Theme: FOLLOWING ORDERS
(39. Doing as told, in the military ... or what the starts of the
answers to starred clues can literally have?) - The start of each theme
entry can follow "order".
18. *Lucrative business: MONEYMAKER. Money order.
23. *Medieval entertainer: COURT JESTER. Court order.
54. *Hostel audience?: BACK PACKERS. Back order.
61. *Comedian's suppliers: GAG WRITERS. Gag order.
Boomer here. C.C. said this is the LAT debut for Adam. Congratulations!
Well,
we had to say goodbye and send Paul Bunyan's Axe back to Madison,
Wisconsin. P.J. Fleck's lingo changed from "Row the Boat" to "Pull the
Sled". If you had occasion to watch the game Saturday, you got to see
the weather that Minnesota is expecting for the next three months. But
the other nine months are worth it. Only 10 weeks until the groundhog
peeks out for his shadow.
Across:
1. Peruvian home: CASA. Mi casa es su casa?
5. German philosopher who wrote "The Phenomenology of Spirit": HEGEL.
10. Microsoft Surface competitor: IPAD. I have been able to live without one of these.
14. Chopped down: AXED. What Wisconsin did to Gophers on Saturday.
15. Amazon assistant: ALEXA. I have seen commercials but I don't need Alexa's help.
16. Italia's capital: ROMA.
17. Imperfection: FLAW.
20. Mai __: cocktail: TAI.
I have heard of these but I never had one. Back in the day my call was
a VO Manhattan on the rocks with cherry juice. Now my call is Diet
Pepsi.
22. Hard to erase, as markers: PERMANENT. I thought it was a lady's hair style.
26. Ave. and tpk.: RDS.
27. Hard to believe: UNREAL.
28. Word with York or Jersey: NEW. " I read the NEWS today, Oh boy" (Beatles - "A Day in the Life")
30. In shape: FIT. Anybody own a FitBit? C.C. and I have gone through about 5 cheap pedometers with disappointing results.
31. Forgetful moment: LAPSE. I can't remember what LAPSE means.
35. First part of a play: ACT I. I thought the first part of a play is to buy a ticket.
43. Mario Kart console, initially: SNES. Gesundheit
44. "__, but no cigar": CLOSE.
Reminds me of when the County Fair used to come to town. We could put a
dime on a square and the carny would spin the wheel. If our number hit
we would win a pack of cigarettes!! We were about 13 years old. If the
number missed we were "close but no cigs" and we lost our dime.
45. Pencil eraser, e.g.: NUB.
46. Christen, as a knight: DUB. This is a golf term that I am familiar with.
49. Hurry up: HASTEN. Dashing through the snow, with a football in my arms.
51. ISP option: DSL.
58. How chops or ribs are served: ON THE BONE. Not in our home. I buy boneless chops and ribs.
60. That girl: HER.
63. Modern in-flight amenity: WIFI.
Also in most malls. We lost computer access due to a digging accident
in the neighborhood last summer. Had to go to a mall to keep in touch
with all of you.
66. Earl __ tea: GREY. I wonder who Earl Grey was?? Should I know him, is he a folk singer?
67. Etsy's biz, e.g.: ETAIL.
I heard that Costco's e-business server went down on Black Friday and
it cost them $11,000,000 worth of business. Could be true. The news
reported that there were "thousands" waiting for our Mall of America to
open at 5:00 AM Friday.
68. Supply-and-demand sci.: ECON.
69. Cravings: YENS. I don't have a YEN for Japanese money.
70. With a long face: SADLY.
71. Stink: REEK.
Down:
1. Campus eatery, for short: CAF. At the University of Gophers, we called it Coffman Memorial Union. They had vending machines on the basement floor.
2. Guns N' Roses frontman Rose: AXL.
3. Slow-moving coastal critter: SEA TURTLE.
4. Bothersome browser apps: ADWARE. Bothersome, YES, Ridiculous? A better term.
5. __ and eggs: HAM.
Are the eggs green? I once owned a Dr. Suess book titled "If I Ran the
Zoo." It was autographed by the good doctor. I met him at the San
Diego zoo when I was too young to remember.
6. Slip out to tie the knot: ELOPE.
7. Heredity units: GENES. Mr. Hackman and Mr. Wilder.
8. Apply, as pressure: EXERT.
9. Joes who aren't pros: LAYMEN.
10. Persia, now: IRAN. "If IRAN the Zoo said young Gerald McGrew, I'd make a few changes and here's what I'd do."
11. Rod for stirring a fire: POKER. Ante up!
12. Change for the better: AMEND.
13. Pub game: DARTS. This game has infiltrated the bar area of most of the bowling centers I frequent.
19. Former filly: MARE.
21. Prefix for Venice's country: ITALO. I'll have to check with my sister Connie. She's been to Italy more than half a dozen times.
23. Perp's restraints: CUFFS. I never got to wear them, but I remember when men's pants had them.
24. Bagel flavoring: ONION. Also Chili, stuffing, and hamburgers.
25. "The Hunger Games" star, to fans: J-LAW. Jennifer Lawrence.
29. Roll of bills: WAD.
I thought a mouth of gum was in a wad. I pay my bills and keep the
green bills in my wallet. I am pretty sure a wad would not fit. Never
had a wad to try.
32. Insta upload: PIC. Insta(gram).
33. NBC late-night weekend staple, familiarly: SNL. I still miss Tina Fey. But I am no longer up late on Saturdays so I do not know what I am missing.
34. Freudian focus: EGO.
36. Heart of the rink: CENTER ICE. Wanna buy an "R"
37. More faithful: TRUER.
38. 13-digit pub. codes: ISBNS.
40. '60s hallucinogen: LSD. LBJ took the IRT cross the USA, What did he see? The youth of America on LSD, Gimme a head with "HAIR".
41. Org. providing workplace safety posters: OSHA.
42. Attain: REACH.
47. Lyft competitor: UBER. I suppose taxi companies are not too happy. I heard that Uber stock is not doing too well.
48. Bottle-fed tykes: BABIES.
50. Backyard chef's stick: SKEWER. I used two of them in our Thanksgiving Turkey.
51. Pooch, to a tyke: DOGGY. " How much is that Doggy in the window?" Patti Page - maybe 65 years ago ??
52. Drum type: SNARE. BONGO would have fit.
53. Three-star mil. officer: LT GEN.
55. Panna __: Italian dessert: COTTA.
Better clue maybe. The Terra Cotta soldiers are sculptures depicting
the armies of the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. They are
located in a museum in Lintong, Xi'an China.
56. Work with dough: KNEAD. What the dough said to the baker -"As long as he kneads me".
57. Danger: PERIL.
59. "I-" rds., e.g.: HWYS.
I am someone who was a kid during Eisenhower's term. I remember two
lane highways across the country. General IKE promoted the "Interstate
Highway System". Probably the best asset to America in the last 70
years,
62. Crafty: SLY. Stallone -- Who can forget "Rocky".
64. Hardly a friend: FOE.
65. Confident crossword solver's choice: INK. Don't forget the "Wite Out",
Boomer
