Here's the grid:
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Happy Monday, everyone! sumdaze here.
1. Onesie fastener: SNAP. "Onesies" and "any confusing similar terms" was trademarked by Gerber Childrenswear LLC in 2013.
5. Fourth-down option: PUNT. Seeing SNAP then PUNT makes me think we need an "oof!" video.
9. OshKosh __: B'GOSH. They make clothes for babies and young children. The OshKosh B'gosh brand is owned by Carter's. It looks like OshKosh calls their onesies (See 1-Across.) "Baby Short-Sleeve Bodysuits".14. "All done!": TA-DA.
15. Puccini's "Nessun dorma," e.g.: ARIA. Here Luciano Pavarotti sings it (with subtitles!).
16. Bank offerings: LOANS. Here are some interesting statistics on the average American's debt.
17. Forgets to add an attachment, say: ERRS.
Click to enlarge. |
20. "West Side Story" role for Ariana and Rita: ANITA. Here is Rita Moreno (blue skirt) as Anita singing "A Boy Like That" (1961).
22. Film critic Roger: EBERT.
26. Hawaiian dance: HULA.
30. Did not stand: SAT.
31. Just a number, some say: AGE.
32. Postcardworthy: SCENIC. and 41 Across. 32-Across view: VISTA.
Big Sur, CA |
37. South American range: ANDES. The Earth's longest mountain chain is the ANDES.
42. Wringing wet: SOAKED.
43. Baseball unit: INNING.
45. Grassy tract: LEA.
46. "Vous êtes __": Paris map line: ICI. This is a clever play on the word "line". In this case, it is not a line drawn to represent a street. It is a "horizontal row of written characters" as in "the last line on the page".
Translation: You Are Here (ICI) and: Your shoelace is untied. |
49. Security camera letters: CCTV. Closed-Circuit TeleVision, a.k.a. "video surveillance"
54. British Columbia border state: IDAHO. Their border is only 45 mi. (72 k.) long.
56. Parts of Groucho Marx disguises: NOSES. 62. Actress Garr: TERI.
63. Stews (over): FRETS.
64. Weary sigh: AH,ME.
65. Parentheses shapes: ARCS. ( )
66. "Jumpin' Jack __": Rolling Stones hit: FLASH. At first I drew a blank but it's all right now. ♪
67. Ready to eat: RIPE. Oh, the food is ready to eat -- not the human.
68. Editor's "never mind": STET. Never mind always makes me think of Gilda Radner. Anyone else?
1. Takes an extra base: STEALS. baseball
2. "The Chronicles of __": C.S. Lewis series: NARNIA.
3. Floating aimlessly: ADRIFT.
4. Crafting adhesive: PASTE.
5. Good buddy: PAL.
6. Sch. in the smallest U.S. state: URI. The University of Rhode Island is a school.
7. Sneakers with swooshes: NIKES. Did you notice an abundance of track & field athletes sporting orange shoes during the Olympics? I did and I wanted to know why.
Mens' 10K Final (Yeah, I know. The track looks blue in this pic.) |
8. Billy Blanks fitness regimen: TAE BO. This is a group exercise class that incorporates some martial arts movements.
9. Make fuzzy: BLUR.
10. Received permission to proceed: GOT THE NOD.
Paul Newman ~ The Sting ~ 1973 |
12. Nestlé's __-Caps: SNO. 13. Cable channel with daily deals: HSN. Home Shopping Network
19. C-notes: BENS. C is the Roman numeral for 100 and BEN is short for Benjamin Franklin. His picture is on the $100 bill. Is this drug dealer lingo?
21. Nome resident: ALASKAN. Today in Nome the sun will rise at 7:05 a.m. and set at 11:02 p.m., making the day almost 16 hours long.
Hi inanehiker! |
24. Omelet ingredients: EGGS.
25. Boarding pass assignments: SEATS.
27. Cancel, in a document: UNDO.
28. Property claim: LIEN.
29. Bldg. coolers: A/CS. Air Conditioners cool buildings. The houses in my neighborhood do not have A/C because we get a cool breeze from the ocean.
33. Peninsula northeast of Boston: CAPE ANN. Hand up for first having CAPE COD.
34. Protesters, often: ACTIVISTS.
35. P-like Greek letter: RHO. not to be confused with the Vietnamese soup, pho
38. Partner of Julie and Pete on "The Mod Squad": LINC.
I love the tagline: Justice never goes out of style. |
39. "It just __ fair!": ISN'T. another LIFE LESSON
40. __-Ball: arcade game: SKEE.
41. Singer Damone: VIC. (1928 - 2018)
44. Happy: GLAD. "Happy/Glad" made me think of my favorite song from The Addams Family musical. Gomez (Nathan Lane) sings Happy/Sad to describe the complex emotions he feels watching his daughter grow up.
46. Magazine extra: INSERT.
47. Force: COERCE.
48. Refuse to take "no" for an answer: INSIST.
51. "Everybody's saying ... ": I HEAR ....
52. 2014 Winter Olympics city: SOCHI.
scene from the Opening Ceremonies |
53. Itty-bitty bits: IOTAS.
55. Platter: DISH.
57. Amiss: OFF.
58. Latimes.com, for one: URL. Uniform Resource Locator
59. Herbal brew: TEA.
60. Rock concert need: AMP.
61. Casual top: TEE.
another LIFE LESSON |
Here's the grid:
Aug 18, 2024
Sunday August 18, 2024 Rebecca Goldstein
Theme: "Toss and Turn" - Synonyms of "throw" are placed directly under BUS.
22. "The Biggest Small Town in America": COLUMBUS.
26. Seem legit: PASS THE SMELL TEST.
49. Way of the samurai: BUSHIDO CODE.
54. Chat with an investor who gets in on the ground floor?: ELEVATOR PITCH.
77. Three-martini meal depicted in "Mad Men": BUSINESS LUNCH.
83. Hot romance?: SUMMER FLING.
97. Ghost follower: BUSTER.
Reveal:
102. Betray for personal advantage, and what's depicted five times in this puzzle: THROW UNDER THE BUS.
113. Stuff in a skillet: CAST IRON.
Stunning construction!
For
stacking gimmick, we often see a short upper or lower entry, but in
this puzzle, all the theme entries are at least 8-letter long except
BUSTER. Also, except the I in FLING, every other "throw" letter under
the B is a consonant. This makes the B? slot hard.
Across:
7. Blow one's stack at the poker table?: LOSE BIG. Nice fill and clue.
14. Peach center: PIT. I love white peaches.
17. Not sustain, in a way: OVERRULE.
20. Lovingly, on a score: AMOROSO.
21. Breakfasted: ATE. Do you all use breakfast as a verb?
23. "Ask E. Jean" columnist: CARROLL.
24. Early operating system: UNIX.
25. Toss a chip into the pot: ANTE.
29. Real beaut: LULU.
31. Icy coat: HOAR.
32. Aches (for): YEARNS.
33. Streamer's device, briefly: CAM.
36. Hold: POSSESS.
38. Letter after upsilon: PHI.
41. All __ jazz: THAT.
42. In the thick of: AMIDST.
44. Chuckle noise: HEE.
45. "__ noches": BUENAS. Chinese for "good night" is very short: "wan an".
47. Gem surface: FACET.
48. Celebrity chef Tila: JET. Unknown to me. Wikipedia says he was born to Thai Chinese parents.
57. DNA depiction: GENE MAP.
58. Points of pride?: GAY BARS. Another great fill and clue.
59. Skulk member: FOX. A group of foxes is a skulk.
60. Copenhagener, e.g.: DANE.
61. More artful: DEFTER.
65. GPS heading: ENE.
66. Friendly reminder, for short: PSA.
68. Come to the surface: EMERGE.
70. "My word": I SAY.
71. Permanent body art: TAT.
73. Author Sendak: MAURICE. "Where the Wild Things Are" was made into a movie.
75. Parade official: MARSHAL.
85. Scroogian outburst: BAH.
86. Accustom: INURE.
87. Long-eared hound: BEAGLE.
88. Gov. lawyers: DAS.
89. Shoe holder at an airport, for short: TSA BIN.
90. Munich pub order: BIER. Plural is "Biere".
93. Tapas seasoning: SAL.
94. Pollutes: LITTERS.
96. GPS displays: STS.
99. Epic party: BASH.
100. Frosh residence, often: QUAD.
107. German Film Award: LOLA. The statuette is called Lola.
111. Abba of the Knesset: EBAN.
112. Modern genre with dark elements: NEO NOIR.
115. Vote for: AYE.
116. Maslany of "Orphan Black": TATIANA. Canadian actress.
117. Neat and trim: CLEAN CUT.
118. Letters on an Australia trip itinerary: MEL. Melbourne.
119. Iditarod entrant: SLED DOG.
120. In no way looks forward to: DREADS.
Down:
2. Maker of Anew skin care products: AVON. Just filed bankruptcy.
3. Shoulder press target, briefly: DELT.
4. Unappealing grub: GRUEL.
5. "Uh" equivalent: ERM.
6. Second story?: SUB-PLOT. OK, secondary story.
7. Milk sugar: LACTOSE.
8. Indigenous Nebraskans: OMAHAS.
9. Knottier, maybe: SORER.
10. __ on the side of caution: ERRS.
11. Fireworks sound: BOOM. Fireworks are supposed to scare away evil spirit Nian. Chinese New Year is called "Xin Nian".
12. Speck in the sea: ISLE.
13. "Goodness me": GOLLY.
14. "You Pick Two" chain: PANERA.
15. "You might want to check again": IT ISN'T.
16. Chats on the phone: TEXTS.
18. Feasts with fire dancers: LUAUS.
19. Snaky shape: ESS.
24. Four Corners state: UTAH.
27. Roasting option: SHEET PAN.
28. Discloses: LETS ON.
30. Act better than, in a way: UPSTAGE.
33. Espresso shop: CAFE.
34. Activist Clooney: AMAL.
35. Little cupboard raiders: MICE.
37. Rainbow __: frozen dessert: SHERBET.
38. Hard work before a deadline: PUSH.
39. Chuckle noise: HEH.
40. Montoya who sought a six-fingered man: INIGO. In "The Princess Bride".
43. David Copperfield portrayer Patel: DEV.
45. Tampa Bay pro: BUC.
46. Pitching aces?: AD EXECS. Product-pitching.
48. Bliss: JOY.
49. K-pop boy band: BTS.
50. Surrender: CEDE.
51. Representative Ilhan: OMAR. She's in Connie's district.
52. "Aw shoot!": DANG.
53. Blade in a bout: EPEE.
55. Tuna tail?: TARTARE. Tuna tartare.
56. Outrage: IRE.
59. Region that includes Indonesia and Japan: FAR EAST.
61. Loses brightness: DIMS.
62. Hairy biblical twin: ESAU.
63. Produce produce: FARM. Look at this zucchini walnut bread Janice sent to me. So so good. Boomer's mouth would be watering.
64. Short message of appreciation: TYSM. Thank You So Much.
66. Father, in Portuguese: PAI. Learning moment for me. Now we can avoid the [__ gow poker] clue angle.
67. Catch some rays: SUNBATHE.
69. Songwriter Etheridge: MELISSA.
72. Italian racers, familiarly: ALFAS. Tony's Alfa Romeo.
73. Arena at Penn Sta.: MSG. Madison Square Garden. Penn Station.
74. "That's sorta right": ISH.
76. __ National: kosher brand: HEBREW. We also have
91. Setting for "Fauda" and "Shtisel": ISRAEL.
77. Legislative creation: BILL.
78. French article: UNE. And
79. Spanish article: UNA.
80. Apt rhyme for stubs: NUBS.
81. Lit __: CRIT.
82. Egg layers: HENS. Lay-ers.
84. Airport near Astoria: Abbr.: LGA.
88. Kitchen sink item: DISH RAG.
89. Tied up: TRUSSED.
90. "See ya!": BUH-BYE.
92. Posh British school: ETON.
94. Nicaragua native: LATINO.
95. Brand in blue packets: EQUAL.
97. Nonstarters: B TEAM. And 101. Spot for tackles in the NFL: D LINE.
98. Puny pups: RUNTS.
99. Inclusive: BROAD.
103. YouTube CEO Mohan: NEAL. Unknown to me also.
105. Oklahoma city northwest of Oklahoma City: ENID.
106. Keep a guest list private, maybe: BCC.
108. Oceanic predator: ORCA.
109. Screaming, say: LOUD.
110. Insects with a pharaoh variety: ANTS.
114. La Brea __ Pits: TAR.
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