Theme: Don't Forget... (Evan Esar)
20A: Start of a quip: WRITING THINGS
32A: Part 2 of quip: DOWN IS
41A: Part 3 of quip: THE BEST
48A: Part 4 of quip: SECRET
59A: End of quip: OF GOOD MEMORY
This will be a short write-up. I cut my left index finger while peeling a nectarine earlier. Difficult to type. All I can say is that I had no problem understanding this quip.
Across:
1A: IV quantities: CCS. Or "E.R./O.R. quantities."
9A: Samantha of "The Collector": EGGAR. This is her website. I've never heard of her name or the movie before.
14A: Cheer in a bowl?: RAH. I wonder when/how this "bowl" came into being.
16A: Director of spaghetti westerns: LEONE (Sergio). No idea. Only knew Sierra LEONE the country. Who is the guy on the left? Would you call Clint Eastwood an OATER (33D: Shoot-'em-up) in those movies?
18A: Slowly, in music: LENTO. Like the opening tempo of this Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 I suppose. Do you like it?
19A: Wide receiver Terrel: OWENS. Poor Jessica.
24A: Japanese honorific: SAN. I cannot believe this restaurant's name is Mama-SAN. So audacious! Maybe they meant okaa - SAN?
34A: Workday start, often: NINE AM
37A: Jetson's dog: ASTRO. I bet Mr. Olschwang hates Houston ASTROS.
44A: Ivan of tennis: LENDL. So the ball hit McEnroe's chest only?
50A: Beset by problems: HARRIED. Are you OK with this clue?
54A: Spicy stew: OLLA. It's clued as "Earthen ware crock" in his last puzzle. I've never had OLLA before, have you? Is OLLA really cooked over a fire?
64A: Plays' players: CASTS. I like verbs in the puzzle, so I would clue it as "Flings".
72A: Coffee concoction: LATTE
Down:
3D: Australian lass: SHEILA. I've never heard of this expression before. Kazie, what's the slang for "Australian lad"?
6D: Band of pals: GANG. Have you heard of China's "GANG of Four"? The lower right lady is Jiang Qiang, Chair Mao's wife. They were arrested and charged with treason after Mao died.
9D: North Carolina University: ELON. I can never remember its name. See this Phoenix Rising statue at Elon University. Their sports teams are called the Phoenix.
10D: Baubles: GEWGAWS. What's the origin of GEWGAW?
13D: Legal thing: RES. And ESSE (63D: Latin being)
27D: Those, to Tomas: ESOS. Singular is ESA.
30D: Durham sch.: UNH. Got stumped again. Here is their Wildcats logo.
39D: Highland dance: REEL. No idea, it's "a lively Scottish dance".
40D: Penned in: ENCLOSED. Maybe I should be a cattle. I would have had no problem penning in ENCLOSED. Cleverly misleading clue.
45D: Forced inductee: DRAFTEE. I don't like this clue. Would prefer something "non-volunteer" related.
47D: Tap on a table: DRUM. I don't understand this clue/answer. What kind of DRUM is a "Tap"?
51D: Wagnerian heroine: ISOLDE. It's clued as "Tristan's beloved" last time.
57D: Main artery: AORTA
61D: Shoulder muscle, briefly: DELT (Deltoid). I forgot. See here. Isn't woman always looking for a warm shoulder to cuddle her head on?
62D: Carnivore's choice: MEAT. I don't think so. It's "Carnivore's diet". Would be OK were it clued as "Omnivore's choice".
C.C.
20A: Start of a quip: WRITING THINGS
32A: Part 2 of quip: DOWN IS
41A: Part 3 of quip: THE BEST
48A: Part 4 of quip: SECRET
59A: End of quip: OF GOOD MEMORY
This will be a short write-up. I cut my left index finger while peeling a nectarine earlier. Difficult to type. All I can say is that I had no problem understanding this quip.
Across:
1A: IV quantities: CCS. Or "E.R./O.R. quantities."
9A: Samantha of "The Collector": EGGAR. This is her website. I've never heard of her name or the movie before.
14A: Cheer in a bowl?: RAH. I wonder when/how this "bowl" came into being.
16A: Director of spaghetti westerns: LEONE (Sergio). No idea. Only knew Sierra LEONE the country. Who is the guy on the left? Would you call Clint Eastwood an OATER (33D: Shoot-'em-up) in those movies?
18A: Slowly, in music: LENTO. Like the opening tempo of this Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 I suppose. Do you like it?
19A: Wide receiver Terrel: OWENS. Poor Jessica.
24A: Japanese honorific: SAN. I cannot believe this restaurant's name is Mama-SAN. So audacious! Maybe they meant okaa - SAN?
34A: Workday start, often: NINE AM
37A: Jetson's dog: ASTRO. I bet Mr. Olschwang hates Houston ASTROS.
44A: Ivan of tennis: LENDL. So the ball hit McEnroe's chest only?
50A: Beset by problems: HARRIED. Are you OK with this clue?
54A: Spicy stew: OLLA. It's clued as "Earthen ware crock" in his last puzzle. I've never had OLLA before, have you? Is OLLA really cooked over a fire?
64A: Plays' players: CASTS. I like verbs in the puzzle, so I would clue it as "Flings".
72A: Coffee concoction: LATTE
Down:
3D: Australian lass: SHEILA. I've never heard of this expression before. Kazie, what's the slang for "Australian lad"?
6D: Band of pals: GANG. Have you heard of China's "GANG of Four"? The lower right lady is Jiang Qiang, Chair Mao's wife. They were arrested and charged with treason after Mao died.
9D: North Carolina University: ELON. I can never remember its name. See this Phoenix Rising statue at Elon University. Their sports teams are called the Phoenix.
10D: Baubles: GEWGAWS. What's the origin of GEWGAW?
13D: Legal thing: RES. And ESSE (63D: Latin being)
27D: Those, to Tomas: ESOS. Singular is ESA.
30D: Durham sch.: UNH. Got stumped again. Here is their Wildcats logo.
39D: Highland dance: REEL. No idea, it's "a lively Scottish dance".
40D: Penned in: ENCLOSED. Maybe I should be a cattle. I would have had no problem penning in ENCLOSED. Cleverly misleading clue.
45D: Forced inductee: DRAFTEE. I don't like this clue. Would prefer something "non-volunteer" related.
47D: Tap on a table: DRUM. I don't understand this clue/answer. What kind of DRUM is a "Tap"?
51D: Wagnerian heroine: ISOLDE. It's clued as "Tristan's beloved" last time.
57D: Main artery: AORTA
61D: Shoulder muscle, briefly: DELT (Deltoid). I forgot. See here. Isn't woman always looking for a warm shoulder to cuddle her head on?
62D: Carnivore's choice: MEAT. I don't think so. It's "Carnivore's diet". Would be OK were it clued as "Omnivore's choice".
C.C.
