Theme: GO-BETWEEN (61. Intermediary ... or a hint to 23-, 35-, 42- and 52-Across)
23. Ride with wooden horses: MERRY-GO-ROUND.
35. "Let's change the subject": DON'T GO THERE.
42. St. Patrick's day shout: ERIN GO BRAGH.
52. Without a care in the world: HAPPY-GO-LUCKY.
Boomer here. It's go time!
St. Patrick's Day will arrive with some spring weather this Thursday. Irish eyes will be smiling.
Across:
5. Not that: THIS.
9. James of "The Blacklist": SPADER.
15. "Sign me up!": I'M IN. Toss in your ante.
16. Call at third base: SAFE. The "Greedies" of major league
baseball have finally settled the argument between the billionaire
owners and the millionaire players.
17. Printing mistakes: ERRATA.
18. Remark that may elicit "None taken": NO OFFENSE. We'll see if the Vikings can make some up. They are still in the same division as Aaron Rodgers.
20. Line dance step: TOE TAP.
21. Coffee dispensers: URNS. We just use a glass pitcher (pot).
22. Garnish for a margarita: RIM SALT. No thank you.
28. Singer with numbered albums: ADELE.
29. Advance to repay: LOAN. You may need one to buy gas.
30. Check no.: ACCT.
34. Drips started by RNs: IVS. Oh yeah, I am familiar with
that. Surprise, the VA moved my next chemo to a smaller VA clinic north
of our home. About 20 miles and a much easier drive. Next IV is March
24. We will see how it goes.
38. Network with science shows, familiarly: NAT GEO. National Geographic.
41. Listened to, as advice: HEEDED. I need proof with advice, Sorry.
47. Clean-up hitter's stat: RBI. On STRIKE did not fit in the grid.
48. Walgreens product: DRUG. Actually, I think Walgreens just sells DRUGs. Other companies produce them.
49. Gaseous: Pref.: AERI.
50. Short: BRIEF.
55. President Hoover: HERBERT. Served from 1929 - 1933. I don't think the stock market crash was his fault.
59. Company that's "calling": AVON. Used to be ladies setting up parties and giving a sales pitch.
60. Picture next to a username: AVATAR.
66. Poet Pablo with a Nobel Prize: NERUDA.
67. Real hassle: PAIN. The last chemo infusion was a little tougher than the first. About 7 days of pain followed.
68. Wheel shaft: AXLE.
69. Formal, as an affair: DRESSY. High School proms are coming soon.
70. Crafts partner: ARTS.
71. Oxen connector: YOKE. Not the center of an egg.
Down:
2. Moody genre: EMO.
3. Carnival city: RIO. Home of the big statue.
4. Roll out, as a flag: UNFURL. Next holiday is Memorial Day. We will UNFURL the flag we received from Spitzboov.
5. Former LPGA #1 golfer Yani __: TSENG.
6. Jabba the Hutt foe: HAN SOLO.
7. Conditions: IFS. Along with ANDS and BUTS
8. "Understand?": SEE. "I SEE" said the blind man when he really didn't.
9. Take effect: SET IN.
10. High school corsage wearer: PROM DATE. It's been a long time since I was in High School. Very memorable.
11. Greek war god: ARES.
12. Facts and figures: DATA. Use to be on paper. Now stored in a computer somewhere.
13. List-ending abbr.: ET AL.
14. Unable to look away: RAPT.
19. Boots brand: FRYE. Minnesota is a land of Boots, but I have never heard of this brand.
22. Ladder step: RUNG. If you fall, you may get your bell RUNG.
23. Stephen King's home state: MAINE. I think MAINE is the only state in the continental US that is only bordered by one other state. New Hampshire.
24. "The Scream" artist Munch: EDVARD.
25. Mix again: RE-STIR.
26. Harry's pal Weasley: RON. Mr. Howard. An actor for 60 years.
27. Cheerios bit: OAT. Bears eat oats and does eat oats but little lambs eat ivy.
31. Michael of "SNL": CHE.
32. __ the Entertainer: CEDRIC.
33. Beloved "Jeopardy!" host: TREBEK. Now he has a TV studio named in his honor.
35. __-wop music: DOO. I don't think I am old enough to remember this. Can you?
36. "I get it now": OHH.
37. Enlighten: EDIFY.
39. Wildebeest: GNU. What's GNU? Nothing, what's GNU with you?
40. Brainiacs: EGGHEADS. Easter is about a month away. Somehow EGGS are a tradition.
43. Protestant denom.: BAPT.
44. Dem.'s foe: REP. I know they battle frequently but the actions from Russia have created strange bedfellows.
45. Suffix with custom: ARY.
46. Data transfer measure: GIGABIT. I think that is a million bits.
50. Inky stain: BLOT.
51. Model's sashaying path: RUNWAY. It's amazing how airport control can keep all the traffic safe.
53. Wide assortment: ARRAY.
54. Appliances that may be Dutch: OVENS.
55. "Give me a __": "Help!": HAND.
56. At any time: EVER.
57. Like many collectibles: RARE. My main collectable is
baseball cards. The RAREST of these is a complete set on 1955 Topps
double headers. I also added an update 15 card set of 2004 double
headers.
58. A/C units: BTUS. We have a new air conditioner coming if the snow ever melts.
61. 3.0, e.g.: Abbr.: GPA. Grade Point Average.
62. Rowing tool: OAR. Yes I remember those when I was young. Then we bought a 5 horse Johnson.
63. Prefix with skeleton: EXO.
64. Deer in a lodge logo: ELK. I once coached a Little League team sponsored by the ELKS.
65. Hillary Clinton, __ Rodham: NEE.
Boomer
