Theme: Three-peat
17. Admonition to an Egyptian boy king?: TUT TUT TUT.
29. Pothole filler made from fish-and-chips sauce?: TARTAR TAR.
46. Say farewell to a Dickens character?: PIP PIP PIP.
62. Is able to do high kicks in a chorus line?: CAN CANCAN.
Boomer here. Monday trot for Tom & his TomTom.
GRR,
GRR, GRR,- Waiting impatiently for my shoulder surgery, now scheduled
for next Tuesday May 31. I wish all of you a happy Memorial Day a week
from today.
Across:
5. Mardi Gras wear: MASK. COVID is not over. We still wear ours in stores, church, and required at the VA Medical center.
9. Britcom with Eddie and Patsy, for short: AB FAB.
14. Minnesota representative Ilhan: OMAR. Yes and I am not in favor of her. Our District Rep is Dean Phillips. His father was killed in Vietnam and his grandmother was Abigail Van Buren whom you may remember as Dear Abby.
15. Not pro: ANTI.
16. Gibbs of "The Jeffersons": MARLA.
19. Helps out illegally: ABETS. I usually make ABETS or more at the craps table.
20. Ending for "Black," "Mixed," and "Grown," in sitcom names: ISH. Or what you might say after eating rotten tomatoes.
21. Olfactory assault: STENCH. I smell something.
23. "Everything Everywhere All at Once" star Michelle: YEOH.
24. Conical shelter: TEEPEE. Many Native Americans in Minnesota still live in these.
26. "Which of the two will it be?": A OR B. I'll take C.
28. Shepherd's tool: ROD. Twins retired infielder Carew.
34. Was sure about: KNEW. I KNEW it because I saw him play.
36. Chatter away: GAB.
37. Amnesiac's query: WHO AM I?
38. Secret language: CODE.
39. "Becoming" memoirist Michelle: OBAMA. A really kind first lady.
41. Uno, dos, __: TRES. Quadro, Cinco, etc.
42. Reversals: U-TURNS. I hate them but the roads around Mall of America are so screwed up, we had to make one to get into the parking lot.
44. "Succession" actor Brian: COX. I only remember Wally.
45. Hit the horn: HONK. If you park at Mall of America.
48. Thus far: YET.
49. Aspire laptop maker: ACER.
50. Alternative to Alpine, in skiing: NORDIC. All of our ski
slopes are closed. You may want to check up in International Falls. I
think they had temps in the 20s last week.
53. Current options: AC DC. Also a rock band from Australia. We only have AC in our home. If we need DC, we use batteries,
56. Enjoyed, as a lollipop: LICKED. Or an ice cream cone.
59. WNW's opposite: ESE.
60. Plumbing issues: LEAKS.
64. TV spot seller: AD REP. I get tired of these ads.
65. "Black Panther" villain Killmonger: ERIK.
66. Pinochle-like card game: SKAT.
67. Far from posh: SEEDY. C.C. made a nice flower garden in front of our home. But some SEEDY squirrels destroyed some tulips!
68. Gels: SETS.
69. Inquires: ASKS. No one ever ASKS me anything. They just TELL me.
Down:
2. Cause to chuckle: AMUSE. COVID has cancelled the Graybar reunion in Las Vegas for two years so My Cause to Chuckle performance will have to wait.
3. Sudsy: LATHERED UP.
4. Class with easels: ART. Garfunkel or Linkletter.
5. Like low-shine lipstick: MATTE. Ugly paint.
6. Get the poker pot going: ANTE. At the caddy shack in the 60s, a nickel got me in.
7. Leave speechless: STUN.
8. Vehicle that's built after it's bought: KIT CAR. I only buy cars that are already put together.
9. Doc's org.: AMA.
10. Brand-new sibling, perhaps: BABY BROTHER. Never had one, but three of the other kind and they all left for California years ago.
11. On the house: FREE. If you entered ROOF, try again.
12. Palo __, California: ALTO. Nope, my sisters are all in or
near San Francisco. My older sister bought a home in the 1960s near
Haight Ashbury for about 60 grand and now turns down offers over two
million!
13. Big celebration: BASH.
18. Didn't waste: USED. My golf clubs are not being used this summer. Darn spinal cord.
22. Hair removal substance: HOT WAX. Not on me. I used chemo therapy.
25. Like energy bars, in adspeak: POWER-PACKED.
27. "Go team!": RAH. Just one RAH ???
29. Bar bill: TAB. I used to have a small one after leaving work. No more.
30. Mechanical arithmetic aids: ABACI.
31. Card sets sold in New Age shops: TAROT DECKS. Never played it.
32. Prayer ending: AMEN. But deliver us from evil. ----
33. Expose to danger: RISK. A great board game.
34. Single-serve coffee pod: K CUP. Not a bra.
35. Words of denial: NOT I. Me neither
36. Mass communication?: GOSPEL. Always a very long one on Palm Sunday.
40. Floor-washing tool: MOP.
43. Actor Cage, casually: NIC.
47. Comparison shopper's data: PRICES. Inflation is skyrocketing.
48. Green Jedi with his own grammar: YODA.
50. Parts of mandolins: NECKS. A happening at night at Eloise Butlers Flower Gardens in Minneapolis.
51. "Wicked Game" singer Chris: ISAAK.
52. Euro fractions: CENTS.
53. Woeful word: ALAS. Not one of the four letter words that I use.
54. Formally transfer: CEDE.
55. Truth or __: DARE. DARE to be great!
57. "Ask me if I __!": CARE. Of course I do.
58. Make mittens, say: KNIT.
61. Secret agent: SPY. Also stock symbol for Standard & Poors 500 index.
63. Hush-hush org.: NSA.
Boomer
