Theme: AUTOMATES (63.
Streamlines, as a factory ... or, when read as two words, what the
beginnings of the answers to starred clues are) - Auto can precede the
first word of each theme entry.
17. *Smartphone download: MOBILE APP. Automobile.
25. *Sheet for plotting: GRAPH PAPER. Autograph.
39. *Mr. Lube service jobs: TUNE UPS. Auto-tune.
50. *Sample set of buyers used in market research: FOCUS GROUP. Autofocus.
Boomer here.
I always call my vehicle a van or car. but carmobile, cargraph don't make sense. Sometimes I watch cartunes. Rocky squirrel and Porky Pig are favorites.
Across:
1. Old Hollywood sex symbol West: MAE. "Why don't you come up and see me sometime"
4. Hooded winter coat: PARKA. I have gone through about ten of these over the years. There is still one in our hall closet.
9. Flinch or gasp, say: REACT.
14. Computer giant whose motto is "THINK": IBM. There was just a
question on a quiz show "What does IBM stand for." None of the
contestants knew International Business Machines.
15. Go-to crew: A TEAM. The show made Mr. T Famous; and he made the term "Sucka" famous.
16. One-named "Hello" singer: ADELE.
19. Bricklayer: MASON.
20. Chris of "The Avengers" (2012): EVANS. I am also old enough to remember Roy Rogers sidekick Dale.
21. "... to __ it mildly": PUT. Add a "T" and leave it short.
23. Prefix meaning "one": MONO.
24. Feudal worker: SERF.
28. Variety show: REVUE.
30. "Delish!": YUM.
31. Barbecued pork snack: SPARE RIB. I think Adam had one of these.
34. Rain more gently: LET UP. Actually I am sure the west coast would prefer a downpour.
38. Platform for Siri: IOS.
42. "If you ask me," to a texter: IMO. In My Opinion I am proud to say I have never texted.
43. Basil-and-pine-nuts sauce: PESTO.
45. Ideal wheels: DREAM CAR. Take your pick. Corvette, Thunderbird. Jaguar XKE
47. Observe: SEE. My sister works for See's Candies. Once you see it you eat it.
49. Rid of vermin: DERAT. "You dirty RAT" !! James Cagney.
55. Deep cut: GASH.
58. Persian Gulf sultanate: OMAN.
59. Statehouse VIP: GOV. Every state has one battling the virus.
60. Roast host: EMCEE.
61. Part of USNA: NAVAL. Our guy Spitzboov did his part.
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66. Recurring motif: THEME. I sometimes have trouble finding the puzzle THEME. Need help from C.C.
67. Soccer shoe gripper: CLEAT. I never had soccer shoes.
Baseball and football shoes were called spikes. My golf shoes used to
have metal spikes, but now they are plastic. Maybe that's why my
handicap is 36.
68. Has too much, briefly: ODS. Not me, I drove home and never threw up.
69. __ Hawkins Day: SADIE. Coming soon on November 13 this year. Al Capp would be proud. Not me, no girl ever asked me for a date on this day.
70. Learns (of): HEARS.
71. Eagle or evil organ: EYE. Or the EYE of a needle, which I could never get the thread through.
Down:
1. Performers often "trapped" in imaginary boxes: MIMES.
2. Overhead: ABOVE. I looked over my head and I did not see a BOVE.
3. Humiliate: EMBARRASS. Wondering if the KC Chiefs will EMBARRASS the NFL again this season.
4. Close friends: PALS.
5. Dug in, at dinner: ATE. I had fish, pasta salad, Tater Tots, and fruit salad.
6. Irish actor Stephen: REA.
7. Phi Beta __: KAPPA.
8. Increase the intensity of: AMP UP. AMP is an electrical word (Ampere) and if you Amp up you might burn your house down.
9. Ewe's beau: RAM. "Once there was a silly old RAM, thought he could bust a hole in a dam. He had high hopes.
10. Sushi soybean side dish: EDAMAME.
11. "The Frog and the Fox" fabulist: AESOP. The turtle beat the fox because the FOX was stupid.
12. Replicate genetically: CLONE.
13. Barbershop quartet voice: TENOR. I was in one, however I was a Bass. Pronounced Base, not a fish.
18. Deduce: INFER.
22. Biblical "your": THY. "THY kingdom come, THY will be done."
25. Expert: GURU.
26. Harness strap: REIN. "Rudolph the red nose REINdeer"
27. Star that's also a source of radio waves: PULSAR.
29. Presidential rejections: VETOES.
31. Nurse, as a drink: SIP. Then "Down the Hatch".
32. "The Raven" poet: POE.
33. B and B's first B: BED. second one may be bath, breakfast, or bill.
35. Game with x's and o's: TIC- TAC- TOE. Always ends in a tie.
36. Thurman of "The Avengers" (1998): UMA. Famous for many movies and a strange name.
37. __ favor: POR.
40. Pakistani language: URDU.
41. "Not a __ out of you!": PEEP. Okay, then I'll HOLLER !!
44. Tidal wave cousin: TSUNAMI. These are destructive, but not as bad as the terrible West Coast fires.
46. Igneous rock, once: MAGMA. I cannot imagine how hot is a burning rock.
48. Omelet ingredient: EGG. Don't forget the ham and cheese.
50. Roman and Comic Sans: FONTS.
51. Nebraska city near Boys Town: OMAHA. I've been through OMAHA
once or twice on my way to Reno or San Francisco. I remember years ago
when OMAHA had a minor league baseball team in the American Association
that played the Minneapolis Millers in the 50s.
52. Gave in: CAVED. Twins have an outfielder, Jake CAVE, who CAVED a few pitches over the fence.
53. Exterminator's target: ROACH.
54. Reproductive cell: OVULE.
56. Like dive bars: SEEDY. Never been to one. The Bar I used to
go to was part of a bowling center and very clean. No more though, I
stay away from Covid 19 factories.
57. "Siddhartha" author: HESSE.
60. CPR pros: EMTS. I get confused. I know that this means emergency medical tech, but I always see it as electrical metallic tubing.
62. Jeans label: LEE.
64. Leaves in hot water?: TEA. "Tea for Two" - C.C.'s thirst quencher. I like it ICED.
65. Rowboat rower: OAR. I think I had this last week. Replaced with a 5 HP Johnson.
Boomer
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