Future Farmers of America?
No, today Jay offers four thememers each of which with four (4) Hs in the fill.18. Like some boots: THIGH HIGH.
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| Stock Photo(?) |
23. Jewish New Year: ROSH HASHANAH.
37. With 39-Across, considered carefully: THOUGHT.
39. See 37-Across: THROUGH.
48. "How do you tell them apart?": WHICH IS WHICH.
And the unifier:
57. Youth organization that 18-, 23-, 37-/39-, and 48-Across could be members of?: FOUR-H CLUB.
Across:
1. Highest point: ACME.
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| You can actually buy this book. |
5. Sunup: DAWN.
9. App opener: USER.
13. "Arrested Development" actress Portia de __: ROSSI.
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| Portia w/ her wife Ellen |
15. Vietnam's continent: ASIA.
16. Jewish wedding dance: HORA.
17. Conclude with: END ON.
18. [See: Theme]
20. Message on a rescue dog's kennel, perhaps: ADOPT ME.
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| Pop's rescue (Tinker) checking out the pizzelles |
22. Continental coins: EUROS.
23. [See: Theme]
27. First __ kit: AID.
28. PDQ kin: ASAP. Pretty Damn Quick: As Soon As Possible.
29. Pekoe, e.g.: TEA.
32. Complete, as a PDF contract: ESIGN. Portable Document Format files can be eSign'd.
35. Large deer: ELKS.
36. Boys: LADS.
37. [See: Theme]
39. [See: Theme]
41. Word before crawl or cycle: NEWS.
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| Generic (#noPolitics) News Crawl at the bottom |
42. Dismayed cry: OH NO.
44. Cosmetician Lauder: ESTEE.
45. Orthodontist's org.: ADA. American Dental Association.
46. Roasting rod: SPIT.
47. CT summer hrs.: EDT. Connecticut is on Eastern Daylight Time in the summer.
48. [See: Theme]
53. Skylit courtyards: ATRIA.
56. Focus of many a school fair: SCIENCE. Did I ever tell the story of when, in HS, I won 2nd-prize* for my work on Fibonacci numbers at the (LA) State Science Fair?
57. [See: Theme]
61. Lowest point: NADIR.
62. Went by car: RODE.
63. Teller's partner in magic: PENN.
I'm thinking about getting tix for their Rio show
when I'm in Vegas for Blackhat|Defcon.
64. Pulverize, as peppercorns: GRIND.
65. Rubber-stamped: OKED.
66. x or y, on graphs: AXIS.
67. Clothing labels: TAGS.
Down:
1. Toward the back: AREAR.
2. Many a retirement unit: CONDO.
Weird Al
3. Windows predecessor: MS-DOS. Microsoft Disc Operating System.
4. Part of the digestive system: ESOPHAGUS. Learned this in Gulp.
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| Many of Mary Roach's books are fun looks at "gross" things. |
5. Calendar array: DATES.
// Oy! This week the DATES are crazy. Youngest left yesterday for an internship in CHI. I leave Thurs for ORD and DW leaves two hours later for Japan. Eldest is set to land at MDW and we'll meet at CHI's Union Station for an Amtrak to SPI. Youngest will join us Sunday in SPI for Father's Day. Then we all disperse again the 17th (when the next blog is due [don't expect much folks :-)]).
6. Wood for many woodworking projects: ASH.
7. Nintendo game console: WII.
8. Remind constantly: NAG.
9. "Surely!": UH HUH.
10. French evening: SOIR. Root-word for a fancy soiree perhaps?
11. Logician's "In that case ... ": ERGO.
12. Stadium cheers: RAHS.
14. Latest trend: IN THING.
19. Jalopy: HEAP.
21. Furious: MAD.
24. Actor Holbrook: HAL. Mark Twain impressionist.
Some #Politics(?)
25. Invite for: ASK TO.
26. Two-time NBA MVP Steve: NASH.
29. Pulled tight: TAUT.
30. Border: EDGE.
31. Tennis icon Arthur: ASHE.
32. Active volcano on Sicily: ETNA.
33. Garden tool storage building: SHED.
34. Sioux City state: IOWA.
35. Code of conduct: ETHIC.
36. Gave up in despair: LOST HEART. Or LOSt THE ART. You decide parsing.
38. Pueblo people: HOPI.
40. Motor City NHL player: RED WING.
43. To the __ degree: NTH.
46. Former Iranian ruler: SHAH.
47. Key next to F1: ESC.
48. Jittery from too much caffeine: WIRED. Or, as we learned last week, a Conde Nast publication.
//Yes, I nerd, subscribe.
49. IDs on copyright pages: ISBNS. International Standard Book NumberS.
50. Mumbai's nation: INDIA.
51. Including on an email: CCING. Anachronistically, Carbon Copying someone on an email.
52. Roaming buffalo, e.g.: HERDS.
53. Natural hairstyle: AFRO.
54. Grabbed: TOOK.
55. Not at all polite: RUDE. Grabbing is RUDE.
58. Tax pro: CPA. Certified (Certifiable? ;-)) Public Accountant.
59. Luthor of "Smallville": LEX.
60. College, to an Aussie: UNI.
The Grid:
The skinny:
WO: icon -> USER
ESPs: N/A
Fav: SCIENCE fair.
//I got that 2nd place at state in Louisiana's SciFair by deriving a formula that could tell if X was in the Fibonacci Sequence or not. The formula involved logarithms (which was apparently advanced for a HS kid :-))
Cheers, -T
*IIRC, the kid that won 1st hacked a dot-matrix printer to emboss Braille.
6. Wood for many woodworking projects: ASH.
7. Nintendo game console: WII.
8. Remind constantly: NAG.
9. "Surely!": UH HUH.
10. French evening: SOIR. Root-word for a fancy soiree perhaps?
11. Logician's "In that case ... ": ERGO.
12. Stadium cheers: RAHS.
14. Latest trend: IN THING.
19. Jalopy: HEAP.
21. Furious: MAD.
24. Actor Holbrook: HAL. Mark Twain impressionist.
Some #Politics(?)
25. Invite for: ASK TO.
26. Two-time NBA MVP Steve: NASH.
29. Pulled tight: TAUT.
30. Border: EDGE.
31. Tennis icon Arthur: ASHE.
32. Active volcano on Sicily: ETNA.
33. Garden tool storage building: SHED.
34. Sioux City state: IOWA.
35. Code of conduct: ETHIC.
36. Gave up in despair: LOST HEART. Or LOSt THE ART. You decide parsing.
38. Pueblo people: HOPI.
40. Motor City NHL player: RED WING.
43. To the __ degree: NTH.
46. Former Iranian ruler: SHAH.
47. Key next to F1: ESC.
48. Jittery from too much caffeine: WIRED. Or, as we learned last week, a Conde Nast publication.
//Yes, I nerd, subscribe.
49. IDs on copyright pages: ISBNS. International Standard Book NumberS.
50. Mumbai's nation: INDIA.
51. Including on an email: CCING. Anachronistically, Carbon Copying someone on an email.
52. Roaming buffalo, e.g.: HERDS.
53. Natural hairstyle: AFRO.
54. Grabbed: TOOK.
55. Not at all polite: RUDE. Grabbing is RUDE.
58. Tax pro: CPA. Certified (Certifiable? ;-)) Public Accountant.
59. Luthor of "Smallville": LEX.
60. College, to an Aussie: UNI.
The Grid:
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| The Grid |
The skinny:
WO: icon -> USER
ESPs: N/A
Fav: SCIENCE fair.
//I got that 2nd place at state in Louisiana's SciFair by deriving a formula that could tell if X was in the Fibonacci Sequence or not. The formula involved logarithms (which was apparently advanced for a HS kid :-))
Cheers, -T
*IIRC, the kid that won 1st hacked a dot-matrix printer to emboss Braille.
Notes from C.C.:
Irish Miss (Agnes) and I made today's USA Today puzzle. Click here to solve. Congrats on your USA debut, Agnes!
