Theme: Momentarily
20. Soon: IN SHORT ORDER.
41. Soon: BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.
58. Soon: ANY MINUTE NOW.
Boomer here.
Football season is in full swing and I like the NFL as well as college games. Of course I focus on the Big 10, (Which has become the bigger 14). I wonder how some of these border battle trophies originated. Minnesota battles Michigan for the Little Brown Jug, and takes on Wisconsin for Paul Bunyan's Axe. This week was a battle with Iowa for "Floyd of Rosedale". Floyd is a 98 pound statue of a bronze pig. It is back in Iowa this year, but wait 'til next year. You never know.
Football season is in full swing and I like the NFL as well as college games. Of course I focus on the Big 10, (Which has become the bigger 14). I wonder how some of these border battle trophies originated. Minnesota battles Michigan for the Little Brown Jug, and takes on Wisconsin for Paul Bunyan's Axe. This week was a battle with Iowa for "Floyd of Rosedale". Floyd is a 98 pound statue of a bronze pig. It is back in Iowa this year, but wait 'til next year. You never know.
Across:
1. Stand watch for, say: ABET. Put a few dollars on the Pass Line
5. Oompah instrument: TUBA. What do two sheep say?
9. Think-on-your-feet tests: ORALS.
14. Greiner of "Shark Tank": LORI. I have watched a couple of episodes of "Shark Tank". That was enough.
15. Sister of Osiris: ISIS.
16. Fabled wish granter: GENIE. Sometimes she appears in your dream, with light brown hair. Barbara Eden will do,
17. Time-consuming: LONG.
18. With "of" and 71-Across, Steinbeck classic: EAST. 71. See 18-Across: EDEN.
19. Swim cap material: LATEX. George Costanza is their salesman.
23. Hulu service: NET TV. Basketball station ??
24. __ about: roughly: ON OR.
25. Eyelid bump: STYE. Floyd of Rosedale's home?
29. Onetime Leno announcer Hall: EDD.
31. Prefix with mount or charge: SUR. A big beach in California
33. Head-butting beast: RAM. LA football player
34. Scoop in a cone: ICE CREAM. I scream, you scream, we all scream for Ice cream.
39. Katmandu native: NEPALI.
43. Make an error: SLIP UP.
44. Pedals on antique sewing machines: TREADLES. We had an old Singer when I was young. I never knew what that pedal was called.
45. Right-angled piece: ELL.
46. Gp. with Vikings: NFC. And Packers and Lions and Bears, Oh My!
48. Bearded beast: GNU.
49. Fraction of a min.: NSEC. Nanosecond.
51. Hindu princess: RANI.
53. Andean pack animal: LLAMA. If you bought a toy one, would it be called a "Dolly Llama" ?
61. Pentagon, for one: SHAPE. Five-sided where all the military honchos hang out.
64. Med. readouts: EKGS.
65. Molecule part: ATOM. If not a Dick or Harry, is he a Tom ?
66. Usual bus. address for sending in payments: PO BOX.
67. Cheer (for): ROOT. "If they don't win it's a shame."
68. Vaccine fluids: SERA.
69. Hollywood go-between: AGENT.
70. Actress Gunn of "Breaking Bad": ANNA.
Down:
1. Dead tired: ALL IN. See 1-Across. Make a bet all in.
2. Trailblazer Daniel: BOONE. Incredible! This guy lived to be 85 when the average lifespan was less than 40.
3. Surrealist Max: ERNST. Another 85 year old !
4. Tied snugly: TIGHT.
Once there was a little girl, whose mother tied her braids so TIGHT
that when she cried, the tears ran down her back. They called her
Bacteria.
5. Wedding cake layer: TIER. Do people still take the top tier and freeze it, then thaw to eat on anniversary #1 ??
6. Gannett's flagship newspaper: USA TODAY.
7. Badlands bovine: BISON. North Dakota State football team.
8. Texas team that won the 2017 World Series: ASTROS. Now fighting Cleveland to see if they will have a chance to repeat. Verlander is amazing!
9. Look like a wolf?: OGLE.
10. Brings up, as kids: REARS. Rearing kids includes occasional bops to the rear.
11. Industrious insect: ANT.
12. Tell it like it isn't: LIE. The Washington Post keeps track.
13. "__ sells": ad biz mantra: SEX
21. Exceed, as a budget: OVERRUN.
22. Like an intoxicated spree: DRUNKEN. Supreme Court welcoming party ?
26. Fish with a net: TRAWL. Minnesota has over 10,000 lakes and many more fisherman. No way to fish with a net. Give the floppers a fighting chance.
27. New Haven Ivy Leaguer: YALIE. See 22-Down.
28. Radiates: EMITS.
30. Cook, as onion rings: DEEP-FRY. Makes my mouth water.
32. Le Car maker: RENAULT.
34. "Peer Gynt" playwright: IBSEN.
35. Honeycomb units: CELLS. Homes for criminals.
36. Paperless tax return option: E-FILE. I am old school. Fill out the 1040 and send it in.
37. "Blue Bloods" extra: COP.
38. Bon __: witticism: MOT.
40. Pea container: POD.
42. Encouraging: URGING ON. College football fans
47. Picture taker: CAMERA. Smile if you are on a Candid one.
50. Roasting bird: CAPON. Ballplayers must have their Cap on when they take the field
52. 47-Down brand: NIKON. "I've got a Nikon Camera, gonna take a photograph, Mama don't take my Kodachrome away". Simon & Garfunkel
54. Tenant's contract: LEASE.
55. Tossed in a chip: ANTED. I don't think this is a word.
56. Bond portrayer Roger: MOORE. There were 7 James Bond. I think Sean Connery was the best. After he quit, I did not go to 007 movies any more.
57. "Seriously, bro!": AW MAN.
59. "I'm __!": "My turn!": NEXT. Barber shop lingo.
60. Davis Cup org.: USTA. Tennis anyone ?
61. Place for a mud bath: SPA.
62. Biker's wheels: HOG.
I wonder if Harley Davidson minds that people call his bikes, hogs.
Maybe one could be a Minnesota/Iowa football game trophy.
63. Springfield presidential library nickname: ABE.
Boomer
Notes from C.C.:
Happy
77 birthday to dear Jayce, who's been with our blog since 2009. Often
Jayce explains Chinese language quirks better than I do. He's just super
observant. Here is Jayce with his beautiful bride, who speaks
Cantonese.
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| Wedding Day |
June 2013, Santa Barbara
