Theme: FALSE START (58. Gridiron infraction, and a hint to 17-, 25-, 37- and 49-Across)- The first words are all pitfalls.
17. Exclusive place for tennis: RACKET CLUB.
25. Unpredictable leg joint: TRICK KNEE.
37. Skeet enthusiast: TRAP SHOOTER.
49. Big Apple power company: CON EDISON.
Boomer here again.
Lots
of sad news about Kobe and his daughter. I always have one eye on the
Lakers because they originated in Minneapolis. Also at my Benilde High
School, our basketball team was graced in the mid 1960s by Larry and
Terry Mikan, George's sons. I'll never forget a day when George came to
our school for a talk with our chemistry teacher, who happened to be
about 5 foot 8". Wish I had a cellphone camera that day.
I
also have concerns regarding the nasty coronavirus. They say the
United States is low risk, but C.C. has friends and relatives in China.
Across:
1. Like much desert terrain: FLAT. I wish golf courses were - especially the greens.
5. Constructed: BUILT. I constructed many goofy things with my erector set when I was a kid.
10. Modeling material: CLAY. I am old enough to remember when this was Muhammad Ali.
14. Latina toon explorer: DORA. The Explorer.
15. Bay of Bengal nation: INDIA.
Interesting that when Columbus hit ground in the U.S. he thought he was
in India, so native Americans were called Indians, even in Cleveland.
16. Ceviche flavoring: LIME. This is a seafood dish. I used to use lime in a non-food serving.
19. Slavic John: IVAN.
20. Come next: ENSUE. I think you need an enlawyer to ensue.
21. Tizzy: SNIT.
22. Keyboard slips: TYPOS.
Yup, I am a master at these. Used to be a problem on my Royal, I used
to use that paper that you could slip behind the ribbon and "white out"
the mistake. Now I just backspace and fix.
29. Cleaver nickname: BEAV.
I remember but how come they never called Wally "Wall". There's a
golfer from Minnesota named Tim Herron who is called "Lumpy".
30. Rapper __ Rida: FLO. Does he rap hurricanes?
31. Balls in coin-op machines, say: GUM. Judy Garland was born Frances Gumm Over the Rainbow in Grand Rapids, Minnesota (Not Michigan) in June, 1922.
32. Throat condition: STREP.
34. Ed who plays Santa in "Elf": ASNER. I prefer his roll as Lou Grant at WJM TV in Minneapolis.
36. Con's opposite: PRO. I have bowled with some famous PRO bowlers in Pro-Am tournaments. I am an AM.
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40. Salary: PAY.
42. Game console button: RESET. Start over.
43. Mary, Queen of __: SCOTS. We were not married. I was king of SCOTCH (Chivas Regal).
46. Air quality watchdog: Abbr.: EPA. Is air quality better when it's 10 below zero?
47. Poem of praise: ODE.
48. "The thing is ... ": LOOK. There used to be a "LOOK" magazine.
53. Big and strong: HEFTY.
54. Roman who wrote "The History of Rome": LIVY.
55. Puzzle-solving asset: LOGIC. I tried to use LOGIC on a Rubik's Cube. It doesn't work.
57. Unconscious state: COMA.
63. Quaint oath: EGAD. EGAD! I tried to think who used this on TV. I thought maybe LaVerne and Shirley??
64. Otherworldly: ALIEN.
65. Rooms to Go rival: IKEA. There's a store near our Mall of America. C.C. and I only went there once.
66. Singer Lovett: LYLE. New York Yankee Sparky Lyle helped Yankees beat the Dodgers in 1977 World Series.
67. One with piece offerings?: REESE. Pee Wee probably announced it.
68. Sleep in a tent: CAMP. Not me, There's no place like home.
Down:
1. Yalta Conf. attendee: FDR. The only 4 term president we'll ever have. That must have been some depression.
2. Mauna __ Observatory: LOA.
3. Rainbow shape: ARC. "Why are there so many songs about rainbows, and what's on the other side ??" Kermit
4. Corporate acquisition: TAKEOVER. I wish the Twins could take over the New York Yankees.
5. Drill parts: BITS.
6. Like some directors' editions: UNCUT. I don't like UNCUT chicken. I prefer pieces.
7. Car waiting at the airport, maybe: IDLER. Uber and Lyft.
8. Lucy who voices Master Viper in the "Kung Fu Panda" films: LIU.
9. It might be opened in a bar: TAB. My sister and others used to swoon over Mr. Hunter.
10. Sound of toasts: CLINK. Not sure if this is the Colonel in "Hogan's Heroes." I think he spelled it with a "K". But either way it was appropriate.
11. Walking, talking example: LIVING PROOF. I think Chivas was about 80.
12. Hobbyist: AMATEUR. Did I mention that I was an AMATEUR bowler ?
13. Urge: YEN. Japanese money. One yen is worth about a penny.
18. USCG rank: ENS. Parker in McHale's Navy. (Tim Conway)
21. Hybrid apparel: SKORTS. I remember these. Are they still around?
22. "Miracle Workers" (2019) network: TBS. Atlanta, lots of Braves games on this channel.
23. "Is it soup __?": YET.
24. Fun-loving type: PARTY ANIMAL. Who can forget "BLUTO" John Belushi in "Animal House".
26. On the other hand: IF NOT.
27. Geppetto's goldfish: CLEO. I do not remember a fish. I only remember Pinocchio who is now featured in GEICO commercials. I do not like their ads.
28. Angsty rock genre: EMO. I think EMU is in the Liberty Mutual commercials. I do not like their ads either.
33. Send-up: PARODY.
34. Burros: ASSES. I may have chosen a different clue.
35. "That's all __ wrote": SHE. Not yet, we have ten more answers.
38. Spa treatment, for short: PEDI. I thought PEDI was for the feet. I did not know you need a spa for them.
39. Drawn from various sources: ECLECTIC. I spent years toiling for Graybar Electric which was not so eclectic, but it was okay.
40. Upper-bod muscle: PEC.
41. Words of regret: APOLOGY. "I'M SORRY" - sung by Brenda Lee.
44. Tyke on a trike: TOT.
45. Where thunderheads form: SKY. I'm so old I remember watching "Sky King" in his Cessna on out 19 inch black and white RCA TV,
50. Get away from: EVADE.
51. Skateboard stunt: OLLIE. OLLIE Hardy was never on a skateboard. Neither was Stan Laurel.
52. Circus clown's collection: NOSES. A nose by any other name still smells the same.
53. "__ Dark Materials": HBO fantasy series: HIS.
56. Code carrier: GENE.
57. Animation frame: CEL.
58. Distant: FAR. Around, Her neck, she wore a yellow ribbon. She wore it for her lover who is far, far away.
59. SweetWater Georgia Brown, e.g.: ALE. Only Ginger for me.
60. Alias letters: AKA. Also known as.
61. Sleep cycle: REM.
62. Put to use: TAP. A Keg
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