- OPENING GAME: generally refers to the first game of a series, tournament, or season.
- NUMBERS GAME: the use or manipulation of statistics or figures, especially in support of an argument.
- BASEBALL GAME: America's national pastime.
- CARD GAME: Euchre, for example.
- PERFECT GAME: (baseball) basically, when a pitcher gets every opposing player out in all 9 innings without one batter reaching base for any reason.
- MATCH GAME: a TV game show that premiered in 1962. Contestants tried to MATCH answers with celebrity panelists. The topics abounded with opportunities for double entendre.
1. "Get outta here!": SCRAM.
10. Tinted: HUED.
14. Port-au-Prince's country: HAITI. I recommend the book Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder. It is about Dr. Paul Farmer and his work in HAITI as well as other locations.
Port au Prince slum Jalousie |
16. Norway's capital: OSLO. The 1952 Winter Olympic Games were held there.
17. Director Welles: ORSON. his top 8 movies
18. Quayle follower: GORE. Dan Quayle was the 44th Vice President (George Bush). Albert "Al" GORE was the 45th Vice President (Bill Clinton).
19. Viral social media post: MEME. This one was circulating in California last week during the atmospheric river events:
23. Countdown start: TEN. I give this clue a 10.0!
24. Actress Arthur: BEA.
Did you know that BEA served as a U.S. Marine? |
31. Bowls over: FLOORS.
34. Long journey: TREK. It took Perseverance about 7 months to travel the 292,526,838 miles (470,776,457 km.) between Earth and Mars. NASA site
35. Fannie __: federal mortgage agency: MAE. One big difference between Fannie MAE and Freddie Mac is where they source their mortgages. Fannie MAE buys mortgages from larger, commercial banks, while Freddie Mac buys them from much smaller banks. more info
36. Igneous rock, before cooling: LAVA.
37. Pt. of a minute: SEC. "Part" is abbreviated, so is SECond.
38. Brand of spongy toys: NERF.
You can use NERF balls to make clown noses. |
Single Scoop of Ice Cream |
40. Italian tower city: PISA.
Fun pic! |
42. Worries no end: EATS AT.
A person who EATS AT this restaurant should be worried. |
47. Sanitizing cloth: WIPE.
48. "Fortunate Son" band, for short: CCR. Creedence Clearwater Revival
49. Kim Kardashian, to North West: MOM. I'll save you the details. You are better off not assigning any brain cell real estate to this one.
56. Top poker cards: ACES.
57. Like so: THUS. It modifies a verb, THUS it is an adverb.
58. Book of maps: ATLAS.
Hey, wait a minute... |
59. NBA Hall of Famer Frazier: WALT. HoF website
60. Watson of "Little Women": EMMA. She is sometimes clued as Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter movies.
61. Invaders of ancient Rome: GOTHS.
The VisiGOTHS sacked Rome in the 5th century. Today's teenage GOTHS shop at Saks 5th Ave basement. |
63. Yes votes: AYES.
64. Writing contest entry: ESSAY.
Down:
1. "Dagnabbit!": SHOOT.
Extra points because it says DAGNABBIT and he's SHOOTing! |
2. __ diem: seize the day: CARPE.
3. Like a soufflé, if everything goes well: RISEN.
4. Lots and lots: A TON. "Neighborhood" did not fit.
5. Hotel room fridge stocked with drinks: MINIBAR.
6. Peter Tosh's music genre: REGGAE.
7. Skinvincible cosmetics brand: AVON. 9. Shake with fear: TREMBLE.
10. Skills class rebranded as "family and consumer sciences," familiarly: HOME EC.
11. IDs entered before passwords: USER NAMES.
12. Tall shade trees: ELMS. In Greek mythology, the hero Orpheus rescued his DW Eurydice from the Underworld by enchanting everyone there with his harp music. He then paused to play her a love song, at which spot the first ELM grove was said to have sprung up.
21. Loch __ monster: NESS.
22. Hornswoggle: BILK. Dagnabbit! It's another old-timey word!
26. Feathery scarf: BOA.
A "feather BOA constrictor" is when you wear a snake (real or fake) as though it is a fashion accessory. |
28. Circle segment: ARC. I do appreciate an alliterative clue but this one gets an "Umm, actually...."
An example of a circle segment is all the colored area. An example of an ARC is the red curve. |
29. Hard to find, in Latin: RARA. Meaning "rare", RARA is sometimes used as the second part in a plant's or an animal's scientific name. Example: a fungi called Keissleriella rara sp. nov.
30. Highly skilled: DEFT.
31. Graceless dive: FLOP.
32. Rural road: LANE.
33. Inundate: OVERWHELM. This can be good or bad.
37. Retired fast jet, briefly: SST. what happened to the American SST
38. To the __ degree: NTH. an English idiom meaning "extremely" or "as much as possible"
40. "A Salt With a Deadly __": 1988 hip-hop album: PEPA. I was not familiar with this music but the word play was fun!
41. Pure Leaf beverage: ICED TEA. I was not familiar with this beverage but "leaf" and "beverage" got me there.42. Carve in stone: ETCH.
43. Land measure: ACREAGE. an area of (typically agricultural) land but not necessarily measured in acres
45. Small Ford model: FIESTA. (1976 - 2019)
BTW, it looks like he is driving on the shoulder of the road. Why??? |
46. Plays the role of: ACTS AS.
49. Ice cream drinks: MALTS. Chocolate MALT recipe
50. Nebraska city: OMAHA. CSO to Husker Gary!
51. In need of tidying: MESSY.
52. Superfood berry: ACAI.
53. "Heavens!": OH MY.
54. Seethe: FUME. feel, show, or express great anger
55. Vintage Pontiac muscle cars: GTOS. Definitely not a 45D FIESTA!
56. Hole-making tool: AWL.