Theme: - "DIY" - Anagrams of six pieces of furniture are hidden.
23. "The Mousetrap" playwright: AGATHA CHRISTIE. Chair.
32. Fishy bagel topper: SMOKED SALMON. Desk.
48. Dinner table question: WHAT'S FOR DESSERT. Dresser.
80. Colorful Galápagos bird: BLUE-FOOTED BOOBY. Bed.
109. "You must be joking!": I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. Cabinet.
Reveal:
64. Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle: FURNITURE ASSEMBLY.
The CABINET answer is such an inspired choice.
I'm
thinking John-Clark could not find another workable entry to hide one
more piece of furniture, hence the reveal for 64A, which could be the
title as well.
Across:
7. Always and forever: ADVERBS. Fun to clue NOUNS, VERBS, ADJECTIVES, etc.
14. Test runs: TRIALS.
20. Wide of the mark: ERRANT.
21. Italian aperitif: CAMPARI. Ingredient in a Negroni.
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22. "What a piece of work is a man" speaker: HAMLET.
25. Magazine sale: AD PAGE.
26. A, in braille: DOT.
27. "The Westing Game" novelist Raskin: ELLEN. Unfamiliar to me. Wikipedia says the book won the Newbery Medal.
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28. Fort Knox block: INGOT.
30. Press: URGE.
31. Green Toyota: PRIUS.
35. Turn down: DECLINE.
38. Dry-spell relief: RAIN. We're having a very dry and hot summer.
39. Non-neutral atoms: IONS.
40. Really bothered: ATE AT.
41. Objectives: AIMS.
42. Greyhound, e.g.: BUS.
44. Former quarterback Tim: TEBOW. What is he doing now? He was once so promising.
52. Mimic: APE.
53. Spot for a Hindu bride's nath: NOSE. Nath is a nose ring.
54. Winter sport where competitors wear spiked gloves: LUGE.
55. "Queer Eye" fashion expert France: TAN. He popularized the French tuck.
56. Lassie, for one: COLLIE.
59. NNW opposite: SSE.
60. Camera option: AUTO.
61. Answered charges: PLED. And
63. Released early: PAROLED.
68. Car care franchise that started as a muffler specialist: MEINEKE.
70. Recess: NOOK.
71. Beanies and berets: CAPS.
72. "That'll be the day!": HAH.
75. Crossword heading: ACROSS. We also have 24. Escape room find: CLUE.
76. Club door requests: IDS.
77. Jabot material: LACE. Jabot is a new word to me.
78. Deep sleep: COMA.
79. "__ Wolf": Shakira song: SHE.
84. Puccini opera about an opera singer: TOSCA. 103. 84-Across solos: ARIAS.
87. Scrape (out): EKE.
88. Bird with a down-curved bill: IBIS.
89. "21" and "25" Grammy winner: ADELE. I've listened to her "Hello" a million times.
90. USAF no-show: AWOL.
92. Egyptian fertility goddess: ISIS.
93. False fronts: FACADES.
100. Rubbernecks: GAWKS.
101. Some keg contents: ALES.
102. "Gymnopédies" composer: SATIE. Erik.
104. OB-GYNs, e.g.: DRS.
107. Swindle: FLEECE.
113. Gimme courses: EASY A'S.
114. Possible to make out: LEGIBLE.
115. Bring down a Giant, say: TACKLE. New York Giant.
116. Mocking looks: SNEERS.
117. Went viral on Twitter, say: TRENDED. X now. Look, I even have an account. But I'm not there.
118. Actress with the most Oscar nods: STREEP.
Down:
2. Fictional movie in a real movie of the same name: ARGO.
3. Tantrum thrower: BRAT.
4. Baseball club: BAT.
5. Comes into: INHERITS.
6. Yalta conferee: STALIN.
7. Some flu symptoms: ACHES.
8. "Shucks": DARN.
9. Rival sch. of The Citadel: VMI. Virginia Military Institute. The Keydets.
10. Mini-albums, briefly: EPS.
11. Parcel out: RATION.
12. Cliff's edge: BRINK.
13. 10-year event in the "Iliad": SIEGE.
14. "You don't say": THAT SO.
15. Wicked cool: RAD. You guys should ask Steve Marron to show his railway models.
16. Itch: IMPULSE.
17. Freak out: ALARM.
18. "Hands off my waffle!": LEG GO.
19. Dutch painter of "Peasants Before an Inn": STEEN (Jan)
29. Horace, for one: ODIST.
31. Saucer: PLATE.
32. __ old story: SAME.
33. Overlook: MISS.
34. Amazon worker?: ANT. Amazon Ant. 69. Amazon gadget: ECHO.
35. Begins: DAWNS.
36. Value system: ETHOS.
37. Engagement breakers?: CEASEFIRES.
38. Heckle relentlessly: RIDE.
41. Shoptalk: ARGOT.
42. Miyuki bracelet elements: BEADS. Another learning moment for me.
43. Banquet dispenser: URN.
45. Heavily hyped: BALLYHOOED. We had BALLYHOOS a few years ago, clued as [Hypes].
46. Ryan Hurst's "Sons of Anarchy" role: OPIE. Opie Winston.
47. Quack grass or crabgrass: WEED.
49. Doesn't pass: FLUNKS.
50. Protruding navel: OUTIE.
51. Swordfish cut: STEAK. Our Asian store has a ton of swordfish steaks. Also 81. Catch some rays?: FISH.
56. Was in tents?: CAMPED.
57. Spheres: ORBS.
58. IM giggle: LOL.
60. Mars counterpart: ARES.
61. Narrative writing: PROSE.
62. Soccer great Messi, to fans: LEO. Inter Miami.
63. "See ya!": PEACE.
65. __ Flip!: Mattel card game: UNO.
66. Excessive: UNDUE.
67. Improvises vocally: SCATS.
68. Sailboat pole: MAST.
73. Hike leisurely: AMBLE.
74. Sean of "Will & Grace": HAYES.
76. Variety: ILK.
77. Reporter Lane of "Superman": LOIS.
78. Musical closings: CODAS.
80. "Twilight" heroine: BELLA.
82. Drama honor: OBIE.
83. Spot for an irritating "driver": BACKSEAT.
85. Colorful marble: CAT'S EYE.
86. Feeling reported by astronauts viewing Earth from space: AWE.
91. Fixate (on): OBSESS.
92. Animated film featuring a sloth named Sid: ICE AGE.
93. "Words __ me!": FAIL.
94. Lies ahead: AWAITS.
95. Latte art sites: CAFES.
96. "Ulalume" author's middle name: ALLAN.
97. Witherspoon with a book club: REESE.
98. Uneven: ATILT.
99. More spruced-up: NICER.
100. Selfish desire: GREED.
103. Up to it: ABLE.
104. Hockey term derived from "decoy": DEKE. Good to know.
105. Agitate: RILE.
106. Fitbit unit: STEP.
108. Budget rental: CAR.
110. "Delta of Venus" author Anaïs: NIN.
111. Like postseason matchups before the end of the season: Abbr.: TBD.
112. Old TV hookup: VCR.
Happy
Birthday to Lemonade, our Friday sherpa for a long long time. In a
couple of weeks, Lemonade & Oo will be in Thailand for a month to
celebrate the 100th birthday Oo's mother.
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Happy Birthday to Vidwan as well! So glad you're back to the blog.
C.C.
