Theme: Vowel Movement - A, E, I, O, U between B & LL.
17. Rolling friction-reducing part: BALL BEARING.
24. Type of pants with a flared leg: BELL BOTTOM.
38. "The Science Guy": BILL NYE.
52. Cotton-picking pest: BOLL WEEVIL.
63. Stubborn but fun-loving dog breed: BULL TERRIER.
Boomer here.
Bowling Ball, Ring the Bell, Pay your Bill, Boll and Branch Quilt, and it's all Bulloney. Well, the baseball season is nearly upon us, and that is no BULL. Twins open Thursday at home against Seattle Mariners. High temperature on that day in Minnesota is predicted at 45 degrees. Never fear, at least it is above zero.
Across:
6. Search high and low: SCOUR. Twins SCOURed the list and picked up Carlos Correa for a mere $135, 000, 000!
11. Bar with beers: PUB. Is there a BAR that does not have beer?? Also 61. 11-Across drink: ALE. I like Canada Dry Ginger Ale.
14. Like kings and queens: REGAL. Also in a deck of Cards. Not St. Louis
15. Abode: HOUSE. Home building has settled down a bit. Prices are up though.
16. Tina Turner's onetime partner: IKE. 42. WWII command for 16-Across: ETO. While, IKE should have a different clue then. Our 34th President. One of the first without hair.
19. After taxes: NET. Tennis Anyone ??
20. Like a properly sized carry-on bag: STOWABLE. Carry on luggage is a pain on a plane.
21. Regret: RUE. McClanahan - one of the "Golden Girls".
23. Condo management gp.: HOA. We have an HOA for our Town home management.
29. Flag maker Betsy: ROSS.
31. Southern California Air Force base: EDWARDS.
32. Indy competitor: RACER. Coming soon to Indianapolis Speedway. May 29 I think.
35. Fancy neckwear: BOA. Constrictor.
36. Pay attention to: HEED. Listen up!!
37. Punk rock offshoot: EMO.
43. Lowers, as lights: DIMS. I hate it when an approaching vehicle is rude.
45. Grabbed a chair: SAT.
46. Juárez coins: PESOS. Twenty of them equals $1.00.
48. Still on one's plate: UNEATEN. My appetite has been squeezed. Lost a bit of weight also.
50. Shaft of light: BEAM.
54. Place to crash: PAD. Against a handicap parking sign?
57. Simpson trial judge Lance: ITO. O.J. was a famous running back. Only a couple of months older than I.
58. Lashed out at: ASSAILED.
66. "__ Misérables": LES.
67. Prefix with face or lace: INTER.
68. Visibly sad, say: TEARY. Salty eyes.
69. Orchestra space: PIT.
70. Trunk of the body: TORSO.
71. Twisty turns: ESSES. Not at Indianapolis Speedway.
Down:
2. Opposite of o'er: NEATH. The old oak tree.
3. Inuit home: IGLOO. Where the Twins pitchers will warm up on Opening Day.
4. Online viruses and such: MALWARE.
5. Idris of "The Wire": ELBA.
6. Oil-bearing rocks: SHALES. Price of oil keeps going up. Rocks won't fit in my gas tank.
7. WordPerfect producer: COREL.
8. Apt rhyme for sí: OUI. I took French in College. It's the only word I remember.
9. Admiral's org.: USN. I believe this was Spitzboov.
10. Sprout again: REGROW. Still waiting for 70 + degrees to start fooling around with our garden.
11. Forest cone droppers: PINE TREES. The nice thing about these is there are no leaves to rake in the fall.
12. Luau strings: UKE. I'll bet it's warmer in Hawaii.
13. Wager: BET. Minnesota is allowing sports betting in casinos now. I like craps. Never bet sports.
18. Goes out, as the tide: EBBS.
22. Salt Lake state: UTAH. Only three states of 4 letters starting with a vowel. Iowa and Ohio.
25. Boxer Spinks: LEON.
26. Person's yearly celebration, for short: B DAY. As you get older, "Celebration" is questionable.
27. "__ Joy": component of Beethoven's Ninth: ODE TO. Billie Joe. The 3rd of June.
28. Windows predecessor: MSDOS.
30. Planet: ORB.
32. Provide new audio for: RE-DUB.
33. Type of acid in proteins: AMINO.
34. Most attractive: COMELIEST.
35. Sandwich initials: BLT. Last Friday I bought some stuff for sandwiches.
39. "Ah, of course": I SEE. Said the blind man, but he really didn't
40. Daily Planet colleague of Kent and Olsen: LANE.
41. MPG-testing org.: EPA. I never test, but the Santa Fe is pretty economical.
44. Rock __: ice melter: SALT. Minnesota used tons of this in the four preceding months.
47. Roman and British realms: EMPIRES. Once it struck back !
49. Small-time: TWO BIT. I collected the statehood quarters for awhile.
50. Unpretentious restaurant: BISTRO.
51. In addition: ELSE. What ELSE ??
53. Lowlands: VALES.
55. Wanted poster word: ALIAS. Smith and Jones.
56. Plow pioneer: DEERE. Nothing runs like this.
59. "Laugh-In" regular Johnson: ARTE. They do not have shows like "Laugh in" anymore.
60. Prohibitionists: DRYS.
61. Austrian peak: ALP.
62. Gift with an aloha: LEI.
64. Game with Skip and Draw Two cards: UNO. I think everyone owns this game. It's in the closet.
65. Paper size: Abbr.: LTR.
Boomer
