Theme: TV investigators
20A. Investigating team in "Sherlock": HOLMES AND WATSON.
39A. Investigating team in "Dragnet": FRIDAY AND GANNON.
56A. Investigating team in "The X-Files": MULDER AND SCULLY.
Boomer here. C.C. said this might be Jennifer's LA Times debut. Congratulations!
I spent considerable time this weekend watching the 3M Open
PGA golf tournament on TV. I mentioned in the past the C.C. and I
attended the Champions tour event at the TPC in Blaine but we did not
visit this year's tourney. The field was a bit weak however the play
was very good on a tough course. I noticed many Canadians in the field
but most of the upper level Europeans were across the pond getting ready
for the Open.
I had to chuckle when one of the announcers identified Adam Hadwin as being from Manitoba, British Columbia. He later corrected himself, but I think he said Adam was from Moose Jaw, Manitoba. Well, since I have shirttail relatives in Saskatoon, I knew that Moose Jaw is in Saskatchewan. The 3M tournament was happy to welcome Canadians and I think they probably felt at home in Minnesota. We did not have any earthquakes this weekend. It's difficult to putt when the ground is shaking. Exciting finish. Funny hat Bryson knocked in an eagle putt on 18 but then congrats to Matt Wolfe who nailed an eagle of his own to win !
I had to chuckle when one of the announcers identified Adam Hadwin as being from Manitoba, British Columbia. He later corrected himself, but I think he said Adam was from Moose Jaw, Manitoba. Well, since I have shirttail relatives in Saskatoon, I knew that Moose Jaw is in Saskatchewan. The 3M tournament was happy to welcome Canadians and I think they probably felt at home in Minnesota. We did not have any earthquakes this weekend. It's difficult to putt when the ground is shaking. Exciting finish. Funny hat Bryson knocked in an eagle putt on 18 but then congrats to Matt Wolfe who nailed an eagle of his own to win !
Across:
1. Head honcho: BOSS. Bruce Springsteen
5. Bird's crop: CRAW.
9. Fare in a pigsty: SLOP. There was a little rain at the 3M Open and a few sloppy shots.
13. Canal about which the 1905 song "Low Bridge, Everybody Down" was written: ERIE.
14. Subs from delis: HEROS. I think Heroes is spelled with another "e".
16. One can be painted or papered: WALL. OR you can make or lose paper money on this Street.
17. Tattle: TELL. Have an apple William.
18. Now, in Nicaragua: AHORA. Chilean golfer Joaquin Niemann would know this. I didn't.
19. On the ocean: ASEA. He joined the Navy to see the world, but what did he see, he saw a sea.
23. Limbs in sleeves: ARMS. "Babes in Arms" was a musical from the thirties that has been performed in many high schools over the years.
24. "__ woods these are I think I know": Frost: WHOSE.
25. Black __ : covert missions: OPS. Remember Donald Sutherland's Black Ops revelation in the movie "JFK" ?
28. "Moby-Dick" narrator: ISHMAEL.
32. Archaeologist's find: RELIC.
34. Ventilation: AIR. Basketball star Michael Jordan.
35. Turkey meat choice: DARK.
We used to have a local racing fan and journalist who called himself
"Dark Star". He stopped at "Boomer's Ballcards" once or twice and made
purchases of baseball cards. He was a member of Interlachen Country
Club where Bobbie Jones won the US Open in 1930 for his third leg of the
grand slam. C.C. and I visited the course for the 2002 Solheim Cup and
again in 2008 for the LPGA U.S. Open. Not to play, just to watch.
43. Is the right size: FITS. It the shoe fits, wear it.
44. Eisenhower nickname: IKE.
I will always remember when he visited Minneapolis in a bubble top
convertible parade, around 1956. I always wondered why JFK did not use
the same type of transportation.
45. Jack of "Twin Peaks": NANCE.
46. Losing weight: ON A DIET. I did not need a diet. The pills took my weight off. Now I am a fighting 180 LBs. C.C. can maybe convert that to KGs.
49. __ out: just manage: EKE. Didn't take long to get from IKE to EKE.
50. Sugar substitute brand: EQUAL.
A little spendy. I buy the same stuff with the name "Stevia" in a bag
from Aldi. Of course I refill my empty "Equal" jars with the product.
54. "The Andy Griffith Show" tyke: OPIE. I wonder if Ronnie Howard ever thought that his screen name would be used in over 1000 crossword puzzles.
63. Tight connection, as between mother and baby: BOND. "Bond, James Bond."
64. "... had a farm, __": E I E I O.
Mr. McDonald's sneaky way to get 5 vowels into a puzzle. By the way.
Old McDonald grew potatoes and livestock on his farm, and eventually
opened a fast food restaurant. Some people say that story is a Kroc.
65. In __ of: replacing: LIEU.
66. Bibliography space saver: ET AL. How many eggs did you have for Breakfast Caesar ? Et tu Brute.
67. "The Wife" actress Close: GLENN. Famous astronaut John. We have his autograph.
68. Unceasingly: EVER. "If you're EVER in a jam, here I am.
69. Steak order: RARE. Retired NL Umpire Dutch Rennert was said that his strike call sounded like STEAK RARE.
70. Fr. holy women: STES.
71. Part that's left: REST. Did you ever notice that highway rest area bathrooms are not too restful?
Down:
1. Second Hebrew letter: BETH.
2. Three-ply snack: OREO. I think OPIE used to ask Aunt Bea for an OREO.
3. Window ledge: SILL. "High upon a Windowsill, I couldn't hardly reach it," (Our Gang)
4. 1965 Alabama march site: SELMA. "And you tell me over and over and over again, that you don't believe, we're on the eve of destruction."
5. Deep fissures: CHASMS.
6. Discuss to death: REHASH. Sounds like an afternoon meal in the U.S. Army.
7. Elvis __ Presley: ARON.
8. Scrabble play: WORD.
C.C. and I used to play frequently. She beat me all the time but now
we are donating the big Scrabble game to the church garage sale this
month.
9. Lawn mower's trail: SWATH.
10. Roundup rope: LASSO.
11. Spreads on breads: OLEOS. I wonder if Aunt Bea spread OLEO on OPIE's OREO.
12. Piper Cub, e.g.: PLANE. Tattoo on Fantasy Island. De Plane, De Plane !!
15. Observed: SAW. Tweety - I taught I taw a puddy cat.
21. Author Jong: ERICA.
22. Shoemaker's tool: AWL.
25. "Carmina Burana" composer: ORFF. Sounds like a dog bark during July 4 LOUD fireworks.
26. Prefix with scope or meter: PERI.
27. Use a box cutter on: SLIT. I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit. Upon the slitted sheet I sit. (say that carefully)
29. Like horses' necks: MANED.
30. Help: AID.
31. Work unit: ERG.
33. Cards shown to get past bouncers: IDS.
We have an IDS Tower in Minneapolis. I believe it was an acronym for
Investors Diversified Services. That company has been swallowed up, but
the building remains with the same name.
35. Some trial evidence: DNA. The "A" stands for acid. The DN stands for something I cannot spell.
36. Diarist Frank: ANNE.
37. __ the boat: make waves: ROCK. "I am a ROCK, I am an ISLAND" Simon and Art.
38. Leg joint: KNEE. Quarterbacks take them at the end of a game.
40. Yang partner: YIN.
41. Alias letters: AKA.
42. Caper: ANTIC.
46. Corrida cheer: OLE.
Ole and Sven were installing new shingles on the roof. But Sven was
only using half the nails and tossing the others away. Ole said, "Hey
Sven, why are you throwing half the nails off the roof??" Sven "Can't
you see those nails are pointed on the wrong end." Ole - "Stupid!!
Those nails are for the other side of the roof!"
47. "I" on the periodic table: IODINE.
48. Many office printers: EPSONS. With apologies to any one who owns one. I think they are a thing of the past. HP stands for Horsepower.
50. Live coal fragment: EMBER.
We used to have a restaurant chain in the Twin Cities. Their slogan
was "Remember the Embers." Not many left. Needless to say they were
predicting actuality.
51. Marketing target: QUOTA.
52. Of an arm bone: ULNAR.
53. Bewilder: ADDLE. Adjective for BRAIN.
55. Swiss calculus pioneer: EULER.
57. Rule, for short: REG.
58. Isn't feeling up to par: AILS.
59. Bygone Nair rival: NEET. I remember this. Haven't seen it for a long time. I never used it. I never had hair on my legs.
60. Being broadcast as it happens: LIVE.
61. Wranglers alternative: LEES. Levi's alternative also.
62. Asian tent: YURT.
Boomer
