Sunday October 16, 2022 Gary Larson & Amy Ensz

Theme: "Tool Boxes" - Tools are punnily interpreted as a non-tool related:

23A. Perfect some boxing techniques?: NAIL PUNCHES.

25A. Put off repeating some old sayings?: TABLE SAWS.

46A. Broadcast episodes of a Stacy Keach detective series?: AIR HAMMERS.

67A. Clock the Kentucky Colonel?: BELT SANDERS.

90A. Sample Rice Krispies treats?: TRY SQUARES.

112A. Rehearse some comedy routines?: DRILL BITS.

115A. Establish no-fly zones?: BLOCK PLANES.

34D. Record portions of some musical compositions?: TAPE MEASURES.

39D. Humming completely out of tune?: WRECKING BARS.

All theme entries are all in plural form. For consistency and necessity.

I'm not familiar with TRY SQUARES. Probably a fixture in D-Otto, TTP & Splynter's tool box.

Before I forget, last time TTP posted below last month. Turns out he was once indeed a male stripper. Good old days.

Two Truths and a Lie ?

I won 222 games of Wordle in a row.
I was a male stripper.
I taught Dash T how to code with Python. 

 

Across:

1. Old Milwaukee brewer: PABST. We also have 125. Round at the tavern: BEERS.

 

6. Word in a very cold forecast: MINUS.

11. Bank founded in 1865: HSBC. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Here's their building in Shanghai. The Bund area.

15. Actor Rhames: VING. We had him before.

19. Impressive display: ARRAY.

20. Sukiyaki mushroom: ENOKI. Still sooo pricey.

21. Soap Box Derby state: OHIO.

22. Nevada's __ 51: AREA.

27. __ hour: ELEVENTH.

28. Provides lodging for: BILLETS. Not a word I sue.

29. Actress Falco: EDIE.

30. Role for Sally Struthers on "Gilmore Girls": BABETTE. Dell. 

 

33. Glossy fabric: SATIN.

37. Underground org.?: UMW. United Mine Workers of America.

40. Particularly revealing: TELLTALE. Sign.

42. Whirl: GYRATE.

43. Exchanges: MARTS. Noun "exchanges".

49. Duffer's goal: PAR.

50. "__ there yet?": ARE WE.

51. "Washington Journal" channel: C-SPAN.

52. Michelle of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon": YEOH. Hokkien. Same character as Yang, as in Jerry Yang, Andrew Yang, etc.

53. Will Ferrell holiday film: ELF.

54. Glacial epochs: ICE AGES.

56. Avid reader: BOOKWORM. Like a few on our blog.

59. Anger: MAKE MAD.

60. Advice from PC pros: IT HELP.

63. Song of praise: PAEAN.

66. Currently handling the matter: ON IT.

71. Sheet of paper: PAGE.

72. Discussion group: PANEL.

74. Cuts down to size: ABASES.

75. Landmass divided by the Urals: EURASIA.

77. Less alert: GROGGIER.

80. Pesto ingredient: PINE NUT. Stir-fried corn with pine nuts. Popular dish in northern China.

81. Hailed car: CAB.

83. Fly like an eagle: SOAR.

84. Board: GET ON.

87. Hearing-related: AURAL.

89. Female bear, in Spanish: OSA. Osa panda.

93. Devotion: PIETY.

94. "Wheel of Fortune" category: PHRASE.

96. Unpleasantry: UGLINESS.

99. "Get it?": SEE.

100. __ question: YES NO.

101. Product lines?: SLOGANS.

103. Poetic contraction: 'TWAS.

106. Dating profile category: TURN-ONS. Hell there, Splynter! How's the new job?

108. Problem drivers: ROAD HOGS.

118. Auxiliary: AIDE.

119. __ dixit: IPSE.

120. Wonderland cake words: EAT ME.

121. Peruvian of old: INCAN.

122. Tie up to a pier: MOOR.

123. Airplane assignment: SEAT.

124. Roofs on some Corvettes: T-TOPS.

Down:

1. Window section: PANE.

2. Asian lake depleted by irrigation projects: ARAL.

3. "Captain Marvel" star Larson: BRIE.

4. Balm: SALVE.

5. Used a keyboard: TYPED.

6. Protégé: MENTEE.

7. Yardstick division: INCH.

8. Dramatic form similar to Kabuki: NOH. Literally "skill".

9. Hawaiian strings, for short: UKE.

10. "__-boom-bah!": SIS.

11. Top seller: HOT ITEM.

12. Biblical "will": SHALT.

13. Barbara Kingsolver's "The Poisonwood __": BIBLE.

14. Pitcher Gerrit who was the 2019 MLB leader in strikeouts: COLE. Now with the Yankees.

15. Poughkeepsie campus: VASSAR.

16. Nest egg initials: IRA.

17. Mint: NEW.

18. Fuel for some furnaces: GAS.

24. Textbook chapter: UNIT.

26. Virtual crafts store: ETSY SHOP.

28. Grammy-winning banjoist Fleck: BELA.

30. Insignificant disruption: BLIP.

31. Razor brand: ATRA.

32. German road: BAHN.

35. Underscore alternative: Abbr.: ITAL.

36. Soft ball: NERF.

37. Actress Thurman: UMA.

38. __ Trench: Pacific chasm: MARIANA.

41. Young lady: LASS.

42. Develop: GROW.

44. Stereo component: TWEETER.

45. Clothes line: SEAM.

47. Nearsighted person: MYOPE.

48. Startled cry: EEK.

51. Formally surrender: CEDE.

55. Chitchat: GAB.

56. Nota __: BENE.

57. Sharon who won the 2013 Pulitzer in Poetry: OLDS.

58. Easter Island: RAPA NUI. To the natives. Moai.

59. Messy locks: MOP.

60. "How hard can __?": IT BE.

61. Bygone autocrat: TSAR.

62. Contains: HAS.

64. Perturb: AGITATE.

65. Cultural org.: NEA.

68. Dens: LAIRS.

69. Bridle part: REIN.

70. Phoenix NBAer: SUN.

73. One beyond hope: LOST SOUL.

76. Gather: REAP.

78. "An Inconvenient Truth" narrator Al: GORE. With his girlfriend.

79. The "G" of LGBTQ+: GAY.

80. False front: POSE.

81. Duplicate: COPY.

82. Stadium in Queens: ASHE.

84. Big party: GALA.

85. Sportscaster Andrews: ERIN.

86. Addition column: TENS.

88. Lutefisk-making chemical: LYE. Never had lutefisk.

91. __ hut: QUONSET.

92. Fleece-lined slippers: UGGS.

95. Deer horn: ANTLER.

97. Adds fuel to: STOKES.

98. Cashless deal: SWAP.

101. Take potshots (at): SNIPE.

102. Tons o': LOTSA.

104. Wing it: AD LIB.

105. 2020 Cy Young pitcher Bieber: SHANE. Not Justin.

107. Grand slam quartet, briefly: RBIS.

108. Ottawa-based law gp.: RCMP.

109. Start of many fairy tales: ONCE.

110. Equipment: GEAR.

111. Digits with dashes: SSNS.

112. Three Gorges structure: DAM. Cost over $31 billions.

113. Ipanema's city: RIO.

114. A vow avowal: I DO.

115. Get in a pool: BET.

116. Delt neighbor: LAT.

117. Nebraska native: OTO.

Two extra notes:

1) Happy birthday to CrossEyedDave and Blue Hen! Thanks for the delicious cakes you've baked for our regulars over the years Dave! Hi there, Blue Hen!

 

2) Boomer and I had a quiet week. He called a few close friends about the bad news. Gifted two of his 300 rings to the bowling coaches at Benilde-St. Margaret's. His legs are weaker and weaker, but he's still too stubborn to move the TV upstairs. He really does love his jammed man cave.