SWF Seeking...
Escape - Rupert Holmes
15. *Device sold with some sheets of hard candy: TOFFEE HAMMER. You say so.
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| Toffee Hammer |
22. *Took from the top: SKIMMED OFF. Taking the cream or a Salami Attack.
47. *"The Irishman" role for Al Pacino: JIMMY HOFFA. Jimmy's still alive, right?
58. *Teenage vampire slayer of film and TV: BUFFY SUMMERS. I didn't know Buffy had a last name.
35. Some partners, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues?: SAME SEX COUPLES.
All I can figure is MM (male-male) & FF (female-female) are paired up in the themers. Overall, Emet provided a nice Thursday puzzle that wasn't too difficult.
Across:
1. Yogurt-based drink: LASSI.
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| Recipes |
6. Choose: OPT.
9. "The Equalizer" network: CBS. I've seen one or two partial episodes - I think Queen Latifah was (is?) in it.
12. Pins included in many Ikea furniture kits: DOWELS.
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| Who's NOT used these? |
13. Oberlin College's state: OHIO. Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio. Founded in 1833, it is the oldest coeducational liberal arts college in the United States and the second-oldest continuously operating coeducational institute of higher learning in the world. [WikiP]
14. Horde member in Tolkien: ORC. Remember, ENTs (16' humanoids that look like trees) are good; ORCs bad. EFTs are salamander newts and are NOT part of LOTR.
15. [See: theme]
17. "The Marvels" director DaCosta: NIA.
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| Nia DaCosta |
18. Zaftig: ROTUND. Zaftag: Yiddish origins for "pleasantly plump" woman. #Google
19. Genetic strand: RNA. Ribonucleic acid.
20. Happily __ after: EVER. All the Grimm Brothers' tales as told by Disney.
21. Pastoral poem: IDYL.
22. [See: theme]
25. Label: TAG.
26. "Nova" subj.: SCI. Nova, on PBS, is a great SCIence program.
28. Suffers: AILS.
29. Tokyo, long ago: EDO. Comes up about four times a year in puzzles.
30. Diner patron: EATER. A diner eats dinner at the diner.
33. Yuletide: NOEL.
35. [See: theme]
39. Stew meat: LAMB. Friday, I had lamb curry at an Indo-Pac place. It must be authentic - no pepper icon next to the menu item but it sure had a kick to it.
40. Style: TASTE.
41. Amber, for one: GEM.
43. Brand of kitchen bags: GLAD.
Don't get mad, get Glad
45. Dudes: HES. Guys & Bros was too long.
46. "It's __-brainer!": A NO. I didn't even have to think about this one.
47. [See: theme]
52. "Not only that ... ": ALSO. Oh, and, and, and...
53. Neck of the woods: AREA. As Pop [57d] says of his property, "It's my little postage stamp on the globe."
54. Salad dressing base: OIL. EVOO (extra-virgin olive oil) was too long; perps said 'egg' was right out.
55. Crazy about: MAD FOR.
57. Pop: DAD. I call father both.
58. [See: theme]
61. Fig. affected by weather: ETA. Estimated Time of Arrival is just that, an estimate.
62. Lago contents: AGUA. Spanish lesson for the day.
63. Removes, as a knot: UNTIES. Or, how dyslexics gather around a cause.
64. Marina __ Rey, California: DEL.
65. Sighs of pleasure: AHS.
66. Visibility reducers: MISTS. Could affect your ETA.
Down:
1. Ambitious aspiration: LOFTY GOAL. Anyone have any LOFTY GOALs for 2024? Mine is to get a HAM license.
2. Nasty: AWFUL. Mean was too short.
3. Observed: SEEN.
4. Winter coaster: SLED.
5. "More or less": ISH. Or so(ish).
6. "Wowza": OH MAMA. Should I rat-out BIL? He had salted carmel in dark chocolate for the first time. "Oh, damn, Oh, Oh, dude. Oh, Mama! Y'all need to check this out!" //he has a sheltered (meat & potatoes) pallet. Once, the Girls double-dog dared him to eat a blueberry and he was plussed.
7. Thanksgiving dessert: PIE. Being from the South, DW must have pecan; I gotta have pumpkin.
8. The Blue Jays, on sports crawls: TOR. Toronto Blue Jays, eh, C,Eh?
9. Chat sesh: CONVO. A chat ses[h]sion is a conv[o]ersation. #KidsTheseDays
10. Terse: BRIEF. [see: 9d]
11. Beginner's knitting project, perhaps: SCARF. For crocheting too (I made a lot of scarfs :-))
12. Tchotchkes: DOODADS. Thingies on the shelf.
13. Universal opening?: OMNI. Omnipresent, Omnivorous, Omniscient, Omnidirectional.
15. Hackneyed: TRITE. [see: this expo]
16. Genesis boat: ARK.
20. Unsuccessful Ford: EDSEL.
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| History [Time] |
22. Locale: SITE.
23. Microscopic: MINUTE. Here's a word that, depending on long- or short- "I," has two different meanings. Primer is another.
//chatting with a hacker-buddy HAM on #discord I said I'd like a primer on the cheap-a** Baufeng radio I bought for my LOFTY GOAL. He thought I wanted to paint it :-)
24. Gets together quietly: ELOPES. Cute.
26. Proper: SEEMLY. I don't quite get this... I thought SEEMLY was baudy in a way.
27. World Heritage Site in Algiers: CASBAH. Cue The Clash.
Rock the Casbah
31. Business card no.: EXT. Phone number EXTention within your PBX (Private Branch Exchange).
32. Kelly Clarkson's first record label: RCA. Nipper's recording studio. Hi Misty!
34. Cost of a suit?: LEGAL FEES. Not a three-piece but a lawsuit.
36. Molten rock: MAGMA.
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| Rock Cycle |
37. Federal org. that inspects workplaces: OSHA. Occupational Safety & Health Administration.
38. Features of many alarms: SENSORS. Motion sensors, break-glass noise sensors, magnet switches on the windows & doors, etc.
42. Heath-covered wastelands: MOORS. Emily Bronte comes to mind.
Semaphore Version of Wuthering Heights [Python]
44. Foolish one: DOOFUS.
47. Over it all: JADED. Cynical.
48. Hopping mad: IRATE. PO'd was too short.
49. Purple Heart, e.g.: MEDAL. (Army) Bro has one.
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| Purple Heart |
50. Sports org. based in Zurich: FIFA. #Soccer
51. Pop __: FLY. Usually an easy catch in #Baseball.
52. Let in or let on: ADMIT. Bouncer ADMITs you or you ADMIT you did it.
55. Public transit system in San Francisco, familiarly: MUNI. I kept wanting BART but perps didn't agree.
56. Tsps. and tbsps.: AMTS. Don't confuse these two AMTS when using baking powder (ask me how I know).
58. Pasture sound: BAA.
59. "Blah": UGH.
60. Dim __: cuisine often served in steamer baskets: SUM.
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| Yummers! |
The Grid:
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| The Grid |
WOs: LOng shO[ts] -> LOFTY GOALS, bart -> MUNI
ESPs: LASSI, ROTUND, MUNI (oh, yeah)
Fav: I'll go w/ OMNI - any one else subscribe to the magazine back in the day?
Toss in your $0.02 below - I'll catch up with y'all later tonight. Have a great Friday eve!
Cheers, -T
