Envy much?
16. Injury sustained while making guacamole: AVOCADO HAND. Never heard of this but a quick Google says it's like bagel-hand -- you slice the *explicate* out of your hand while cutting your food.29. Person aggressively opposed to progress: MOSSBACK. Another never heard of. I kept trying to fit Luddite but perps said no. Google says: MOSSBACK - An old-fashioned or extremely conservative person.
34. First track on Fleetwood Mac's "Mystery to Me" album: EMERALD EYES. Yet another I didn't know.
40. Nitwit: PEA-BRAIN. I've heard of this one - usually directed at me.
54. Marvel Comics supervillain, or a creature made up of 16-, 29-, 34-, and 40-Across?: GREEN GOBLIN. Finally, my mispent youth pays off!
There you have it - different shades of green for different body parts of the
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| The Green Goblin |
Across:
1. Poaching targets: EGGS. Is this a Dr. Seuss bonus themer?
5. Afghanistan's capital: KABUL. My little (Army) Bro spent a tour there.
10. "Rumor __ it ... ": HAS.
13. Alpaca product: WOOL.
14. "One more song!": ENCORE.
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| How it Started |
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| How it's Going |
15. One in a concert lineup: AMP.
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| Story behind the Marshall Stack |
16. [See: theme]
18. NFL arbiter: REF.
19. John Fetterman's title, briefly: SEN.
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| (D) Pennsylvania |
20. Bat mitzvah, e.g.: RITE.
21. "Here's the one-sentence version" letters: TL;DR. Too Long; Didn't Read.
23. Makes urgent decisions?: TRIAGES. I was in a field medical unit so I learned all about this. Avocado Hand is treatable and not life threatening.
25. Dangerous pool in a video game: LAVA PIT.
28. "Perfect is the __ of the good": ENEMY.
29. [See: theme]
30. Violets or lilacs: FLOWERS.
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| Pretty with a lovely aroma |
33. __ Tomé and PrÃncipe: SAO.
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| Found it! |
34. [See: theme]
37. Wood-burning stove buildup: ASH.
39. More icky: GROSSER. Eew(er)?
40. [See: theme]
43. Theater walkway: AISLE.
47. Pico de gallo pepper: SERRANO.
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| Hotness on Scoville Scale |
48. Czech Republic region: BOHEMIA.
50. Urban haze: SMOG.
51. Deutschland city on the Rhein: KOLN. German name for the city of Cologne.
52. Corn unit: EAR.
53. Steamed bun in Asian cuisine: BAO.
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| Yum! |
54. [See: theme]
58. BYOB part: OWN. Bring Your OWN Beer.
59. Word on the California state seal: EUREKA. There's gold in them thar hills! [The real money was in selling shovels, sluice pans & Levi's :-)].
60. "What __ is new?": ELSE.
61. Social science subj.: PSY. Psychology.
62. Faculty positions: DEANS.
63. Turned red?: DYED. Ha!
Down:
1. Discarded Apples, e.g.: E-WASTE. Your old iThings.
2. Do House work?: GOVERN. If they'd do their job.
3. Mouth, Chunk, or Data, in a 1985 film: GOONIE. Total gimmie. Goonies is a movie from the '80's and absolutely fun.
Hey You Guys!
4. 2002 Winter Games host, initially: SLC. Salt Lake City. Mitt Romney made that happen.
5. Pretzel shapes: KNOTS.
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| Fun With Food |
6. Throb: ACHE.
7. __ constrictor: BOA. A snake.
8. Caterer's coffee container: URN.
9. Some Best Buy buys, briefly: LED TVS. My old TV (that was in my study (it was the living room TV until it got funky)) died. I found two TVs we gave to the Girls when they were little. One was so old it couldn't decode over the air HD signals. The other has a HD tuner and is the only DVD player in the house.
10. "Absolutely not": HARD PASS. I kept thinking "HARD NO."
11. IN place?: AMERICA. Indiana is in America.
12. Sunblock letters: SPF. Sun Protection Factor.
14. Actress Falco: EDIE.
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| Edie Falco |
17. Knitting pattern: ARGYLE. R.I.P. our buddy Santa.
22. Research site: LAB.
24. Radio switch letters: AM/FM. Do you really want me to go into Amplitude Modulation / Frequency Modulation?
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| Waveforms |
25. House of __: LORDS. I inked caRDS.
26. Donkeys: ASSES.
27. MMA decision: TKO. Mixed Martial Arts / Technical Knock Out.
29. Honeydew, e.g.: MELON.
31. Instrument with pipes: ORGAN. Splynter can tell you all about their innards.
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| Organ at Catlett Music Center, OU |
32. Nintendo antagonist with a "W" on his cap: WARIO This calls for SNL.
Anyone else reading Walter Issacson's Elon Musk?
34. "Get Who Gets You" dating site: E-HARMONY. We usta get A-words; now they're all E-lectronic.
35. "Don't think so": YEAH, NO.
36. Canal with a museum in Syracuse: ERIE.
37. High-level HS courses: APS.
38. Vacillates: SEE SAWS. Goes back and forth; up and down.
41. Dude: BRO.
42. Worn out: RAGGED.
44. Hardly fresh: SMELLY.
45. Connect (with): LIAISE.
46. Worked for: EARNED.
48. Knocks on the head: BONKS. I had Conks cuz' I was going for Croatia on the across.
49. Gymnast Korbut: OLGA.
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| Olga Korbut |
51. Eager: KEEN.
53. Knock on the head: BOP.
55. Have buyer's remorse, say: RUE.
56. Significant period: ERA.
57. Vegetable plot: BED. My garden BED burned up 'cuz of 45+ days of 3-digit temps and no rain. Even my cacti are crying uncle.
Only think left to do is paste the grid:
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| The Grid |
Oh, you want'd the -T report?
WOs: caRDS, cONKS
ESPs: Most of ACOCADO HAND & EMERALD EYES. All of MOSSBACK, OLGA, SAO
Fav: Goonie
Cheers, -T
