Theme: Great Food - Each theme answer ends with a /ood/ pronunciation.
17A. Lost it: CAME UNGLUED. Say it ain't so, Joe (Torre). I bet he RUED some of his strategies.
25A. Dismissed out of hand: POOH-POOHED
37A. Like Starbucks coffee, every 30 minutes: FRESHLY BREWED. Wrote down FRESHLY GROUND first.
48A. "That's too bad, man": BUMMER, DUDE. Do you like "The Big Lebowski"? The Dude is a strange character.
60A. "I don't feel like cooking" option: TAKE-OUT FOOD
Is this the Tiger Woods inspired puzzle, Dan?
Those different theme entries sure cover all the possible /ood/ sound spellings. Plus, 20 non-theme entries with 6 or more letters, very high Dan Naddor index. Nice long Downs in NE and SW corners.
I was stumped immediately with MALAGA and MCCOYS, but managed to fill in all grid with only two peeks at the cheat sheet. A success for me, so happy MOOD here in Minnesota.
Across:
1. Sweet Spanish wine: MALAGA. Named after the Spanish city Malaga where the wine originated.
11. Inst. that turns out lieutenants: OCS (Officer Candidate School). And GIS (62A. Enlistees, briefly).
15. Cause of a worldwide 19th century fever: GOLD. D'oh, the Gold Rush. I was thinking of the sickness fever. AGUE jumped into my head. Too bad there is no other way to clue the Peter Fonda movie ULEE'S (51D. "__ Gold").
16. Old school dance: HOP. How old?
21. In copious amounts: GALORE. Oh, I forgot BRA (19. Victoria's Secret offering). Which one do you like the best?
22. Ivy in Philly: PENN. And YALE (23. Ivy in New Haven). Nice consecutive "Ivy" echo.
27. Pizazz: STYLE
29. Trumpet sound: BLARE
30. Party list: INVITEES. This easy entry makes all the Down 3-letter fill readily obtainable.
36. Bug: VEX. Irk is another 3-letter word.
40. Bard's "before": ERE. Bard's "always" is E'ER.
41. Software customers: USER BASE
42. Three-time world champion alpine skier Hermann: MAIER. No idea. This guy is from Austria.
44. Feast where the Haggadah is read: SEDER. Haggadah is pronounced as huh-GAH-duh. Dictionary says it's literally "narration" in Hebrew.
54. Brazilian soccer legend: PELE. His campaign definitely made an impact in Brazil's Olympic bidding.
55. Prime Cuts in Gravy brand: ALPO. Not a pet person. This dog food brand always stymies me.
56. Crude fleet: OILERS
58. Busy co. on Valentine's Day: FTD. Ah, red roses & chocolates.
63. Slurpee relative: ICEE
64. Capital on the Missouri River: PIERRE. Capital of South Dakota. Charming little city.
65. Wee hour: ONE
66. High degrees: Abbr. PHDS. Boy, academic "High degrees". I recklessly penned in NTHS.
67. Aftershock: TREMOR
Down:
1. Real people?: MCCOYS. What's the meaning of "the real McCoy"? The cleverness of the clue is lost on me.
2. Biblical debarkation point: ARARAT. The landing place of Noah's Ark.
3. How bad excuses are given: LAMELY
5. Guzzling sound: GLUG. New word to me.
6. "Piece of cake!": A SNAP
8. Club for country kids: FOUR-H. It stands for head, heart, hands and health.
10. Anomalous: ODD
11. Austin Powers catchphrase: OH, BEHAVE! Absolutely no idea. "Austin Powers" just looks silly to me.
12. Trapped: CORNERED. Kept wanting ENSNARED.
13. Stretchy fabric: SPANDEX. Lycra is the most famous spandex brand.
18. Day-__: pigment brand: GLO
22. D.C. deal maker: POL (Politician). Wanted SEN.
26. Preoccupy: OBSESS.
28. Make certain: ENSURE. No INSURE dilemna this time.
31. Videotape type: VHS
32. Land in la mer: ILE. French for isle.
33. Norse god of single combat: TYR (teer). Oh, "single combat" god, good to know. I simply thought of him as "god of war".
34. Diminish: EBB
35. Pitching stat: ERA. However Cole Hamels pitched last night, Phillies won!
37. German miss: FRAULEIN. Man, I was so influenced by Jazzbumpa's "chen" being German diminutive when he commented on the Gisele Bundchen picture. I wanted Frauchen.
38. Put back in force, as an expired tax: REIMPOSE
39. Blubber: WEEP. Whale fat too. Speaking of fat, I simply can't get used to the taste of coconut oil. I do believe in many of Mercola's diet/nutrition ideas though.
40. Economic warfare tactic: EMBARGO
43. Funnyman Philips: EMO
45. Mar the beauty of: DEFORM. Thought of DEFILE initially.
46. Corrida snorter: EL TORO. Spanish for "the bull".
49. Raid target: ROACH. The bug killer Raid. I was picturing a police raid.
50. Protected by levees: DIKED
52. __ volente: God willing: DEO. Whenever I see "God willing", I hear Muslims' "Insha'Allah".
53. Spew lava: ERUPT
57. Show signs of life: STIR
60. Service reward: TIP. And FEE (61. Service charge). Nice clue echo again. Loved the last four consecutive S starting clues.
Answer grid.
C.C.
17A. Lost it: CAME UNGLUED. Say it ain't so, Joe (Torre). I bet he RUED some of his strategies.
25A. Dismissed out of hand: POOH-POOHED
37A. Like Starbucks coffee, every 30 minutes: FRESHLY BREWED. Wrote down FRESHLY GROUND first.
48A. "That's too bad, man": BUMMER, DUDE. Do you like "The Big Lebowski"? The Dude is a strange character.
60A. "I don't feel like cooking" option: TAKE-OUT FOOD
Is this the Tiger Woods inspired puzzle, Dan?
Those different theme entries sure cover all the possible /ood/ sound spellings. Plus, 20 non-theme entries with 6 or more letters, very high Dan Naddor index. Nice long Downs in NE and SW corners.
I was stumped immediately with MALAGA and MCCOYS, but managed to fill in all grid with only two peeks at the cheat sheet. A success for me, so happy MOOD here in Minnesota.
Across:
1. Sweet Spanish wine: MALAGA. Named after the Spanish city Malaga where the wine originated.
11. Inst. that turns out lieutenants: OCS (Officer Candidate School). And GIS (62A. Enlistees, briefly).
15. Cause of a worldwide 19th century fever: GOLD. D'oh, the Gold Rush. I was thinking of the sickness fever. AGUE jumped into my head. Too bad there is no other way to clue the Peter Fonda movie ULEE'S (51D. "__ Gold").
16. Old school dance: HOP. How old?
21. In copious amounts: GALORE. Oh, I forgot BRA (19. Victoria's Secret offering). Which one do you like the best?
22. Ivy in Philly: PENN. And YALE (23. Ivy in New Haven). Nice consecutive "Ivy" echo.
27. Pizazz: STYLE
29. Trumpet sound: BLARE
30. Party list: INVITEES. This easy entry makes all the Down 3-letter fill readily obtainable.
36. Bug: VEX. Irk is another 3-letter word.
40. Bard's "before": ERE. Bard's "always" is E'ER.
41. Software customers: USER BASE
42. Three-time world champion alpine skier Hermann: MAIER. No idea. This guy is from Austria.
44. Feast where the Haggadah is read: SEDER. Haggadah is pronounced as huh-GAH-duh. Dictionary says it's literally "narration" in Hebrew.
54. Brazilian soccer legend: PELE. His campaign definitely made an impact in Brazil's Olympic bidding.
55. Prime Cuts in Gravy brand: ALPO. Not a pet person. This dog food brand always stymies me.
56. Crude fleet: OILERS
58. Busy co. on Valentine's Day: FTD. Ah, red roses & chocolates.
63. Slurpee relative: ICEE
64. Capital on the Missouri River: PIERRE. Capital of South Dakota. Charming little city.
65. Wee hour: ONE
66. High degrees: Abbr. PHDS. Boy, academic "High degrees". I recklessly penned in NTHS.
67. Aftershock: TREMOR
Down:
1. Real people?: MCCOYS. What's the meaning of "the real McCoy"? The cleverness of the clue is lost on me.
2. Biblical debarkation point: ARARAT. The landing place of Noah's Ark.
3. How bad excuses are given: LAMELY
5. Guzzling sound: GLUG. New word to me.
6. "Piece of cake!": A SNAP
8. Club for country kids: FOUR-H. It stands for head, heart, hands and health.
10. Anomalous: ODD
11. Austin Powers catchphrase: OH, BEHAVE! Absolutely no idea. "Austin Powers" just looks silly to me.
12. Trapped: CORNERED. Kept wanting ENSNARED.
13. Stretchy fabric: SPANDEX. Lycra is the most famous spandex brand.
18. Day-__: pigment brand: GLO
22. D.C. deal maker: POL (Politician). Wanted SEN.
26. Preoccupy: OBSESS.
28. Make certain: ENSURE. No INSURE dilemna this time.
31. Videotape type: VHS
32. Land in la mer: ILE. French for isle.
33. Norse god of single combat: TYR (teer). Oh, "single combat" god, good to know. I simply thought of him as "god of war".
34. Diminish: EBB
35. Pitching stat: ERA. However Cole Hamels pitched last night, Phillies won!
37. German miss: FRAULEIN. Man, I was so influenced by Jazzbumpa's "chen" being German diminutive when he commented on the Gisele Bundchen picture. I wanted Frauchen.
38. Put back in force, as an expired tax: REIMPOSE
39. Blubber: WEEP. Whale fat too. Speaking of fat, I simply can't get used to the taste of coconut oil. I do believe in many of Mercola's diet/nutrition ideas though.
40. Economic warfare tactic: EMBARGO
43. Funnyman Philips: EMO
45. Mar the beauty of: DEFORM. Thought of DEFILE initially.
46. Corrida snorter: EL TORO. Spanish for "the bull".
49. Raid target: ROACH. The bug killer Raid. I was picturing a police raid.
50. Protected by levees: DIKED
52. __ volente: God willing: DEO. Whenever I see "God willing", I hear Muslims' "Insha'Allah".
53. Spew lava: ERUPT
57. Show signs of life: STIR
60. Service reward: TIP. And FEE (61. Service charge). Nice clue echo again. Loved the last four consecutive S starting clues.
Answer grid.
C.C.
