Theme: None
Words: 70 (missing F,J,Q,V,X)
Blocks: 28
Mr. Fludzinski returns with another Saturday LA Times grid, a little
over a month since his last construction. I re-read that blog, and had a repeat solving experience - switching between across and
down. In fact, I was so eager to switch back to across from the down
that I never actually read the last two 'Down' clues; when it came to
the write up, I didn't recognize the entries at all....Relatively smooth
solve, under my personal time, with the proper names were helped along
by the perps. Triple and almost-triple 10-letter corners, plus four
8-letter answers on the inside;
1. Parent of 66-Across : BABY BOOMER - ugh, a circumreferential clue to start; it was the second half that got me the answer here
1. Parent of 66-Across : BABY BOOMER - ugh, a circumreferential clue to start; it was the second half that got me the answer here
66. Child of 1-Across : MILLENNIAL
26. Ramshackle : DECREPIT - the image this word conjures up
48. Iconic Ansel Adams photograph shot in Hernandez, New Mexico : MOONRISE
26. Ramshackle : DECREPIT - the image this word conjures up
moONWARD~>!
ACROSS:
11. Jobs creation : IMAC - I tried iPod; not fooled by the reference to Steve Jobs
15. As it happens : IN REAL TIME
16. It can tide you over : NOSH
17. Exercise regimen : DAILY DOZEN
18. Ending to avoid? : ANCE - avoidance
19. Commemorative pillar : STELA - pondered TOTEM, but that was in last week's puzzle - and then it appeared here anyway @ 29d. I did however, fill in STELE at first
20. Accords : ENTENTES - oops, I had DEtentes at first
22. Piccadilly Circus statue : EROS - dredged this one up from the depths of my crossword solving brain
25. Anesthetizes : DEADENS
30. Refuse : DROSS
31. Link letters : URL - ah. I tried PGA for golf links
32. Thin feathered flier : ARROW - at first I thought we were looking for some sort of bird; got it after some thought
34. Pop music sleepyhead : SUSIE - I still have no clue what this refers to; I found a Susie Sleepyhead teddy bear....the second "S" was the only non-crossing unfilled
36. Youngest player to join the 600-HR club : A-ROD
38. Snowmen? : YETIs
40. Trade staple : TOOL - I am looking into refrigeration classes this coming winter/spring, as it's the only industry area I am unfamiliar with at the restaurants. There are some specific tools for this trade, too, and I don't own them - yet
41. Sore __ : LOSER - had it, put it in, took it out because of 26d.
43. Teeth in Torino : DENTI
45. ICU VIPs : RNs
46. Transplant, in a way : REPOT
15. As it happens : IN REAL TIME
16. It can tide you over : NOSH
17. Exercise regimen : DAILY DOZEN
18. Ending to avoid? : ANCE - avoidance
19. Commemorative pillar : STELA - pondered TOTEM, but that was in last week's puzzle - and then it appeared here anyway @ 29d. I did however, fill in STELE at first
20. Accords : ENTENTES - oops, I had DEtentes at first
22. Piccadilly Circus statue : EROS - dredged this one up from the depths of my crossword solving brain
25. Anesthetizes : DEADENS
31. Link letters : URL - ah. I tried PGA for golf links
32. Thin feathered flier : ARROW - at first I thought we were looking for some sort of bird; got it after some thought
36. Youngest player to join the 600-HR club : A-ROD
38. Snowmen? : YETIs
40. Trade staple : TOOL - I am looking into refrigeration classes this coming winter/spring, as it's the only industry area I am unfamiliar with at the restaurants. There are some specific tools for this trade, too, and I don't own them - yet
41. Sore __ : LOSER - had it, put it in, took it out because of 26d.
43. Teeth in Torino : DENTI
45. ICU VIPs : RNs
46. Transplant, in a way : REPOT
50. Preserves flavor : APRICOT - Dah~! preserves the noun, not the verb
52. Part of a Simon & Garfunkel quartet? : SAGE - clever; the others being parsley, rosemary and thyme
53. Railroad worker : TRACKMAN
55. Pass a second time : RELAP
59. Custom : WONT - I tried NORM
60. Olympics event since 2000 : TRAMPOLINE
63. Seraph, to Sylvie : ANGE
64. "The Decay of Lying" author : OSCAR WILDE
65. Swamp thing : REED - not this Swamp Thing
DOWN:
1. Contractors' proposals : BIDS - part of my business also, and the hardest for me - getting the right number for both myself and the client/customer
2. Body lang. : ANATomy - I pondered ASL, American Sign Language, but it didn't jibe - or fit
3. French wheel : BRIE - ah. Roue is Frawnche for wheel; cheesy reference....
4. See 6-Down : YELLER - paired with; 6. With 4-Down, Fred Gipson book that won a 1957 Newbery Honor : OLD
5. Region including Napa : BAY AREA
7. Tribe that met with Lewis and Clark in 1804 : OTO
8. 1987 Masters champ Larry : MIZE
9. Polish, in a way : EMEND
10. Let : RENTED
11. "It was a very brief visit" : IN AND OUT
12. Education innovator : MONTESSORI - big help in the NE - my friend from Ohio was once a participant of this system
13. Climbs : ASCENSIONS - makes me think of a Blue Öyster Cult song
14. Mating game : CHESS - D'oh~! couldn't think of any "dating game"....
21. Canal zones : EARS - clever
23. Country music venue : OPRY
24. Brought into being : SIRED
26. Part of DINK : DUAL - I was told it was "Double Income, No Kids", which meant the answer was "KIDS"; so that messed me up for a long time
27. Likely to be off : ERROR PRONE
28. A short distance : CLOSE RANGE
29. Venerated symbol : TOTEM - here it is again~!
33. Skid row figures : WINOS - I never made it to "Skid Row"....but damn close
35. Ultimatum end : ELSE - "or else~!!!"
37. Portrayed : DEPICTED
39. Old portico : STOA - another one I dredged up
42. __ bottom : ROCK
44. Like some hairs : INGROWN
47. Drum kit component : TOM-TOM - Pawel likes his drums - he had a snare drum reference in the last Sat puzzle
49. Catch at the shore : REEL IN - wasn't sure about this answer; you would still reel in from a boat, right~?
50. Openly hostile : AT WAR
51. Low bones : TARSI
54. Substance in the sea's H2O : NaCL
56. Taylor of "Say Anything..." : LILI - I thought it was LORI, but the last "I" helped - 100% 50% correct
57. Time-half link : AND A - time-and-a-half, which I get after 5hrs at UPS - each day, and I pretty much go over every day during the summer - and now I am on vacation until after Labor Day - yay~!
58. Outer cover : PEEL
61. __ du pays: homesickness : MAL - never even saw this clue....
62. Historic leader? : PRE - nor this one; Pre-historic
52. Part of a Simon & Garfunkel quartet? : SAGE - clever; the others being parsley, rosemary and thyme
53. Railroad worker : TRACKMAN
55. Pass a second time : RELAP
59. Custom : WONT - I tried NORM
60. Olympics event since 2000 : TRAMPOLINE
63. Seraph, to Sylvie : ANGE
64. "The Decay of Lying" author : OSCAR WILDE
65. Swamp thing : REED - not this Swamp Thing
DOWN:
1. Contractors' proposals : BIDS - part of my business also, and the hardest for me - getting the right number for both myself and the client/customer
2. Body lang. : ANATomy - I pondered ASL, American Sign Language, but it didn't jibe - or fit
3. French wheel : BRIE - ah. Roue is Frawnche for wheel; cheesy reference....
5. Region including Napa : BAY AREA
7. Tribe that met with Lewis and Clark in 1804 : OTO
8. 1987 Masters champ Larry : MIZE
9. Polish, in a way : EMEND
10. Let : RENTED
11. "It was a very brief visit" : IN AND OUT
12. Education innovator : MONTESSORI - big help in the NE - my friend from Ohio was once a participant of this system
13. Climbs : ASCENSIONS - makes me think of a Blue Öyster Cult song
lyric @ 0:24
oh, this kind of mate
23. Country music venue : OPRY
24. Brought into being : SIRED
26. Part of DINK : DUAL - I was told it was "Double Income, No Kids", which meant the answer was "KIDS"; so that messed me up for a long time
27. Likely to be off : ERROR PRONE
28. A short distance : CLOSE RANGE
29. Venerated symbol : TOTEM - here it is again~!
33. Skid row figures : WINOS - I never made it to "Skid Row"....but damn close
35. Ultimatum end : ELSE - "or else~!!!"
37. Portrayed : DEPICTED
39. Old portico : STOA - another one I dredged up
42. __ bottom : ROCK
44. Like some hairs : INGROWN
47. Drum kit component : TOM-TOM - Pawel likes his drums - he had a snare drum reference in the last Sat puzzle
50. Openly hostile : AT WAR
51. Low bones : TARSI
54. Substance in the sea's H2O : NaCL
56. Taylor of "Say Anything..." : LILI - I thought it was LORI, but the last "I" helped - 100% 50% correct
57. Time-half link : AND A - time-and-a-half, which I get after 5hrs at UPS - each day, and I pretty much go over every day during the summer - and now I am on vacation until after Labor Day - yay~!
58. Outer cover : PEEL
61. __ du pays: homesickness : MAL - never even saw this clue....
62. Historic leader? : PRE - nor this one; Pre-historic
Splynter
Note from C.C.:
Happy Birthday to Lemonade (Jason), who's been guiding
us with the Friday puzzles since March 2010. So much has changed the past 6 years:: Charlotte was born. He had a health scare. He was remarried. Harper was born. But Lemonade's dedication to this blog and his passion for blogging remains unchanged. Thanks for always being here for us, Lemonade!
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| Lemonade and his lovely wife Oo, Dec 21, 2014 |
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| Charlotte, Dad, Harper & Grandpa Lemonade |
