Theme: : INSIDE STORY
(54. Facts known to a select few ... and a hint to each set of circled
letters) - Three type of stories span across each theme entry.
17. Forgetful moment: MENTAL LAPSE. Tall story.
26. One arguing for the unpopular side: DEVILS ADVOCATE. Sad story.
41. Education division governed by a board: SCHOOL DISTRICT. Old story.
Boomer here.
I
would like to thank all of the veterans out there for their service to
our country. I was also part of the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1970. I did
not serve in Vietnam, however I worked in the US Army Hospital in Fort
Campbell, KY and then was sent overseas to a Nike Missile battalion in
Hardheim Germany. I never was a big fan of beer, and certainly did not
care at all for the German version, but many of my friends loved it.
I
also would like to remember the Armistice day blizzard of 1940. My
mother would mention it every year about this time. The day started
warmly but then temperatures dropped around 50 degrees F and nearly two
feet of snow fell in Minnesota. I believe around 50 people lost their
lives that day. Armistice Day was created to honor the end of WWI
(Century being honored this week in Paris). After WWII, Dwight
Eisenhower changed it to Veterans Day in 1954.
Across:
1. Tempo similar to lento: LARGO. A key in Florida
6. Quacked insurance name: AFLAC. Known for clever commercials on TV. Much better than Medicare supplement ads.
11. Film watcher's channel: TMC. There are so many movie channels on cable now, I can't keep up with all of them.
14. Plane, to Pierre: AVION.
15. "Fighting" Notre Dame team: IRISH. What though the odds be great or small, Old Notre Dame will win over all. Knute is a great Norwegian name.
16. Listening organ: EAR. I do not consider an ear an organ. You cannot play church music on it.
19. Falsehood: LIE.
20. Request: ASK. And you shall receive. Wear an 80s jersey and you may also receive.
21. Great enthusiasm: GUSTO. Go for Schlitz beer.
22. Revise, as text: EMEND.
24. Indian lentil stew: DAL. "How 'bout them Cowboys !"
25. Sporty sunroofs: T-TOPS. Popular in the 70s. I don't see them much any more. I suppose folks did not want to spend the money on them.
32. Absorb the lesson: LEARN. PBA Senior member Bob Jr.
33. Applauds: CLAPS. Roll a 7 against the point and it's CRAPS.
34. Effort: TRY.
35. Rowing tools: OARS. Gently down the stream.
36. "Cha-__!": register sound: CHING. That's the way you spell it, but it never makes that sound.
37. Delighted shout from the roller coaster: WHEE.
38. Summer hrs. in Oregon: PDT. We turned our clocks back last week.
39. William __, early bathysphere user: BEEBE. Monday word???
40. Exclaimed: CRIED.
44. Peer: EQUAL.
45. Humble dwelling: HUT. I think this is where the first little pig lived.
46. Aleut relative: INUIT.
47. Louvre Pyramid architect: I M PEI. A Frank Lloyd Wright competitor, I think.
50. Govt. agent: FED.
53. Windy City rail initials: CTA. Not to be confused with the MTA of Boston. (Poor old Charlie)
57. Funhouse reaction: EEK. No funhouse ever scared me. I only eek at snakes.
58. Wafer named for its flavor: NILLA.
59. Like a funhouse: EERIE. More like the Twilight Zone. Do do do do
60. Dr. of rap: DRE.
61. Best Buy "squad" members: GEEKS. We have used the Geek Squad several times. Amazing how they can fix computers.
62. Faked, in hockey: DEKED. Then, "He shoots, he scooorrres !"
Down:
1. Dalai __: LAMA.
2. NYC's Madison and Lexington: AVES. Duh … I would think we have Aves in every city.
3. Hockey enclosure: RINK. Most have boards now, but when I was a kid we played hockey on wide open rinks
4. Received: GOT.
5. Rescheduled after being canceled, as a meeting: ON AGAIN. The stock market has been on a gain fairly recently.
6. Afflicts: AILS.
7. House with brothers: FRAT. In a Fraternity, if you F a class you are a RAT.
8. Slimming surgery, for short: LIPO. Better to just eat less don'tcha think.
9. Braying beast: ASS. No comment
10. Frito-Lay corn snacks: CHEETOS. Delicious, but they might turn your fingers orange.
11. Blessed with ESP: TELEPATHIC.
12. Primary thoroughfare in many towns: MAIN STREET. This was a book by Sinclair Lewis, reflecting on his life in a small town, Sauk Centre MN.
13. Believability, for short: CRED. I SEE RED when I see half a word.
18. Break in the action: LULL. Wishing for a lull in the California fires.
23. Soft shoe: MOC. Another half a word
24. TiVo products: DVRS. Wanna buy a vowel ??
25. Freq. sitcom rating: TV PG. See above.
26. Right smack in the middle: DEAD CENTER.
27. Threat from a fault: EARTHQUAKE. Another California dread. My sisters have lived through several.
28. NFL list of games, e.g.: SCHED. Nothing for my Vikings this week. The NFL added bye weeks to the schedules a few years ago.
29. Crook's cover: ALIBI.
30. Claire of "Homeland": DANES.
31. Observed closely: EYED.
32. Cuts (off): LOPS.
36. Phone in a purse: CELL. These things are incredible now. I see people reading their email on their phone.
37. Legal document: WRIT.
39. Enjoying the ocean: BOATING. We have 10,000 lakes to enjoy. Don't need an ocean.
40. Enjoyed the ocean: CRUISED. ditto
42. Yves' yes: OUI. One of the three French words I know. (The others are FRIES and TOAST)
43. Biblical pronoun: THEE.
46. Cooled with cubes: ICED. That's why it's called ICED Tea, not Ice Tea.
47. Ocean map dot: ISLE.
48. Cereal go-with: MILK. Every morning.
49. Smooching in a crowded park and such, briefly: PDAS. Public displays of Affection, but also a personal data something or other, like a cell phone.
50. Road divide: FORK.
As Yogi once said, "If you come to a fork in the road, take it".
Speaking of pretty good all time catchers, Joe Mauer announced his
retirement a couple of days ago.
51. Lake that's a homophone of 59-Across: ERIE. The most common crossword Great Lake by far!
52. Lightened, as hair: DYED. I think if you lightened it, it's bleached. Darken it would be dyed.
55. Nietzsche's "never": NIE.
56. Casual shirt: TEE. I have some of these. But I also have a few in my golf bag.
Boomer
Notes from C.C.:
Happy
birthday to Rich Norris, editor of LA Times Daily Crossword. Often half
or more of clues in our daily puzzles are Rich's creations. And he
always helps constructors to make the theme tighter and fill cleaner.
He's just a quiet and generous soul.
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| Rich and his wife Kim |
