Broken homes. Another word for one's house can be found "broken" circles in each of the theme answers. This theme made me sad because it made me think of the condo in Florida that collapsed less than a week ago. The husband of a friend of mine was in the building visiting family that day.
18-Across. Kooks: DING-A-LINGS. Digs.
20-Across. Where fingerprints may be analyzed: CRIME LAB. Crib.
59-Across. Cheerleading team: PEP SQUAD. Pad.
61-Across. Contest with a puck: HOCKEY GAME. Home.
And the Unifier:
38-Across. Like a well-trained pet, and a hint to each set of circles: HOUSE BROKEN.
Across:
1. Reaction to a bad joke: MOAN. I would think Groan is a
more common response to a bad joke. Why can't you trust atoms?
*
5. Mary's was little: LAMB. Mary had a little lamb, it's
fleas as white as snow. (As kids, we thought the word fleece was
actually fleas.)
9. Hip-hop headgear: DO-RAG.
14. Armory supply: AMMO. As in Ammunition.
15. Plus: ALSO.
16. How many single people live: ALONE.
17. Singer McEntire: REBA. Reba Nell McEntire (b. Mar. 28,
1955) is a country singer-songwriter.
22. 2020 Super Bowl number: LIV.
23. Beehive State native: UTE. Utah is the Beehive State,
and the name of the state is derived from an Apache word. Ute means
People of the Mountains.
24. Another name for the peyote cactus: MESCAL. Everything
you wanted to know about Mescal / Peyote, but didn't know to ask.
26. Significant times: ERAs. This is becoming a crossword
staple. It is also the name of a laundry detergent.
30. Yemen's capital: SANA'A.
32. Paid in advance, as costs: UP FRONT.
34. Ancestry.com concern: DNA.
36. Michael of "Arrested Development": CERA. Michael Cera
(b. June 7, 1988) is a Canadian actor.
37. "Got __ ideas?": ANY.
41. Pub order: ALE. A crossword staple.
43. Gets with effort, with "out": EKEs.
44. Witness: SEE.
45. Knights __: "The Da Vinci Code" group: TEMPLAR. The Da Vinci Code was a 2003 novel by Dan Brown, which was later made into a movie.
47. White house?: IGLOO. We find our Igloo Ice Chest to be
very convenient while on vacation.
51. Canadian gas: ESSO. Hi, CanadianEh! // And
64-Down. Tank filler: GAS.
52. Populated with trees: WOODED.
56. Spanish Main treasure: ORO. Today's Spanish lesson.
Hi, Lucina!
57. Tax preparer, for short: CPA. As in a Certified Public Accountant. Some of our regulars are CPAs.
65. Money drawer: TILL.
66. Boo-boos: OWIES.
67. Diaper rash cream additive: ALOE. A fresh new clue for
an old staple.
68. Vacation spot: ISLE.
69. Green sauce: PESTO. Another crossword favorite. I
have been making homemade Pesto.
70. Phishing targets: Abbr.: SSNs. As in Social Security Numbers. The word Phishing first appeared arount 1996.
71. Is worth it: PAYS. Did you know that in France, the word
Pays means Country or Region? For example, country ham would
translate as jambon de pays.
Down:
1. Neiman's business partner: MARCUS.
2. Mafioso code of honor: OMERTA. Today's Italian lesson.
3. Sleep aid brand: AMBIEN.
4. Linguist Chomsky: NOAM.
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| Avram Noam Chomsky (b. Dec. 7, 1928) |
5. Soup scoop: LADLE.
6. Butch Cassidy or the Sundance Kid: ALIAS. Butch Cassidy's
given name was Robert LeRoy Parker (Apr. 13, 1866 ~ Nov. 7, 1908).
Apropos of today's puzzle, Butch Cassidy was from the Beehive State.
7. 24-hour news service: MSNBC.
8. Marshy region: BOG.
9. Surrealist Salvador: DALÍ. Salvador Domingo Felipe
Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marquess of Dalí de Púbol (b. May 11, 1904 ~ Jan.
23, 1989) is probably best known for his painting, The Persistence of Memory. There is a fabulous Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida that is well worth the visit.
10. Twist who asked for some more: OLIVER. A reference to
Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens (Feb. 7, 1812 ~ June 9, 1870).
11. Harry's pal Weasley: RON. Hi, JazzB. Also the
obligatory reference to Harry Potter.
12. Director Lee: ANG. Ang Lee (b. Oct. 23, 1954) has a very
impressive film resume. He has also won 3 Oscars.
13. Some fridges: GEs. As in General Electrics.
19. Top NFL players: ALL-PROS.
21. Common temple name: EMANU-EL. The word comes from the
Hebrew (עִמָּנוּאֵל) which literally means "G~d is with us". If "Temple"
is used in the name of a house of worship, it is likely a synagogue of the
Reform movement. Other Jewish denominations rarely use the word Temple
when referring to their houses of worship.
25. Violinist Leopold: AUER. Leopold Auer (June 7, 1845 ~
July 15, 1930) was a Hungarian violinist and composer. He was also a
well-known violin teacher.
27. Stable color: ROAN.
28. Raggedy doll: ANN. I had a Raggedy Andy that looked just
like the one below.
29. Snorters' quarters: STY.
31. Brouhaha: ADO.
33. Docs with doctored birth dates, say: FAKE IDS.
35. "Shoot": ASK AWAY.
36. Letterman's last network: CBS.
38. Skirt lines: HEMS.
39. Architect Saarinen: EERO. Eero Saarinen (Aug. 20, 1910 ~
Sept. 1, 1961) and his father, Elie Saarinen (Aug. 20, 1873 ~ July 1, 1950)
were both well known architects from Finland. Eero designed the Dulles
International Airport in Washington, D.C., and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis,
Missouri. Eero appears quite frequently in the crossword puzzles.
40. Neurologist's readout: Abbr.: EEG. As in the ElectoEncephaloGraphy.
41. Had a bite: ATE.
42. "__ Misérables": LES. Les Misérables by
Victor Hugo (1802 ~ 1885) is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th
century.
46. Pool player's target: POCKET.
48. "Little Women" author __ May Alcott: LOUISA. Louisa May
Alcott (Nov. 29, 1832 ~ Mar. 6, 1888) wrote many novels, but is probably best
known for Little Women and Little Men.
49. How much medication is taken: ORALLY.
50. Loads: OODLES.
53. Milky gems: OPALS. Hi, Kazie! The Opal is the
national gemstone of Australia.
54. Possessed person's possessor: DEMON.
55. Sporting blades: ÉPÉES. A crossword staple.
58. Mexican money: PESO.
60. Medicine cabinet swab: Q-TIP.
61. Jump on one leg: HOP.
62. Have bills to pay: OWE.
63. Prefix with gender: CIS-. As in Cisgender.
Webster's defines cisgender as: "of, relating to, or being a person
whose gender identity corresponds with the sex the person had or was
identified as having at birth." We have seen this prefix in past
puzzles.
Here's the Grid:
* Because they make up everything.
חתולה
Notes from C.C.:
Happy
55th birthday to Barry G, whose daily comments helped me greatly in my
early days of crossword constructions. Hope all's well with your job and
family, Barry!
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