Theme: The middle word in each 3-word theme entry is ?O.
20. Sheepless nursery rhyme character: LITTLE BO PEEP.
34. Irish allegiance shout: ERIN GO BRAGH.
41. End of a proverb embodied by three monkeys: SPEAK NO EVIL.
51. "Why are you laughing?": WHAT'S SO FUNNY.
Boomer here.
Happy
to salute all veterans out there on this Veteran's day! My Dad served
in the Pacific in the Big War, and my son served in the Navy in the
Persian Gulf (Iraq) scuffle. Yes I am in your group in a small way.
Entered the Army in 1968 at the height of the Vietnam war. Suffered an
improbable injury on the final day of basic training and ended up as a
corpsman in the US Army hospital at Fort Campbell. Served there for
about 18 months, then completed my service in Hardheim, Germany in a
battalion owning a Nike Herc missile. I never got to see it, but I
assume it was pointed at the Kremlin.
Happy Veteran's Day to all who served, and a kudos to all family members who continue to support troops while they are away.
Across:
1. Craftsy website: ETSY. Etsy Betsy, teenie weenie, yellow polka dot bikini?
5. Regarding: ABOUT. Veteran's Day "ABOUT FACE !"
10. Like a bug in a rug: SNUG.
14. "I understand now": AH SO.
15. Crime boss John known as "The Teflon Don": GOTTI. He comes up now and then on "Law and Order". I watch all the reruns - almost have them memorized.
16. Letter before kappa: IOTA. This is NOT the state south of Minnesota. Primary coming soon.
17. Spaghetti sauce brand: RAGU. My favorite.
18. Composer Ned: ROREM.
19. Inside look at a hospital?: X-RAY.
23. Clod chopper: HOE. Interesting clue. I was thinking of a three letter helicopter ?
24. Letter after kappa: LAMBDA. Times three - sorority house in "Revenge of the Nerds".
28. Usain Bolt race pace: SPRINT. Usain owns enough world records to fill his bric-a-brac bag!
31. Bric-a-__: BRAC.
33. Tokyo dough: YEN. One yen is almost worth a U.S. Cent.
36. British sports car, familiarly: JAG. The General Mills retired guy I mentioned last week (from my bowling team) drives a Jaguar.
37. Cold and damp: DANK.
38. Many millennia: EON.
39. Auditioner's goal: ROLE.
40. Over-easy item: EGG. Keep it off your face.
45. Regret: RUE. Rue McClanahan was Blanche on the Golden Girls. Left us on 2010 - RIP.
46. __ legs: rear pair: HIND.
47. Twins Ashley and Mary-Kate: OLSENS. Rich and famous.
48. Episodic story: SERIAL. A number on your folding money.
50. WWII female: WAC. Happy Veteran's day to every WAC member also.
58. Apple's virtual assistant: SIRI.
61. Refill, as a partly drunk drink: TOP UP. Tom and Jerry season is coming soon. Unfortunately I have to leave out the best part. Doctor's orders.
62. Actress Falco: EDIE. Lou Grant's wife on the Mary Tyler Moore show.
63. Day to beware: IDES. Julius Caesar did not listen.
64. Make used (to): ENURE.
65. Spy __ Hari: MATA.
66. Milne's "The House at __ Corner": POOH. Where Christopher met Winnie.
67. Police car warning: SIREN.
A small town in Western Wisconsin where my Dad grew up. There's a
"Burnikel Road" there off Highway 35. Named for my great uncle Bill.
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| Boomer, Burnikel Road |
68. Scratches (out): EKES.
Down:
1. Jimmy Carter's middle name: EARL. Incredible man! Building houses for "Habitat for Humanity" at age 95.
2. Bangkok native: THAI.
3. USAF NCO: SSGT. Happy Veteran's Day to all SSGT's out there.
4. Sarcastic "Could that be more obvious?": YOU THINK. I always pronounced it "Ya Think?"
5. Go along with: AGREE TO.
6. __ tube: TV: BOOB.
7. Mexican "other": OTRO. I thought Mexicans spoke Spanish.
8. Sch. near the Rio Grande: UTEP.
Near where the disastrous shooting at Walmart occurred a few months
ago. I have a friend whose son-in-law was shot there. He survived the
injury.
9. Streaming delay: TIME LAG.
10. Typical dinner hr.: SIX PM. Four PM for me.
11. Country with fjords: Abbr.: NOR. Yah Sure !
12. Actress Hagen: UTA.
13. Carefree: GAY.
21. Like 1,225-page "War and Peace": LONG. Another tip of the hat to veterans.
22. Apiece: EACH.
25. Quaint exclamation: BY JOVE. "I think I've got it!!"
26. Add (a player) to the poker game: DEAL IN.
27. Mike Trout's team: ANGELS. Trout is a special player.
28. Passover meals: SEDERS.
29. Czech capital city: PRAGUE. We have a small town in Minnesota called New Prague. Not too small, it has a bowling center.
30. Dead __: look-alike: RINGER.
31. __-shouldered: BROAD.
32. Captain, e.g.: RANK. SSGT's are E-6. I only made it to E-5. Not a buck Sergeant. My rank was "Specialist 5".
35. "Where have you __?": BEEN. Billy Boy, Billy Boy.
39. 2004-2011 TV series about firefighters: RESCUE ME.
41. Ousted Iranian leader: SHAH. I am not sure I would like the title of SHAH. Sounds too much like Pshaw.
42. Core exercise system: PILATES. C.C. has a core exercise system for me.
43. Sign on a new store: NOW OPEN. In the evening do they have a "NOW CLOSED" sign?
44. Norwegian saint: OLAF. He has a college named for him in Northfield, MN. The city that Jesse James wishes he never visited.
49. "If only": I WISH. "When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are." Jiminy Cricket.
52. Author Morrison: TONI.
53. Egg on: SPUR. Roy Rogers did not have egg on his spurs.
54. "No prob": SURE.
55. Minn. neighbor: N DAK. Yup, Our neighbor to the northwest. Home of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. I hit a golf ball off a hill there once.
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| C.C. & Boomer, April 2002 |
56. Nick at __: NITE.
57. Nays' opposites: YEAS. Sometimes, some just say "Present".
58. Drink sampling: SIP.
59. Altar affirmative: I DO.
60. Rock's __ Speedwagon: REO.
Boomer
Notes from C.C.:
Here are two pictures from Boomer's Army days.
Here are two pictures from Boomer's Army days.
