Monday October 10, 2022 Justin Werfel

Theme: Containers

 20. Like passwords that likely won't work if Caps Lock is on: CASE SENSITIVE.

 36. Question from a store clerk: CAN I HELP YOU.

 43. "Star Wars" character from an underwater city: JAR JAR BINKS.

 54. Film that doesn't make much money: BOX OFFICE FLOP.

Boomer here. Congrats on Justin's LAT debut!

Well, Oncology at the VA let us know that I was not responding with cancer fighting results. So, the prescription was not renewed. I always have a saying responding about my healthcare: I have been fighting cancer for four years, but this year it has been fighting back. Now we are fighting with Turkey Tail mushrooms. It has shown some positive results.

Across:

1. Aid and __: ABET.  Planning to make a few at Mystic Lake Casino in my birthday visit in a few weeks.

 

5. Garbage: TRASH.  Ours is picked up once a week.

10. Finish third: SHOW.  A two dollar bet doesn't pay much.

14. White House no: VETO.

15. Biblical prophet: HOSEA.

16. The "P" of IPA: PALE. Casper the friendly ghost.

17. "Plus some other folks" abbr.: ET AL.  I ET ALL my breakfast this morning.

18. "Spider-Man" trilogy director Sam: RAIMI.

19. The "Y" of YSL: YVES. 

23. Easter egg dip: DYE.  Let's take care of Thanksgiving and Christmas first!

24. "__ only a game": IT'S.  That's what Aaron Judge said.

25. Try to buy, at an auction: BID ON.  Judge's #62 ball might attract some bids.

28. "The Lord of the Rings" beast: ORC.

31. Invite for: ASK TO.

35. Zion Church letters: AME.

39. Requirement: NEED.  Judge needed a few more hits.  Twin Luis Arraez won high average.

41. Fit for a monarch: REGAL.  Also a die cast pipe fitting.

42. Jellystone Park bear: YOGI.  Yankee Hall of Famer Berra.

46. __ Mahal: TAJ.

47. Negro Leagues legend Buck: O'NEIL. In 2006 he got a place in Cooperstown.

48. Chicago summer hrs.: CDT.  Central daylight time.

49. Writer Mario Vargas __: LLOSA.

51. Garden plot: BED.  Green beans sleep there.

53. "Hamilton" Tony nominee Phillipa: SOO.

61. Chicken cordon __: BLEU.  I never knew why they spelled blue wrong.

63. Finish second: PLACE.  This bet might pay a bit more.

64. Bicycle wheel: TIRE.

65. Payment to a landlord: RENT.  We own - no landlord here.

66. Ingested: EATEN.

67. "Did you __?!": EVER.

68. Voting no: ANTI.  Elections are coming soon.  Mudslinging ads are already here. 

69. Stockholm native: SWEDE.

70. Cubicle fixture: DESK.  Had one for years at work.  Now our computer is on one.

Down:

1. French "with": AVEC.

2. Phi __ Kappa: BETA.  Fraternities always seem to have Greek letters.

3. Guesses from late guests, briefly: ETAS. 37. The "A" of 3-Down: ARR.

4. Ohio city west of Cleveland: TOLEDO.  Home of the Mud Hens.

5. Number of strikes in a strikeout: THREE.  

6. Horse coat color: ROAN.  A horse is a horse of course of course.  Mr. Ed.

7. OfferUp caveat: AS IS.  Usually means that there something wrong with it.

8. 18-wheeler: SEMI.  We need them but I hate following them.

9. French-speaking Caribbean country: HAITI.

10. Mad magazine cartoon featuring secret agents: SPY VS SPY.

11. "What'll ya __?": HAVE.  Pabst Blue Ribbon.

12. World Cup cheer: OLE. Sven's buddy

13. Director Craven: WES.

21. Lip-__: mouth the words: SYNC. I can't hear you!

22. Lang. of Rome: ITAL.

25. Bluegrass strings: BANJO.

26. "Know what __?": I MEAN.  Nope.

27. Big name in riding mowers: DEERE.  Nothing runs like a Deere.

28. Yr. before A.D. started: ONE BC.  I was not around then

29. Unyielding: RIGID.

30. Repetitive shout: CHANT.

32. Environmental protocol city in Japan: KYOTO.

33. Roman robes: TOGAS.  Never owned one.

34. __ board: séance device: OUIJA.  Never played one either,

38. Great Plains grazer: ELK.  We have many deer in Minnesota but I never saw an ELK

40. Smallest country on the Horn of Africa: DJIBOUTI.

44. Longtime "Jeopardy!" host Trebek: ALEX.  Gone but not forgotten.

45. __ gin fizz: SLOE.

50. Hit high in the air: LOFTED.  Aaron Judge specialty.

52. Puzzles (out): DOPES.  Minnesota Twins.

53. Play division: SCENE.

54. Crooked: BENT.

55. Defect: FLAW.

56. Kismet: FATE.

57. Covered in frosting: ICED.  Best kind of tea.

58. "C'mon, __ a little!": LIVE.  Laugh a little.

59. Metal-yielding rocks: ORES.

60. Cheer (up): PERK.

61. Bikini top: BRA. George Costanza was going to sell them.

62. "When They See Us" actor Cariou: LEN.

Boomer