Title: No more Montreal Canadians hockey club! No
Okay, That might be a stretch and not that helpful but my other choices were: ISO country code for Switzerland; Continuum hypothesis, in set theory; Cholesterol and so on. I could have just removed the first two letters of my last name, but not everyone knows my secret identity. Hi, like our first Friday in June, we begin this month with a puzzle from Jeffrey Wechsler. As always in addition to a theme with wit, there are some nice fill like, BECLOUD, BERATED (interesting how the "BE" beginning works so differently), GLUTTON, HIGH ART (JW's career as a curator) IN A MEMO, LATE PASS, MADE A BID, OVERRIPE and PET HORSE.
18A. Result of severe yoga class over-registration?: THREE ON A MAT
30A. Jeweler's assurance about mounting one flashy gem?: IT'LL DO IN A PIN
36A. Show whose wit is quicker?: BEAT TO THE PUN
52A. Dander-sensitive visitor's query at the doorway?: IS THERE A CAT
And the rare Friday reveal.
45D. V-shaped cut ... or, in two parts, a hint to four long puzzle answers: NOTCH (5). Parsed as Not CH. I did not need it, and I wonder if this was JW or Rich's suggestion?
Across:
1. Italian sausage choice: MILD. These days everything in my home is a choice of spicy or Thai spicy.
5. Small amounts: BITS. I have to eat most meals in...
9. Texter's "Holy moly!": OMG. Oh My G(od) (oodness)!
12. As of today: TO NOW. I think "Up to now" but what do I know.
13. Code type: PENAL. Sounds obscene.
14. Batman after Michael: VAL. KEATON - KILMER. I never noticed the K symmetry.
15. Liszt creation: ETUDE. He wrote MANY.
16. Sister of Thalia: ERATO. Nine Muses. Muses. Calliope · Clio · Euterpe; Erato; Melpomene · Polyhymnia · Terpsichore · Thalia · Urania.
17. Brown URL suffix: EDU. The Ivy League school in Rhode Island.
20. Like many SSA payment recipients: RETired. Not mandatory, but you will be taxed if you make too much money.
21. Natural resource: ORE. Nice, simple fill. Paired with
22. Zion National Park sight: BUTTE. There are many to climb. Here is ONE.
23. Thin man of rhyme: SPRAT. Jack could eat no fat.
25. Automaker whose Rambler sales were likely aided by the 1958 hit "Beep Beep": NASH.
27. Swarms (with): TEEMS.
29. Part of RNA: RIBO. Ribonucleic acid (RNA), a nucleic acid present in all living cells. Its principal role is to act as a messenger carrying instructions from DNA. Dictionary.
33. Dallas suburb: PLANO. CSO to our Texans.
35. Asked for milk, maybe: MEWED. Kitty cat.
40. Words from Caesar: ET TU. Brutus!
41. Whale's mouthful: KRILL. Krill are small crustaceans of the order Euphausiacea, and are found in all the world's oceans. The name "krill" comes from the Norwegian word krill, meaning "small fry of fish."
42. Gemini, e.g.: SIGN.
46. Musical with the song "Endgame": CHESS. This is way out of my musical knowledge and league.
48. Obvious flirt: OGLER. Ogling is not flirting; it is aggressive and invasive.
50. God in the Vatican: DIO. Italian word.
51. Slice (off): LOP.
55. U.K. singer Rita: ORA.
56. Volga-Ural ethnic group member: TATAR.
57. Alpine mont: BLANC.
58. Enterprise letters: USS.
59. Word before now and then: EVERY.
60. Heaven partner: EARTH. They are going dancing this Saturday.
61. __ Moines: DES.
62. Rockefeller Center muralist: SERT.
63. Tupperware parts: LIDS. Why don't they ever match?
Down:
1. Flying foe of Godzilla: MOTHRA. I watched this MOVIE alone in the basement of my Uncle's house when I was little.
2. Accustoms (to): INURES. This word is often seen in legal double talk.
4. Socially inept sort: DWEEB. First used in 1964. Why?
5. Dressed down: BERATED. There are 79 such "BE" words. 36D. Muddle, as one's judgment: BECLOUD.
6. How office directives may be relayed: IN A MEMO. Too often.
7. Leaving word: TA-TA. This is of British origin. The OED defines it as "nursery expression for 'Good-bye'".
8. Vegas array: SLOTS. Do your casinos still allow indoor smoking?
9. Like bananas used for bread, often: OVERRIPE. Yum.
10. Raised one's auction paddle, say: MADE A BID. Or played bridge or so many other choices.
11. Insatiable sort: GLUTTON. Even for punishment.
12. Wyoming's __ Range: TETON. The Teton Range is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in North America. It extends for approximately 40 miles in a north-south direction through the U.S. state of Wyoming, east of the Idaho state line.
13. Felt-tip marker pioneer: PENTEL.
19. Microsoft Office component: OUTLOOK. We use that for the office.
24. Shellfish entrée: PRAWNS. Prawn is a common name for small aquatic crustaceans with an exoskeleton and ten legs, some of which can be eaten.
26. Break: HIATUS. Spring hiatus does not seem as exciting.
28. Requiring less effort: SIMPLER.
31. Boomer?: TNT. Our Boomer - Tried 'N True.
32. Fresh, to a Fräulein: NEU. New. Nu?
33. Lucy, a Clydesdale, in the comic "Non Sequitur," for one: PET HORSE. The horse is riding the Moose.
34. Tardy student's admission slip: LATE PASS. They bring the parent's note to the office and they are issued a 'late pass.'
37. Harness racer: TROTTER. Breeds that are used for flat racing include the Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse, Arabian, Paint, and Appaloosa
38. Sophisticated paintings, say: HIGH ART. Do you see it?
39. Logical Queen: ELLERY. We are approaching the 100th anniversary of the creation of this character. Ellery Queen was created in 1928 when cousins Dannay and Lee entered a writing contest sponsored by McClure's magazine for the best first mystery novel.
43. Security desk request: ID CARD.
44. NFL team that doesn't play home games in the state it's named for: GIANTS. New Jersey - New York... meh. JW lives in New Jersey.
47. Locations: SITES.
49. Rise up: REBEL.
53. Store for future use: SAVE.
54. Court game word: ALAI. Jai will now leave on this note and hope you enjoyed the ride. I do not alai to you. Thank you, Jeffrey, and all who read and write. Lemonade out.
