In the Key of B
Hi all and Happy Friday! Today I get to blog another Peterson Puzzle. Doug offers us an "add a sound" gimmick for fun, whimsy, and profit! Let's dig in...20. Phrase on a card in Desert Monopoly?: DO NOT PASS GOBI. DO NOT PASS GO is both a Community Chest and a Chance card.
33. Doll with many advanced degrees?: GENIUS BARBIE. GENIUS BAR is Apple Stores' counters.
41. Part of the year that's filled with possibility?: MONTH OF MAYBE. MONTH OF MAY.
56. Sport whose players wear furry hides?: BEARSKIN RUGBY. BEARSKIN RUG.
Cute, eh? Let's see what else Doug has in store for us...
Across:
1. Prayer wheel spinner: LAMA.
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| One "L" Lama |
5. "You know you want to!": C'MON.
9. Half a pop quartet: MAMAS and the Papas.
California Dreamin'
14. Like some defenses: ORAL. Masters' & and PhD defenses.
15. Outsized promotion: HYPE.
16. San Antonio mission: ALAMO.
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| I've been there; no basement. |
17. Fixes beforehand: RIGS. Fixes as a game or fight. You lost b/f you play'd.
18. Border on: ABUT.
19. Jurassic giants, for short: DINOS. T-Rexs was right out.
20. [See: Theme]
23. Pelican State sch.: LSU. I went to Louisiana Tech for my Undergrad but root'd for LSU.
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| Louisiana State University |
24. Passé: OLD.
25. "The Red Tent" novelist Diamant: ANITA. Anita is known for her bestselling novels including "The Red Tent", "The Boston Girl" and "Period. End of Sentence."
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| Anita Diamant |
27. Sanaa citizen: YEMENI.
29. Stable environment?: BARN.
31. Clearasil shelfmate: OXY.
33. [See: Theme]
36. Nevada city on I-80: ELKO. And 69a - Nevada city on I-80: RENO.
39. Calendar col.: FRIday.
40. Hinged fastener: HASP.
41. [See: Theme]
46. Pirouette point: TOE.
47. Actress Taylor-Joy: ANYA. The Queen's Gambit is the only movie I know her from.
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| Anya Taylor-Joy |
48. Dismays: ALARMS.
52. Bamboo fencing?: KENDO. Cute - fencing: like with an epee but with bamboo.
54. Capote nickname: TRU.
55. Time capsule time: ERA.
56. [See: Theme]
60. Bundle of wheat: SHEAF.
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| Sheaf of wheat |
62. Apple variety: GALA.
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| Gala is an apple cultivar with a sweet, mild flavor, a crisp but not hard texture, and a striped or mottled orange or reddish appearance. |
63. Sweeties: BAES.
64. Soeur de la mère: TANTE. Nique! :-) French? Google Translate: Mother's Sister: Aunt. Oui.
65. "No time to wade through this" initialism: TL;DR. Have we all learned this by now? Too Long; Didn't Read. Basically and executive summary of blather before / to follow.
66. Sparkle: ELAN.
67. Provide backing for: ENDOW.
68. Word with box or car: SEAT.
69. [See 36a]
Down:
1. Haughty: LORDLY.
2. Having a melody: ARIOSE. In classical music, arioso is a category of solo vocal piece, usually occurring in an opera or oratorio, falling somewhere between recitative and aria in style. Literally, arioso means airy. [WikiP]
3. With 7-Down, masterpiece: MAGNUM. 7d - See 3-Down: OPUS.
4. "And don't forget ... ": ALSO.
5. Star of the 1925 film "The Gold Rush": CHAPLIN. Charlie. His exile was the topic of Tuesday's Fresh Air [NPR]
6. "That's on me": MY BAD. Me messed up.
7. [See: 3d]
8. Team that shares an arena with the Liberty: NETS. New York Liberty is a WNBA team that shares Barclays Center with the NBA's Brooklyn NETS.
9. Pietà figure: MADONNA. Not the singer.
10. Defense mechanism?: ALIBI. Cute.
11. Nunavut neighbor: MANITOBA.
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| Canada, Eh? |
12. Chilean's "I love": AMO. Spanish.
13. Brillo alternative: S.O.S.
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| I bet you thought I was going with The Police* [5:03] again ;-) |
21. Mood: TONE.
22. Threads: GARB.
26. x or y, on graphs: AXIS.
28. John Legend accomplishment, briefly: EGOT. Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony.
29. Myanmar, once: BURMA.
30. Java setting: ASIA. Not a coffee house.
32. "No prob": YEP.
34. Highly questionable: IFFY.
35. Seehorn of "Better Call Saul": RHEA.
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| Rhea Seehorn |
36. Life-saving pro: EMT. Emergency Medical Technician.
37. Glance: LOOK.
38. Element of a warrior pose: KNEE BEND.
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| All I need to know. |
42. Got tipsy: HAD A FEW.
43. __ close to schedule: ON OR.
44. Craftivist's creation, at times: YARN ART.
45. Fuzzy memory: BLUR.
49. Entertain sumptuously: REGALE.
50. Childlike Rowan Atkinson character: MR BEAN. Rowan Atkinson's creation.
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| Mr. Bean |
51. Sends regrets: SAYS NO.
53. Cool kin: NEATO.
54. Oscar winner Swinton: TILDA.
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| Her IMDB |
57. Some military figs.: SGTS.
58. Collard greens kin: KALE.
59. Superlative prefix: UBER.
60. Fr. holy title: STE.
61. Frenemy of Lando: HAN. Star Wars reference.
Well, folks, another Friday in the bag.
The Grid:
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| The Grid |
The TL;DR:
WOs: ALIas-> ALIBI, RENO->ELKO
ESPs: ARIOSE, ANITA, ANYA, TILDA, TANTE
Fav: Mr. Bean
Cheers, -T
*DW & I saw Sting two Sundays ago. Message in a Bottle was in the set-list and it rocked The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Also, DW was enamored with Sting's physique (arms!) - I need to work out if I'm going to look that good at 72yrs!
///or MAYBE just play bass? :-)
