22. Start of a quip: I WENT TO.
36. Quip, part 2: A MUSEUM WHERE THEY HAVE.
55. Quip, part 3: ALL THE HEADS AND.
66. Quip, part 4: ARMS.
79. Quip, part 5: FROM THE STATUES.
94. Quip, part 6: THAT ARE IN ALL THE OTHER.
117. End of the quip: MUSEUMS.
And origin of the quip (symmetrically placed):
8. With 123-Across, speaker of the quip: STEVEN.
123. See 8-Across: WRIGHT.
Rich rarely runs quote or quip puzzle, as it's not a popular theme type with solvers. But it's fun to get such a puzzle once in a while. In the old Star Tribune Media days, we used to get one by Alan P. Olschwang every Thursday.
I also don't recall a Sunday LAT grid with only 135 words. We often get 142 or 144. Sometimes 140.
Across:
1. Ohm reciprocal: SIEMENS. Named after Siemens, who founded Siemens, which has a few big plants in China.
14. Hybrid tableware: SPORK.
19. Black Sea country: ROMANIA.
20. Poke holes in, as a lawn: AERATE.
21. Judge of the Yankees: AARON. Aaron Judge. All Rise. Also 52. NYC line that stops at Yankee Stadium, familiarly: IRT.
23. Beauty goddesses: GRACES.
24. Crunchy snack: FRITO.
25. Big Apple restaurateur: SARDI. Sardi's.
26. Chef's amts.: TBSPS.
28. Dexterity: SLEIGHT.
30. "Wedding Bell Blues" soloist Marilyn: MCCOO. Forgot. We had her before.
32. Org. with an Acid Rain Program: EPA.
35. Three before kappa: ETA.
45. Monotony metaphor: RUT.
46. Heads of the Sorbonne: TETES. Just French for "heads".
47. Sticker: THORN.
48. Evil Luthor: LEX.
49. Bring out: ELICIT.
53. Truce: CEASEFIRE. Great fill.
58. Glee club member: TENOR.
59. Expected results: NORMS.
60. "__ so you!": IT'S.
61. Out of shape: BENT.
62. Boise's st.: IDA.
65. Email afterthoughts: PSS.
68. Short alias?: AKA.
71. European carrier: SAS. Scandinavian Airlines System.
72. Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge denizen: NENE.
74. Safari beast: GNU.
75. Maestro Ozawa: SEIJI.
77. Shrek creator William: STEIG. Unknown to me.
85. "My mom's gonna kill me!": I AM SO DEAD. Another great fill.
87. Air traffic mgmt. group: FAA.
88. Arts section regular: CRITIC.
89. __-fi: SCI.
90. Frayed: TATTY.
91. Either of two hearth borders?: AITCH. Just the edge letter: hearth
93. Altar constellation: ARA.
99. Rhyming boxer: ALI.
100. Work with thread: SEW.
101. Calrissian of "Star Wars" films: LANDO.
102. Putting out: ISSUING.
106. Laker or Raptor, briefly: NBAER.
109. Bass-baritone Simon: ESTES. Another learning moment.
113. Trolley sound: CLANG.
114. Lowest points: NADIRS.
119. "War of the Worlds" target: EARTH.
120. Play areas: ARENAS. Nice clue.
121. Entered stealthily, perhaps: EASED IN.
122. __ tie: TWIST.
124. Letters-to-the-editor writers: READERS.
Down:
1. Indian titles: SRIS. Also 104. Indian garment: SARI.
2. State admitted to the Union after Texas: IOWA.OK, let's see: December 29, 1845.
3. Hosp. "room": EMER.
4. 400+ million of them are produced daily: M AND M'S.
5. Draw in: ENTICE.
6. Insignificant point: NIT.
7. Príncipe's island partner: SAO TOME.
8. Droops: SAGS.
9. Former ACC Cavalier rival: TERP. University of Maryland.
10. Old-fashioned editing tool: ERASER.
11. Little sucker?: VAC. Fun clue.
12. Seine summer: ETE.
13. Loch with a legend: NESS.
14. Circus security: SAFETY NET. Have you seen a circus in person?
15. Outcast: PARIAH.
16. One may be left in a copier: Abbr.: ORIG.
17. __ IRA: ROTH.
18. One in a sailor's repertoire: KNOT.
27. Dressy pasta?: BOW TIES. Lovely clue.
29. Creepy looks: LEERS.
31. Fast sailing ships: CUTTERS.
33. Subjects of many online videos: PET CATS. Ask Dave.
34. Balkan capital: ATHENS. Balkan Peninsula.
36. Geographical measure: AREA.
37. Think (over): MULL.
38. Elec., e.g.: UTIL.
39. Mount Olympus VIP: HERA.
40. Town line sign abbr.: EST'D.
41. 1950s tennis great Lew: HOAD. No idea. Wiki says he won three majors in 1956.
42. Dior creations: A-LINES.
43. Shakespearean title city: VERONA.
44. Applies, as pressure: EXERTS.
50. Whse. unit: CTN. Whse = Warehouse, not a familiar abbr. to me.
51. Chain with syrup choices: IHOP.
54. Shortest mo.: FEB.
56. Eng. ship title: HMS.
57. __City: computer game: SIM.
62. Refuse to bargain: INSIST.
63. Separate: DETACH.
64. Lethargy cause: ANEMIA. When I grew up, we only ate meat during Spring Festival. Pork was so tasty then.
66. Pain reliever: ANODYNE.
67. Daiquiri liquor: RUM.
68. DDE opponent: AES. Adlai Ewing Stevenson.
69. Cooking show title word: KITCHEN. TTP's Honduran tamales reminded me of a Thai-style fish I used to like. It's baked in banana leaves. The restaurant is actually called Banana Leaf.
70. Barely open: AJAR.
73. Köln cooler: EIS. Ice.
74. Free: GRATIS.
75. Mariner's home: SEATTLE.
76. "Lord, is __?": Matthew: IT I.
78. Matchless one's question: GOT A LIGHT? Oh, one without a match.
79. Many a political party: FETE. Love this clue.
80. Giant in nonstick pans: T-FAL.
81. Call from the curb: HAIL.
82. Six-sided state: UTAH.
83. Country name that includes its own abbreviation: EIRE. OK, IE.
84. Permanent mark: SCAR.
86. "Splish Splash" singer: DARIN.
92. Con artist, often: CHARMER.
95. Jeers: TAUNTS.
96. Street shader: AWNING.
97. City east of El Paso: ODESSA. "Friday Night Lights".
98. How uncut grass goes: TO SEED.
102. "Law & Order: SVU" actor: ICE-T.
103. Sandwich side: SLAW. Asian style coleslaw. You can also add Ramen noodles.
105. Work on, as a bone: GNAW.
107. Buddy, in slang: BRAH. And 110. Bit of defiance, in slang: TUDE. Attitude.
108. No. 2: ASST.
111. Gulf States prince: EMIR.
112. "Last four" ID verifiers: SSNS.
115. Sea-Tac abbr.: ARR.
116. Agnus __: DEI.
118. Oil-rich fed.: UAE.
Boomer Updates:
Next Wednesday Boomer is having another blood draw, then followed by a VA Pharmay Care call. Hope we don't encounter another pill glitch again. Someone dropped the ball on this Zytiga thing the week before Christmas. I was so relieved when we finally received the pills via priority mail, but it was such a draining experience. Totally got what you went through, Jerome!
Next Wednesday Boomer is having another blood draw, then followed by a VA Pharmay Care call. Hope we don't encounter another pill glitch again. Someone dropped the ball on this Zytiga thing the week before Christmas. I was so relieved when we finally received the pills via priority mail, but it was such a draining experience. Totally got what you went through, Jerome!
C.C.
