Theme: CHECKLIST
(62. To-do items to tick off ... and what the starts of the answers to
starred clues comprise) - The first word means "check" in a different
way.
17A. *Cold one from a tap: DRAFT BEER.
38A. *Nuclear restraint pact: TEST BAN.
11D. *"Ghostbusters" co-star: BILL MURRAY.
28D. *Attractiveness when viewed from the street, to a Realtor: CURB APPEAL.
Boomer here.
Can anyone explain how "Draft" belongs to a "checklist"? My guess is that if you write a check I suppose it could be called a bank draft. However when I see draft, I think of closing a window, We FINALLY are realizing summer in Minnesota. After a long cool spring, weather forecasters are issuing heat warnings and keeping me off the golf course.
Speaking of golf, The 3M Open is at the TPC Blaine this week. The Senior PGA used to have a tournament there ((3M Championship) about this time of year. C.C. and I attended many days. However, they have shunned the seniors and now the regular PGA Tour has the first stop in Minnesota in 50 years. The Champions Tour stop was no charge. Now there are pricey tickets.
Can anyone explain how "Draft" belongs to a "checklist"? My guess is that if you write a check I suppose it could be called a bank draft. However when I see draft, I think of closing a window, We FINALLY are realizing summer in Minnesota. After a long cool spring, weather forecasters are issuing heat warnings and keeping me off the golf course.
Speaking of golf, The 3M Open is at the TPC Blaine this week. The Senior PGA used to have a tournament there ((3M Championship) about this time of year. C.C. and I attended many days. However, they have shunned the seniors and now the regular PGA Tour has the first stop in Minnesota in 50 years. The Champions Tour stop was no charge. Now there are pricey tickets.
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| Boomer, 3M, 2016 |
Across:
1. Six-legged picnic invaders: ANTS. I never counted the legs on an ant.
5. Nasty film: SCUM.
9. Like a mad dog: RABID. You don't want to mess with any animal with rabies.
14. Bossa __: dance: NOVA. Blame it on the Bossa Nova.
15. Really bugs: IRKS. I have to listen to Bert Blyleven's comments on Twins telecasts for about 50 of them.
16. Fail to pronounce, as the "g" in an "-ing" word: ELIDE.
19. Room in le chalet: SALLE. De La Salle High School was our arch rival in High School.
20. Disdainful glance: SIDE-EYE. If you got that from a teacher, you knew you were in trouble.
21. "Something wrong?": PROBLEM. No problem here.
23. Hesitates: BALKS. Sometimes a pitcher will fake home and throw to first.
25. Economist Smith: ADAM. Thinking more of Adam Sandler, "Happy Gilmore" !
26. Playground time at school: RECESS. Yup, I remember in grade school they would send us out in freezing cold weather.
29. __ Beta Kappa: PHI.
31. Call to the sled dogs: MUSH. Remember Cream of Wheat or Malt-O- Meal ?
34. Like two right-triangle angles: ACUTE. This does not seem to be A CUTE clue.
35. Poker pot promises: IOUS. I would not play poker with anyone who has no money.
36. __-Navy game: annual football rivalry: ARMY. Many of these players become Generals or Admirals.
37. Road surface goo: TAR.
41. Fabric flaw: RIP. Mr. Van Winkle fell asleep for 20 years. They did not have alarm clocks in the early 1800's. Only roosters.
42. Sun circlers: ORBS.
44. Dieter's count: FATS.
"I found my thrill, on blueberry hill." His real name was Antoine
Domino. I don't think it's kosher to call anyone "Fats" anymore.
45. Make deliveries to large groups?: ORATE.
47. Bismarck's st.: N DAK. One of my favorite movies was "FARGO". Probably because of the local flavor.
48. Whiskey sour whiskey: RYE. I am not a whiskey expert. I think I remember that a whiskey sour was any kind of whiskey with a lemon sour mixer.
49. Game competitor: PLAYER. "The Black Knight" Mr. Gary Player.
50. Flammable pile: PYRE.
52. Show shown over: RE-RUN. Like "Law and Order" on about three cable channels.
54. Oft-framed college memento: DIPLOMA. If you have one, does that make you a diplomat ??
57. Alan who played Snape: RICKMAN.
61. Fitness motto opening: USE IT.
64. Large Dallas suburb: PLANO. I think the Southfork Ranch is near Plano, making TV's "Dallas" location famous.
65. "Have a __ day": NICE. A bit overused, but still pleasant.
66. Yale students: ELIS.
67. Pursuer of snakelike fish: EELER. If you catch one, you will need a feeler for your peeler.
68. Ambulance staffers, for short: EMTS.
69. Hunk of beef: SLAB. Beef is something to eat, but I have heard of a slab of concrete.
Down:
1. "No ifs, __ or buts": ANDS.
2. Sushi seaweed: NORI.
3. Prime-time spot: TV AD. Doesn't matter if it's prime time or not. I think I sit through 100 or more every day.
4. Sure thing: SAFE BET. There's really no such thing, unless you cheat.
5. Old Greek prophets: SIBYLS.
6. Small stream: CREEK. Lots of creeks in Minnesota, They name golf courses after them. C.C. and I used to play at "Cedar Creek".
7. Luau strings: UKE. I am so old that I remember Arthur Godfrey playing his on TV. (black and white of course).
8. Car sticker no.: MSRP. I wonder who makes these up. Every new car has one, and no one pays that price.
9. Fill in, as a lawn bare spot: RE-SOD. Normally I just use seed. Sod is heavy and dirty.
10. Gulf of Mexico state: ALABAMA. A red state with a blue senator. But I don't think we have heard the last of Roy Moore.
12. Not working: IDLE. "An idle brain is the devil's workshop." Professor Harold Hill.
13. Regard: DEEM.
18. Service with cups and saucers: TEA SET. I think all three of my sisters had one when we were kids. Or maybe they shared the same one.
22. Gorbachev's wife: RAISA.
24. Helper during gym practice: SPOTTER.
26. Boca __, Florida: RATON. Looks inviting, on the eastern beach on the Atlantic.
27. Online b'day wish: E-CARD.
30. Central airports: HUBS. Still have not heard much about the 737 MAX. I saw that Dallas has a new Airbus 220. Take a ride?
32. Whack, biblically: SMITE.
33. Bursting with energy: HYPER.
35. Dr. Watson exclamation: I SAY. Elementary.
39. Violinist Zimbalist: EFREM. Interesting name. I used to think he played the cymbals.
40. Frustrated searcher's news: NO LUCK. Should have made a SAFE BET.
43. City panorama: SKYLINE. Used to be one of my favorite JIGSAW puzzle themes.
46. Irritates: RANKLES.
49. What shoppers compare: PRICES. Maybe - but sometimes the better watermelons cost a little more.
51. Copter blade: ROTOR.
53. Standing upright: ERECT. I used to have an Erector set that came in a red metal case. Are they still on the market??
54. Put one over on: DUPE.
55. Site in shipwreck cartoons: ISLE. The skipper, the movie star, the Billionaire and his wife. The professor and Mary Ann here on Gilligan's Island.
56. Clearasil target: ACNE.
58. Pepper grinder: MILL. The ONLY way to add pepper to your food!
59. One side of the Urals: ASIA.
60. Govt. crash investigator: NTSB. These are always sad. Last week we had a medical helicopter go down in bad weather and we lost a nurse and the pilot.
63. That guy: HIM.
Boomer
Notes from C.C.:
Thanks for the birthday wishes, everyone. Boomer prepared our special occasion meal: baked Canadian walleye and wild rice (perfectly cooked: chewy and tender). I also had a plate of mini cucumber salad topped with the additive Target Crazy Fresh Pico de Gallo. And some fresh lychees, which Boomer declined to taste. He's not an adventurous eater. He had some fruit salad and a few slices of the sweet watermelon. Just a perfect meal on a very hot humid day.
