Theme: COME TO YOUR SENSES (64. Wake up ... or what five long Across answers do?) - The last word of each theme entry is a "sense".
18. Pretrial proceeding to determine if the accused is released or held during trial: DETENTION HEARING.
23. Tawdry: IN POOR TASTE.
37. Stop communicating: LOSE TOUCH.
46. Programmer's hint of a still bigger problem: CODE SMELL.
58. Soothsayer's ability: SECOND SIGHT.
Boomer here again.
Merry
Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone! If you are traveling to
greet friends and relatives I wish you all a safe trip. Here in the
frozen tundra, we are enjoying temperatures in the 30s with a bit of
melting going on. No travel for C.C, and me, except maybe to the car
wash.
Packers 23 - Vikings 10. No Christmas joy in Snowyville - Happy Holidays Green Bay!
Across:
1. "The Chosen" novelist Potok: CHAIM.
6. Doofuses: SCHMOS. Are they all named Joe ?
12. Itinerary info: ETA. Should be on time, weather permitting. ETA for Santa?? He should already have come and gone. It's a busy night for him.
15. Light weight: OUNCE. Enjoy a cocktail, but not if you're driving.
16. Hullabaloo: HOOPLA. Reminds me of 1958 when the Hula Hoop was the most given Christmas gift.
17. "Your Moment of __": "The Daily Show" bit: ZEN. I used to watch the show with Jon Stewart. Not so much anymore.
21. Family unit: CLAN. I would not call any family a clan. If you change the C to a K, it has a negative connotation.
22. Ties up: BINDS.
30. Get-up-and-go: ZEST. I used to use it, but now I like Irish Spring.
31. Peddle: SELL. Tough job in the electrical business, I only lasted about a year, then I escaped to an office position.
32. Again, in Spanish: OTRA VEZ.
Feliz Navidad. I said this to my friend Jorge a couple of days ago,
and he smiled. I guess I did not have the proper accent.
34. Having a low pH: ACIDIC.
41. Master: ACE. Slang for a hole in one. I am still waiting for my first.
42. Easy throw: LOB. No runs, no hits, no errors and nobody Left On Base.
44. Forget a date, e.g.: ERR. See above.
45. Actress Vardalos: NIA.
50. Pines: YEARNS. Sometimes I YEARN for a Chocolate Chip cookie.
52. Plays at, with "in": DABBLES.
54. Costa __: RICA.
55. Source of chips: SPUD. "You may want a Bud Light with those chips", So says SPUDS Mackenzie.
61. Watering hole: OASIS. Besides a water stop in the desert, there are many products that use the name. SOAP??
63. Vicinity: AREA.
72. Chicken-king link: A LA. This is A LA Times Crossword Corner.
73. Polar jacket: ANORAK. Don't need it this week, Low to mid 30s all week!
74. Dishonorable fellow: KNAVE.
75. Chop off: LOP. I chopped a six pin off a ten this week. Yes, I cannot repeat my comment.
76. Big Apple area, with "the": BOWERY. I guess they were a criminal clan from New York, but didn't the bowery boys actors become the Three Stooges?
77. Nasser's successor: SADAT. I wonder what he was SAD AT?
Down:
1. Northern Pacific catch: COD. You do not see much C.O.D. deliveries any more. Need to use PayPal or Credit Card.
2. Cranberry or cherry: HUE.
3. Bad picnic omen: ANT. I don't know about picnics, but these little guys can build their homes right under the asphalt in our driveway.
4. Like beer on a summer day, ideally: ICE COLD. Or like my bowling ability on a winter day sometimes.
5. __ Park: Edison lab site: MENLO.
Thomas Edison has all the respect in the world from us Graybar folks. I
think he invented more than half the stuff that we sell.
6. Japanese faith: SHINTO.
7. Dove's call: COO. There's another bird who calls Coo Koo.
8. Dearie: HON.
9. Speed letters: MPH.
I try to keep my needle on the speed limit. Detection is very
enhanced, and well it should be. I am not a fan of drivers zipping by
me on city streets.
10. Cry repeated at soccer matches: OLE. Ya sure, 'Dis is Sven's buddy.
11. Defunct Swedish automaker: SAAB.
12. Web mag: E-ZINE.
13. Cares for: TENDS. I do not pretend to be super-religious, but I do believe there were animals tended in the Manger on this night years ago.
14. Insecure feeling: ANGST.
19. Old salt: TAR. Indeed this is the asphalt I was talking about previously that ants tunnel down.
20. Channing's role in "Grease": RIZZO. First baseman Anthony for the Chicago Cubs.
23. Genesis father of twins: ISAAC. The bible says Isaac was 60 years old when Jacob and Esau were born!! Some guys will do anything for a tax deduction.
24. Wafer brand: NECCO. I remember these. I think a roll cost a nickel.
25. Practiced, as a trade: PLIED.
26. NBA's Hawks, on scoreboards: ATL. Also the Braves, losers of the 1991 World Series. (Thanks to Kent Hrbek and a blind umpire),
27. B'way sellout sign: SRO. Not available on Airlines, but certainly available when you are waiting to check-in.
28. Zap with a stun gun: TASE. I am sure they are uncomfortable, but better than a bullet.
29. More than most: EVERY. "Every Day, It's a gettin' closer, goin' faster than a roller coaster." (Lubbock's only Buddy Holly).
33. French 101 verb: ETRE.
35. "Casablanca" heroine: ILSA.
36. Tangle removers: COMBS. If it's really tangled it becomes a hair remover.
38. Strip of gear, as a ship: UNRIG.
39. Sure thing: CINCH.
40. Attacks: HAS AT.
43. "I'm a Mess" singer Rexha: BEBE.
47. __ Bauer: EDDIE. Men's clothing - "Everything's on sale." Or do they mean "for sale"?
48. Inc. kin: LLC. Stands for "Limited Liability" but I am not business-minded to know what the advantages are.
49. Zodiac feline: LEO. Burt Lahr was a cowardly one. Good thing they didn't use a chicken.
51. Online news pioneer Huffington: ARIANNA.
53. Snide: SNARKY.
55. Golden St. region: SOCAL. The land of milk and honey, (and an occasional fire).
56. Renaissance painter Veronese: PAOLO.
57. It usually shows AK and HI as insets: US MAP. I was about 10-12 when these two states were added. I remember the U.S. had to redesign Old Glory.
59. Ob-gyns, e.g.: DRS. They bring "Joy to the World".
60. Personal ad verb: SEEKS. If you travel to Missouri and look West, you may SEE KS.
62. Stick a fork in: STAB. Rumor has it that some of you crossword solvers eat your peas this way.
65. Plastic __ Band: ONO.
66. Pained outburst: YOW.
67. Wash. neighbor: ORE.
The State that D.B, Cooper hopped a Northwest jet with a bag of money
and parachuted out somewhere. The pilot of the plane, Captain Lee, was
from Minnetonka, MN.
68. Old Mideast org.: UAR. United Arab Republic.
69. Pathetic: SAD. The first name of Private Sack in the funny papers.
70. Señora Perón: EVA.
71. Tennis match unit: SET. Game SET Match. See you Monday!!
Boomer
Notes from C.C.:
1) Happy
Birthday to dear Yellowrocks (Kathy), whose strength and persistence
continue to inspire me. Has anyone tried her miso salmon? Miso and honey combo is great also.
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| Kathy, Japan |
2)
Happy 81st Birthday to Lorraine (Fermatprime)! I just got a short note from
her yesterday and I hope she checks in today. Do you still solve the daily puzzles, Lorraine?
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| Thanksgiving, 2015 |
