Theme: Where's My Car? - S is added to the given name of each famous person whose last name is a car.
17. Poet's Rambler?: OGDEN'S NASH.
23. "High Noon" actor's Mini?: GARY'S COOPER.
36. President's Continental?: ABRAHAM'S LINCOLN.
47. "Pillow Talk" actor's Hornet?: ROCK'S HUDSON.
56. First lady's Mustang?: BETTY'S FORD.
Boomer here.
I
am done complaining about the weather. A sign of Spring, the Topps
Heritage baseball cards for 2019 showed up Saturday. I only purchased
two boxes. (So far). I have been a collector for many years and was a
store owner and card show dealer in the past. Not so much anymore.
Speaking
of the past, my mother drove a Nash back in the fifties and I also
remember the Hudson Hornet. I do not like the current Mini Cooper ad on
TV when the guy substitutes "tall concrete" for "cottonwood trees" in
"Don't Fence Me In". "I hate it when they get the words wrong!" spoken
by Crash Davis in "Bull Durham".
Bowling
is improving. Last Thursday I had two games over 200 in my three game
set. First time since I went on the DL. No 600s yet but stay tuned.
Across:
1. Moorehead of "Bewitched": AGNES. Darrin was not a big fan of Endora. Shout-out to our blog Agnes (Irish Miss).
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| Eileen (sister of Agnes) and Agnes, 11/22/2013 |
6. Whole bunch: SCAD. Move the S behind the D and you might have some luxury cars, but not a whole bunch of them.
10. This is one: CLUE. I think it was done by Miss Scarlett in the Kitchen with a knife.
14. Sparkling topper: TIARA.
15. Extremely: OH SO. I think he is a Japanese baseball player with the Angels.
16. "With this __ ... ": RING. I thee wed.
19. Gas brand in Canada: ESSO. I have seen this before, initially in Germany.
20. Ronan Farrow's mom: MIA. Most famous for "Rosemary's Baby" in my opinion. Was hitched to Frank Sinatra for a year or two.
21. Ding in a car: DENT. Yankee shortstop BUCKY was a World Series MVP in 1978.
22. Parcels (out): METES.
26. Most-feared Hun: ATTILA. Of Course he was the most feared. How many names of Huns can you remember ?
31. Canonized pope who kept 26-Across from invading Rome: ST LEO. "The Great"
29. 2001 scandal company: ENRON.
As the collector that I am and have said before, I have some Enron golf
balls. Maybe they will be worth something some day. (Of course, I also
still have some Mark McGwire rookie cards.)
30. Deity with goat legs: FAUN.
33. Gumshoe: TEC. They left out some letters de tive.
40. Stocking flaw: RUN. to the city of refuge.
41. La Scala solos: ARIAS.
42. Dijon darling: AMIE.
43. Touch of color: TINCT.
45. Most slippery, as roads: ICIEST. Plenty of these all across the upper Midwest.
50. Complex tales: SAGAS. I thought this was "SuperAmerica Gas". But they changed the name to Speedway.
51. Tale teller: LIAR. Pants on fire.
52. Tour gp. with tees: PGA. Watched the "Bear Trap" over the weekend. I do not have enough balls to play a course like that.
55. School attended by many English statesmen: ETON.
59. Has a cold, say: AILS. Ail Ail, the gangs all here.
60. Rowboat movers: OARS. Gently down the stream.
61. Like horror film music: EERIE. One of the Spooky Great Lakes.
62. Fuss: TO-DO. I think this is two words about nothing.
63. Cloudy: GRAY.
64. Most high schoolers: TEENS.
Down:
1. Split bit: ATOM. Mr. Terrific was A Tom.
2. 1958 Chevalier musical: GIGI. I thought a 1958 Chevalier was a General Motors compact car.
3. Nothing, in Spain: NA DA. It's nothing in the USA as well.
4. Before, poetically: ERE. A poetic Great Lake.
5. Open-toed shoe: SANDAL.
6. Cher's singing partner: SONNY. I Got You Babe. Sadly lost an argument with a tree while skiing.
7. Online talks: CHATS.
8. Beast of burden: ASS. Okay, I won't make a comment on this one today.
9. Head-slapping word from Homer: DOH. I can honestly say that I have never watched a full episode of "The Simpson's".
10. Sleazy sort, in slang: CREEPO.
11. "Pay attention when I speak": LISTEN TO ME. I hate it when people say this.
12. Racing family name: UNSER. I have heard of Bobby and Al. I guess there were a few more drivers.
13. They may clash on film sets: EGOS.
18. Toxin fighters: SERA.
22. Dummy: MORON. Famous word uttered by Rex Tillerson.
23. Actress Torres of "Firefly": GINA.
24. Phones in pockets or purses: CELLS. I think you can even have a smart or a flip.
25. "That's __ haven't heard": ONE I.
26. A distant place: AFAR. We three kings of Orient are, bearing gifts we traverse AFAR.
27. "Forbidden" perfume: TABU. In my address book it's the TAB between T and V
28. What things do when touched by Midas: TURN TO GOLD. Except at the muffler shop, where the only thing is how many ounces you will need to pay the bill.
31. Actress Jada Pinkett __: SMITH. Pretty common name. We have Senator Tina Smith from Minnesota. She took Al Franken's place.
32. Flight safety org.: TSA. Visited a few of them on Feb. 10. Passed through with flying colors.
34. Fans of college sports' Bulldogs: ELIS.
35. Tech product review website: CNET.
37. Actor Tom who said, "There's no crying in baseball": HANKS. "A League of Their Own". Enjoyed him better in "Forrest Gump."
38. Curved parts: ARCS.
39. Eve's firstborn: CAIN. The story goes that he killed his younger brother, Abel. Glad I did not have an older brother.
44. "No problem for me!": I CAN SO. We always said "I Can Too." How about you?
45. "By Jove!": I SAY.
46. Tight undergarment: CORSET. Not sure why anyone would wear one of these. Doctor had me wearing a big plastic corset for about 6 weeks and I hated it.
47. Betting odds, e.g.: RATIO.
Odds are usually expressed in whole numbers. 2-1, 3-1, 6-5, etc. A
ratio is usually expressed in fractions. Mathematics professors may
bite my head off if I am wrong.
48. Michelob diet beer: ULTRA. I suppose there is no corn syrup in it.
49. Rattlebrained: DITSY. Brother of ITSY and BITSY.
50. Chair or sofa: SEAT.
52. Skin opening: PORE.
53. Broad smile: GRIN. and Bear it.
54. Citrus drinks: ADES.
56. Peat source: BOG.
57. Organ with a drum: EAR. If you hear with an ear, and speak with a beak, why is your nose not called a Mell
58. Lawyer's charge: FEE. Some may call it a fee, others may call it a ransom.
Boomer
Notes from C.C.:
I mentioned last Wednesday about the 42nd American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (March 22 to March 24, Stamford Marriott in Stamford, Connecticut). Mike Alpern, who organized the annual Cru Dinner, told me that "The response has been great and next week, an invitation to all tournament rookies will go out which should fill the remaining spots. If you would, please let your fans know that if they're thinking of attending the Cru Dinner, the time to do it is now."
So contact Luca's grandpa Mike soon. You don't want to miss a precious mingling opportunity with other solvers and constructors. If you're a rookie, you'll get a nice surprise gift.
