Theme: Isn't it Obvious?
17. "Careful now": EASY DOES IT.
27. Nursery rhyme guy who met a pieman: SIMPLE SIMON.
44. Mennonites, e.g.: PLAIN PEOPLE.
60. Fair-weather forecast: CLEAR SKIES.
Boomer here, happy to blog a puzzle from our own Kelly Clark.
I wish bowling and golf were easy and simple these days. I had a talk with my oncologist last week and he told me to put some weight back on. Next time I'll bring my bowling ball to the scale.
Across:
5. Lucy's pal on "I Love Lucy": ETHEL. Mrs. Mertz
10. Price to pay: COST. The VA is very lenient on prescriptions.
14. Harvest: REAP.
15. Circle or polygon: SHAPE. I lost 4 more pounds. If I stand sideways can you still see me??
16. Sailor's hailing call: AHOY.
19. Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac: MICK. I spoke about Mr. Mantle (Number 311) last week.
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20. Sitcom star: ACTOR.
21. Astronaut's home in orbit: Abbr.: ISS. The International Space Station. The Moonshot Artemis is still in Florida.
22. Said something: SPOKE.
23. Quality that keeps wallflowers by the wall: SHYNESS.
25. "Yay, the weekend!" letters: TGIF. My blog, TGIM!
32. Miss, as a turn while driving: GO PAST. This happened to me last week. Scared the heck out of C.C.
36. __ and haw: HEM.
37. Short on manners: RUDE. Many political ads for the coming elections.
38. Togetherness: UNITY.
39. "Mayday!" letters: SOS. Used to mean save our ship. Now it's a steel wool pad.
40. Small, in French: PETIT.
41. "__ we forget": LEST. I'm not quite old enough to remember Pearl Harbor.
42. Hall of Fame slugger Mel: OTT. Played for the New York Giants. Hit 511 home runs.
43. "Full House" twins: OLSENS.
47. __ Modern: London art gallery: TATE.
48. Uses for support: LEANS ON. "Lean on me, when you're not strong".
53. Bicker: ARGUE. Big League Managers job.
56. Post's opposite: PRE.
58. Prom crown: TIARA. Lotsa gems.
59. __ for thought: FOOD. I think I'll eat!
62. Part to play: ROLE. I was Noye. (Noah)
63. V-formation flyers: GEESE. They will be heading south soon.
64. Nautical speed unit: KNOT.
65. __ and ends: ODDS. I like to play the ODDS at craps.
66. Tropical getaways: ISLES. Not tropical but Minneapolis Lake of the Isles fits.
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67. "The __-bitsy spider ... ": ITSY.
Down:
2. Fuzzy fruit: PEACH. But a pit in the center.
3. British meat pie: PASTY. Must be Tasty to be a PASTY
4. Secretly watch: SPY ON.
5. Spanish "that": ESO.
6. Belief in one god: THEISM. I believe in God but I never heard of THEISM?
7. Avocado variety: HASS. Dark green, rich and creamy!
8. Apostolic messages in the New Testament: EPISTLES. In the Bible.
9. Give permission to: LET.
10. Places for telling ghost stories and roasting marshmallows: CAMPFIRES. Delicious! The
marshmallows, not the fire.
11. Cleveland's state: OHIO. Home of the Guardians. The Indians got scalped.
12. __ puppet: SOCK.
13. Youngster: TYKE.
18. Like garb for a gala: DRESSY. Our Glee Club had tuxes.
22. Bro kin: SIS. I have three.
24. "Park it!": SIT.
26. Precious stone: GEM.
28. Pinterest posting: PHOTO. Fun to put appropriate photos out here.
29. Volume-off button: MUTE.
30. Norse god of war: ODIN. War God. I don't think we pay much attention to him.
31. Brooklyn NBA team: NETS. New York gets the NETS and the METS.
32. Big swallow: GULP.
33. Turow memoir about first-year law students: ONE L.
34. Italian city with a leaning tower: PISA. Some restaurants call themselves the Leaning Tower of Pizza.
35. States of mind: ATTITUDES.
39. Church towers: STEEPLES. Open the doors and see all the peoples.
40. Kilt features: PLEATS.
42. Decide to leave, with "out": OPT. Not yet - a few clues to go.
43. The Grand __ Opry: OLE. The guy in many Norwegian chuckles with Sven.
45. "Go jump in the loch!": NAE.
46. Satisfy: PLEASE.
49. Poet Giovanni: NIKKI.
50. Canonized one: SAINT.
51. Cookies in some pie crusts: OREOS. Chocolate chip are the best, but Oreos are pretty good too.
52. Really, really bad: NASTY.
53. Hairdo that may be maintained with a pick: AFRO. Amazing how some ballplayers get a hat on.
54. Crucifix: ROOD.
55. Top prize at the Olympics: GOLD. Great collectors item!
57. Rod and __: REEL. Many are used here in our Land of 10,000 lakes.
60. High-tech SFX: CGI.
61. Low-__: like fuzzy graphics: RES.
Boomer
Notes from C.C.:
1) Great to see you back, Kelly!
2) The
kids' bowling season started again. Boomer went to Texa-Tonka last
Thursday to cheer the kids up. He won't be able to do more coaching this
year due to his health.
3) Happy birthday to dear Steve, who guided us for many years on Thursdays. Steve is now with the Universal Pictures. I'm very lucky to still have him as a good friend.
