Theme: CHANGE HANDS (61. Be sold, as property ... and a hint to each set of circled letters) - HANDS is scrambled in each theme entry.
17. Not in need of drying or ironing: WASH AND WEAR.
25. Gets settled: FINDS A HOME.
40. "I do not like them with a fox" Seuss poem: GREEN EGGS AND HAM.
50. "... What a Feeling" movie: FLASH DANCE.
Boomer
here. Wishing all of you a safe and restful holiday. I never understood
why they called it Labor Day and then 80% of our friends and neighbors
get the day off work. A sad week saying farewell to Senator McCain. I
was most impressed by the rendition of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic"
performed by the U.S. Naval Academy Glee Club. "His truth is marching
on".
Across:
1. Laughing sounds: HAHAS.
6. Charged, bull-style: RAN AT.
11. Diagram of streets, highways, etc.: MAP. Most people have one on their Smartphone. I still have to go on the internet to see where I'm going.
14. Egg-shaped: OVATE. Okay, if this is the shape of an egg, What is it called if you cheer for somebody?
15. Football venue: ARENA. I am pretty sure a football venue is a Stadium.
16. In the style of: ALA. Crimson Tide.
19. Unit of sunlight: RAY. We have a Sun Ray Shopping Center with Sun Ray Bowling Center in the same area of Saint Paul.
20. Scottish monster, familiarly: NESSIE. I have heard of the Loch Ness monster, but I think he hates to be called Nessie.
21. Former name of the Congo: ZAIRE.
When I was a kid, I believe it was called the Belgian Congo. Then it
was changed to Zaire and I think it hosted a Foreman Ali fight, Now
they have changed the name back.
23. "Let's do it!": C'MON. When I bowled a tournament in Billings Montana, we stayed at the C'mon Inn.
28. Salary increase: RAISE.
30. Philosopher Descartes: RENE.
31. Put two and two together: ADD.
32. Turkish hospice: IMARET. In this case, a hospice is like a hotel.
36. Org. with a "Speak Freely" blog: ACLU. American Civil Liberties Union
43. Walrus cousin: SEAL.
We were in San Francisco once near "Seal Rocks" and I bet we saw 100 or
more seals relaxing near the shore of the Pacific. Did not see a
Walrus though.
44. Throws gently: TOSSES. I am old so I roll my bowling ball gently. But I don't toss it. (Because I am old).
45. Lawyer's gp.: ABA.
46. Cupcake finisher: ICER. My first thought of an ICER is a Zamboni.
48. Productive city for van Gogh: ARLES. "I could have told you, Vincent, this world was never made for one as beautiful as you." "Starry Night" - Don McClean
56. 90-degree pipes: ELLS. Not to be confused with Golfer Ernie.
57. French farewell: ADIEU. I took two quarters of French in college. Then I bid it Adieu.
58. Where most Russians live: EUROPE.
60. Cruise on-screen: TOM. Can he handle the truth??
66. Large primate: APE. And his name is Harry.
67. Divided Asian peninsula: KOREA. Lots going on there recently. Not too much of it any good.
68. Landlocked African country: NIGER.
69. Young fellow: LAD. Los Angeles Dodgers on the scoreboard.
70. Brewery supply: YEAST.
An interesting product. I used it frequently when preparing pizza
dough. Not sure what it does for beer. I am not a beer drinker.
71. Cookies commonly in cookies and cream ice cream: OREOS. Cookie watch. This is the 4,688th time that Oreo has appeared in a crossword.
Down:
1. Addendum to the five W's: HOW. Who, What, Where, and Why is this the answer ?
2. "A Wrinkle in Time" director DuVernay: AVA. Gardner would be my first clue choice.
3. Is completely stumped: HAS NO IDEA.
4. Parthenon city: ATHENS. It's Greek to me.
5. Wet septet: SEAS. All seven of them are near Italy.
6. Wheel spokes, geometrically: RADII.
7. Aragorn's love, in Tolkien: ARWEN. Played by Liv Tyler.
8. Formerly, in bridal bios: NEE. The season is upon us!! Do not take a nee in an NFL game.
9. NHL's Ducks, on ESPN crawls: ANA.
Hockey in Southern California is questionable, but I can't believe the
NHL put a team in Las Vegas. A pretty good one too. They almost took
home the Stanley Cup.
10. Hero in a loincloth: TARZAN. Jane's boyfriend
11. Video game plumber: MARIO. I hate to admit how many hours I spent guiding Mario through mazes. Now I just waste time on Candy Crush.
12. Antitheft device: ALARM. This could be an American League pitcher.
13. Check recipient: PAYEE.
18. Bad check letters: NSF.
22. Trailing no one: AHEAD.
Or maybe a coin flip. Remember when Bill Cosby used a coin flip to
describe the upcoming battle between Sitting Bull and Custer?
23. Rock outcroppings: CRAGS.
24. Niña's mother: MADRE.
26. Prom gown, e.g.: DRESS.
27. Bristles, to a biologist: SETAE.
29. A, in German class: EIN. Actually, I think it's "One". If you go to the gasthaus and order "Ein Bier" they will know what you want.
33. Doled (out): METED. One for you, two for me.
34. Plato's marketplace: AGORA. Greece's answer to the "Mall of America".
35. Some QB protectors: RGS. These are Right Guards. In retail they are "Returned Goods".
37. Dare: CHALLENGE.
38. Clotheshorse's concern: LABEL. In baseball we used to call the "Louisville Slugger" trademark the label. Keep it facing up or you might break the bat.
39. Amherst sch.: UMASS. Interesting how these abbreviations develop. The University of Minnesota is frequently referred to as the "U of M" not UMINN.
41. Beethoven's "Für __": ELISE.
42. Org. chronicled in "The Puzzle Palace": NSA.
47. Killer doll in "Child's Play": CHUCKY. This guy spoiled the lives of a lot of guys named Charles.
49. Fix: REPAIR.
50. Lethal: FATAL. Michael Douglas' Attraction
51. Parkinson's drug: L-DOPA.
52. Zeroed in: AIMED.
53. Barcelona babies: NENES.
54. Bandleader Xavier: CUGAT. This guy lived to 90 years old and had 5 different wives. (Not all at the same time), The most famous was Charo.
55. Prior to, poetically: ERE.
59. "Yikes!": OH NO. Apolo OHNO was an Olympic skater.
62. Flat-bladed garden tool: HOE.
63. Coach Parseghian: ARA. Very famous Notre Dame Football Coach. He won two national championships.
64. __ volente: God willing: DEO. Yes I had four years of Latin, and DEO is God in Latin. Et Cum Spiritu tuo is not the Pope's phone number.
65. Oldest H.S. students: SRS. Some are on their fourth year of Latin!
Boomer
