Theme: Keep an Eye Out
24A: Betting a buck on Vegas?: STAKING ONE'S CLA(I)M
47A: Wheat farm operator?: BRA(I)N SURGEON
67A: Very old races?: ANCIENT RU(I)NS
83A: Notes from Charlie?: CHA(I)N LETTERS
106A: Think nostalgically about one's long-haired days?: REMEMBER THE MA(I)NE
3D: Hollywood exodus?: FLIGHT OF STA(I)RS
57D: Kudos after a great meal?: HAIL TO THE CH(I)EF
The theme title reminds me of "It's Not the Same Without You" puzzle Elissa mentioned two days ago. All of the letter U's were removed from the puzzle. There are still 4 I's left in the above theme answers.
I like REMEMBER THE MANE the best, as I often do think nostalgically about my long-haired days. Took me some time to figure out that Charlie in "Notes from Charlie" refers to Charlie Chan. Ah me!
Still a challenging puzzle for me. Got fooled by several tricky clues. But I had fun filling, erasing and filling again. Kevin Donovan is another regular contributor to Stan Newman's Newsday puzzle.
Across:
1A: Winchester, e.g.: RIFLE. Stumped immediately. Have never heard of Winchester RIFLES.
12A: Cultural Revolution leader: MAO. Cultural Revolution lasted 10 years (1966-1976).
18A: One with a big weight on his shoulders: ATLAS. The Titan with heavens on his shoulders.
19A: Angola neighbor: NAMIBIA. Here is the map. Angola is to its north. Strange capital name, Windhoek. Dictionary shows that W is pronounced as V.
21A: Dada Daddy?: ARP (Jean/Hans). Nice clue.
22A: Polished off: ATE
23A: Makes less dense: THINS
27A: Caught off base: TAGGED. Baseball.
29A: Form 1040 calc.: AGI (Adjusted Gross Income). I know nothing about income tax. My husband only asks me to sign those papers.
30A: Libreville is its capital: GABON. Easy guess.
31A: Puppy's protest: YELP. Alliteration.
32A: Its a pain: ACHE. So simple.
33A: Dwell constantly (on): OBSESS
37A: Fortitude: GRIT
43A: Paquin and Pavlova: ANNAS. Alliteration again.
44A: Hole in the wall: OUTLET
50A: Easygoing sorts: SOFTIES
52A: Brewer's need: YEAST. Baker's need too.
54A: Put on the rolls: LISTED
55A: Friend needing feeding: PET. No PET in our house.
56A: In the know: HIP
60A: Change: ALTER
64A: Occurred (to): CAME
66A: Makeup artist?: LIAR. Nailed it immediately.
73A: Hawk's weapon: TALON
74A: Peel's title: MRS. Emma Peel.
75A: Site of Floresta da Tijuca, one of the world's largest urban forests: RIO. Floresta da Tijuca is new to me.
76A: "2001" computer: HAL
77A: Tell: TATTLE
78A: Egyptian port: SUEZ. Near the south end of SUEZ Canal.
79A: Runaway bus film: SPEED. Starring Sandra Bullock & Keanu Reeves.
82A: Lunch and study hall: PERIODS. What is study hall PERIOD?
86A: Tight undergarment: CORSET. She has a perfect body!
87A: Patient record: CHART. And RECORD (72A: "Made to be broken" thing).
88A: Needle: HYPO. We just had NEEDLE clued as "Hypo" several days ago.
90A: Store door nos.: HRS. Thought of Dennis and his hobby stores.
93A: Thing intentionally dropped: HINT
94A: Lode load: ORE. Neat clue.
96A: Nearly boils: SCALDS
98A: Beetle's warning: BEEP. The car.
99A: Ga. Tech grad.: ENGR
100A: Sets limits on, with "in": REINS
103A: John __ Lennon: ONO. I like this new ONO clue.
104A: Cochise was one: APACHE. I forgot who Cochise was. Do know Geronimo though.
110A: Lacking color: ASHEN
113A: More modest: HUMBLER
114A: Traction aid: TREAD
115A: Oscar winner Kingsley: BEN. He won Oscar for "Gandhi". Great movie.
117A: Struggle: TUSSLE
118A: Dagger handles: HAFTS
Down:
1D: Caning material: RATTAN. Thought of Bangkok immediately. So hot there.
2D: Cornell University site: ITHACA
4D: "Cape Fear" actress: LANGE (Jessica). No idea. This poster looks scary.
5D: Latin being: ESSE
6D: Banana pair: ENS. Two N's in Banana.
7D: Information to process: DATA SET. Only knew DATA.
8D: Photographs, e.g.: IMAGES
9D: South Pacific idols: TIKIS. Are TIKIS all made of wood?
10D: Shikoku sash: OBI. Another alliteration.
11D: Criminal group: RING
14D: Covert __: spy doings: OPS. Got it from Across fills. I am used to the "Photo OPS" clue.
15D: Amalfi Coast city: SALERNO. See this map. It's foreign to me.
16D: Like 15-Down: ITALIAN
17D: Entices: TEMPTS
20D: Turkish title: AGA
26D: Trumpeter youngster: CYGNET. Someone mentioned trumpeter swan on the blog months ago.
28D: Dressed to kill, with "up": DOLLED
34D: Tournament exemptions: BYES. Tennis?
35D: 1986 #1 song by Starship: SARA. Stumped, though the tunes sounds very familiar.
41D: Used to be: WAS
45D: Unqualified: UTTER. Can you give me an example of how they are interchangeable?
46D: Theater section: TIER. Penned in LOGE first.
47D: Improved: BETTER. I was trying to think of another verb.
48D: Start of a damsel's distressed demand: UNHAND. UNHAND me? Nice alliteration.
49D: 5/7/1945 German surrender site: REIMS. Here is the map. It's in NE France.
50D: Race with gates: SLALOM. I was thinking of horse racing.
51D: Less sincere: OILIER
52D: Mysterious Asian giant: YETI
55D: Weight training targets, briefly: PECS
58D: "Dover Beach" poet: ARNOLD (Matthew). Unknown to me. I've never heard of the poem either.
59D: Public ones can be embarrassing: SCENES
61D: Real bore: SNOOZE. Why?
62D: St. Paul- to -Sault St. Marie dir.: ENE. Got it from Across fills.
63D: Implants firmly: ETCHES. Wanted EMBEDS.
64D: Temple feature?: CURL. I was trapped. Did not think of Shirley Temple.
67D: The Little Mermaid: ARIEL
68D: Line on a map: ROAD
69D: "Sonatine Bureaucratique" composer: SATIE (Erik). Obtained the answer from Across fills again.
71D: Main force: BRUNT
73D: Sea dogs: TARS. Both are slang for sailors.
77D: Saintly mother: TERESA. Mother TERESA.
78D: Onetime friend of Camus: SARTRE. A rare gimme for me. They were indeed friend once.
79D: Place with many grunts: STY. Pigs. I was thinking of soldiers.
80D: Energy: PEP
82D: Atlantic, to Brits: POND. The POND.
83D: Lantern type: CHINESE. Have you seen Gong Li's "Rise the Red Lantern"? A very influential Chinese movie in the 1990s. Gong Li is my favorite actress.
84D: Word-guessing game: HANGMAN. No idea. Does not sound like a good game title.
85D: "... all snug in __ beds": THEIR. From "The Night Before Christmas".
86D: Potter of "M*A*S*H" for one: COLONEL. Not familiar with this character.
87D: Winged child: CHERUB
89D: Channels you can't surf: CANALS. Excellent clue.
91D: Warm up, in a way: REHEAT
92D: Lays out: SPENDS. New meaning of "lay out" to me.
94D: Go around in circles?: ORBIT. Great clue.
95D: Gets out of the water, with "in": REELS. Fish.
97D: Tangle removers: COMB. Hair tangle.
98D: City of southeastern Iraq: BASRA
101D: Extreme degree: NTH
102D: Put a lid on: SHUT. Reminded me of the "Shh!" puzzle earlier this month.
105D: It may be beaten: PATH. Filled in immediately.
107D: It precedes juin: MAI. French for May.
108D: Outback runner: EMU
Answer grid.
C.C.
24A: Betting a buck on Vegas?: STAKING ONE'S CLA(I)M
47A: Wheat farm operator?: BRA(I)N SURGEON
67A: Very old races?: ANCIENT RU(I)NS
83A: Notes from Charlie?: CHA(I)N LETTERS
106A: Think nostalgically about one's long-haired days?: REMEMBER THE MA(I)NE
3D: Hollywood exodus?: FLIGHT OF STA(I)RS
57D: Kudos after a great meal?: HAIL TO THE CH(I)EF
The theme title reminds me of "It's Not the Same Without You" puzzle Elissa mentioned two days ago. All of the letter U's were removed from the puzzle. There are still 4 I's left in the above theme answers.
I like REMEMBER THE MANE the best, as I often do think nostalgically about my long-haired days. Took me some time to figure out that Charlie in "Notes from Charlie" refers to Charlie Chan. Ah me!
Still a challenging puzzle for me. Got fooled by several tricky clues. But I had fun filling, erasing and filling again. Kevin Donovan is another regular contributor to Stan Newman's Newsday puzzle.
Across:
1A: Winchester, e.g.: RIFLE. Stumped immediately. Have never heard of Winchester RIFLES.
12A: Cultural Revolution leader: MAO. Cultural Revolution lasted 10 years (1966-1976).
18A: One with a big weight on his shoulders: ATLAS. The Titan with heavens on his shoulders.
19A: Angola neighbor: NAMIBIA. Here is the map. Angola is to its north. Strange capital name, Windhoek. Dictionary shows that W is pronounced as V.
21A: Dada Daddy?: ARP (Jean/Hans). Nice clue.
22A: Polished off: ATE
23A: Makes less dense: THINS
27A: Caught off base: TAGGED. Baseball.
29A: Form 1040 calc.: AGI (Adjusted Gross Income). I know nothing about income tax. My husband only asks me to sign those papers.
30A: Libreville is its capital: GABON. Easy guess.
31A: Puppy's protest: YELP. Alliteration.
32A: Its a pain: ACHE. So simple.
33A: Dwell constantly (on): OBSESS
37A: Fortitude: GRIT
43A: Paquin and Pavlova: ANNAS. Alliteration again.
44A: Hole in the wall: OUTLET
50A: Easygoing sorts: SOFTIES
52A: Brewer's need: YEAST. Baker's need too.
54A: Put on the rolls: LISTED
55A: Friend needing feeding: PET. No PET in our house.
56A: In the know: HIP
60A: Change: ALTER
64A: Occurred (to): CAME
66A: Makeup artist?: LIAR. Nailed it immediately.
73A: Hawk's weapon: TALON
74A: Peel's title: MRS. Emma Peel.
75A: Site of Floresta da Tijuca, one of the world's largest urban forests: RIO. Floresta da Tijuca is new to me.
76A: "2001" computer: HAL
77A: Tell: TATTLE
78A: Egyptian port: SUEZ. Near the south end of SUEZ Canal.
79A: Runaway bus film: SPEED. Starring Sandra Bullock & Keanu Reeves.
82A: Lunch and study hall: PERIODS. What is study hall PERIOD?
86A: Tight undergarment: CORSET. She has a perfect body!
87A: Patient record: CHART. And RECORD (72A: "Made to be broken" thing).
88A: Needle: HYPO. We just had NEEDLE clued as "Hypo" several days ago.
90A: Store door nos.: HRS. Thought of Dennis and his hobby stores.
93A: Thing intentionally dropped: HINT
94A: Lode load: ORE. Neat clue.
96A: Nearly boils: SCALDS
98A: Beetle's warning: BEEP. The car.
99A: Ga. Tech grad.: ENGR
100A: Sets limits on, with "in": REINS
103A: John __ Lennon: ONO. I like this new ONO clue.
104A: Cochise was one: APACHE. I forgot who Cochise was. Do know Geronimo though.
110A: Lacking color: ASHEN
113A: More modest: HUMBLER
114A: Traction aid: TREAD
115A: Oscar winner Kingsley: BEN. He won Oscar for "Gandhi". Great movie.
117A: Struggle: TUSSLE
118A: Dagger handles: HAFTS
Down:
1D: Caning material: RATTAN. Thought of Bangkok immediately. So hot there.
2D: Cornell University site: ITHACA
4D: "Cape Fear" actress: LANGE (Jessica). No idea. This poster looks scary.
5D: Latin being: ESSE
6D: Banana pair: ENS. Two N's in Banana.
7D: Information to process: DATA SET. Only knew DATA.
8D: Photographs, e.g.: IMAGES
9D: South Pacific idols: TIKIS. Are TIKIS all made of wood?
10D: Shikoku sash: OBI. Another alliteration.
11D: Criminal group: RING
14D: Covert __: spy doings: OPS. Got it from Across fills. I am used to the "Photo OPS" clue.
15D: Amalfi Coast city: SALERNO. See this map. It's foreign to me.
16D: Like 15-Down: ITALIAN
17D: Entices: TEMPTS
20D: Turkish title: AGA
26D: Trumpeter youngster: CYGNET. Someone mentioned trumpeter swan on the blog months ago.
28D: Dressed to kill, with "up": DOLLED
34D: Tournament exemptions: BYES. Tennis?
35D: 1986 #1 song by Starship: SARA. Stumped, though the tunes sounds very familiar.
41D: Used to be: WAS
45D: Unqualified: UTTER. Can you give me an example of how they are interchangeable?
46D: Theater section: TIER. Penned in LOGE first.
47D: Improved: BETTER. I was trying to think of another verb.
48D: Start of a damsel's distressed demand: UNHAND. UNHAND me? Nice alliteration.
49D: 5/7/1945 German surrender site: REIMS. Here is the map. It's in NE France.
50D: Race with gates: SLALOM. I was thinking of horse racing.
51D: Less sincere: OILIER
52D: Mysterious Asian giant: YETI
55D: Weight training targets, briefly: PECS
58D: "Dover Beach" poet: ARNOLD (Matthew). Unknown to me. I've never heard of the poem either.
59D: Public ones can be embarrassing: SCENES
61D: Real bore: SNOOZE. Why?
62D: St. Paul- to -Sault St. Marie dir.: ENE. Got it from Across fills.
63D: Implants firmly: ETCHES. Wanted EMBEDS.
64D: Temple feature?: CURL. I was trapped. Did not think of Shirley Temple.
67D: The Little Mermaid: ARIEL
68D: Line on a map: ROAD
69D: "Sonatine Bureaucratique" composer: SATIE (Erik). Obtained the answer from Across fills again.
71D: Main force: BRUNT
73D: Sea dogs: TARS. Both are slang for sailors.
77D: Saintly mother: TERESA. Mother TERESA.
78D: Onetime friend of Camus: SARTRE. A rare gimme for me. They were indeed friend once.
79D: Place with many grunts: STY. Pigs. I was thinking of soldiers.
80D: Energy: PEP
82D: Atlantic, to Brits: POND. The POND.
83D: Lantern type: CHINESE. Have you seen Gong Li's "Rise the Red Lantern"? A very influential Chinese movie in the 1990s. Gong Li is my favorite actress.
84D: Word-guessing game: HANGMAN. No idea. Does not sound like a good game title.
85D: "... all snug in __ beds": THEIR. From "The Night Before Christmas".
86D: Potter of "M*A*S*H" for one: COLONEL. Not familiar with this character.
87D: Winged child: CHERUB
89D: Channels you can't surf: CANALS. Excellent clue.
91D: Warm up, in a way: REHEAT
92D: Lays out: SPENDS. New meaning of "lay out" to me.
94D: Go around in circles?: ORBIT. Great clue.
95D: Gets out of the water, with "in": REELS. Fish.
97D: Tangle removers: COMB. Hair tangle.
98D: City of southeastern Iraq: BASRA
101D: Extreme degree: NTH
102D: Put a lid on: SHUT. Reminded me of the "Shh!" puzzle earlier this month.
105D: It may be beaten: PATH. Filled in immediately.
107D: It precedes juin: MAI. French for May.
108D: Outback runner: EMU
Answer grid.
C.C.
