Theme: TO ERR IS HUMAN
(65. Start of a Pope line about fallibility ... as shown by 19-, 25-,
42- and 55-Across?) - Each person has ERR hidden in their name.
19. Frequent Fred Astaire partner: GINGER ROGERS.
25. Army doctor for whom a D.C. medical center is named: WALTER REED.
42. Movies Superman portrayer: CHRISTOPHER REEVE.
55. "Glee" star who won "Dancing With the Stars" in 2017: AMBER RILEY.
Boomer
here. Susan Smolinsky is Hahtoolah on our blog and this is her first
puzzle for the L. A. Times. No Runs, No hits, 4
Errors.
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| Hahtoolah (Susan) |
Across:
1. Daytime snooze: NAP. It can only be a nap if you do not snore.
4. Sprinkler liquid: WATER. Have not had too much to use this year. Mother Nature is watering our garden.
9. Nursery rocker: CRADLE. Rockabye baby
15. Mine find: ORE.
Lots of iron ore in the Northern Minnesota range near Hibbing,
childhood home of Robert Zimmerman. You may know him as Bob Dylan.
16. Classic Dior style: A-LINE. Indeed a classic dress, Do you remember these ??
17. Eagerly unwrapped: TORE AT. This is how we opened packs of baseball cards.
18. Pronoun for a filly: HER. Or SHE.
21. Salad veggie: ONION. In potato salad maybe, I usually don't mix onions with lettuce.
23. River delta deposit: SILT.
24. Salary: PAY. And it's work all day for the sugar in your tay, down beyond the railway
29. Close bud, in texts: BFF.
31. More loyal: TRUER.
32. Wool clippers: SHEARS.
35. '60s "acid": LSD. "Picture yourself in a boat on a river, with tangerine trees and marmalade skies. Lucy in the sky with diamonds".
38. Lewd material: SMUT.
40. Photographed from a plane: AERIAL. I can never identify any land marks on these aerial photos.
46. Big rig fuel: DIESEL.
There are some pickup trucks manufactured to run on diesel also. Many
stations sell it, but it's a bit more expensive than gasoline, but maybe
diesel produces economy mileage.
47. Excursion: TRIP. See 35A.
48. Lion's lair: DEN. Also a pack of Cub Scouts.
49. Attached with glue: PASTED.
51. Layered cookies: OREOS.
54. Kid's bleat: MAA.
60. Grounded fast flier: SST.
There once was a plane called a Concorde that could get you to Europe
in less than three hours. Grounded now, but I'll bet some of those
millionaire golfers would have been happy to take it to the British
Open.
62. "I did it!": TA DA. And 59-Down: "I did it!": YAY ME.
64. What the nose knows: AROMA.
70. Coquettish: COY.
71. Palindrome ending: I'M ADAM.
Once in Las Vegas, I traveled to the Arizona border near lake Mead and
there was a big wall in the river. I asked what it was and it said
"____".
72. Surrounded by: AMONG.
73. Quarterback's asset: ARM. A good tight end and a couple of wide receivers will help also.
74. Zones for different usage, say: RE-MAPS.
75. Foamy coffee: LATTE.
I never had one, but I heard you can get one at Starbucks for the same
price as 2 gallons of diesel. Probably tastes better but could mess up
your carburetor.
76. Caustic solution: LYE.
Down:
1. "Ain't gonna happen": NO HOW. Slang, but what the heck? It's a crossword puzzle.
2. Gladiator's milieu: ARENA. Lots of NBA games will be starting soon.
3. Problem for Pauline: PERIL.
4. Ring Cycle composer: WAGNER. I have heard of Wagner Spray Tech and also Honus.
5. Boxer who proclaimed, "I am the greatest!": ALI. He was quite a showman. He left us in 2016.
6. Sardine container: TIN. With a skate key attached to the lid, that you had to turn to open. "Do you remember these ??"
6. Sardine container: TIN. With a skate key attached to the lid, that you had to turn to open. "Do you remember these ??"
7. Required H.S. class: ENG.
Odd, I went to high school with a whole bunch of guys and we all spoke
English pretty well. But we still had to take the class.
8. Witherspoon of "Big Little Lies": REESE.
A fantastic baseball shortstop for the Brooklyn Dodgers, (and a little
before my time.) Pee Wee Reese was elected to Cooperstown in 1984.
9. PC corner key: CTRL.
10. Classic A&W soda: ROOT BEER.
My father used to make root beer in a basement crock. It was pretty
good, maybe not as good as A&W or Hires, but we really liked
it.
11. Neighbor of Uru.: ARG.
12. Like fish and chips: DEEP-FRIED. I generally bake the fish, and do not prepare greasy French Fries.
13. "Doctor Zhivago" heroine: LARA. "Although the snow, covers the hope of Spring."
14. Online craft shop: ETSY. I'll bet Etsy does not have my homemade boondoggle zipper pulls.
20. Clears (of): RIDS.
22. Baseball great Mel: OTT.
Another great player for the New York Giants. A little before my time,
his 21 year career ended in 1947. He was inducted to Cooperstown in
1951.
26. Steal steers: RUSTLE.
27. San __: Riviera resort: REMO. I've never been to Italy, but my sister Connie goes there now and then. Not sure if she visits San Remo.
28. Blow, as a volcano: ERUPT. Or explode at umpires like Aaron Boone (Yankees). A great Billy Martin imitation a couple of weeks ago.
30. Taxi charge: FARE.
33. Creator of Atticus, Scout and Jem: HARPER. Phillies Right fielder Bryce who left Washington for greener pastures,
34. All but: SAVE.
35. TV screen type: LCD.
36. Be sent via FedEx or UPS: SHIP. I think Fed Ex and UPS both use trucks and airplanes.
37. Group of star athletes: DREAM TEAM. Maybe the 1965 All-Star Game, with Mantle and Killebrew. I am not a big basketball fan.
39. Beat strongly: THROB.
41. Spy novelist Deighton: LEN.
43. "Insecure" Emmy nominee __ Rae: ISSA.
44. Attempt to ensnare, with "for": SET A TRAP.
We had to set traps for mice, mostly in the garage, but once or twice
in our basement. I am not sure how they get in, but since we bought new
doors for our home, we don't see the little critters anymore.
45. Land of the banshee: EIRE.
50. June honorees: DADS. That was a brand of root beer. Not the stuff Dad brewed in the basement.
52. Breakfast juice flavor: ORANGE.
53. Title for Paul McCartney: SIR. "To Sir, With love" sung by Lulu in a great movie with Sidney Poitier.
56. Taj __: MAHAL.
57. Bus that makes all the stops: LOCAL. When I play golf I stop at all 18 greens on the local course.
58. Atlanta university: EMORY.
61. Not all: SOME.
63. Goals: AIMS. Sign in the men's rest room - "We aim to please, you aim too please."
66. Old food label abbr.: RDA. I think it was an acronym for Required Daily something or other.
67. Thurman of "Pulp Fiction": UMA.
68. Witty remark: MOT.
69. Pantry pest: ANT. We do not see them in the house, but we have plenty in the driveway.
Confidential to TTP. Several weeks ago we suggested that Twins Jake Odorizzi and Lucas Giolito could be competing for a Cy Young award. Well, Jake gave up nine runs to the Yankees in four innings, and Lucas coughed up seven runs to the Twins in half a game last week, so I am withdrawing my vote.
Boomer
Notes from C.C.:
Congratulations on your debut, Susan! You're such a joy to work with. So fast and efficient.
