Theme: BACKSPACE (36. PC key with a left-pointing arrow ...
and hint to the last words of the answers to starred clues) - The last
word can precede "space".
18. *Major tennis tournament played on clay: FRENCH OPEN. Open space.
23. *Vegas vacation valuables holder: HOTEL SAFE. Safe space.
52. *TV headline ticker: NEWS CRAWL. Crawl space.
58. *99-year-old Emmy-winning actress with eight-plus decades in show business: BETTY WHITE. White space.
Boomer here again, blogging one more master grid from the two masters in crossword construction.
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| Gail and Bruce |
Most
times I am not able to follow up on news from this blog. I just want
to wish heartfelt condolences to Jayce on the loss of his
daughter-in-law.
Confidential to TTP. I have been trying to follow the bowling playoffs which air inconsistency on FS1. I'm afraid I missed the Sam Couley vs. Kyle Troup match. Maybe Kyle got his pick comb caught in his eyebrow.
Across:
10. Like deserts: ARID.
14. Oohs and __: AAHS. Miguel Sano hit a grand slam last Thursday. Maybe I'll stop picking on him for awhile.
15. Like wine barrels: OAKEN. Do they still make barrels out of wood?
16. "Suits" actress Torres: GINA.
17. Catch in a web: TRAP. "Sand"ones are called Bunkers'
20. Letter after phi: CHI. I only know the first five Greek letters. This looks like a box score heading for the White Sox or Cubs.
21. Field with cases and briefs: LAW. There is usually a "Law
& Order" rerun somewhere on a cable channel. I am pretty sure I
have seen them all, but I pass on "SVU" and "Criminal Intent".
22. Boring tools: AUGERS. Now our fishing season is open in Minnesota. You need not bring your ice AUGER.
29. ER pictures: X-RAYS. I've had a few X-RAYS in the past. Now
it seems I only need those scans where you have to drink something and
then roll into a machine that costs more than my house.
31. A, in German: EIN. I think that's the first word I learned when I rolled into a camp in Hardheim.
32. Software help file: READ ME.
34. Dublin's land: Abbr.: IRE.
35. Govt. Rx watchdog: FDA. Lots of food and drugs in our house. No dog watching them.
39. Shed tears: CRY.
41. Lang. of the Torah: HEB. Hebrew.
42. Fuselage fasteners: RIVETS.
46. Group of two: DUO.
47. Skin openings: PORES.
49. Swab again: RE-MOP. Sometimes we were ordered to do the barracks several times.
50. Canadian skater Brian: ORSER.
54. Early Web forum: USENET.
56. Didn't fast: ATE. Something missing in the Puzz because seven ATE nine.
57. Land in the Seine: ILE. The Seine, The Seine, when will I again, meet her there, Greet her there, on the moonlit banks of the Seine.
61. Romance novelist Hilderbrand: ELIN.
62. Any of four British art galleries: TATE. I remember Sharon TATE. I do not remember here roles but I remember she was killed by Charles Manson.
63. Music rights org.: ASCAP.
64. What libraries do: LEND. I've heard that banks and credit cards also do this.
65. Have the lead (in): STAR.
66. Undoes a dele: STETS.
67. Think tank tidbit: IDEA.
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3. Indian spiced drink: CHAI TEA. There is always TEA in our home. I drink coffee.
4. Debatable ability, briefly: ESP. Start of the Sports Network.
5. Sectionals and sleepers: SOFAS. We have a couple, but they do not pull out.
6. Auto body coat: CAR WAX. I don't use this. Does it really help?
7. Clanton gang leader: IKE. Also the nickname of our 34th
President. Speaking of nicknames President Eisenhower changed the name
of the presidential retreat to Camp David after his Grandson. A trivia
question that is frequently missed on trivia game shows.
8. Boggy lowland: FEN.
9. Ancient Peruvian: INCA. "Inca Dinka Do". Jimmy Durante.
10. Galore, in disco lingo: A GOGO.
11. Matured on the vine: RIPENED. Best to pick ripe grapes.
12. Subject of Newton's first law: INERTIA.
13. Ted of "Cheers": DANSON. Also of many boring commercials on TV.
19. Makeshift shelters: HUTS.
21. Andean wool source: LLAMA.
24. Be over no later than: END BY. 9:00 PM, No extra innings please.
25. Flying Wham-O toy: FRISBEE. I am sure most of us remember our first Wham-O toy.
26. O.K. Corral lawman: EARP. Of course I do not remember Wyatt, he passed away in 1929. I do remember Hugh O'Brien who played Wyatt in the TV show.
30. Common subscription period: YEAR.
33. Rebounding sound: ECHO. HELLO, hello hello
35. Above-normal body temperature: FEVER.
37. "Show Boat" composer Jerome: KERN.
38. Greek sorceress: CIRCE.
39. Attack with profanity: CURSE AT. Yes, I have been there, mostly at the ten pin.
40. British Museum's __ Stone: ROSETTA.
43. Clicked "send": EMAILED. I've been there too.
44. Rope for a tugboat: TOW LINE.
45. Low-calorie sweetener: SPLENDA. I buy big bags of fake sugar at Aldi. Tastes like real sugar!
46. Uncertainties: DOUBTS.
47. Hunter's quarry: PREY. Hunting season is over in MN. Now those large walleye are in the hunt.
48. Try to hit, as a fly: SWAT AT. Flies are tough to hit. Mosquitos are easier.
51. Go into: ENTER.
53. Fitbit units: STEPS. We have had a few of these walk counters but they don't work very well.
55. "__ the night before ... ": 'TWAS.
59. DDE's predecessor: HST. Of course the President when I was born
60. Highway hazard: ICE. Especially in Minnesota but it will not be hazardous again until about November.
61. Yale student: ELI. I think he invented the cotton gin. I did not know you could make GIN out of cotton.
Boomer
