Thomas Paine revisited. Did you see the Common thread?
17-Across. * Chic runway event: FASHION SHOW. Fashion Sense dos and don'ts.
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29-Across. * Popular betting sport: HORSE RACING. Horse Sense.
45-Across. * Uptown New York City thoroughfare west of Madison: SIXTH AVENUE. Sixth Sense. Also the name of a movie starring Bruce Willis.
And the Unifier:
57-Across. Practical judgment ... and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues: COMMON SENSE. The word can follow the first word of each theme answer to give us a new concept.
Across:
1. TV host with her "OWN" network: OPRAH. As in Oprah Winfrey Network.
6. Avoider of foods from animals: VEGAN. When my
mother-in-law turned 90, hubby and I planned a big party for her.
Foodwise, it was a challenge, as I had to have a kosher menu to
accommodate various family members whose diets include vegan, gluten-free, and
sugar-free (diabetes).
11. Weep: SOB. Hand up if your initial thought was 27-Down.
Weep: CRY.
14. "A penny saved ... " is one: ADAGE.
15. Thrill: ELATE.
16. "Into __ Woods": THE. Into the Woods was a
musical with music and lyrics by the late Stephen Sondheim (Mar. 22, 1930 ~
Nov. 26, 2021).
19. Actress de Armas: ANA. Ana de Armas (b. Apr. 30, 1988)
is a Cuban actress. She portrayed the nurse Marta Cabrera in the
movie Knives Out.
20. Not clash: AGREE.
21. Zac of "High School Musical" films: EFRON.
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| Zackary David Alexander Efron (b. Oct. 18, 1987) |
23. Mex. neighbor: USA.
26. Part of a snicker: HEE. Tee-Hee-Hee!
27. Seafood found in cakes: CRAB. You can order a half
dozen Maryland Jumbo Lump crab cakes for only $129.99 plus shipping.
28. Short rest: NAP.
34. PC problem solvers: IT PROS. As in Information Technology Professionals.
36. Harvard or Yale, e.g.: IVY. The mysterious origin of
the term Ivy League.
37. Robert of "The Sopranos": ILER. Robert Michael Iler (b.
Mar. 2, 1985) portrayed A.J. Soprano, Tony Soprano's son. We watched the
series in the first year of the Covid shutdown.
38. Spanish bull: TORO. Today's Spanish lesson.
39. Director Ang: LEE. And Lee (b. Oct. 23, 1954) is a
Taiwanese filmmaker who has won numerous awards.
40. As well: ALSO.
41. Greek Cupid: EROS.
42. Lively dance: JIG.
43. Bowling woes: SPLITS. Hi, Boomer! Hope you are
feeling better.
48. Game console letters: NES. As in Nintendo Entertainment System.
49. Its symbol is Fe: IRON. Iron is number 26 on the
Periodic Table. It's chemical symbol is Fe, which comes from the
Latin, Ferrum.
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50. Dedicated poem: ODE. A crossword staple.
51. Test for M.A. hopefuls: GRE. As in a Graduate Record Examination.
52. Masters of the Universe superhero: HE-MAN.
54. With 55-Down, superhero alter ego: CLARK. // And
55-Down: See 54-Across: KENT. Together we get Clark
Kent, who is the mild-mannered reporter and Superman's alter ego.
56. Señora Perón: EVA.
63. Tennis call: LET.
64. Coin flip call: HEADS.
65. Baseball's Shohei Ohtani, notably: ANGEL. Shoehi Ohtani
(b. July 5, 1994) plays baseball for the Los Angeles Angels.
66. "Black-ish" patriarch: DRE. Anthony Anderson (b. Aug.
15, 1970) portrays the father, Dre Johnson on the
sit-com Black-ish.
67. Scents: ODORS.
68. Sporty car roofs: T-TOPS.
Down:
1. Dolt: OAF.
2. Romantic kiss in a crowd, for short: PDA. As in Public Display of Affection. Not to be confused with a Personal Digital Assistant.
3. Univ. aides: RAs. As in the Resident Assistant, which also appeared in last Tuesday's puzzle.
4. Turkish title: AGHA.
5. Song sung by a toon mining septet: HEIGH-HO. And off to
work we go ...
6. Facade: VENEER.
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7. Otherwise: ELSE.
8. "Dilbert" cry: GAH.
9. From __ B: basic step: A TO. From A to B ... pretty
basic, indeed.
10. Period of change that's "ushered in": NEW ERA.
11. Diva's goal: STAR BILLING.
12. "That's awful!": OH, NO!
13. Coffee source: BEAN.
18. The first of them was sold March 6, 1912: OREOS. Good to
know! The Cookie will soon be 110 years old.
22. Spa treatment: FACIAL.
23. Brings together: UNITES.
24. Zen enlightenment: SATORI. Zen Philosophy.
25. Close, but not precise: APPROXIMATE.
30. Prolonged battle: SIEGE.
31. Holiday lead-in: EVE.
32. Empty __: parent whose kids have grown and moved: NESTER.
33. __ Pointe, Michigan: GROSSE. Everything you wanted to
know about Grosse Pointe, but didn't know to ask.
35. Speech platforms: ROSTRA. Plural of Rostrum.
39. 2020 Super Bowl number: LIV. Not to be confused with LIV
Ullmann (b. Dec. 16, 1938).
42. Yr. starter: JAN. The first month of the YR is January.
43. Khartoum's land: SUDAN.
44. Eyes closely: PEERS AT.
46. Bigwig: HONCHO.
47. "We can do without him": NO LOSS.
52. Conducted, as a meeting: HELD.
53. Eternally: EVER.
54. Starfleet rank: Abbr.: CMDR. As in Commander.
58. 20-vol. reference: OED. Here's the history of
the Oxford English Dictionary.
59. Red Guard leader: MAO.
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60. Nonprofit aid gp.: NGO. As in a Non-Governmental Organization.
61. Labor Day mo.: SEP. Labor Day is the first Monday
of September.
62. Golfer Ernie: ELS. I learned about Ernie Els (né
Theodore Ernest Els; b. Oct. 17, 1969) from doing the crossword puzzles.
Here's the Grid:
חתולה
Not only is today 2/22/22, it is also a milestone birthday for hubby.
