Theme: "Creature Features" - Each phrase with animal in the first part is punnily rephrased, fitting each fictional creature in the clue.
23A. Playlist for Bullwinkle?: MOOSE TRACKS.
25A. Pot for Sebastian of "The Little Mermaid"?: CRABGRASS. Sebastian is crab in ""The Little Mermaid".
47A. Soul mate for Jiminy?: CRICKET MATCH.
92A. Emotional triggers for Mickey?: MOUSE BUTTONS.
116A. Topping Daffy created?: DUCK SAUCE.
118A. Online news source for Henny Penny?: CHICKEN FEED.
31D. Healthy snack for Yogi?: BEAR FRUIT.
33D. Old joke told by Quick Draw McGraw?: HORSE CHESTNUT. Quick Draw McGraw is a white horse. Learning moment for me.
60D. Ping-Pong gear for Goofy?: DOG PADDLE.
Cute theme. Quite a tight set. Gary is fond of this kind of punny rephrasing theme type.
Across:
6. "Skip to __": 1840s partner-stealing dance: MY LOU.
11. Tree on the Lebanese flag: CEDAR.
16. At all: ANY.
19. Square: UNHIP. Super unhip to wear skinny jeans these days. But I've been wearing them since high school.
20. Long periods: AEONS.
21. One of the ABC islands: ARUBA. ABC islands consists of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao.
22. Bambi's cousin Faline, for one: DOE.
27. Prevents from draining: CLOGS UP.
28. Really good thing to live: THE DREAM.
29. Little bit: DAB.
32. Have-__: disadvantaged ones: NOTS.
33. Made haste, old-style: HIED.
34. Vaccine pioneer: SALK. Jonas Salk. And Albert Sabin. Neither patented and profited from their vaccines.
37. Restless: UNEASY.
40. "Everything's fine": IT'S OK. And
42. "I need this ASAP!": DO IT NOW.
45. Abnormally tense: IN A STATE.
50. Somewhat, informally: SORTA.
51. Gray ones are hard to resolve: AREAS.
53. Defunct Houston hockey team: AEROS. Now called Iowa Wild, affiliate Minnesota Wild.
54. Online message board: FORUM.
56. Shin armor that's a homophone for a synonym of "mourn": GREAVE. Grieve. New to me.
58. Obstacle: HURDLE.
63. Preserve, in a way, as beef: CORN.
65. Soybean paste: MISO. I've been loving this brand lately.
67. Goatee site: CHIN.
68. Johnny's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" role: RAOUL.
69. Name on a "Little Women" book jacket: LOUISA. May Alcott.
71. "The Elements of Style" co-author: E B WHITE.
73. The Indian Ocean's Bay of __: BENGAL.
74. Sambuca flavoring: ANISE. Liquor.
75. Model position: POSE. I think Imaan Hammam is super pretty.
76. Wild about: INTO.
78. PC "brains": CPUS.
79. Hot dog entrepreneur Handwerker: NATHAN. I know Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, not the founder's name.
81. Muss: TOUSLE.
83. Obama daughter: SASHA.
85. Puts out there: BARES.
87. Edison rival: TESLA.
89. Deceived: LED ON.
97. Annual 103-Across-planting event: ARBOR DAY. 103. Peach or beech: TREE.
99. Least considered: RASHEST.
100. __ space: OUTER.
102. Horseshoe-shaped fasteners: U-BOLTS.
104. Absorbed: RAPT.
106. Gritty film genre: NOIR.
108. Private __: EYE. Part of the Pinkerton logo.
109. Technical drawings: DIAGRAMS.
113. Didn't do well at all: STUNK AT.
122. Tony winner Hagen: UTA.
123. Foreign: ALIEN.
124. Valium maker: ROCHE. Swiss pharmaceutical company. Basel-based.
125. Score: TALLY.
127. Remains unsettled: PENDS.
128. Like some jackets: TWEED.
129. Snail trail: SLIME.
Down:
2. Plastic __ Band: ONO.
3. "Horton Hears a __!": WHO.
4. Computer insert: DISC.
5. Hesse-based automaker: OPEL.
6. Harshman of "Even Stevens": MARGO. Not familiar to me.
7. More frothy: YEASTIER. Not beer related. Any of you like Bolillo rolls. So soft inside.
8. Plague bug: LOCUST.
9. Doing mess work: ON KP.
10. Seagoing letters: USS.
11. Store: CACHE.
12. Transposed letters, say: ERRED.
13. Pair: DUAD.
14. Briefly, briefly: ABBR.
15. Steamed state: RAGE.
16. Unyielding: ADAMANT.
17. Refusals: NOS.
18. "Owner of a Lonely Heart" band: YES.
24. Skater Harding: TONYA.
26. Many a Marley fan: RASTA. They follow Jah.
28. __ torch: party light: TIKI.
29. MADD concerns: DUIs.
30. Year in Tuscany: ANNO.
35. Rapper Tone-__: LOC.
36. Elec. bill unit: KWH.
38. Floor: ASTONISH.
39. Target of a wish?: STAR. Wish upon a star.
41. Emotional injury: SCAR.
42. German article: DER.
43. However, in texts: OTOH. On the other hand.
44. "Yeah, right": I'M SURE.
46. "Ashes to Ashes" author Hoag: TAMI Wikipedia summery. Set in Minneapolis. Sounds terrifying.
48. Hollows: CAVITIES.
49. A Wayans brother: KEENEN. Keenen Ivory Wayans. MARLON has 6-letter also.
52. Bit of encouragement: EGO BOOST.
55. Actress Thurman: UMA.
57. Sushi serving: AHI. Tuna.
59. Southwestern farm owner: RANCHERO.
61. Hilo feast: LUAU.
62. Some additions: ELLS.
63. Close-knit group: CLAN.
64. O'Neill's daughter: OONA. Chaplin. Here's her granddaughter with the same name.
66. Deadly sins, e.g.: SEPTET.
70. Naval builder: SEABEE.
72. Cougars of the Pac-12: WSU. Washington State Cougars.
73. Feathery wrap: BOA.
77. Old Russian ruler: TSAR.
80. Snatches: NABS.
82. "__ we forget": LEST.
84. Untidy sort: SLOB.
86. Boring routine: RUT.
88. '70s-'80s NHLer Pierre: LAROUCHE. No idea. Canadian.
90. Like Cheerios: OATY.
91. Nasdaq rival: NYSE.
92. "The A-Team" actor: MR T.
93. Dinghy mover: OAR.
94. It may be a lemon: USED CAR. The newspaper said that used
cars are 10-15% higher than a year ago. New cars are also more
expensive. We were lucky to get our Santa Fe in 2020.
95. Mideast chief: SHEIK.
96. Klutz's cry: OOPS.
98. Delta of "Designing Women": BURKE.
101. Inveigle: ENTICE.
104. Vied for the America's Cup: RACED.
105. Cries from flocks: AMENS. I started to attend Church a month
ago. When the priest gives you a wafer, you're supposed to say "Amen!",
not "Thank you!" as I thought.
107. Signed: INKED.
110. Rush job letters: ASAP. You should also eat the wafer ASAP. You can't hold it in your hands. It's also very bland.
111. Serious blow: GALE.
112. Wreckage: RUIN.
113. Vegas draw: SHOW.
114. Sugar bowl marchers?: ANTS. Cute.
115. Nonstick cookware brand: T FAL. My saute pan brand.
116. "Obviously!": DUH.
117. Beehive State native: UTE.
118. Old PC component: CRT.
119. Peyton's brother: ELI.
120. Shade tree: ELM.
121. Coloring medium: DYE.
Dave has mentioned Carol many times in our blog. Here's a recent picture of them. It's taken on Thursday Sept 11, 2021.
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| Carol and David 11/11/2021 |
