Human Resources
Happy Father's Day!
Today, Susy & Doug offer a simple theme with "in the language" phrases where the second word of each phrase is a body part.
23a. *Witch's dialect?: WICKED TONGUE.
39a. *Snowman's joint?: COLD SHOULDER.
44a. *Rocket scientist's trap?: SMART MOUTH.
66a. *Baker's digits?: BUTTER FINGERS.
87a. *Gingerbread man's chomper?: SWEET TOOTH.
92a. *Soda jerk's noggin?: FOUNTAIN HEAD. Fountain Head is a book by Ayn Rand.
15d. *Smurf's plasma?: BLUE BLOOD.
77d. *Comic's humerus?: FUNNY BONE.
112a. Nonverbal communication, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues?: BODY LANGUAGE.
Let's see what else we can get our hands on...
Across:
1. Puff up: BLOAT.
6. Brief survey: APERCU. (?) 1: a brief survey or sketch : outline 2: an immediate impression; especially : an intuitive insight.
12. Gestation location: WOMB.
16. Printer spec.: DPI. Dots Per Inch
19. Word of thanks: MERCI. French.
20. Holy scrolls: TORAHS.
21. Former sea in Central Asia: ARAL.
22. Geologic age: EON.
23. [see: theme]
25. French Calvinist of the 16th and 17th centuries: HUGUENOT.
27. Fed. benefits agency: SSA. Social Security Administration.
28. Unfreeze, as a plane's wing: DE-ICE.
29. Avian crop: CRAW.
31. Kid-lit character who says, "It's not much of a tail, but I'm sort of attached to it": EEYORE.
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| EEYORE |
32. Jazz drummer Max: ROACH. One of two leading drummers of the bebop era.
33. Slopes headgear: SKI CAP.
35. __ nut chewing: BETEL. Betel nutis the seed of an areca palm that grows in tropical parts of the Pacific, Asia and eastern Africa. It is chewed, usually in combination with other substances like tobacco, and is said to have both stimulant and relaxation effects. (wikiP)
36. Insect appendage: ANTENNA.
39. [see: theme]
41. Chimney residue: SOOT.
42. Organ array: PIPES.
43. Psych 101 topic: EGO.
44. [see: theme]
48. Accepted doctrine: ORTHODOXY.
54. Unfavorable renown: NOTORIETY.
55. Bill of fare: MENU.
57. Messing of "Will & Grace": DEBRA.
58. Breaks a commandment: SINS.
59. "Hamilton" creator: MIRANDA. Lin-Manuel Miranda.
62. Teller of tall tales: LIAR.
63. Umami source, briefly: MSG. Monosodium glutamate.
66. [see: theme]
70. "Danny and the Dinosaur" writer Hoff: SYD.
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| You remember this? |
71. "Woe is me!": ALAS.
73. Marine creatures: SEA LIFE.
74. Greek campus group: FRAT.
76. Ariz. neighbor: CALIF. Arizona & California.
78. Smooch: KISS.
79. Sneaker strings: SHOE LACES.
84. Withdraws to safety: EVACUATES.
87. [see: theme]
88. Ultimate degree: NTH.
89. Preadolescent: TWEEN.
91. Actress Skye: IONE.
92. [see: theme]
97. Feline grooming sites: CATSPAS.
100. Outfielder Ramirez who won two World Series with the Red Sox: MANNY.
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| Manny Ramirez |
101. Offend: INSULT.
102. Wine grape: PINOT.
103. Game-enhancing toy by Nintendo: AMIIBO. These are little figurines that can interact with video games. WikiP.
105. Traffic blocker?: NARC. Cute.
106. BLT part: BACON. BACON, Lettuce, and Tomato.
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| Yum! |
107. Golfer's goal: PAR.
110. Oscar-winning film featuring a bunny named Judy Hopps: ZOOTOPIA.
Trailer
112. [see theme]
115. Pressure for payment: DUN.
116. Fit together neatly: NEST.
117. Hammed it up: EMOTED.
118. Crèche figure: ANGEL. Crèche == Nativity Scene.
119. Crèche figure: ASS.
120. Salinger title heroine: ESME.
121. L.A. suburb mentioned in Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'": RESEDA. At 0:48
Tom Petty
Down:
1. Some autobahn autos: BMWs.
2. Luau wreaths: LEIS.
3. Killer whale: ORCA.
4. "Yikes!": ACK.
5. Secured, in a way: TIED ON. I had TIED up.
6. Aegean region that includes Athens: ATTICA. Attica is an administrative region in Greece.
7. Doggie: POOCH. Pup.
8. Fish-eating bird: ERNE.
9. Dust cloth: RAG.
10. Laugh: CHUCKLE.
11. Login handles: USER IDS.
12. "Sad trombone" sound: WAH WAH. Anyone else listen to Market Place on NPR? When the market is down for the day, Kia will play the "Wah Wah trombones." He got corrected.
13. Christian sch. in Tulsa: ORU. Oral Roberts University.
14. 2023 Kentucky Derby winner: MAGE.
Mage breaks out
15. [see: theme]
16. Mean: DENOTE.
17. Not as prosperous: POORER.
18. Recon acquisition: INTEL. Reconnaissance : Intelligence.
24. Official at Oberlin, e.g.: DEAN.
26. Gave the once-over: EYED.
30. Runners in hot weather: Abbr.: ACS. Air Conditioners run when it's hot out.
32. Auxiliary rockets, for short: RETROS.
33. JV player, perhaps: SOPH. Sophomores play Junior Varsity level.
34. Verse writer: POET.
36. Focused gp.: ASSN. Association.
37. 1995 NL Rookie of the Year Hideo: NOMO. Pitcher from Japan.
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| Hideo Nomo |
38. Perfectly: TO A T.
39. Map dot: CITY.
40. "That's just nasty": UGH.
42. "To __ it mildly!": PUT.
45. Chi-Town daily, with "the": TRIB. The Chicago Tribune.
46. Calculator button: MINUS.
47. Left, on un mapa: OESTE. Spanish for West.
48. __ annual basis: ON AN.
49. Ladder step: RUNG.
50. Argentine tennis player Juan Martín __ Potro: DEL.
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| Retired February, 2023. |
51. Silk ties: OBIS.
52. __ vision: XRAY.
53. Cloth measure: YARD.
55. Annoys a little: MIFFS.
56. Empire State canal: ERIE.
59. Diagnostic pics: MRIS.
60. "Moll Flanders" author: DEFOE. Daniel Defoe (1660 to 1731) also wrote Robinson Crusoe.
61. Stop, in Strasbourg: ARRET. French for "stop."
63. Nutmeg spice: MACE.
64. Balkan native: SLAV.
65. Glitzy gathering: GALA.
67. Make off with: TAKE.
68. New Haven alumni: ELIs. Yale graduates.
69. Tots seasoning: SALT. Tater-tots, not tykes.
72. [Not my mistake]: SIC.
75. Disciple of Laotzu: TAOIST.
77. [see: theme]
79. Scand. nation: SWED.
80. 81-Down resident: HEN.
81. Structure with layers?: COOP. Is it also a co-op in there?
82. Italian rumbler: ETNA.
83. Billy Joel's "__ Got a Way": SHES.
Billy Joel
85. NFL stat: ATT. Attempt in football.
86. Asian cuisine with drunken noodles and massaman curry: THAI.
87. Boarding pass information: SEAT.
89. Walter Mitty creator James: THURBER.
90. Greet warmly: WELCOME.
92. Widely known: FAMOUS. There's an Amos that's Famous for cookies.
93. Kitchen bulbs: ONIONS. Cute.
94. Military group: UNIT.
95. Not learned: INNATE.
96. Wiretapping org.: NSA. National Security Agency.
97. Insect that resembles a locust: CICADA.
98. Soon, poetically: ANON.
99. Citizen of a Polynesian archipelago: TONGAN.
100. Miata maker: MAZDA. Zoom, Zoom, Zoom.
102. Grew ashen: PALED.
104. "See how the morning __ her golden gates": Shakespeare: OPES.
106. Mega- or giga- ending: BYTE.
107. Leaf (through): PAGE.
108. On in years: AGED.
109. Depend (on): RELY.
111. Doctrine suffix: ISM.
113. Tijuana pair: DOS. Spanish for two.
114. French article: UNE.
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| The Grid |
WOs: TIED up, SKI hat, sICADA
ESPs: APERCU, SYD, HUGUENOT AMIIBO
Fav: NARC's clue
Hope you all had fun and enjoy the day ahead.
Cheers!, -T
