Words: 64 (missing J,Q,Z)
Blocks: 33
A new duo for our Saturday solving strife, and a mouthful to pronounce,
to boot~! A big chunky grid with only four - count 'em - FOUR
three-letter words. Nice. Argyle handled Pawel's last LAT puzzle back
on July 29th, and I did not see Michael's name in the blog archives, so I'm guessing this is his debut.
Technically, triple 9-letter corners, but not on the grid edge, but I'm
not being picky. A little over the half-way mark in my personal time -
but one bad cell, and I should have known better. To change it up,
here's the big three-letter words for the day;
21a. Beehive State native : UTE - the Beehive state being Utah, and therefore....
46a. Matinée idol Johnson : VAN - I never heard of him,
and I see he was "The Minstrel" in the Batman TV series of the 60's -
about the only place I would have seen him, and I don't recall the
character at all
48. CCCI quintupled : MDV - my math skills are suffering from the six-day worknights at UPS - first I
multiplied by 3, and that gave me CMIII, and that didn't fit - oops, I
meant 4X - nope, that's MCCIV - dah~! FIVE times~!
ACROSS:
1. "The __ the facts, the stronger the opinion": Arnold H. Glasow : FEWER
6. Bois __: tree once used to make bows : D'ARC - The irony is that this reappears at 12d. - more here
10. Simple race of fiction : ELOI - Saturday cluing for a crossword staple
14. Words from one who doesn't see : I'M OUT - "see" as in poker; "I'll 'see' your twenty, and raise you ten"
15. Wear tails to tea, say : OVERDRESS
17. __ diem : CARPE
18. Cutting : SATIRICAL
19. Egyptian life symbols : ANKHs
20. It was spawned by the Manhattan Project : ATOMIC AGE
22. It may precede a stunt : DARE - Tis the season for a "triple DOG dare"
23. Lover of Aphrodite : ARES
24. Polo and others : TEAM SPORTS - um, well, yeah, that's one example
27. Some rats : ALBINOS
28. Surprise : STARTLE
34. Super Bowl party array : SALSAS
35. Jack feature, perhaps : ONE-EYE - anyone else caught up in thinking about car jacks?
36. Gives special treatment to : EXEMPTS
38. Use to one's advantage : TRADE ON
39. Ironically, Samantha Bond portrayed her in several films : MONEYPENNY - I'm OK with the new girl playing Moneypenny, but I am very happy that Ralph Fiennes replaced Judy Dench as the new "M". New movie, Spectre~! Gratuitous Bond image
41. Suffers : AILS
45. "Up and __!" : AT 'EM
47. Titanic, e.g. : STEAM SHIP
49. Sister of Goneril : REGAN
51. On-site trial : FIELD TEST
52. Acid used in soap : OLEIC
53. About to cover old ground? : IN REVERSE - har-har
54. Trunk : TORSO
55. Soviet news acronym : TASS - ITAR or TASS~? I figured at the bottom of the grid, the two "S"s worked better
56. Vibrating instrument piece : REED
57. Recesses : APSES - NAVES or APSES~? Again, at the bottom of the grid, the "P" worked better than the "V"
DOWN:
1. Pay stub letters : FICA
2. Pianist who often collaborates with Yo-Yo Ma : EMANUEL AX - cool name - his Wiki
3. Craftsman's item : WORK TABLE - I went with work BENCH, which makes sense to me - but then again, I'm a carpenter, so....
4. Softener of a kind : EUPHEMISM - like 'negative patient outcome' for 'dead.'
5. GPS data : RTEs
6. Back to back, in Bordeaux : DOS-à-DOS
7. Personification : AVATAR - like our little pics on the blog
8. Sass : RETORTS - the singular/plural threw me
9. Many a piece of pulp fiction : CRIME STORY
10. Author Jong : ERICA
11. '70s-'80s Rabbit competitor : Le CAR
12. __ orange : OSAGE - I had ELOI, then changed it when I thought this was "AGENT"
13. Man and others : ISLES - did not fool me, but then again, I had the "I" and last "S" in place
24. Zap : TASE - WAG
25. Pop partner : SNAP - and don't forget the third guy, Crackle
26. Letter man : POSTMASTER
29. Words after grab or take : A NAP - I had "IT UP"
30. Convert to condos, say : RE-DEVELOP
31. Romeo and Juliet, for two : TEENAGERS
32. Cooked with onions : LYONNAISE - Frawnche, "from Lyon", because Saaaaute-e-e-e wasn't working
33. Selection process word : EENY - meeny, miney, moe
37. "Take that!" : "SO THERE~!"
38. Like a diner eying a dessert tray : TEMPTED
40. German/Polish border river : NEISSE
41. Equally buff : AS FIT
42. Rock memoir : I, TINA - learned from doing crosswords
43. Hardly good looks : LEERS
44. __ resistance : SALES - meh
49. "The Godfather" composer : ROTA
50. Some PX patrons : NCOs
6. Bois __: tree once used to make bows : D'ARC - The irony is that this reappears at 12d. - more here
10. Simple race of fiction : ELOI - Saturday cluing for a crossword staple
14. Words from one who doesn't see : I'M OUT - "see" as in poker; "I'll 'see' your twenty, and raise you ten"
15. Wear tails to tea, say : OVERDRESS
17. __ diem : CARPE
18. Cutting : SATIRICAL
19. Egyptian life symbols : ANKHs
20. It was spawned by the Manhattan Project : ATOMIC AGE
22. It may precede a stunt : DARE - Tis the season for a "triple DOG dare"
23. Lover of Aphrodite : ARES
24. Polo and others : TEAM SPORTS - um, well, yeah, that's one example
27. Some rats : ALBINOS
28. Surprise : STARTLE
34. Super Bowl party array : SALSAS
35. Jack feature, perhaps : ONE-EYE - anyone else caught up in thinking about car jacks?
36. Gives special treatment to : EXEMPTS
38. Use to one's advantage : TRADE ON
39. Ironically, Samantha Bond portrayed her in several films : MONEYPENNY - I'm OK with the new girl playing Moneypenny, but I am very happy that Ralph Fiennes replaced Judy Dench as the new "M". New movie, Spectre~! Gratuitous Bond image
45. "Up and __!" : AT 'EM
47. Titanic, e.g. : STEAM SHIP
49. Sister of Goneril : REGAN
51. On-site trial : FIELD TEST
52. Acid used in soap : OLEIC
53. About to cover old ground? : IN REVERSE - har-har
54. Trunk : TORSO
55. Soviet news acronym : TASS - ITAR or TASS~? I figured at the bottom of the grid, the two "S"s worked better
56. Vibrating instrument piece : REED
57. Recesses : APSES - NAVES or APSES~? Again, at the bottom of the grid, the "P" worked better than the "V"
DOWN:
1. Pay stub letters : FICA
2. Pianist who often collaborates with Yo-Yo Ma : EMANUEL AX - cool name - his Wiki
3. Craftsman's item : WORK TABLE - I went with work BENCH, which makes sense to me - but then again, I'm a carpenter, so....
4. Softener of a kind : EUPHEMISM - like 'negative patient outcome' for 'dead.'
5. GPS data : RTEs
6. Back to back, in Bordeaux : DOS-à-DOS
7. Personification : AVATAR - like our little pics on the blog
8. Sass : RETORTS - the singular/plural threw me
9. Many a piece of pulp fiction : CRIME STORY
10. Author Jong : ERICA
11. '70s-'80s Rabbit competitor : Le CAR
12. __ orange : OSAGE - I had ELOI, then changed it when I thought this was "AGENT"
13. Man and others : ISLES - did not fool me, but then again, I had the "I" and last "S" in place
24. Zap : TASE - WAG
25. Pop partner : SNAP - and don't forget the third guy, Crackle
26. Letter man : POSTMASTER
29. Words after grab or take : A NAP - I had "IT UP"
30. Convert to condos, say : RE-DEVELOP
31. Romeo and Juliet, for two : TEENAGERS
32. Cooked with onions : LYONNAISE - Frawnche, "from Lyon", because Saaaaute-e-e-e wasn't working
33. Selection process word : EENY - meeny, miney, moe
37. "Take that!" : "SO THERE~!"
38. Like a diner eying a dessert tray : TEMPTED
40. German/Polish border river : NEISSE
41. Equally buff : AS FIT
42. Rock memoir : I, TINA - learned from doing crosswords
43. Hardly good looks : LEERS
44. __ resistance : SALES - meh
49. "The Godfather" composer : ROTA
50. Some PX patrons : NCOs
Splynter
Note from C.C.:
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They're getting married in 2 weeks! Please click here for a few more fun pictures of Charlotte.