What a Card.
Happy Monday folks! Today John gives us a cute reveal with the double-meaning of POST -- "mail" and "after." See, both parts of each themer can follow (be after) CARD.
I'll be honest, it took me a minute to figure out the theme - i.e. themer words POST (after) CARD...
12. Place in a house where one might find a cue or Clue: GAME ROOM. A Card Game may be played in the Card Room.
20. Many a corporate decision-maker: BOARD MEMBER. Cardboard. Card Member (Got Amex?).
34. Investor who has shares in a company: STOCK HOLDER. Cardstock. Card Holder (for business cards or a Mastercard user? We should be told.).
51. Seating chart designation: TABLE NUMBER. Card Table (aka the kid's table at Thanksgiving). Card Number (from one's Visa?).
60. Mail that doesn't need an envelope, and where both words of 12-, 20-, 34-, and 51-Across can be found?: POST CARD.
Fun, huh? Alright, let's take a look at the rest of the fill.
Across:
1. Opera highlight: ARIA.
5. Spanish Mrs.: SRA.
8. Yin and __: YANG.
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| Taoist Balance |
14. Sherlock's sister, per two Netflix films: ENOLA.
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| Sherlock & Enola |
16. Caffè Americano base: ESPRESSO.
Weird Al tells us there's no X in Espresso
17. Hale and hearty: STRONG.
19. Mil. category: NCO. Non Commissioned Officer. i.e. Sgts.
20. [See: Theme].
22. "Finding Nemo" kid who scares the fish: DARLA.
Dentist Scene
24. "My thought is ... ": I ASSUME.
25. Choir voice below soprano: ALTO.
26. Knightley's "Pirates of the Caribbean" role: SWANN. Keira Knightley played Elizabeth Swann.
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| Keira Knightley |
29. "On my way!" text, maybe: LIE. It's a lie 'cuz you haven't left yet, have you?
30. Black-and-white cookies: OREOS.
32. Keyboard sound: CLACK.
34. [See: Theme].
37. Finish, as cupcakes: FROST. Didn't he write The Cupcake Not Taken?
39. Precise: EXACT.
40. NFL official: REF.
41. Fill in, as a lawn bare spot: RESOD.
43. Caustic remark: BARB.
47. Heartburn remedy: ANTACID.
50. Thigh bone: FEMUR.
51. [See: Theme].
55. Lagunitas Brewing Co. specialty: IPA.
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| Beer Advocate rates it a 93 |
56. "You're killing me, __!": line from "The Sandlot": SMALLS.
S'Mores?
59. Top-notch: ELITE.
60. [See: Theme].
61. Reduced by: LESS.
62. Sault __ Marie: STE.
63. Regarding: AS TO.
Down:
1. Guide that can become the outline for a meeting's minutes: AGENDA.
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| This Tracks |
2. Imp: RASCAL. HG quizzed us Saturday.
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| My guess: Buckwheat, ?, DARLA, Spanky, Alfalfa, ? |
3. Commodity from abroad: IMPORT.
4. __ Lingus: Irish carrier: AER.
5. Fair to middling: SO-SO.
6. Civil rights icon Parks whose actions inspired a bus boycott: ROSA.
7. Another name for the Roman god Cupid: AMOR.
8. Overly agreeable guy: YES-MAN.
9. Starts a poker pot: ANTES.
10. Social standards: NORMS.
11. Spherical: GLOBULAR.
13. Singer McEntire: REBA.
15. Lacking vigor: ANEMIC.
18. One from Athens: GREEK.
21. Ruckus: DIN.
23. Plunders: LOOTS.
26. Brief moment: SEC.
27. Round-bottomed cookware: WOK.
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| Mmm... Fried Rice |
28. Fireplace leftovers: ASHES.
31. Wither away: ROT.
32. Public health agcy.: CDC. Center for Disease Control
33. Leave alone: LET BE.
The Fab Four
34. Jocelyn Alo's sport: SOFTBALL.
35. Good Grips gadget brand: OXO. I have a few of their kitchen tools -- Good Grips indeed.
36. Little guy: LAD.
37. Counterparts of sororities, for short: FRATS. Fraternities.
38. Menu option in a file manager: RENAME. In Windows, you can also just CLACK F2 and change the name in place.
41. Runs water over: RINSES.
42. School URL part: EDU. .edu is the top-level domain (TLD) for universities and colleges. The original TLDs were .edu, .com (commercial), .mil (military), .org (organization), .net (network related), .gov (government), & .int (international). I've had all but .int.
44. Compañeras: AMIGAS.
45. Stewie's teddy bear on "Family Guy": RUPERT. Family Guy is a cartoon for (im)mature audiences.
46. Marlon of "On the Waterfront": BRANDO.
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| He Coulda Been a Contender |
48. "Kate & __": 1980s sitcom: ALLIE. The WikiP
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| Susan Saint James & Jane Curtin |
49. Britons and Gaels: CELTS.
50. Agonize (over): FRET.
52. GPS app on iPhones: MAPS.
53. Printer smudge: BLOT.
54. "If all __ fails ... ": ELSE.
58. Early TV brand: RCA. Hi Misty!
The Grid:
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| The Grid |
The skinny:
WOs: CLiCK -> CLACK ("Hello, you're on Car Talk.")
ESPs: DARLA, LIE, SWANN, RUPERT
Fav: A good buddy of mine (ex-Navy) would say "You're killin' me SMALLS" anytime someone around him didn't "get it."
Cheers, -T
