Theme: W(in)! - W is inserted into the start of the first word of each common phrase.
17A. Stonemason's goal?: (W)ALL IN A DAY'S WORK. All in a Day's Work.
27A. Flirt's mascara stains?: (W)INK BLOTS. Ink Blots. Fun clue. Vivid image.
48A. Dermatology class videos?: (W)ART FILMS. Art Films. I sure don't want to see those videos.
62A. Inherited wealth?: (W)ILL- GOTTEN GAINS. Ill-gotten Gains.
One of the easiest letter (or letter string) addition/deletion/substitution Friday puzzles I've done. But it's packed with fun. Jerome's playfulness is in full display.
Seeing GELDINGS (4D. Kelso and Funny Cide) made me smile. Thought of Dan Naddor's suggested clue for Jerome: "Gone nuts, horsewise?". Probably too much for Rich.
Across:
1. Lively Cuban dance: CONGA. Obtained the answer from Downs.
6. They can be loose or tight: ENDS. Loose/tight ends. Awesome clue.
10. Shade of red: BEET
14. Sharon of Israel: ARIEL. Still in coma.
15. Bobby's informant: NARK. New to me. Looks like a variant of NARC, doesn't it? Bobby = Cop in Britain.
16. Moisturizer brand: OLAY. My favorite brand.
20. Word before or after dog: SLED. Nice clue too.
21. Islamic spiritual guide: IMAM
22. Contemptible people: SWINE.
25. Biography opener?: AUTO. Autobiography.
30. Fanciful idea: WHIM. I've got a lot.
34. "It's what's hot in pain relief" brand: BENGAY
35. Feudal estate: FIEF. Can you think of any other 4-letter word starting and ending in letter F?
37. Caesar's morning meal?: OVA. Eggs in Latin.
38. "Man is __ himself when he talks in his own person": Wilde: LEAST. Not familiar with this line.
39. Chain with pieces, briefly: KFC. Chicken pieces. Got me.
40. Rose petal pest: APHID
42. PC program: APP (Application)
43. French 101 infinitive: ETRE. To be.
45. Bustle (with): ABOUND
46. High-tech unit: BYTE
50. With wild abandon: AMOK
52. Chiwere speaker: OTOE. Easy guess. Chiwere is a new word to me also.
53. End of a series: OMEGA. Greek alphabet series.
58. Curdle: CLOT
65. Celtic language: ERSE
66. Whitecap formation: FOAM
67. Befuddled: AT SEA
68. Feat: DEED
69. Minnesota __: FATS. Pool player. He's in Paul Newman's "The Hustler".
70. Antares or Betelgeuse: M STAR. No idea. Star classification often stumps me. M is the tiny orange dot.
Down:
1. Crow cacophony: CAWS. CC alliteration.
2. Like much lore: ORAL. Like some of the Minnesota Fats stories.
3. River from Lake Victoria: NILE
5. Frazier foe: ALI. Joe Frazier. Boxing.
6. Glossy paint: ENAMEL
7. Zip, to Zapata: NADA. Alliteration again.
8. Like many a rescue: DRAMATIC. Great clue & Answer.
9. Something to look up to: SKY. Fooled me last time. Again today.
10. Certain pet, in totspeak: BOWWOW. Dog.
11. Childlike Wells race: ELOI. From "The Time Machine".
13. Kid: TYKE. I liked the consecutive kid clues in this corner.
18. "Build it somewhere else" acronym: NIMBY (Not In My Backyard)
19. Flier with a bent nose: SST
24. Shark or Penguin footwear: SKATE. San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins. NHL teams.
27. Obviously sad: WEEPY
28. Unsuitable: INAPT
29. Buyer's proposal: OFFER
31. Boring: HO-HUM
32. Political columnist Molly: IVINS. She had a sharp tongue, esp when she lashed out against W.
33. Anti-DUI org.: MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)
34. Betray a confidence, perhaps: BLAB
36. One-named male model: FABIO. Not my type.
39. Volcano in the Sunda Strait: KRAKATOA. Also the name of the island, between Java and Sumatra. Violent eruption in 1883.
41. Skunk relatives: POLECATS. I like the four long Downs.
44. Company quorum?: TWO. Two's a company. Three's a crowd.
45. "Sweet" river in a Burns poem: AFTON. "Flow gently, sweet Afton".
47. Made 3 on a par-5: EAGLED. Two under par (on a par-3 hole, that would be hole-in-one). One under par = Birdie. One over par = Bogey. Loved Al's Eagle, Albatross, Condor, Ostrich & Turkey list last time.
49. Clan emblems: TOTEMS
51. Mad, e.g., briefly: MAG. The Mad Magazine.
53. Due: OWED
54. Bog down: MIRE
55. Word suggesting options: ELSE. Or Else.
57. Doc's "Now!": STAT
59. Tilt: LIST
60. Pre-military rank?: ONE A. Top draft status.
61. Royal Russian of yore: TSAR.
63. Amiss: OFF
64. Pinup's leg: GAM. Jennifer Aniston has the perfect gams.
Answer grid.
Here are a few beautiful pictures from Jazzbumpa's last Florida trip. Click on each one, it will enlarge. My favorite is the one titled Picnic. Lovely colors. Lovely clan. Is that you in "A Message in a Bottle", Jazz?
C.C.
17A. Stonemason's goal?: (W)ALL IN A DAY'S WORK. All in a Day's Work.
27A. Flirt's mascara stains?: (W)INK BLOTS. Ink Blots. Fun clue. Vivid image.
48A. Dermatology class videos?: (W)ART FILMS. Art Films. I sure don't want to see those videos.
62A. Inherited wealth?: (W)ILL- GOTTEN GAINS. Ill-gotten Gains.
One of the easiest letter (or letter string) addition/deletion/substitution Friday puzzles I've done. But it's packed with fun. Jerome's playfulness is in full display.
Seeing GELDINGS (4D. Kelso and Funny Cide) made me smile. Thought of Dan Naddor's suggested clue for Jerome: "Gone nuts, horsewise?". Probably too much for Rich.
Across:
1. Lively Cuban dance: CONGA. Obtained the answer from Downs.
6. They can be loose or tight: ENDS. Loose/tight ends. Awesome clue.
10. Shade of red: BEET
14. Sharon of Israel: ARIEL. Still in coma.
15. Bobby's informant: NARK. New to me. Looks like a variant of NARC, doesn't it? Bobby = Cop in Britain.
16. Moisturizer brand: OLAY. My favorite brand.
20. Word before or after dog: SLED. Nice clue too.
21. Islamic spiritual guide: IMAM
22. Contemptible people: SWINE.
25. Biography opener?: AUTO. Autobiography.
30. Fanciful idea: WHIM. I've got a lot.
34. "It's what's hot in pain relief" brand: BENGAY
35. Feudal estate: FIEF. Can you think of any other 4-letter word starting and ending in letter F?
37. Caesar's morning meal?: OVA. Eggs in Latin.
38. "Man is __ himself when he talks in his own person": Wilde: LEAST. Not familiar with this line.
39. Chain with pieces, briefly: KFC. Chicken pieces. Got me.
40. Rose petal pest: APHID
42. PC program: APP (Application)
43. French 101 infinitive: ETRE. To be.
45. Bustle (with): ABOUND
46. High-tech unit: BYTE
50. With wild abandon: AMOK
52. Chiwere speaker: OTOE. Easy guess. Chiwere is a new word to me also.
53. End of a series: OMEGA. Greek alphabet series.
58. Curdle: CLOT
65. Celtic language: ERSE
66. Whitecap formation: FOAM
67. Befuddled: AT SEA
68. Feat: DEED
69. Minnesota __: FATS. Pool player. He's in Paul Newman's "The Hustler".
70. Antares or Betelgeuse: M STAR. No idea. Star classification often stumps me. M is the tiny orange dot.
Down:
1. Crow cacophony: CAWS. CC alliteration.
2. Like much lore: ORAL. Like some of the Minnesota Fats stories.
3. River from Lake Victoria: NILE
5. Frazier foe: ALI. Joe Frazier. Boxing.
6. Glossy paint: ENAMEL
7. Zip, to Zapata: NADA. Alliteration again.
8. Like many a rescue: DRAMATIC. Great clue & Answer.
9. Something to look up to: SKY. Fooled me last time. Again today.
10. Certain pet, in totspeak: BOWWOW. Dog.
11. Childlike Wells race: ELOI. From "The Time Machine".
13. Kid: TYKE. I liked the consecutive kid clues in this corner.
18. "Build it somewhere else" acronym: NIMBY (Not In My Backyard)
19. Flier with a bent nose: SST
24. Shark or Penguin footwear: SKATE. San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins. NHL teams.
27. Obviously sad: WEEPY
28. Unsuitable: INAPT
29. Buyer's proposal: OFFER
31. Boring: HO-HUM
32. Political columnist Molly: IVINS. She had a sharp tongue, esp when she lashed out against W.
33. Anti-DUI org.: MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)
34. Betray a confidence, perhaps: BLAB
36. One-named male model: FABIO. Not my type.
39. Volcano in the Sunda Strait: KRAKATOA. Also the name of the island, between Java and Sumatra. Violent eruption in 1883.
41. Skunk relatives: POLECATS. I like the four long Downs.
44. Company quorum?: TWO. Two's a company. Three's a crowd.
45. "Sweet" river in a Burns poem: AFTON. "Flow gently, sweet Afton".
47. Made 3 on a par-5: EAGLED. Two under par (on a par-3 hole, that would be hole-in-one). One under par = Birdie. One over par = Bogey. Loved Al's Eagle, Albatross, Condor, Ostrich & Turkey list last time.
49. Clan emblems: TOTEMS
51. Mad, e.g., briefly: MAG. The Mad Magazine.
53. Due: OWED
54. Bog down: MIRE
55. Word suggesting options: ELSE. Or Else.
57. Doc's "Now!": STAT
59. Tilt: LIST
60. Pre-military rank?: ONE A. Top draft status.
61. Royal Russian of yore: TSAR.
63. Amiss: OFF
64. Pinup's leg: GAM. Jennifer Aniston has the perfect gams.
Answer grid.
Here are a few beautiful pictures from Jazzbumpa's last Florida trip. Click on each one, it will enlarge. My favorite is the one titled Picnic. Lovely colors. Lovely clan. Is that you in "A Message in a Bottle", Jazz?
C.C.
