Title: All Ball
Kelly provides us nuthin' but net in today's puzzle. #Basketball.22. Goal of a dog running an agility course?: GET TO THE HOOP. And drop a bucket.
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| A puppy doin' it |
36. Arrive too late for the blanket giveaway?: MISS A FREE THROW. This gave me a chuckle.
How do folks that make $$$/yr miss?
51. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?: DEEP THREE. Oooh! A mid-court shot by a philosopher.
Monty Python
61. Garden privacy border made of psychoactive plants?: ILLEGAL SCREEN. Ref blows the whistle.
73. Gutter ball?: ALLEY OOPS. Boomer would call that a missed lane(?)
86. All of the reporters covering a trial?: FULL COURT PRESS.
105. Basketball stat, and what can be found in six of this puzzle's long answers: DOUBLE DOUBLE. And there's the cute - notice the double letters in each of the themers.
I can understand, if you've not been around basketball fans, how this theme might be a passed ball.
Across:
1. Fuses: WELDS. I was thinking electrical fuses. Anyone remember putting a penny under one to keep the lights on until getting back from the hardware store?
6. Fuse: UNITE. Cute cleco.
11. Microsoft's web browser: EDGE. Also U2's guitarist.
15. Bar: BAN. LSAT was first to mind. Youngest takes it this fall. She should take the Bar in 3 years.
18. Really fowl?: AVIAN. #boo-hiss :-)
19. "Fuller House" actor John: STAMOS.
20. Like a leaf blower: LOUD. Oy! Every time I want to take a nap the HOA mowers appear on the median raising a racket.
//BTW, that's why tennis is the loudest sport... They're always raising a racket :-)
21. "Flamin' Hot" director Longoria: EVA. TLN w/ a V in the middle... perp wait for Es or As.
22. [See: Theme]
24. "__, Brute?": ETTU.
25. Talk by a rev.: SER. The REVerend makes a SERmon.
26. Adds nutrients to, as flour: ENRICHES.
27. Mass x acceleration: FORCE. F=ma. Physics 101.
29. Provide fare for an affair: CATER. Love the clue's alliteration.
31. Vibe: TENOR.
32. Teddy bear picnic need: TEA SET.
34. Betting setting: CASINO. I'll be staying at the Linq's Tuesday for Blackhat|Defcon.
35. Wildebeest: GNU. What's GNU with you?
Gary GNU
36. [See: Theme]
38. Chrysalides, e.g.: PUPAE.
41. Art able to: CANST. Um, OK.
42. Cove, e.g.: INLET.
43. Stringed instrument: HARP.
44. World's third-largest river, by volume: CONGO.
45. Thanksgiving Day Parade sponsor: MACYS.
47. Really grate on: RILE.
51. [See: Theme]
53. Hajj destination: MECCA.
54. Ride a bike: PEDAL.
55. Branch of Islam: SHIA.
56. Two-tone bear: PANDA. A black and white answer.
57. Handles: FIELDS. An Easter Egg; as in fields a Ball.
58. Saint-Tropez sea: MER.
61. [See: Theme]
65. Part of REM: EYE. Anyone else think Stipe at first?
R.E.M.'s Orange Crush
66. Graduates: ALUMNI.
68. Major artery: AORTA.
69. Sch. between Mex. and N. Mex.: UTEP. University of Texas, El Paso. With Youngest at UT Austin and the other three of us with degrees from OU, um... #Awkward :-)
71. Nom de plume: ALIAS. Do they call AKA NdP in France?
72. HS assessments: PSATS. High School's Pre-Standard Achievement TestS.
73. [See: Theme]
78. List of options: MENU.
79. Los Angeles art museum: GETTY.
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| The Getty |
80. Salty side: FRIES. I was looking for sass from Flo at Mel's.
81. Appeal: PLEA.
82. Big name in tractors: DEERE.
84. Pam of "Jackie Brown": GRIER.
85. Petrichor, e.g.: SCENT.
86. [See: Theme]
91. Brains behind a tech startup?: CPU. Cute. Central Processing Unit of a "techy" computer.
92. Ed who plays Donald Sterling in the miniseries "Clipped": O'NEILL.
93. Lambaste: BERATE.
94. New Hampshire state flower: LILAC.
97. Tehran resident: IRANI.
98. Take over a dance: CUTIN.
99. Seats near the action: FRONT ROW.
102. "Sneakers" actor Kingsley: BEN.
103. Lowly worker: PEON.
105. [See: Theme]
108. Back muscle, briefly: LAT.
109. "Not long now": SOON.
110. Over the moon: ELATED.
111. __ Loops: FROOT. All the colors taste the same but it's a great sugar rush before school.
112. "Rockaria!" rock gp.: ELO.
I was not familiar with this song.
113. Sports award: ESPY.
114. Chip dip: SALSA. I prefer pico de gallo.
115. Forest fronds: FERNS.
Down:
1. Pay: WAGE.
2. Vault or beam, in gymnastics: EVENT.
3. Petrol unit: LITRE. C,Eh! should be happy w/ the spelling.
4. Modern matchmakers: DATING APPS. Cute.
5. Ice-and-syrup treat: SNO-CONE.
6. Some Numic speakers: UTES.
7. "Prolly not": NAH.
8. Letters introducing a judgment: IMO. In My (Humble) Opinion.
9. 85 in a 55, say: TOO FAST. No, 85 in a 55 is just about right on Houston's Beltway (Grand Parkway is another matter - better be doing ~95 to keep from getting run over)
10. Evita, to Juan Per n: ESPOSA. OMG!, Duolingo just paid off :-)
11. Lyriq or Leaf: ELECTRIC CAR. I've never heard of Lyriq.
12. Coddle, with "on": DOTE.
13. Instinct: GUT. Gut reaction.
14. Teach: EDUCATE.
15. Awaken: BESTIR.
16. Skin care brand whose name comes from the Latin for "oats": AVEENO.
17. Like a slot canyon: NARROW.
19. "__ Used To Be Mine": Sara Bareilles song: SHE. I was thinking The Cars' My Best Friend's Girl.
23. Not 'round?: THRU. Adverbs abriv'd.
28. Pro coin flipper: REF. Think beginning of a footBALL game.
30. Plant with helicopter seeds: ASH TREE.
32. Hint: TINGE.
33. Sylvan __: "Hey Mami" folktronica duo: ESSO. ESP.
34. Animation stills: CELS.
36. Head locks?: MANE.
37. Artist who has recorded in Tolkien's fictional language: ENYA.
38. Post-M.A. pursuit: PHD. Out of respect, I call her Dr. DW.
39. Fed. next to Oman: UAE. United Arab Emeritus.
40. Not post-: PRE.
41. Undersea colony creator: CORAL.
44. Cook-off bowlful: CHILI. You know, one of things I really miss about living in SPI is the CHILI parlors. I know H-Town doesn't put beans in it, but,.. some kidney beans stretches out the proteins.
45. Smart society: MENSA. Half of the MENSA's I know are <redacted>
46. "Hells Bells" band: AC/DC. Hell yeah! //Splynter can get on board :-)
AC/DC
48. Lounging: IDLE.
49. British title: LADY.
50. If not: ELSE.
52. Adds water to: THINS.
53. Soda fountain drinks: MALTS.
54. Like some air fresheners: PINEY.
56. Celebration: PARTY.
57. Celebrations: FETES.
58. "__, this is a Wendy's": MA'AM. This is a response to someone who's not at the right time nor place for what they are saying.
59. Romance novelist Kennedy: ELLE.
60. Destroy: RUIN.
62. Hopping holiday figure: EASTER BUNNY.
63. Farm animal in some yoga classes: GOAT.
64. Mathematician who wrote the first theorem of graph theory: EULER. Ooooh, now we're getting into maths *heart emoji*
67. Schmaltzy: MAUDLIN.
70. References in some crossword clues: POP CULTURE.
72. Machu Picchu country: PERU.
73. Rally: ARISE.
74. Fabrications: LIES.
75. Cheer after un gol: OLE.
76. Write: PEN.
77. Perched: SAT.
79. Subj. of John McPhee's "Annals of the Former World": GEOL.
80. Guitar component: FRET.
83. Celestial obscuration: ECLIPSE.
84. Yogurt topping: GRANOLA.
85. Prequel series, essentially: SPINOFF.
86. Quirk: FOIBLE.
87. "Far out!": UNREAL.
88. Shanty: LEANTO.
89. Hanoi holiday: TET.
90. Lion families: PRIDES.
91. Lump of earth: CLOD.
95. Trellised archway: ARBOR.
96. Two-dot punctuation: COLON.
98. Flock flat: COOP.
99. __ market: FLEA.
100. Vermilion: RED. Google tells me vermilion is a brilliant RED. ESP saved me.
101. Hoses down: WETS.
104. Dawn goddess: EOS.
106. LUV competitor: UAL. LUV is Southwest Airlines; UAL is United.
107. "Boy With Luv" band: BTS. #K-POP
The Grid:
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Thanks Kelly for the Slam Dunk puzzle. It was a lot of words but this dyslexic solved it.
I've missed posting at The Corner the last few (very busy) days and I've been remiss...
Happy 80th Tehachapi Ken. You raised a good boy.
And, SubG, Happy Birthday to you too. Thanks for sharing the snap.
I'm getting girded for Hacker Summer Camp [read: getting my Pi proxy updated for Blackhat & Defcon] so y'all probably won't hear from me 'till the 13th.
Cheers, -T
