Sunday September 4, 2022 Zachary David Levy

 

Theme: "I Oughta Be in Pictures" - I is added to each movie.

22. Film remake about a student who finally finds the right martial arts teacher?: THE SIXTH SENSEI. The Sixth Sense.

37. Film remake featuring a spooky archaeological site?: MIDNIGHT RUIN. Midnight Run.

51. Film remake heavy with art metaphors?: MONA LISA SIMILE. Mona Lisa Smile.

69. Film remake featuring broken raga instruments?: THE FAULT IN OUR SITARS. The Fault in our Stars.

89. Film remake that tries to prove all unmarried men are created equal?: BACHELOR PARITY. Bachelor Party.

99. Film remake featuring spa treatments that are no joke?: A SERIOUS MANI. A Serious Man.

123. Film remake that documents soapbox sites?: TIRADING PLACES. Trading Places.

We've had I addition theme in the past, but no extra film layer. Tight and elegant.

I only know "tirade" as a noun. Spellcheck does not like tirading. I just noticed that all the other new "I' words are nouns.

Across:

1. Device that may catch a private remark: HOT MIC.

7. Enemy of ancient Athens: SPARTA. "This is Sparta!"

13. Comfortable: AT HOME. Where's Leeza?

19. First MLB player inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame: ICHIRO. He was just inducted into the Mariners' Hall of Fame.

20. More hackneyed: CORNIER.

21. Unlike automobile gasoline: LEADED.

24. Earnings: INCOME.

25. Breath mints that contained Retsyn: CERTS. Google shows that "Retsyn is a trademarked name for a combination of copper gluconate and partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil".

26. Mend: HEAL.

27. Jerky spot?: KNEE.

29. Goodyear city: AKRON.

30. Realm from 800 to 1806: Abbr.: HRE. Holy Roman Empire.

31. NASA scientist Geoffrey who won a Hugo for his short story "Falling Onto Mars": LANDIS. Learning moment for me.

33. "Finished!": DONE.

35. "The Coldest Rap" rapper: ICE-T.

44. Etched art: ENGRAVING.

49. Comes up: ARISES.

50. Molecule central to many vaccines: RNA.

53. Choice: OPTION.

56. Wharton degs.: MBAS.

57. __-dried tomatoes: SUN.

58. Lighthouse view: SEA.

60. Grounation Day celebrant: RASTA. From Wikipedia: Grounation Day (April 21) is an important Rastafari holy day, second only to Coronation Day (November 2). It is celebrated in honour of Haile Selassie's 1966 visit to Jamaica. 

61. "Affirmative": YES.

62. Got: ATTAINED.

67. JD-to-be's exam: LSAT.

75. Hue: TINT.

76. Result of a sincere compliment: EGO BOOST.

77. Vitals checker, briefly: EMT.

79. Speed reader?: RADAR. Good old clue.

82. Cul-de-__: SAC.

85. "Uh-uh!": NOT.

86. Chris of Vampire Weekend: BAIO. Turns out he's the first cousin once removed of actor Scott Baio. 

87. Magic charm: AMULET.

95. First mo.: JAN.

96. Audrey Tautou title role: AMELIE. Lovely movie.

98. Holds dear: TREASURES.

103. Sign of neglect: DUST.

104. Emcee: HOST.

105. Yiddish word meaning "little town": SHTETL.  Like the town in "Fiddler on the Roof".

108. African viper: ASP.

111. Sign on: LOG IN.

114. Petrol brand: ESSO.

118. Region: AREA.

119. Food distribution giant: SYSCO. I think Jeannie used to work for them.

121. "Leave that to me": I'M ON IT.

126. Nod off: SNOOZE.

127. With a keen eye: ALERTLY.

128. "Blitzkrieg Bop" surname: RAMONE.  The Ramones.

129. Tree decor: TINSEL.

130. Number with 100 zeroes: GOOGOL. Count yourself.

131. Raw bar choice: OYSTER.

Down:

1. Catch: HITCH.

2. Earth tone: OCHER.

3. "Finished!": THERE.

4. Visibility reducer: MIST.

5. Grammy-nominated folk singer DeMent: IRIS. What's her most famous song?

6. Crew leader, briefly: COX.

7. "What a shame": SO SAD.

8. Early tourney match: PRELIM.

9. Fashion's __ Taylor: ANN.

10. Underwriter's assessment: RISK.

11. Many an Olympic gymnast: TEEN.

12. "Acoustic Soul" singer India.__: ARIE. Hi there, Splynter, tell others about your clue.

13. Journalist Velshi of MSNBC: ALI.

14. Rent payer: TENANT. How I wish our HOA could cap the number of rental units.

15. System infiltrator: HACKER.

16. Litter box concern: ODOR.

17. Exec's note: MEMO.

18. Fall setting: EDEN.

20. Chinese-American chef and restaurateur Joyce: CHEN. Gimme!

23. "I mean to say ... ": THAT IS.

28. Border: EDGE.

31. Strauss of denim: LEVI.

32. Thailand, once: SIAM. "One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble... Siam's gonna be the witness" Whatever your interpretation, I like the song.

34. Extremely: OH SO. Really like this curtain D-Otto found for us. So easy to install. Blocks out the sun nicely.

35. Funds for later yrs.: IRAS.

36. Ore. neighbor: CAL.

38. Soft & __: DRI.

39. Guitarist Lofgren: NILS.

40. "Good to know": I SEE.

41. Novelist Leon: URIS. He wrote "Exodus".

42. Going past the fourth qtr., say: IN OT.

43. Grams: NANA.

44. "Fleabag" award: EMMY.

45. Poker player's "pass": NO BET.

46. Grind, as teeth: GNASH.

47. __ cavity: NASAL.

48. NASA garb: G SUIT.

52. Navel type: INNIE.

54. "Parks and Recreation" actor Chris: PRATT. Son-in-law of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

55. Part of TTFN: TA TA.

59. Besides: ALSO.

62. Going up in smoke?: AFIRE. For real.

63. Beach souvenir: TAN.

64. Sounds of reproach: TUTS.

65. Lang. of Jamaica: ENG.

66. Lorna __ cookies: DOONE.

68. Female sib: SIS.

70. Abbr. after many names: ET AL.

71. Two-headed fastener: U BOLT.

72. Turbine blade: ROTOR.

73. Run over: RE-AIR.

74. Strike down, biblically: SMITE. Root of smitten.

78. Little dogs: TOYS.

79. Indian noble: RAJA.

80. Middle of a Latin trio: AMAS.  Amo, amas, amat.

81. __ buggy: DUNE.

83. Fivers: ABES.

84. Period of inactivity: CALM.

86. Like dry champagne: BRUT.

88. Artists' mecca near Santa Fe: TAOS.

90. Spy-fi org.: CIA.

91. Coop group: HENS.

92. Sale indicator: RED TAG.

93. Epistle apostle: PAUL.

94. Braying beast: ASS.

97. Remote button: MUTE.

100. Savanna beasts: RHINOS.

101. Give a charge to: IONIZE.

102. "Sorry! Couldn't resist!": I HAD TO.

106. Bird call: TRILL.

107. Bitty: EENY.

108. Neckwear named for a British racecourse: ASCOT. The Ascot Racecourse.

109. Tableau: SCENE.

110. Conundrum: POSER.

111. Tilt: LIST.

112. Potent start?: OMNI. Omnipotent.

113. "Keep talking": GO ON.

115. Unaccompanied: STAG.

116. Rural tower: SILO.

117. After-lunch sandwich: OREO.

119. Crack up: SLAY.

120. Sweet tubers: YAMS.

122. __ Aviv: TEL.

124. Braz. neighbor: ARG.

125. In favor: PRO.

J.D. sent me this picture of his grandkids. She said this: Below are my 4 grandsons. Truman is now 15. Fourteen years ago I found your tiny blog and started doing puzzles…best thing I did in my retirement. I do continue to donate my time in the boys' classes. This year I’m in Dylan's 4th grade.

We had a follow-up with the ortho doctor. All's good with Boomer's left shoulder. The doctor asked for one thing: no more falls.

Lots of VA appointments ahead, starting with Tuesday morning's blood draw. If the platelet number is good, then Boomer will get a freshly-made bone strengthener cocktail. Hoping for a miracle that his PSA (742) will go down or at least stabilizes, as this oral chemo is our last hope.

C.C.