Theme: No K, OK? A two word common phrase in which the first word ends in CK, has the K removed to reveal a new and humorous phrase.
18A. Apple delivery vehicle?: MAC(K) TRUCK. MAC being your Apple computer product, not edible fruit. MACK TRUCKS have been the premier manufacturer of heavy trucks for years, though the company is now owned by Volvo, it is a classic American success story.
19A. Lobbying gp. bigwig?: PAC(K) LEADER. Political Action Committee (PAC) is our modern organized lobbying group, not to be confused with the LEADER OF THE PACK .
39A. Trap for large reptiles?: CROC(K) POT. I use a crock pot to cook stews so they are ready when I get home from work; I do not recommend giving a crocodile any weed, because we are what they eat when they have the munchies.
58A. Coalition celebration?: BLOC(K)PARTY. The Soviet Bloc did not last very long, did it? Are BLOCK PARTIES popular anymore, now that we do not know our neighbors? I went to one on the 4th of July.
61A. Court dispute over footwear?: MOC(K)TRIAL. Oh what fun, as always the puzzle I blog has some law to explain. A MOCK TRIAL is the playing out of a trial, where the lawyers examine witnesses in front of a make believe jury, to practice for a real trial. MOOT COURT is where make believe appellate court arguments are presented to a panel. Trial court is where evidence is put in and appellate court is where the results of a trial are reviewed by one or more judges. We have had MOC for Moccasin often.
3D. Movie with style?: CHIC(K) FLICK. This is perhaps the trickiest because CHIC, meaning stylish is from the French and is pronounced sheek, unlike all the other clues where removing the “K” did not alter the sound of the word.
35D. Employee using a word processor?: DOC(K)WORKER. Brilliant, recognizing that WORD documents are designated DOC. I will always think of this DOCK WORKER .
Happy Friday all, Lemonade here, back in the saddle and blessed with a Dan Naddor (who says wishes do not come true, right MTNEST995). This is so wonderful and a great example of his heavy themeage, his originality and his wit. On with the show:
ACROSS:
1. Illustrative words: SUCH AS. Dan loved his two and three word answers, so visually challenging.
7. Burst: RUPTURED. I never realized how many meanings this word has; made me think of an appendix.
15. Casual top: T SHIRT. Do you really think they look like “T” when they are laid out flat?
16. Intimate meeting: ONE ON ONE. Or perhaps you like the more romantic sounding tête-à-tête?
17. Baroque composer Cavalieri: EMILIO. No familiarity at all with this COMPOSER .
21. Great Seal symbol: EAGLE. Designed by Charles Thompson from written instructions from Congress. It said Ben Franklin preferred the Wild Turkey as the symbol of our new nation. Of course, if you read Dan Brown, you know it is all mysticism.
22. Lab complaints: ARFS. In honor of our recent dog puzzle, Dan deceives with a quick misdirection.
23. CD-__: ROMS. Compact Disc- Read Only Medium.
25. Hardy's "Pure Woman": TESS. Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented is a very sad book about rape and murder, ironically.
26. "S" on an invitation: SIL. Okay, RSVP, Respondez SIL Vous Plait. Man this filled from the perps but my brain did not see why for a long while.
27. Label for many Elton John hits: MCA. Another handy reference for me, as MCA signed the first band I negotiated a record deal for, and I got to visit the Black Tower often, and go to their parties.
29. Ready-to-mail item: Abbr.: SASE. Self-addressed stamped envelope. Often used as 13D. Things with ltrs.: ENCLS. The enclosure in a letter.
31. Ristorante suffix: INI. Rotini, linguini, all merely the Italian suffix meaning little.
32. Pittypat, in "Gone With the Wind": AUNT. An obscure character in the book, the maiden aunt of Scarlett’s first husband, Charles Hamilton. It is at aunt Pittypat’s house that the famous, "Oh, Miss Scarlett, I don't know nothing about birthing no babies." is uttered by Miss Prissy.
34. Aiming aid in some gun sights: RED DOT. The laser pointer indicator; do not sit still if a red dot appears on your forehead.
38. Fourth-qtr. month: DEC.
41. Reveal, poetically: OPE. Open.
42. Glacial ridges: ESKERS. Remarkably all the words I had trouble with were revealed from the same perps, as I know nothing of these DEPOSITS .
44. It parallels the radius: ULNA. The bones in your forearm.
45. Radar's rank: Abbr.: CPL. Corporal Walter “Radar” O’Reilly who loved his grape Nehi and could predict the future.
46. Fish-eating bird: LOON. No doubt, Dan’s shout out to C.C. for her Minnesota connection, and the decision made on the corner to adopt the Loon.
48. Pollster's query: AGE.
49. Heartache: WOE.
50. Homer Simpson's mom: MONA. Poor Homer had been lead to believe his MOTHER was dead, when she was on the run from the law.
53. Chestnut horse: ROAN.
55. Cartoonist Walker: MORT. This amazing 87 year old cartoonist still draws Beetle Bailey, with his sons writing the words. He also created Hi and Lois, a rare comic strip spinoff featuring Beetle’s sister Lois
56. Nailing, as a test: ACING. The very words we all say.
63. Prepare for a break: RACK UP. When playing pocket billiards (pool) you put the balls in the rack, not to be confused with Torquemeda and his games.
64. Texas city on I-40: AMARILLO. I guess Dan was going though Texas because he added 40D. Dallas suburb: PLANO.
65. Colorless gas: ETHENE. There are so many, this also waited for perps.
66. With composure: SEDATELY. Hmm, I think of sedate as more depressing and formal, but I know it is accurate.
67. "__ Waldo?": WHERE'S. And why do we care?
Okay, time for a rest, the on to the
Down:
1. Make way : STEP ASIDE. Again, Dan begins with a two word answer.
2. Dept. of the Navy component: US MARINES. A shout out to our own Dennis and others.
4. Black __: HILLS. South Dakota home of the BADLANDS .
5. Luyendyk of auto racing: ARIE. A Dutch race car driver who has won the Indianapolis 500 twice.
6. Greek colonnade: STOA. We have this word periodically, I guess it is crosswordese.
7. Rival of Paris: ROMEO. Very tricky, as we forget Paris was the prince Juliet’s father had arranged to be her husband. Paris who took Helen to Troy and even Paris Hilton came to mind along with the city.
8. Takes pieces from?: UNARMS. Pieces meaning weapons, firearma.
9. Workout target: PEC. Like this IMAGE of the Pectoral, chest muscles.
10. Carry: TOTE.
11. Like some films: UNRATED.
12. Compact item: ROUGE. Do women still carry Rouge? A cousin to our friend from yesterday, RHODO, from the French for RED.
14. Hockey ploys: DEKES. This comes from the Canadian twisting of the word DECOY.
20. Pipe cleaner: DRANO. Not what you had in mind when you wanted your pipes clean was it Dennis, WH?
24. Wrapped garment: SARONG. A skill for all to learn HOW TO TIE .
27. Prefix with economics: MACRO.
28. Insertion point indicator: CURSOR. The boobly thing that moves where you send it.
30. Biological bristles: SETAE. Our Latin lesson for the day, from the word which means bristle.
33. Mountain West Conf. team: TCU. Since Dan created this TCU after their recent undefeated season, have joined the Big East, to compete for the automatice BCS Bowl bid which went this year to UConn.
36. Auspicious: OPPORTUNE.
37. Sends, obsolescently: TELETYPES. Love the clue, as trying to figure out an obsolete, out of date way of sending something was a fun challenge.
43. Hyundai model: ELANTRA.
47. Cricket violation: NO BALL. Way too COMPLICATED for me; help Nice Cuppa? Kazie?
50. Family nicknames: MAMAS. I never called my mother that.
51. Carol opening: O COME. All ye faithful…
52. Battery acronym: NICAD. I think it is actually more a portmanteau of Nickel and Cadmium.
54. Magnalium, e.g.: ALLOY. I know this is a portmanteau of Magnesium and Aluminium.
55. Papier-__: MACHE. Do mothers still make Papier Mache stuff for their children to take to school.
57. Pluck: GRIT. I remind you all how much I enjoyed the movie, no takers for the Jeff Bridges’True Grit ?
59. Captain's underlings: CREW. James T. Kirk?
60. Step on it: PATH.The puzzle is all done, and I did not even see this clue, which is my favorite, what classic misdirection, calling up images of speeding or hurrying up, but filled by the perps, drat.
62. __ du Diable: former French penal colony: ILE. We finish with the Devil’s Island .
Answer grid.
Well good to be home and a joy to have another Dan under my belt, as previously stated, what a week from Don G., John L and Dan. Peace out all.
Lemonade
18A. Apple delivery vehicle?: MAC(K) TRUCK. MAC being your Apple computer product, not edible fruit. MACK TRUCKS have been the premier manufacturer of heavy trucks for years, though the company is now owned by Volvo, it is a classic American success story.
19A. Lobbying gp. bigwig?: PAC(K) LEADER. Political Action Committee (PAC) is our modern organized lobbying group, not to be confused with the LEADER OF THE PACK .
39A. Trap for large reptiles?: CROC(K) POT. I use a crock pot to cook stews so they are ready when I get home from work; I do not recommend giving a crocodile any weed, because we are what they eat when they have the munchies.
58A. Coalition celebration?: BLOC(K)PARTY. The Soviet Bloc did not last very long, did it? Are BLOCK PARTIES popular anymore, now that we do not know our neighbors? I went to one on the 4th of July.
61A. Court dispute over footwear?: MOC(K)TRIAL. Oh what fun, as always the puzzle I blog has some law to explain. A MOCK TRIAL is the playing out of a trial, where the lawyers examine witnesses in front of a make believe jury, to practice for a real trial. MOOT COURT is where make believe appellate court arguments are presented to a panel. Trial court is where evidence is put in and appellate court is where the results of a trial are reviewed by one or more judges. We have had MOC for Moccasin often.
3D. Movie with style?: CHIC(K) FLICK. This is perhaps the trickiest because CHIC, meaning stylish is from the French and is pronounced sheek, unlike all the other clues where removing the “K” did not alter the sound of the word.
35D. Employee using a word processor?: DOC(K)WORKER. Brilliant, recognizing that WORD documents are designated DOC. I will always think of this DOCK WORKER .
Happy Friday all, Lemonade here, back in the saddle and blessed with a Dan Naddor (who says wishes do not come true, right MTNEST995). This is so wonderful and a great example of his heavy themeage, his originality and his wit. On with the show:
ACROSS:
1. Illustrative words: SUCH AS. Dan loved his two and three word answers, so visually challenging.
7. Burst: RUPTURED. I never realized how many meanings this word has; made me think of an appendix.
15. Casual top: T SHIRT. Do you really think they look like “T” when they are laid out flat?
16. Intimate meeting: ONE ON ONE. Or perhaps you like the more romantic sounding tête-à-tête?
17. Baroque composer Cavalieri: EMILIO. No familiarity at all with this COMPOSER .
21. Great Seal symbol: EAGLE. Designed by Charles Thompson from written instructions from Congress. It said Ben Franklin preferred the Wild Turkey as the symbol of our new nation. Of course, if you read Dan Brown, you know it is all mysticism.
22. Lab complaints: ARFS. In honor of our recent dog puzzle, Dan deceives with a quick misdirection.
23. CD-__: ROMS. Compact Disc- Read Only Medium.
25. Hardy's "Pure Woman": TESS. Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented is a very sad book about rape and murder, ironically.
26. "S" on an invitation: SIL. Okay, RSVP, Respondez SIL Vous Plait. Man this filled from the perps but my brain did not see why for a long while.
27. Label for many Elton John hits: MCA. Another handy reference for me, as MCA signed the first band I negotiated a record deal for, and I got to visit the Black Tower often, and go to their parties.
29. Ready-to-mail item: Abbr.: SASE. Self-addressed stamped envelope. Often used as 13D. Things with ltrs.: ENCLS. The enclosure in a letter.
31. Ristorante suffix: INI. Rotini, linguini, all merely the Italian suffix meaning little.
32. Pittypat, in "Gone With the Wind": AUNT. An obscure character in the book, the maiden aunt of Scarlett’s first husband, Charles Hamilton. It is at aunt Pittypat’s house that the famous, "Oh, Miss Scarlett, I don't know nothing about birthing no babies." is uttered by Miss Prissy.
34. Aiming aid in some gun sights: RED DOT. The laser pointer indicator; do not sit still if a red dot appears on your forehead.
38. Fourth-qtr. month: DEC.
41. Reveal, poetically: OPE. Open.
42. Glacial ridges: ESKERS. Remarkably all the words I had trouble with were revealed from the same perps, as I know nothing of these DEPOSITS .
44. It parallels the radius: ULNA. The bones in your forearm.
45. Radar's rank: Abbr.: CPL. Corporal Walter “Radar” O’Reilly who loved his grape Nehi and could predict the future.
46. Fish-eating bird: LOON. No doubt, Dan’s shout out to C.C. for her Minnesota connection, and the decision made on the corner to adopt the Loon.
48. Pollster's query: AGE.
49. Heartache: WOE.
50. Homer Simpson's mom: MONA. Poor Homer had been lead to believe his MOTHER was dead, when she was on the run from the law.
53. Chestnut horse: ROAN.
55. Cartoonist Walker: MORT. This amazing 87 year old cartoonist still draws Beetle Bailey, with his sons writing the words. He also created Hi and Lois, a rare comic strip spinoff featuring Beetle’s sister Lois
56. Nailing, as a test: ACING. The very words we all say.
63. Prepare for a break: RACK UP. When playing pocket billiards (pool) you put the balls in the rack, not to be confused with Torquemeda and his games.
64. Texas city on I-40: AMARILLO. I guess Dan was going though Texas because he added 40D. Dallas suburb: PLANO.
65. Colorless gas: ETHENE. There are so many, this also waited for perps.
66. With composure: SEDATELY. Hmm, I think of sedate as more depressing and formal, but I know it is accurate.
67. "__ Waldo?": WHERE'S. And why do we care?
Okay, time for a rest, the on to the
Down:
1. Make way : STEP ASIDE. Again, Dan begins with a two word answer.
2. Dept. of the Navy component: US MARINES. A shout out to our own Dennis and others.
4. Black __: HILLS. South Dakota home of the BADLANDS .
5. Luyendyk of auto racing: ARIE. A Dutch race car driver who has won the Indianapolis 500 twice.
6. Greek colonnade: STOA. We have this word periodically, I guess it is crosswordese.
7. Rival of Paris: ROMEO. Very tricky, as we forget Paris was the prince Juliet’s father had arranged to be her husband. Paris who took Helen to Troy and even Paris Hilton came to mind along with the city.
8. Takes pieces from?: UNARMS. Pieces meaning weapons, firearma.
9. Workout target: PEC. Like this IMAGE of the Pectoral, chest muscles.
10. Carry: TOTE.
11. Like some films: UNRATED.
12. Compact item: ROUGE. Do women still carry Rouge? A cousin to our friend from yesterday, RHODO, from the French for RED.
14. Hockey ploys: DEKES. This comes from the Canadian twisting of the word DECOY.
20. Pipe cleaner: DRANO. Not what you had in mind when you wanted your pipes clean was it Dennis, WH?
24. Wrapped garment: SARONG. A skill for all to learn HOW TO TIE .
27. Prefix with economics: MACRO.
28. Insertion point indicator: CURSOR. The boobly thing that moves where you send it.
30. Biological bristles: SETAE. Our Latin lesson for the day, from the word which means bristle.
33. Mountain West Conf. team: TCU. Since Dan created this TCU after their recent undefeated season, have joined the Big East, to compete for the automatice BCS Bowl bid which went this year to UConn.
36. Auspicious: OPPORTUNE.
37. Sends, obsolescently: TELETYPES. Love the clue, as trying to figure out an obsolete, out of date way of sending something was a fun challenge.
43. Hyundai model: ELANTRA.
47. Cricket violation: NO BALL. Way too COMPLICATED for me; help Nice Cuppa? Kazie?
50. Family nicknames: MAMAS. I never called my mother that.
51. Carol opening: O COME. All ye faithful…
52. Battery acronym: NICAD. I think it is actually more a portmanteau of Nickel and Cadmium.
54. Magnalium, e.g.: ALLOY. I know this is a portmanteau of Magnesium and Aluminium.
55. Papier-__: MACHE. Do mothers still make Papier Mache stuff for their children to take to school.
57. Pluck: GRIT. I remind you all how much I enjoyed the movie, no takers for the Jeff Bridges’
