Theme: COOL CAT
(38. Hipster, and based on their initials, what each of 16-, 22-, 52-
and 61-Across is?) - Each well-known person has a AC initial.
16. "360°" CNN anchor: ANDERSON COOPER.
22. "Uncle Vanya" playwright: ANTON CHEKHOV.
52. "Appalachian Spring" composer: AARON COPLAND.
61. 19th-century steel industry philanthropist who built an eponymous concert hall: ANDREW CARNEGIE.
Boomer here.
Excuse me, I am an electric guy. When I see "A C" I think of alternating current. Good morning and enjoy the weekend off with no meaningful football. Bowling has been a little tough this past week. I will keep you all informed.
Across:
1. Take it easy: LAZE. That was a pretty easy clue.
5. Cabo's peninsula: BAJA.
5. Cabo's peninsula: BAJA.
9. Sheepish smile: GRIN. I really never saw a sheep show its teeth.
13. Cabinet dept. with an oil derrick on its seal: ENER.
14. Immortal racehorse Man __: O WAR.
Man O'War lived to the ripe old age of 30, which I suppose is about 150
in people years. The horse was a legend when I was young, however he
was superseded by Secretariat in the early to mid seventies. The
interesting thing is the gambling. I wonder how many fans would show up
at the Kentucky Derby if no wagering was allowed.
15. What kneaded dough should do: RISE. Aaron Judge "All Rise"
19. Bud: BRO. I thought Bud was a beer.
20. "How disgusting!": ICK.
21. Gave medicine to: DOSED. So THAT'S what it's called. I am getting dosed several times every day. Sometimes when I have DOZED I have to get DOSED.
27. Yoga posture: ASANA.
28. Krypton or xenon: RARE GAS. The real rare gas is the stuff under $2.00 per gallon.
32. Semester: TERM.
34. Pea surrounder: POD. I remember Ollie telling Stan that they were like two peas in a pod uh.
35. One of about 268,600 in Tex.: SQ MI. Republican did not fit.
36. You, to Yves: TOI.
41. Blender setting: MIX. I just have 1 through 9 on my blender. But I have heard of Tom, a silent movie Western star. He's buried at Forest Lawn.
42. Hubbubs: ADOS. Not to be confused with Adieus which mean good by - see you later.
44. Like Letterman's humor: WRY. Sorry, I liked Johnny Carson better. Cast your vote in the Comments section.
45. "See ya later": TA TA. Adieu sounds much better.
47. Dugout seats: BENCHES. Yup, and in Cincinnati, one of them belonged to Johnny.
49. Put together, as equipment: RIG UP.
56. Lustrous bit of wisdom: PEARL. Has anyone ever found one of these in an oyster?
59. Tokyo's former name: EDO.
60. When repeated, a Gabor: ZSA. Don't confuse her with Eva of Green Acres.
66. Nod off: DOZE. Careful if someone tries to DOSE you.
67. Prefix with correct: AUTO. They are selling these on Carvana now. The next McDonald's of car dealerships.
68. Dunham of "Girls": LENA. I know her, Ole's wife. I have plenty of stories about them.
69. Snow transport: SLED. I had an American Flyer. Friends and I would fly down the hill below the ball field at Burnes Park, Hopkins, MN.
70. H.S. math subject: GEOM.
71. Clog fillers: FEET.
Down:
1. Becomes aware of: LEARNS.
2. Explanatory comment written in the margin, say: ANNOTATION. Don't scribble on my homework.
3. British alphabet ender: ZED.
Here's a story for Canadian Eh. I have relatives in Saskatoon. Their
surname is Grayczyk. My cousins visited one time many years ago, and
there came a time when the guy my age was asked to spell his name. When
he got to "Z" I had no idea what he was talking about.
4. Bard's "before": ERE.
5. Title cop played by Titus Welliver: BOSCH.
6. Came to: AWOKE. In China, after you AWOKE you make breakfast in A WOK.
7. First mo.: JAN. Pretty easy. I was thinking of one of the three stooges.
8. Rainbow shape: ARC. Somewhere over it, Birds fly. Why oh why can't I.
9. Slots cut with a chisel: GROOVES. Lookin' for fun and feeling groovy. (I like Simon and Garfunkel, almost as much as the Chad Mitchell Trio.)
10. Fabric flaws: RIPS.
11. "Got it": I SEE. "I See" said the blind man, but he really didn't.
12. Bookish type: NERD. I don't think we had "Nerds" when I was young. Were they invented in "Animal House" ??
17. Rock's Ocasek: RIC.
18. Dumpster emanation: ODOR. We have had this before. I always think of Rougned of the Texas Rangers.
19. Sheep bleat: BAA.
23. Half and half: ONE. That's interesting. I was trying to think how I could get Coffee lightener into three letters.
24. Agent on a bust: NARC.
25. McDonald's founder Ray: KROC.
This is debatable. There were actually six fast food places franchised
by the McDonald brothers in California in the forties. Ray Kroc got
involved around 1954 and opened McDonald's restaurants everywhere. I
guess it's not there anymore, but the golden arches in Des Plaines,
Illinois is questionably the first McDonald's. Kroc owned the San Diego
Padres for about ten years, until his death in 1984. He was rumored to
have 600 million dollars at the time of his death.
26. Dove into vigorously, as work: HAD AT.
29. Stylish men's monthly: GQ MAGAZINE.
30. Parisian pal: AMI.
31. Common dinner hour: SIX. Mine is FOUR. I get hungry early.
33. Grass cutter: MOWER.
I am so old that when I grew up I mowed the lawn with a push mower.
You know, the kind with two wheels and a long handle, and you never had
to put gas in it.
34. Two-__ tissue: PLY. Have you ever tried to pull apart a Kleenex ?
36. Restaurant bill: TAB. Coca Cola's first shot at a sugar free soda. The diet drinks of today taste a little better.
37. Poem of praise: ODE. "It was the 3rd of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day." For Billie Joe.
39. Approximately: OR SO.
40. Baseball rain delay cover: TARP. Sometimes used at Target Field for a snow delay.
43. Like Capone's face: SCARRED.
46. Up to, informally: TIL.
48. Partner of hearty: HALE. Revolutionary War hero Nathan, or Golfer Mr. Irwin.
50. Vote out of office: UNSEAT. Lots of legislators are concerned about 2020.
51. Kiss in a busy store, for short: PDA. Public Displays of Affection.
53. "Sweet!": NEATO. I haven't heard this since Haight-Ashbury was a busy intersection.
54. PC drive insert: CD-ROM.
55. Buff suffix: OON. I was thinking of that rich guy in Omaha (ETT) because the places where I love to eat only have one "ET"
56. Footballer's shoulder protection: PADS.
57. Hydroxyl compound: ENOL. This stuff and the ADZE sound like something you need to "Ask your doctor if they are right for you".
58. Axe relative: ADZE. See above.
62. Happy tail movement: WAG.
63. Billiards stick: CUE.
64. Legendary seasonal helper: ELF. only 331 days until Christmas.
65. "Holy cow": GEE. That's a WHIZ of CLUE
Boomer
