guitar-making hardwood: ALDER. Rumor has it, it is the best wood for guitars. I wonder why they don't use it for baseball bats.
11. "Nice thinking!": GOOD IDEA.
12. Coastal bird: ERN.
13. Opposite of NNW: SSE. These are the clues I always fill in first.
18. "I dunno": BEATS ME. What happens when you have 18 and the dealer has an Ace and a King?
22. Agua, across the Pyrenees: EAU. A city in Wisconsin EAU CLAIRE. I have a cousin there, nice bowling city.
24. "The Alienist" novelist Caleb: CARR.
25. Jackman of "X-Men": HUGH. How about "Wyatt Earp" Mr O'Brian. We lost him only a couple of years ago.
26. One prompting: CUER.
27. Enterprise captain: KIRK. Then there is actor Mr. Douglas who appeared in many films before my time. My gosh! He will turn 102 in December.
29. Tint: HUE.
33. Wide shoe sizes: EES. Nope - E is wide, EE is Extra wide, EEE is a small boat.
34. Brush-on wood finish: SHELLAC. Also, what other major league teams are doing to the Twins this year.
35. Big wheel at sea: HELM.
36. Healthful berry: ACAI.
37. Canada's national apple: MCINTOSH. Named after John McIntosh of Ontario.
38. Throbbing pain: ACHE. You name it, I've got it.
39. Knocker's place: DOOR.
40. "Weekend Update" show, in tweets: SNL.I don't watch it anymore. I used to love it when the lady did Sara Palin acts.
44. Ogres: BRUTES. I wonder why the NFL never adopted this name. Maybe Washington should change ??
45. School assignment: REPORT.
46. Actress Charlotte: RAE. Or Martha.
48. Acclaimed war pilot: AIR ACE. The Red Baron.
49. Almost: NEARLY.
50. Scottish port: DUNDEE. Angus, MacFergus, McTavish Dundee. Burl Ives.
52. "Tiny Bubbles" singer: DON HO.
53. Ocean measure: DEPTH.
56. Four-way __: certain intersection: STOP. Some drivers don't think they have to stop.
57. Rank below cpl.: PFC.
It used to be a single stripe but then it was changed to a stripe with a
rocker. Not too many corporals. My promotion was to Specialist 4.
They never told me what my specialty was.
58. 2016 Olympics city: RIO. A lot of strange things went on down there.
60. Mined metal: ORE. Also St. south of Washington.
61. __ City: computer game: SIM.
