Theme: DRESSING DOWNS
(14. Severe reprimands, and a hint to the starts of the answers to
starred clues) - Four different salad dressings are placed in Down
slots.
3. *Deadly "game" in "The Deer Hunter": RUSSIAN ROULETTE.
9. *Stallone nickname, with "the": ITALIAN STALLION.
5. *Ones helping with the horses: RANCH HANDS.
31. *Trio after turtle doves: FRENCH HENS.
Boomer here.
Hello
Everyone. Happy Bowling season!! I had my three month review and a
couple of treatments at the VA oncology department. I was told that
everything looks fine. The doctor leaked that things were not so fine a
year ago but my response to treatments has been really good! Bowling is
only average though. Three game set of 531 last week.
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| Boomer, Friday 9/6/2019, VA |
Across:
1. More certain: SURER. Add an "IN" in front of that and watch your mailbox for ads.
6. Gp. with moms, dads and educators: PTA. "The day my Mother socked it to, the Harper Valley PTA". (Jeanie C. Riley, Dolly Parton, and others)
9. "Thereabouts" suffix: ISH.
12. "Men" or "teeth," grammatically: PLURAL.
14. One of Ringo's set: DRUM. The choir has a set of bongos in my church.
15. __ kwon do: TAE.
16. Absurd, as a scheme: INSANE.
17. Autodialed annoyance, often at dinnertime: ROBOCALL. I have heard that Attorneys General from all 50 states are moving to control or eliminate these nasty interruptions.
19. Prof's aides: TAS. Teaching Assistants - TA DA !!
20. System of rules: CODE. Winter's coming and if you catch one of these, you may need to get to the drug store and pick up some DayQuil, or NyQuil.
22. Protection for political refugees: ASYLUM.
23. German I: ICH. "Ich bin ein Berliner" (JFK - back when I was a kid)
25. Philosophies: Suff.: ISMS.
27. Picky details: NITS.
28. Computer event with a "blue screen of death": CRASH.
Kevin Costner as Crash Davis in "Bull Durham." It got a couple of
screenplay awards but no Oscars. That's why I never watch the Oscars
anymore.
30. Penultimate Greek letter: PSI. Not the same as PSA. Mine was 0.22 last week.
31. Big Pharma watchdog: Abbr.: FDA. They are not watching too closely. Drug prices are through the roof.
32. Suggest: HINT AT.
34. Encroach (on): INFRINGE. I remember one of my sisters used to call her bangs "Fringe".
38. Musical knack: EAR. You use your EARS to hEAR and get up EARly.
39. Naughty: NOT NICE.
41. Black or Red waters: SEA. Is the Red Sea really red?
42. Downpour concern: FLOODING. Sad that Dorian devastated the Bahamas and also created havoc on our USA east coast.
44. Bills with Franklin on them: C NOTES.
46. Good times: UPS. I thought they delivered packages.
47. Japanese vegetable: UDO. "No I don't - Yes U DO."
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| Japanese Udo |
49. Infatuated with, with "about": CRAZY. Patsy Cline always appears in those "Back in the day" CD ads.
50. "__ Land": 2016 Best Picture? Not!: LA LA. This puzzle was in the LA LA Land Times.
52. Elite English boarding school: ETON.
53. Deadly "2001" computer: HAL.
54. "Brideshead Revisited" novelist Waugh: EVELYN.
56. Laundry: WASH. Twins will host the Nationals this week.
58. Wall St. takeover: LBO.
61. Exacts revenge: GETS EVEN. Why folks stay at the craps table too long.
63. Punctuation that Brits call a full stop: PERIOD.
65. Guggenheim display: ART. Mr. Garfunkel in the "Sounds of Silence".
66. Johns, to Brits: LOOS.
67. "__ can play!": "It's easy!": ANYONE. I think I have seen this in Casino Ads.
68. Caustic chemical: LYE.
69. Bowler's target: PIN. Most of the time the target is PINS. Sometimes we shoot at a single PIN spare though.
70. Emails: SENDS.
Down:
1. Barbecue rod: SPIT. Always thought this was a weird name. How would you like a chicken on your SPIT?
2. Arm bone: ULNA. "The ulna's connected to the - wrist bones."
4. Big Band __: ERA. Pitchers with a low one could win a Cy Young award.
6. Expert: PRO.
7. Low-pitched brass instruments: TUBAS.
8. Cookiedom's Famous __: AMOS. Not as good as Mom's chocolate chip.
10. Henri's "Hi": SALUT.
11. Pilothouse wheels: HELMS.
Famous Senator Jesse from North Carolina. A little more famous that
our Jesse "Ventura" who went from pro wrestling to the Governor's office
in Minnesota.
13. Lion constellation: LEO. We said good by to LEO last month. Now we are in VIRGO.
18. Singer Lauper: CYNDI. "Girls just want to have fun".
21. Slight market slide: DIP.
24. St. Louis hrs.: CST. Same as Minnesota.
26. Short skirt: MINI.
28. Kitchen master: CHEF. The guy in charge is the Chief Chef.
29. Iranian currency: RIAL.
33. Paris pronoun: TOI.
35. TV watchdog: FCC.
I wonder what they are supposed to watch. I see a lot of questionable
ads on TV. Especially Car Insurance. My question is, "How can EVERY
Company save you 15 %?
36. "Wow!": GEEZ. Gee whiz!
37. "No sweat": EASY.
40. Letter-shaped fastener: T NUT. C.C. is a bit of a TEA nut.
43. October gemstones: OPALS. My B-Day is in October. I have no idea what the other 11 gemstones are.
45. Italian hour: ORA.
48. "We're __ schedule here!": ON A. On a Train, on a plane, on a bus, on a subway ? Chad Mitchell Trio " The Hip Song"'
50. Permitted by law: LEGAL.
51. Bugs Bunny animator Tex: AVERY.
52. Ballade's last stanza: ENVOI.
55. Website with business reviews: YELP. Or, when you step on a dog's foot.
57. Rejuvenation site: SPA.
59. "__, James __": BOND. Goldfinger
60. Poems of praise: ODES.
62. Many millennia: EON.
64. Deli bread: RYE. I like the dark pumpernickel. Sounds like "Dump Burnikel" which is why I never ran for any office.
Boomer
