Theme
: Front Money - The first word of each theme entry can precede "Money". And a Dollar ($) sign is formed by black squares in the middle of the grid.
23A. Pride of a collection :
PRIZE SPECIMEN. Prize money.
The jackpot.
37A. Nexus One, for one :
SMART PHONE. Smart money. Wise investors or investment. Boomer used to subscribe SmartMoney magazine. And 6D. 37-Across download :
APP102A. Accountant's creation :
PAPER TRAIL. Paper money.
118A. Line in many a dairy ad? :
MILK MOUSTACHE. Got Milk ad. Milk money. Not such money for me as a kid. Did not drink milk. Still don't.
13D. "Why is a raven like a writing-desk?" inquirer :
MAD HATTER. Mad money. Emergency fund. Or Jim Cramer's shouting program. He's so loud.
15D. 1994 Sony release :
PLAYSTATION. Play money. Monopoly.
65D. Shoes with a basset hound logo :
HUSH PUPPIES. Hush money. To buy silence.
81D. Aircraft carrier pilot's waiting area
: READY ROOM. Ready money. Cash. Ready room is a new concept to me.
When I downloaded puzzle and saw the title, I thought the first word of each theme answer would be cabbage, clam, dough, etc, slang for money.
I was wondering why the grid has 83 black squares with only 8 theme entries of relatively short length. 74-78 is our Sunday norm. Then I found out the Dollar sign. No wonder. Great concept, Robin!
Across:1. Golden Raspberry, e.g. :
AWARD. Razzie awards. The worst actor/actress, etc.
6. "__ Fideles" :
ADESTE12. "__ doctor, not a bricklayer!": "Star Trek" line
: I'M A 15. "Frontline" airer :
PBS18. What Fuzzbusters detect :
RADAR19. Some boas :
PYTHONS21. It can be hard to refold :
MAP. What were you picturing?
22. Cut off :
LOP. Thought of Irish Miss's finger story yesterday. Ouch! All your scar stories are scary.
25. Admire to excess :
ADULATE. Then you start to "Worship".
27. Pacific Surfliner operator :
AMTRAK. A blend of
America and
tra
ck.
28. Authority figure :
HIERARCH. We see "Hierarchy" more often.
30. Thornfield Hall governess :
EYRE (Jane)
31. Golfer's slice, say :
MIS-HIT. I've never learned how to fade/draw.
34. U.S. document publisher :
GPO35. Taken down a peg :
ABASED41. "Scrumptious!" :
YUM42. Judges on "Top Chef" :
TASTES. I like "Chopped". You, Steve?
43. Food spearer :
TINE44. Summoned :
RANG45. Bach work :
PARTITA. No idea.What does the word mean?
47. Prefix for calling :
AREA CODE49. 401(k) relative :
IRA52. "Joyeux __!" :
NOEL53. Pro __: for now :
TEM56. Sister of Clotho :
ATROPOS. One of the three Fates. Wiki said she chose the mechanism of death and ended the life of each mortal by cutting their thread with her "
abhorred shears". And Clotho spun the thread and Lachesis measured the length.
57. The 5 in "10 ÷ 5," e.g. :
DIVISOR59. Loaded, in Logroño :
RICO. Rich in Spanish.
60. 2012 rival of Mitt and Rick :
NEWT61. Like LAX, around the clock :
OPEN62. Methuselah's father :
ENOCH. Methuselah is Noah's grandfather.
63. Chevy SUV :
TAHOE67. Isr. neighbor :
SYR (Syria)
69. Org. with quarantine authority :
CDC72. Kroner spenders :
DANES. Kroner is also the money unit in Norway.
73. Horse play :
EQUUS. Rare UU combo.
74. DOJ employee :
ATTY. Department of Justice.
78. Charged things :
IONS80. One of the deadly sins :
LUST. Lusting long legs is a sin, Splynter.
81. "Fear Street" series author :
R.L. STINE. Never read the book.
84. Less wasteful :
GREENER88. "Well, __-di-dah!" :
LAH89. Green of Austin Powers movies :
SETH90. Giant legend :
OTT (Mel). NY Giants (1926-1947).
91. Stuffed, cylindrical dishes :
ROULADES. From French "rouler", meaning "to roll".
This looks tasty, Bill!
93. Slathered on, as Brylcreem :
POMADED96. "Categorical imperative" philosopher :
KANT (Immanuel)
97. Data :
INFO98. Accustomed :
INURED. I'm enured to the new D-Otto, who prefers naughtiness over NATTINESS, and G-string over G-STARS.
100. Killer in a classic "SNL" sketch series :
BEE104. __ Square, adjacent to the Boston Marathon finish line :
COPLEY. Well, gimme for Barry G & Marti. Unknown to me.
105. Item in a lock :
OAR. Boat!
106. 1987 Beatty flop :
ISHTAR107. "Real dogs eat meat" brand :
ALPO108. Upbraid :
REPROACH111. Whitman's dooryard bloomers :
LILACS. "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd.."
116. Colorful arc :
RAINBOW121. Somme one :
UNE122. Preschool group? :
ROE. Clever clue. Fish swim in schools.
123. Custard-filled desserts :
ECLAIRS124. Divider of continents :
OCEAN125. Conscription org. :
SSS126. Hrs. in classifieds :
AMs127. Minute Maid Park team :
ASTROS. Houston Astros.
128. Geeky types :
NERDS Down:1. Instrument for Giuseppe's glissandi :
ARPA. Italian for "harp"?
2. Not so hot :
WARM3. Mine entrance :
ADIT. Haven't seen this word for a long time.
4. Motorola flip phone introduced in 2004 :
RAZR5. Emulated Alice :
DREAMT7. Salon supply :
DYE8. Artwork in a clichéd come-on :
ETCHING9. Islamic sectarian :
SHI'ITE. And Sunni.
10. Large volume :
TOME11. Loafer's lack :
ENERGY12. "There's no step 3!" computer :
iMAC14. Kwik-E-Mart operator :
APU16. Sacred Indian fig :
BO TREE. No clue. It's said Buddha achieved his enlightenment under this tree.
17. Earns a citation? :
SPEEDS20. Beat others to, as sale merchandise :
SNAP UP24. Train for a fight, say :
SKIP ROPE. Boxing, right?
26. Slightest :
LEAST29. Appian Way builders :
ROMANS32. They're rarely seen on rainy days :
SHADOWS33. "Such a lonely word," to Billy Joel :
HONESTY36. Judge's determination :
BAIL37. Union Sq., e.g. :
STA38. "See, señor!" :
MIRA. Spanish for
"Look!". New to me also.
39. Work without __ :
A NET40. Back :
REAR46. Joey in a Milne book :
ROO. Joey is baby kangaroo.
48. Volcanic formations :
CONES49. 2011 Colbie Caillat hit :
I DO50. Upholstery problem :
RIP51. Street sign abbr. :
AVE54. Brutus's "Behold!" :
ECCE55. Eponymous mineralogist :
MOHS. Hence Mohs scale.
58. Forbes rival :
INC59. Messenger molecule :
RNA62. Father of Henry II :
EDSEL63. Squeal :
TELL64. Cyan :
AQUA. Same as Tiffany Blue, right?
66. Tagged between bases :
OUT68. Hamelin critter :
RAT70. Word whose last two letters are an example of it :
DIGRAPH. PH together represents one sound F.
71. Noble's crown :
CORONET75. Madre's hermano :
TIO76. Blowup cause :
TNT. Love
this clip CrossEyedDave linked yesterday. Did sound like a spoof.
77. On the other hand :
YET79. Some earth tones :
NEUTRALS82. Old Ford luxury car :
LTD83. 1984 Cyndi Lauper hit :
SHE BOP. I skip those YouTube songs with ads.
85. "We wear short shorts" brand :
NAIR86. Tracy Turnblad's mom in "Hairspray" :
EDNA87. S&L offering :
RE-FI89. Hook's right hand :
SMEE92. Beethoven's fifth? :
SOL. Oh, I see, "Do re mi fa SOL..."
94. DuPont acrylic :
ORLON95. "Oh, my" :
DEAR ME96. Region known for its wool :
KASHMIR98. Ill-fated son of Daedalus
: ICARUS. Thanks to Lemonade, now I remember Daedalus.
99. "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" family :
NOLANS. Drew a blank. The only way I could nail this one is when the clue is "Pitcher Ryan and others".
101. Beethoven's Third :
EROICA102. Complain about :
PICK AT103. Neptune's largest moon :
TRITON109. Ladies on a lea :
EWES110. "__ fair in ..." :
ALL'S. In love and war and crossword.
112. Valentine trim :
LACE113. Maker of Aspire computers :
ACER. Finally the computer clue! Rich always clued ACER as tennis related.
114. Sudan neighbor :
CHAD115. D.C. 100 :
SENS117. Lingerie item :
BRA.
Lovely. 119. El Dorado treasure :
ORO. Gold.
120. __ Nautilus :
USSAnswer grid.C.C.
