Theme:: BEDSPREAD (66. Quilt, e.g. ... and a hint to the circled letters) - Twin, Queen, Double & King are spread out in theme entries.
17. What "bosun" is short for: BOATSWAIN.
24. Necessities: REQUIREMENTS.
40. Maxwell Smart catchphrase: WOULD YOU BELIEVE.
52. October holiday in Canada: THANKSGIVING.
Boomer here.
October
is in the rearview mirror. I hope we are all looking forward to
Thanksgiving. Let me say this about that. I HATE all the Black Friday
ads, almost as much as the Medicare supplement ads. And I will not shop
at stores that ignore the holiday and open their doors on Thanksgiving
evening. Also C.C. and I will be at our polling place early Tuesday
morning. I hope all of you will take the time to vote. Thank you.
Across:
1. Gillette razor introduced several years after the Trac II: ATRA. Not sure where these names for razors come from. Maybe from the same guys that name car models.
5. Sleety road concern: SKID. "When you go into a skid, turn in the direction of the skid". Words to live by in Minnesota winters.
9. Spherical: ORBED. Army cot or bed ?
14. Cook, as cavatelli: BOIL. Hard or soft egg?
15. Alien-seeking org.: SETI.
16. "SNL" producer Michaels: LORNE. Bonanza boss Mr. Greene
19. Words to the audience: ASIDE.
20. God of the Quran: ALLAH.
21. Minute part of a min.: NSEC. There are a billion nanoseconds in one second. I did not count them, I googled it.
23. Voiced: SAID.
27. Town mentioned in "Sloop John B": NASSAU. "My grandfather and me" Beach Boys
30. Give permission to: LET. Allow a new serve without penalty.
31. CPR expert: EMT. Electrical Metallic tubing. aka thinwall pipe.
32. Kind of sax: ALTO.
36. When some news shows air: AT TEN. I remember news at six and ten. Now CNN and MSNBC have it all day and all night (Marianne)
44. Knee-to-ankle bone: TIBIA.
45. Elevator name: OTIS. Elisha Otis invented the elevator about 150 years ago. I wonder how many multi-story buildings there were back then.
46. A half-dozen: SIX.
47. Cinnabar or hematite: ORE. Mining is an industry in Northern Minnesota. That's where 3M got its name" Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing.
49. How dishes are often sold: AS A SET. How tennis is played also.
58. Draws a bead on, with "at": AIMS. Sign in a public men's room. "We aim to please, you aim too, please".
59. Centers of activity: LOCI.
60. Ventricular outlet: AORTA.
64. Bronze or beige: SHADE. Golden Gopher helmets are sometimes a shiny shade of gold.
68. Sagal of "8 Simple Rules": KATEY.
69. Vicinity: AREA.
70. First chip in the pot: ANTE. Actually, everyone in the game must toss in a chip to play.
71. "Goosebumps" author R.L.: STINE.
72. U.K. mil. medals: DSOS. Distinguished Service Order, (plural)
73. "The Americans" FBI agent Beeman: STAN. I've never heard of Stan Beeman, but who could forget Oliver Hardy's buddy? "Hard boiled eggs and nuts".
Down:
1. Palindromic Swedish band: ABBA. "Dancing Queens" from Sweden don'tcha know.
2. Saw, for one: TOOL.
3. Iranian money: RIAL. I've never been to Iran but it sounds like an odd name for money.
4. Rite sites: ALTARS.
5. Opposite of NNE: SSW.
6. Reeves of "John Wick": KEANU. Dogstar is an odd name for a band, but so was Beatles and the 5th Dimension
7. Formal answer to "Who's there?": IT IS I. Is this a knock knock joke ?
8. Home fries server: DINER. Kind of like French Fries only chunky.
9. Suffix with Cray-: OLA. Crayola no longer sells a color they called "Dandelion". If you have one, put it on eBay.
10. "Goblin Market" poet Christina: ROSSETTI.
11. "Monty Python's Life of __": BRIAN.
12. Split up: END IT. Banana's and ice cream in a high dish.
13. Monopoly cards: DEEDS. "Title Deeds" to be exact. Take a ride on the Reading.
18. Mr. Met's former stadium: SHEA.
When the Mets first appeared in the National League, they played at the
Polo Grounds. Former famous home of the New York Giants. I think the
Mets lost 120 games that first year.
22. Cartoon frame: CEL.
25. Wharf: QUAY.
26. Word after Happy or square: MEAL. Why do they call it a square meal when hamburgers are round.
27. Politico Gingrich: NEWT.
28. Mine, in Amiens: A MOI.
29. Retained part of a paycheck: STUB. Or a ticket. I have five stubs from the 1987 World Series. (Yup, I saw game 5 in St. Louis)
33. Canterbury commode: LOO. Our Minnesota race track is Canterbury Downs. Out there they call them "rest rooms".
34. Tsk relative: TUT. I think he was an Egyptian King.
35. Kimono sash: OBI. Mr. Wan Kinobi of "Star Wars" fame
37. Hardy's "__ of the D'Urbervilles": TESS.
38. Songwriter Sands: EVIE.
39. Bakery call: NEXT.
I don't know about a bakery, but this is the call at the government
center when you go to renew a license. However they don't call it
anymore. There's a video hanging from the ceiling that says "Now
Serving".
41. Simba's home: LION'S DEN. I remember being in Cub Scouts and being part of a den.
42. Like the night, usually: DARK. A Star horse in the 1953 Kentucky Derby. Nipped Native Dancer at the wire.
43. Morales of "La Bamba": ESAI. Lieutenant Rodriguez on NYPD Blue.
48. Immigrant's subj.: ESL.
50. Easy thing to do: SNAP. We used to love candy coated licorice rounds called Snaps.
51. Old Greek gathering places: AGORAS.
52. "Honey do" list items: TASKS. Is there also a "Honey Don't" list ??
53. Drum kit cymbals: HI HAT.
54. Valuable viola: AMATI.
55. Spoil: GO BAD.
56. Cupcake-topping workers: ICERS. Never knew why people called frosting icing. I suppose that frost can turn into ice.
57. YouTube clip: VIDEO. I have plenty of VHS videos, but nothing to play them with.
61. __-a-car: RENT. We do this in Las Vegas, but never from "Dollar". Long story.
62. "Later," stylishly: TA TA.
63. Yemeni seaport: ADEN.
65. Watching organ: EYE. I would not call an eye an organ. You cannot play church music on an eye.
67. Flier to Oslo: SAS.
Boomer
Note from C.C.:
Here is Boomer ready for the All Saints' Day mass at Benilde St. Margaret's High School where he coaches the kids' bowling team. Click on it to enlarge. He's wearing four different pins.
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| Boomer, Nov 1, 2018 |
