Theme: Alliterative Jobs
16. Alliterative union litigator: LABOR LAWYER.
25. Alliterative craftsperson: WOODWORKER.
47. Alliterative marriage specialist: MATCHMAKER.
60. Alliterative accompanist: PIANO PLAYER.
Boomer here.
Another
alliterative I have in mind is Crossword Constructor for which C.C.
fills the bill. I hope all of you enjoyed the Super Bowl commercials
which cost the vendors Seven Million Dollars for thirty seconds. I
suppose the prices of those items might reach your credit limit. Sorry, I
will watch the football game but I needed to prepare the blog a bit
early to preserve some time for healthcare.
Across:
5. In pieces: APART. Years ago I had "A PART" in a play.
10. The Beatles' Pepper, e.g.: Abbr.: SGT. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club band.
13. Attired: CLAD. Some electric wires are Copper CLAD.
14. Pennsylvania in Washington, for example: AVENUE. Most AVENUES run one direction and streets intersect.
15. Couple's pronoun: OUR. OUR home is on an "L" of two avenues.
18. State sch. with campuses in Providence: URI. The University of Rhode Island.
19. DoorDash rival: UBER EATS. We still buy most of our EATS at a grocery store. Years ago I had a job delivering pizza.
20. It follows dawn: SUNUP.
22. Ancestry.com concern: DNA. This is some kind of genetic ACID with a name I cannot spell.
23. Wicked one: FIEND.
30. Lawyers: Abbr.: ATTS. Attorneys.
33. To no avail: IN VAIN.
34. On a cruise, say: ASEA. Some of those multi-level cruise ships are unbelievable!
36. __ Tin Tin: RIN. Lassie's predecessor on black and white TV.
37. Discover: LEARN.
38. Word that fittingly fills the blanks in "_ _ propria _ e": APT. Appropriate.
39. About to explode: IRATE. You may be IRATE if interest RATES go up.
41. Rapper __ Kim: LIL.
42. "__, Brute?": ET TU. Old joke -- "How many eggs did you have for breakfast Caesar" ?
44. Nativity display: CRECHE. A Manger. Beautiful Christmas decoration.
45. Quite often: A LOT. I used to bowl A LOT before ......
49. Malodorous: FETID.
51. One-named "Cheap Thrills" singer: SIA.
52. '90s trade acronym: NAFTA. North Atlantic Free Trade.
54. Rain in light drops: SPRINKLE. This fell Thursday evening in normally snowy Minnesota. Spring is coming... Maybe?
59. NFL's Cardinals: ARI. Moved from St. Louis in 1988.
63. Anatomical pouch: SAC.
64. Being: ENTITY.
65. Act the blowhard: BRAG.
66. Civil War nickname: ABE. Five Dollar bill nickname last week.
67. Indoor parking lot features: RAMPS.
68. Nordstrom rival: SAKS. Fifth Avenue.
Down:
2. Love handles, essentially: FLAB. I have totally lost mine. Now 6 ft. 2 in. 159 pounds and still losing it.
3. Broccoli __: RABE. I am not a big fan of broccoli but I have heard it was voted Americas favorite vegetable.
4. Aroma: ODOR. I think people enjoy aroma, but hold their nose on ODOR.
5. Personal user pic: AVATAR.
6. Seats with kneelers: PEWS. Old days. Our church has no
kneelers. Attend Mass and either sit or stand. Okay with me. These
days I sit for the whole Mass.
7. "__ questions?": ANY.
8. Regret: RUE. Ms. McClanahan in "The Golden Girls".
9. Brusque: TERSE.
10. Music for a movie: SOUNDTRACK. "The Hills are alive, with the Sound of Music".
11. Trusted adviser: GURU. My GURU is C.C. (And Doctor Downs).
12. Excursion: TRIP. Most of our trips recently are to the VA
hospital. It is an excursion of about 35 miles each way. Traffic is
usually no problem.
14. Group co-founded by Bill W.'s wife: AL-ANON. I never needed
this. In fact, after Dr. Downs banned booze with my medicine, I donated
all the sealed bottles for door prizes at my bowling banquet. Then the
league secretary jimmied the drawing so I won two rounds of golf at a
local course. Guess who I played the round with.
17. Merlot or Syrah: RED WINE.
21. Acapulco article: UNA.
23. Big celebration: FEST. I think a FEST might be in order when CHEMO is wrapped up.
24. Anger: IRE.
25. Novelist Cather: WILLA.
26. Negro Leagues legend Buck __: O'NEIL. See who's there behind O'Neil?
27. Presidential workplace: OVAL OFFICE. Don't tear up any of those papers, Joe.
28. Patriotic org. since 1890: DAR. Daughters of the American Revolution.
29. Dead, as an engine: KAPUT. Sometimes this happens in our cold weather. However cars are more dependable these days.
31. Church donation: TITHE. I do this weekly. Not sure if it is as much as they recommend.
32. Contemptuous look: SNEER.
35. "Par avion" letters: AIRMAIL. I think most first class goes by air now. That's why it's always late.
38. Just slightly: A TAD. If your TITHE is a TAD, you may want to reconsider ??
40. "The Crying Game" actor Stephen: REA.
43. "Enough!" in a text: TMI. Too Much Info.
44. Happy as a lark?: CHIRPY.
46. Hanoi holiday: TET. Reminds me of the Vietnam era.
48. $100 bills, in slang: C SPOTS. NOO! They are called BENJAMINS.
50. Narrow to a point: TAPER. When we mail a package, I am usually the TAPER.
52. Astronaut's insignia: NASA.
53. Speedy steed: ARAB. Kentucky Derby is coming soon.
54. Barbershop sound: SNIP. Old days, now the sound is a buzz from the clippers.
55. Apprehends: NABS.
56. Actress Sedgwick: KYRA. Wife of Kevin Bacon.
57. Plumbing problem: LEAK. We hired the wrong company once for a
new toilet. The next thing we knew we had dripping in our garage.
Luckily our bathroom is over our garage and we hired a different company
to fix it.
58. Units of work: ERGS.
61. "Be there __ sec!": IN A. I am here already.
62. Bank convenience, for short: ATM. I have not used an ATM in years. But now I get phone calls from shysters telling me how to get free money.
Boomer
