Theme: CANDY WRAPPERS (59. Halloween discards, and what the three sets of circles represent?) - Three different candies bookend each theme answer.
20. Winding, hilly thoroughfares: MOUNTAIN ROADS. Mounds.
28. Not kid around: PLAY FOR KEEPS. Peeps.
49. Traitorous spies: DOUBLE AGENTS. Dots.
Boomer here.
Yes,
I remember Halloween. We would go all around the neighborhood and
collect candy. We especially loved a 5 cent Hershey bar or
Butterfinger. That's in my rear view mirror now but diabetes (type 2)
is not too bad. Lots of sugar substitute in our cupboard.
Now
I wish EVERYONE safety in these days of Covid 19. Our grocery stores
were crowded this week, and I have to admit that C.C. and I visited
several. My golf school was postponed but I can live with that.
Believe it or not, I received two emails from local golf courses letting
me know that they are open on March 14!! They must be crazy, this is
Minnesota and I think that our high temperature over the weekend was 45
degrees. (F not C). My clubs are in the garage, I can wait.
Across:
1. Potentially insensitive, briefly: UN PC.
5. Police: COPS. This was short for Copper, the metal of the badge. My friend Mike did not like the term COP.
9. ABBA's "__ Mia!": MAMMA. Remember the dolls you could buy that said MAMMA when you squeezed them?
14. Vidal's Breckinridge: MYRA.
15. Pequod captain: AHAB. The ARAB?
16. Native Nebraskans: OTOES. This tribe is also native to Missouri and Iowa, I think.
17. Plenty: A LOT.
When you go to a store, where do you park? A LOT. I heard that Costco
customers had to wait for a parking spot before getting in line to
enter the store!!
18. Islamic branch: SHIA.
19. Transports by truck: HAULS. Sounds like airlines and cruise ships will not be making too many hauls in the near future.
23. Gandhi's land: INDIA.
Interesting, when Columbus hit our shores, he thought he made it to
INDIA. The capital of Ohio was named after Ol'Chris, and Cleveland
named their baseball team ... Oh never mind.
24. Like oysters on the half shell: RAW. No thanks. The only think I eat RAW is celery.
25. French water: EAU. Add CLAIRE and you have a fine city in Wisconsin. I used to bowl in a big tournament there every year.
33. IV amounts: CCS. Or look in our Fridge. Some of the food is mine, and some is C.C.'s
36. List-shortening abbr.: ET AL. I prefer ETC.
37. Italics feature: SLANT.
38. Walter White shaved his off: HAIR. "Breaking Bad" guy. "Gimme a head with Hair, Long beautiful Hair. Shinin' Gleamin" Streamin' Flaxen Waxin'." (The Cowsills.)
40. In contention (for): VYING.
As far as I know, our Monday bowling league is on. We will be VYING
for the championship. (PS. I had 236-232-216 - 684 last week. Best in
two years.)
43. On the house: FREE. Don't fall for buy one get one FREE. They just double the price on the first one.
44. Aimée of "La Dolce Vita": ANOUK.
46. Dmitri's dissent: NYET.
48. In low spirits: SAD. I used to love the Sad Sack comics. He was never sad, just looked that way.
53. Driver's license info: SEX.
Both C.C. and I purchased "Enhanced" Driver's licenses in MN a few
years ago. They never asked for "SEX" but we had to prove a bunch of
other stuff. However now and beginning October 1, we can board domestic
flights in the US. Assuming that there will be any airlines still in
business.
54. Wayside stop: INN. I have mentioned this before, my favorite is the C'MON INN in Billings Montana.
55. One-up: OUTDO. See Bowling goal above.
64. "Dallas" surname: EWING.
I never got into that show, I still do not know who shot J.R. But I
remember Patrick of the Knicks. I think he's coaching Georgetown now.
66. Solid precipitation: HAIL. "Hail Mary"! Our local Archbishop made Mass optional yesterday.
67. Backside in a fall?: PRAT. Pratfall.
68. Long-shot rags-to-riches enabler: LOTTO. Long shot is right. We play the Minnesota Lottery once in a while and I don't think we ever won more than five bucks.
69. Ices, mob-style: OFFS. MLB, PGA, NCAA, NBA, all are OFFS. Talk about March Madness!!
70. Girl in a Salinger story: ESME.
71. Enter on a laptop: KEY IN. C.C. has a laptop. I KEY IN on a new Microsoft 5050 keyboard.
72. Italian eight: OTTO. Reminds me of OTTO Graham, HOF quarterback back when the Cleveland Browns were good.
73. Sweetheart: DEAR.
Down:
1. Savory taste first identified in Tokyo: UMAMI.
2. Carpet synthetic: NYLON. My Mom used to have stockings called NYLONS.
3. __ as a peacock: PROUD.
4. Tabby stimulant: CATNIP. Why not slip a shot of Chivas Regal into its kitty dish ?
5. José's house: CASA.
6. "Fancy meeting you here!": OH HI.
7. "No __, no gain": PAIN. "Drop and give me 20" (My Drill Sergeant) .
8. Mall pizza chain: SBARRO. I know of no mall where you can buy a decent pizza.
9. Goth hairstyles: MOHAWKS. I had one of these once when I was a kid, I think it was a Davy Crockett thing.
10. Opposite of 17-Across: A TAD.
11. Headpiece for kids in Mickey's TV club: MOUSE EARS. "Who's the leader of the club that's made for you and me ?" Annette was every guy's favorite.
12. Filmmaker Brooks: MEL. Hanging in there at 93 years of age. Who can forget "Blazing Saddles" ?
13. Biblical beast of burden: ASS. Prefix for Kicking.
21. Yarn: TALE.
22. Boating blade: OAR. Years ago I rowed and rowed all over North Star Lake near Marcell, MN. Then my dad purchased a 5 horse Johnson.
26. Sleep concern: APNEA. Sometimes I get neuropathy which is worse.
27. "¿Cómo está __?": USTED.
29. Dune buggy, briefly: ATV. All Terrain Vehicle. I never owned one and never will.
30. "We did it!": YAY. There won't be Too Many YAYs in the near future.
31. Throw wildly: FLING. Although I do not throw my golf ball, I have a feeling that some are FLINGs.
32. North Pole toymaker: ELF.
33. "Hanging" problems in the 2000 election: CHADS. I hope Florida has fixed it.
34. Algonquin transport: CANOE. A five horse Johnson won't fit on the back. You will need paddles.
35. Iowa port on the Lewis and Clark Trail: SIOUX CITY. Just a bit South of Minnesota on the Iowa Western Border. Very interesting city.
39. Coax (out), as a genie: RUB. A dub dub dub, three men in a tub.
41. "Science Guy" Bill: NYE.
42. Title for DDE: GEN.
A Great man. I am not old enough to remember the Normandy invasion
which was a final spike in the end of WWII. However, I am old enough to
remember President IKE, and he visited Minneapolis in the late fifties.
I also remember 1960 which was the first time in eight years that
Americans had an opportunity to vote for a president with hair.
45. Fictional language spoken by Sheldon and Leonard on "The Big Bang Theory": KLINGON.
47. Sporty car roof: T TOP. Chevy Corvette Sting Ray. I cannot afford but it's okay, I would not be able to get into one anyway.
50. Wind up: END. Not yet, there are more clues.
51. Slangy "Movin' right along ... ": ANYHOO.
52. Had a late meal: SUPPED.
56. Not long-winded: TERSE. Shut Up !!!
57. Daytime soap, e.g.: DRAMA.
58. Big name in blenders: OSTER.
Graybar used to sell these when I worked there. I think Target and
Walmart ended up buying them direct from Oster so we gave up the small
appliance business. It was a very good move for Graybar. We made about
a dollar on a blender and about 25% came back after Christmas.
60. Opposed to: ANTI.
61. Float like a feather in the breeze: WAFT. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. (Cassius Clay).
62. Breakup: RIFT.
63. "Let me add ... ": ALSO. 65 (down an inch)
64. Yellowstone grazers: ELK.
65. Misery: WOE.
Is me if I miss a spare or catch a virus. I am 72 with diabetes and
cancer. CNN and MSNBC both tell me I am in danger, yet I cannot find a
test and Minnesota has about 35 cases out there. so I'll be careful. My
bowling team bumps elbows after strikes and good shots. Don't worry
about me.
Boomer
