Sunday June 14, 2020 Yaakov Bendavid & Yoni Glatt

Theme: "Exchangeable Parts" - Familiar A THE B phrases are changed into B THE A.

23A. Fault a rearrangement of infielders?: BLAME THE SHIFT. Shift the blame.

35A. Gives surf ratings?: RANKS THE SWELLS. Swells the ranks. New phrase to me.

55A. Arranges for party chefs?: BOOKS THE COOKS. Cooks the books.

78A. Masters yoga?: RULES THE BENDS. Bends the rules.

97A. Ask, "You sure this is diet?"?: QUESTION THE POP. Pop the question.

114A. Emulate a Jedi?: ISSUE THE FORCE. Force the issue.

22D. What a nervous director may do?: PACE THE SET. Set the pace.

66D. Block an access road between hills?: BAR THE PASS. Pass the par.

Great to see Yaakov Bendavid back. Our blog shows that this is Yoni Glatt's debut. Amazon shows that he's "the former editor of the Jerusalem Post crossword and was a writer of The Movie Channel Trivia Game."

Plenty of A THE B phrases to choose from, but both A and B have to be a verb and a noun.  

Across:

1. Brings from novel to screen: ADAPTS.

7. Like some captioning: CLOSED.

13. Energy bill letters: KWH.

16. See 117-Across: RUG. And 117. With 16-Across, elaborately designed decoration: PERSIAN.

19. Victim of Perseus: MEDUSA.Versace's logo.

20. MLB call-up, often: ROOKIE.

21. "With any luck": I HOPE SO.

25. "Mean Girls" writer and co-star: TINA FEY.

26. McCann of country: LILA.

27. Sahara respites: OASES.

28. Mixer knob: FADER.

30. Michael who played Juno's love interest in "Juno": CERA.

31. Priest who reared Samuel: ELI.

32. Swear: CUSS.

33. Like the Sisters in "Macbeth": WEIRD.

34. "__ cryin' out loud!": FER.

39. Way to one's heart?: ARTERY.

42. "Lucas" co-star: SHEEN (Charlie)

43. Former Arthur Ashe Stadium neighbor: SHEA.

44. Ready, as a range: PREHEAT.

45. Uber alternative: LYFT.

48. Collection of maps: ATLAS.

51. Withdrew: RECEDED.

52. Have trouble with Sisyphus?: LISP.

58. Friend of Genie in "Aladdin": ABU. The monkey.

59. Dobrev of "The Vampire Diaries": NINA. Wiki says "She was born in Bulgaria but immigrated with her family to Canada at age two and grew up in Toronto".

60. Chaos: HAVOC.

61. "__ in!": LET ME.

65. Celtics star Walker: KEMBA. Learning moment for me.

67. Crafty site?: ETSY.

70. Vision starter: TELE. Prefix.

71. Lucy's sitcom pal: ETHEL.

72. Henry James, for much of his life: EX-PAT.

73. Inside job: DECOR. Nice clue.

75. Big ref. volumes: OEDS.

77. Link letters: URL.

82. Cruising: ASEA.

83. Freud's homeland: AUSTRIA. Misty was born here.

86. __ cords: VOCAL.

87. Brutal act of Brutus: STAB.

89. Equal share, maybe: ONE HALF. Our address is 84 1/2 Ave. North. Often problematic when filling in some on line forms.

90. Cupid counterpart: EROS.

92. "The __ Kid": 1950s TV Western: CISCO.

96. In need of companionship: LONELY.

102. Some H.S. classes: APS.

103. Sushi fillings: TUNAS.

104. "__ as good a time ... ": NOW'S.

105. Big name in Marvel Comics history: LEE.

106. "Toodles": TA TA.

108. Butler in literature: RHETT. "Gone With The Wind" was just removed from HBO.

109. Pursue: CHASE.

111. "Sick" insult: BURN. Sick burn.

112. Inability to smell: ANOSMIA. New word to me.

118. SoCal locale in a 1987 Cheech Marin title: EAST LA.

119. Harm's way: DANGER.

120. Sounds of disgust: EWS.

121. NBA's Cavs, on scoreboards: CLE.

122. Prepares (oneself), as for a crisis: STEELS.

123. Stable animals: STEEDS.

Down:

1. Unhurried bunch: AMBLERS.

2. Biblical betrayer: DELILAH. She betrayed Samson.

3. 2015 romantic fantasy role for Blake Lively: ADALINE. "The Age of Adaline".

4. Yellowstone predator: PUMA.

5. "Old Possum" monogram: TSE.

6. Took a pass: SAT OUT.

7. Pungent greens: CRESSES. Did not know it's plurable.

8. Give the slip to: LOSE.

9. Impressed crowd sounds: OOHS.

10. Emulate Olympians Miller and Vonn: SKI.

11. Statue of Liberty architect: EIFFEL.

12. Fine point: DETAIL.

13. Passed, as bad checks: KITED.

14. Machinery noise: WHIR.

15. Boo: HON.

16. Called the game: REFEREED.

17. App buyer: USER.

18. "Creations from la cocina" brand: GOYA. "Cocina" is kitchen. I buy Goya black-eyed peas from time to time. Just want to taste my childhood. My grandma made black-eyed pea soup often.

24. __ browns: HASH.

29. Many profs.: DRS.

32. "Woodstock" quartet, initially: CSNY.

33. Plentiful supply: WEALTH.

34. Rashida Jones facial feature: FRECKLES. See closer.

36. Iodine source: KELP.

37. Source of many dramatic quotes: Abbr.: SHAK.

38. Licks: WETS.

39. Mars: Pref.: AREO.

40. Issa of "Insecure": RAE.

41. Since Jan. 1, to CPAs: YTD.

44. Take from a sale: PROCEEDS.

46. "Criminal Minds" org.: FBI.

47. Tin-eared: TONE-DEAF.

49. At the drop of __: A HAT.

50. Golfer Ballesteros: SEVE. So good with his short game.

52. Canoeing venue: LAKE.

53. Curly-horned goat: IBEX.

54. Cesspool: SUMP.

56. Author with three 5-letter names: OATES. Joyce Carol Oates.

57. Dash alternative, perhaps: COLON.

59. Seven and eleven, in craps: NATURALS.

62. Like so: THUS.

63. Simply: MERE.

64. First name in jazz: ELLA.

68. "SNL"-like show that spawned many comedic careers: SCTV.

69. Start of a pirate chant: YO HO.

74. Intermission: RECESS.

76. Once-a-yr. reason for oversleeping?: DST. Ends on Nov 1.

79. __ pad: LILY.

80. Bane of Sideshow Bob: BART. "The Simpsons". Read more here.

81. Wells' fruit eaters: ELOI.  "The Time Machine".

82. Rose's Broadway beau: ABIE.

83. Verizon subsidiary: AOL.

84. Game with Skip cards: UNO.

85. Lawmaking century: SENATORS. Not the time period "century". Just "a hundred".

88. Frankfurter's exclamations: ACHS.

91. Beethoven's 32 for piano: SONATAS.

93. Spare no expense: SPLURGE.

94. Strong-armed: COERCED.

95. Some operate remotely: OPENERS.

97. Montreal's prov.: QUE.

98. Lets loose: UNTIES.

99. Patronizes, as a diner: EATS AT. And 100. Snack: NOSH.

101. Suit fabrics: TWEEDS.

103. Honorific for Macbeth: THANE.

106. Bygone recording medium: TAPE. D-Otto told me about this tape. Solved my problem with the dryer vent leak.

107. One way to start: ANEW.

108. Dough in Tehran: RIAL.

109. A step down from "Funny!": CUTE.

110. Setting of many a "Far Side" comic: HELL.

111. __-tired: BONE.

113. Karaoke aid: MIC.

115. Leeds-to-London dir.: SSE.

116. "__ chance!": FAT.

Please continue keeping Abejo in your thoughts and prayers. He's going through some serious health issues and has a very important doctor visit tomorrow. 


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