Monday January 24, 2022 Jerry Edelstein

Theme: Anagram Time

20. Nicholas II was the last one: TSAR OF RUSSIA.

34. Hopping western rodents: KANGAROO RATS.

44. Meteor: SHOOTING STAR.

58. Tasks in music, painting, etc.: ARTS PROJECTS.

Boomer here.  

Today is the day I STARt Radiation.  Been there done that about three and a half years ago.  I don't remember many side effects but C.C. does.  Last week I had a taste of physical therapy and occupational therapy.  Things went well but I have more to come after I take care of a few other appointments at the VA.

Boomer OT grip strength test, VA, 1/21/2022

Across:

1. Baghdad is its capital: IRAQ.

5. Really slow parties: DRAGS.  Really FAST stock car races.

10. Bloke: CHAP.  Ollie's buddy Stan.

14. Hindu spiritual adviser: GURU.  While I was in the VA hospital recovering from surgery, I was visited by a couple of Catholic spiritual advisers.

15. Latin for "gold": AURUM.

16. British nobleman below a marquess: EARL.  "Duke, Duke, Duke of EARL".  Gene Chandler.

17. Rifle range rounds: AMMO.  It's been a long time since I was on a rifle range.

18. Failure to exercise appropriate care: NEGLIGENCE.  I did not hear this word, but I was told what might happen if I failed to exercise.

22. Nod up and down: AGREE.  So I nodded up and down!

25. Enjoy the slopes: SKI.  We have Olympic size ski slopes here in MN.  I am sure we will see more in Beijing.

26. Nav. rank: ENS.  Same as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army.

27. Bath bathroom: LOO.  Skip to my ???

28. "To make a __ story short ... ": LONG.

32. Jessica with two Oscars and three Emmys: LANGE.  Born in Cloquet, Minnesota but also lived in Stillwater, MN for a length of time.

38. Jai __: ALAI.

39. Formal "Door's open": ENTER.

40. Green Hornet's sidekick: KATO.  Short for MANKATO, MN

47. Glide on a rink: SKATE.  Lots of High School and College Hockey in our state.  Waiting to see how players do in Beijing.

50. Soon, in Shakespeare: ANON.

51. Well output: OIL.  Prices have risen drastically over the past year.

52. Tic-__-toe: TAC.

53. __ Lingus: AER.

56. Submit a résumé (for), as a job: APPLY.  Not me.  I had a job, but now I am too old.

63. Like hastily made plans: LAST SECOND.  We do not do this.  I have all of my appointments in writing, and we usually leave an hour before the appointed time and arrive early.

64. Berra or a bear: YOGI.  Pride of the Yankees. O Booboo.

68. Dip __ in: test the water: A TOE.  My TOES are pretty numb.  I just use my hand.

69. Meeting leader: CHAIR.

70. Enjoy, as gum: CHEW.

71. Well-mannered man: GENT.

72. Works at, as a bar: TENDS.  Used to be an afterwork stop and the bartenders knew us pretty well.

73. __ sapiens: HOMO.

Down:

1. Supermarket initials: IGA.  We do not have these in our area, but I've heard of them.

 

 

2. Mojito liquor: RUM.  "Away, away with RUM by gum, the song of the temperance union",

3. Chair's elbow rest: ARM.  And sometimes I have to push up on the ARMS to get up. All of you over 70 -- tell the truth.

4. Repeat exactly: QUOTE.

5. Scully on "The X-Files": DANA.

6. Regretful sort: RUER.

7. 2012 Affleck film that won Best Picture: ARGO. Corn Starch.

8. Large bodies of water: GULFS.  GULF of Mexico is huge.

9. Smug grin: SMIRK.  Not that funny.

10. Chicken cacciatore quintet: CEES.

11. "Dear Evan __": 2015 musical: HANSEN.

12. Curving, like the sun crossing the sky: ARCING.  Like a golf ball flying off a three wood.

13. Polite request starter: PLEASE.

19. What a plea deal concedes: GUILT.  We have a trio of cops in trouble from the George Floyd incident on trial at this time.

21. Ward of "House": SELA.

22. __-Seltzer: ALKA.  SPEE DEE's commercial.

23. Objective: GOAL.  He shoots !  He SCORREES !!

24. Barrett of gossip: RONA.

29. Creme-filled cookie: OREO.  One of my favorites, but not a treat for diabetics.

30. It's forbidden: NO NO.

31. Have to, in slang: GOTTA.  Sometimes it's a NO NO but sometimes I just GOTTA have a piece of pie.

33. Questions: ASKS.

35. Main point: GIST.

36. Horse rider's strap: REIN.  Also Santa guiding his sleigh.

37. Florence's river: ARNO.

41. Where division leaders sit, vis-à-vis the standings: ATOP.  On TOP of Old Smokie?

42. What a dog wags: TAIL.

43. Paris airport: ORLY.

45. Jalopies: HEAPS.  Mine was a 1953 Dodge.

46. Tiny biting insect: GNAT.

47. WWII prison camp: STALAG.  Colonel Hogan lived there and made a TV show.

48. Self-defense technique: KARATE.  Never tried it.

49. Responds to, as a tip: ACTS ON.

54. Build: ERECT.  Myself and all kids my age had an ERECTOR set when we were young.

55. Tamiflu producer: ROCHE.

57. "Fooled you!": PSYCH.

59. Editor's "keep it": STET.

60. Folk singer Baez: JOAN.  Song writer of folk music.  I think she was a close personal friend of Bob Dylan.

61. Oklahoma city: ENID.

62. Some USN officers: CDRS.  I believe our friend Spitzboov had this rank.

65. "I get it now!": OHO.

66. Diamond, for one: GEM.  "Baseball Field" did not fit.

67. __ Jima: IWO.  A major battle by U.S. forces in 1945.

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