Theme: LETTER OPENERS (38. Envelope-slicing tools, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have?)
18. *Chophouse selection: T-BONE STEAK.
24. *Wayfair and Amazon: E-TAILERS.
54. *Army fare during WWII: C RATIONS.
60. *Moving day rental, for some: U HAUL TRUCK.
Boomer here. TECU does not spell out anything.
Looking forward to Thanksgiving coming soon. I think we might be having meat other than T-bone steak. I don't think C-rations would fill the bill either.
Note for last Friday 11-11: Happy Veteran's day to all who served! My memory is bowling a 672 series to help Fort Campbell, Ky. win the 3rd Army bowling tournament.
Across:
5. Metal corrosion: RUST. This does not show up on older cars the way it used to.
9. Braid: PLAIT.
14. Sermon-ending word: AMEN. A former priest cane to our home last week for a visit. Part of my hospice.
15. Norway's capital: OSLO.
16. Underground molten rock: MAGMA. Hot stuff.
17. Like cotton candy: SPUN. Hi Ho come to the fair
20. Fat-based bird feed: SUET. Not sure why birds like this stuff.
22. __-Mex cuisine: TEX. Not sure why anyone likes this stuff.
23. "Picnic" playwright William: INGE.
27. Glowing remnant in a fireplace: CINDER. We don't use our fireplace anymore. Too messy.
29. Weep loudly: SOB.
30. Brian of Roxy Music: ENO.
31. Get __ of: discard: RID. Every Tuesday morning for us.
32. Beast of burden: ASS. Look behind you!
33. Fragrant shrub: LILAC. Green grow them all sparkling with dew.
35. Tapered off: ABATED.
42. Jab: POKE AT.
43. Rough wool fabric: TWEED. I never liked TWEED.
45. Coll. dorm figures: RAS.
48. Cabernet, e.g.: RED. RED and WHITE - Fight, fight, fight.
49. __-Wan Kenobi: OBI.
51. "Good Girls" actress Whitman: MAE. Mrs. West also.
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52. Texas city on the Rio Grande: EL PASO. A bid in Bridge.
56. Blueprint detail, for short: SPEC.
57. Sci-fi saucer: UFO. I never daw one..
59. Method: Abbr.: SYST.
63. "Game of Thrones" actress Headey: LENA. Miss Horne also.
66. Commuting option in Ga.'s capital: MARTA. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority.
67. "What __ is new?": ELSE. Nothing.
68. Pub pints: ALES. I prefer Ginger ALE.
69. County of southeast England: ESSEX.
70. Prep for publication: EDIT. I am doing this now
71. Folk story: MYTH. Mostly baloney.
Down:
2. Roadie's armload: AMP. 100 minimum per home.
3. Like travel mugs: REUSABLE. Not toilet paper.
4. Lassitude: ENNUI.
5. Bad to the core: ROTTEN. Do not eat that apple.
6. Laptop port letters: USB.
7. Post office openings: SLOTS. Draw poker is my favorite.
8. Muscle quality: TONE.
9. U.K. leaders: PMS. Afternoons.
10. "E pluribus unum" language: LATIN. I took four years in high school.
11. Discussion outline: AGENDA.
12. Pictures: IMAGES.
13. "Any __?": "Who's interested?": TAKERS.
19. Fire up: EXCITE.
21. Voting members in a certain college: ELECTORS. The entire USA last Tuesday.
24. Subj. often taught by a native speaker: ESL.
25. Drudgery: TOIL. Too much work.
26. Laughed heartily: ROARED.
28. Sense of self: IDENTITY.
31. Bird of prey: RAPTOR.
34. Org. with a racket in its logo: ATP.
36. Feathery accessory: BOA.
37. Dawn droplets: DEW.
39. Barely make, as a living: EKE OUT. Win at golf by one stroke.
40. From a distance: REMOTELY.
41. "Beautiful Girls" singer Kingston: SEAN. Not in Kingston trio.
44. __ Plaines, Illinois: DES.
45. Job application component: RESUME.
46. Socially dominant figures: ALPHAS. Alpha males.
47. Asparagus units: SPEARS. Britney's favorite veggies.
50. Easter egg holder: BASKET. 5 months away.
53. Sharp, as some angles: ACUTE.
54. Was able to: COULD.
55. Ramadan faith: ISLAM.
58. Unoccupied: FREE. No charge.
61. Hardly strict: LAX. West Coast Airport code also.
62. CBS forensic series set in Vegas: CSI.
64. Butterfly catcher: NET.
65. Powdery residue in a fireplace: ASH.
Boomer
Notes from C.C.:
1) Our friend Mendal visited Boomer yesterday. So heartbroken to see Boomer so thin and unable to eat much. Takes him lots, lots of effort to write a Monday blog these days, but he's the Boomer.
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| Mendel & Boomer, 11/14/2022 |
2) Big Easy sent me these two pictures. He said these are "picture of us from a 60's dance where everybody wore Hippie clothes."
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| Diane & Big Easy |
