Theme: *ULUS - Two-word phrases with ULUS as the ending of the first word. If there is more than that to it, I can't see it. Disambiguation page.
17A. Economy-boosting government program : STIMULUS PACKAGE Perhaps this was the seed entry.
28A. Exam with derivatives and integrals : CALCULUS TEST
49A. Puffy sky feature : CUMULUS CLOUD
64A. Rome's twin founders, traditionally : ROMULUS AND REMUS. Total 13 letter Us in this grid. Hard to pull it off, as U is harder to place than E, or A or other vowels.
Argyle here.
I hope Jeff may show up to enlighten us on his thought process on this ambitious Monday puzzle. Now if it seemed easy to many of you; it may be because we've seen many entries before, recently (not the theme entries, which are all very fresh.)
Across:
1. Sound near an ineffective scarecrow : CAW
4. Electrical pioneer Nikola : TESLA
9. Scandinavian inlet : FJORD
14. Chef's phrase : À LA
15. Healing plants : ALOES
16. Apple pie maker's device : CORER
20. Ex-UN chief Annan : KOFI. This man.
21. GPS suggestions : RTES
22. Greek vowels : ETAS
23. Apt name for a herding dog : SHEP As in shepherd.
26. Wedgelike tools : CHISELS
32. __ Miss : OLE. The University of Mississippi
33. Game originally named "The Conquest of the World" : "RISK" A game that takes forever to get going but ends in a hurry.
34. Gold or silver, e.g. : MEDAL. I was stuck on METAL for a long time
38. Baldwin of "30 Rock" : ALEC
40. Line spoken to the audience : ASIDE
43. Actor's assignment : ROLE
44. Big name in chicken : TYSON
46. She gets what she wants : LOLA
48. Wall Street index, with "the" : DOW. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA).
53. Hall of Fame Celtic whose initials are his given name : KC JONES. Basketball player and coach.
56. Spanish cat : GATO
57. Pakistan neighbor : IRAN
58. Benelux country: Abbr. : NETH. The Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe that comprises three neighbouring countries, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
60. Strong-jawed device : VISE
68. Makes a scarf, say : KNITS
69. One-eighty : U-TURN
70. Dot on a die : PIP
71. Dost lay one's eyes on : SEEST. It's in the book, the Good Book.
72. "For __ sake!" : PETE'S
73. Messy place : STY
Down:
1. Sherry container : CASK. Sherry is a fortified wine made from white grapes that are grown near the town of Jerez, Spain. The word "sherry" is an anglicization of Jerez. It is stored in 600-litre casks that are made of North American oak, which is slightly more porous than French or Spanish oak.
2. Choir part : ALTO
3. Homeless child : WAIF
4. Cross shape : TAU
5. Bent pipe shape : ELL
6. One with a grumpy scowl : SOURPUSS
7. "__ we forget" : LEST
8. Appearance : ASPECT
9. TV monitoring gp. : FCC. Federal Communications Commission
10. Wisecrack maker : JOKESTER
11. Give a speech : ORATE
12. Fit for a king : REGAL
13. Word with sun or evening : DRESS
18. Catchall abbr. : MISC
19. Tennis legend Arthur : ASHE
24. "Ben-__" : HUR
25. "East of Eden" director Kazan : ELIA. "East of Eden" is a 1955 film, directed by Elia Kazan, and loosely based on the second half of the novel East of Eden by author John Steinbeck. It had James Dean in his first major screen role.
27. Belief: Suff. : ISM
28. __ of arms : COAT
29. Comrade in arms : ALLY
30. Wranglers alternative : LEES
31. Proficiency : SKILL
35. Knucklehead : DODO
36. Baseball's Felipe or Moises : ALOU
37. Ribald : LEWD
39. Hard-shelled palm fruits : COCONUTS
41. Dunked morning snack : DOUGHNUT
42. Film lioness : ELSA. Nice kitty.
45. Sister : NUN
47. "Sister __": Whoopi Goldberg film : ACT
50. List of choices : MENU
51. Runs out of : USES UP
52. Score before 15, in tennis : LOVE
53. Actor Douglas and baseballer Gibson : KIRKS. Gibson was an outfielder who batted and threw left-handed. He spent most of his career with the Detroit Tigers but also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
54. Witch : CRONE
55. Farr or Foxx : JAMIE. Corporal (later Sergeant) Maxwell Q. Klinger(Farr) or actor, stand-up comedian, and singer(Foxx)
59. London's __ Britain art gallery : TATE
61. Rascals : IMPS
62. Three-piece attire, maybe : SUIT
63. Glimpse : ESPY
65. WWII transport : LST. Landing Ship, Tank
66. Dr. of rap : DRE
67. Dr.'s co-workers : RNS. NOT Dr. Dre's.
Answer grid.
Argyle
17A. Economy-boosting government program : STIMULUS PACKAGE Perhaps this was the seed entry.
28A. Exam with derivatives and integrals : CALCULUS TEST
49A. Puffy sky feature : CUMULUS CLOUD
64A. Rome's twin founders, traditionally : ROMULUS AND REMUS. Total 13 letter Us in this grid. Hard to pull it off, as U is harder to place than E, or A or other vowels.
Argyle here.
I hope Jeff may show up to enlighten us on his thought process on this ambitious Monday puzzle. Now if it seemed easy to many of you; it may be because we've seen many entries before, recently (not the theme entries, which are all very fresh.)
Across:
1. Sound near an ineffective scarecrow : CAW
4. Electrical pioneer Nikola : TESLA
9. Scandinavian inlet : FJORD
14. Chef's phrase : À LA
15. Healing plants : ALOES
16. Apple pie maker's device : CORER
20. Ex-UN chief Annan : KOFI. This man.
21. GPS suggestions : RTES
22. Greek vowels : ETAS
23. Apt name for a herding dog : SHEP As in shepherd.
26. Wedgelike tools : CHISELS
32. __ Miss : OLE. The University of Mississippi
33. Game originally named "The Conquest of the World" : "RISK" A game that takes forever to get going but ends in a hurry.
34. Gold or silver, e.g. : MEDAL. I was stuck on METAL for a long time
38. Baldwin of "30 Rock" : ALEC
40. Line spoken to the audience : ASIDE
43. Actor's assignment : ROLE
44. Big name in chicken : TYSON
46. She gets what she wants : LOLA
48. Wall Street index, with "the" : DOW. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA).
53. Hall of Fame Celtic whose initials are his given name : KC JONES. Basketball player and coach.
56. Spanish cat : GATO
57. Pakistan neighbor : IRAN
58. Benelux country: Abbr. : NETH. The Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe that comprises three neighbouring countries, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
60. Strong-jawed device : VISE
68. Makes a scarf, say : KNITS
69. One-eighty : U-TURN
70. Dot on a die : PIP
71. Dost lay one's eyes on : SEEST. It's in the book, the Good Book.
72. "For __ sake!" : PETE'S
73. Messy place : STY
Down:
1. Sherry container : CASK. Sherry is a fortified wine made from white grapes that are grown near the town of Jerez, Spain. The word "sherry" is an anglicization of Jerez. It is stored in 600-litre casks that are made of North American oak, which is slightly more porous than French or Spanish oak.
2. Choir part : ALTO
3. Homeless child : WAIF
4. Cross shape : TAU
5. Bent pipe shape : ELL
6. One with a grumpy scowl : SOURPUSS
7. "__ we forget" : LEST
8. Appearance : ASPECT
9. TV monitoring gp. : FCC. Federal Communications Commission
10. Wisecrack maker : JOKESTER
11. Give a speech : ORATE
12. Fit for a king : REGAL
13. Word with sun or evening : DRESS
18. Catchall abbr. : MISC
19. Tennis legend Arthur : ASHE
24. "Ben-__" : HUR
25. "East of Eden" director Kazan : ELIA. "East of Eden" is a 1955 film, directed by Elia Kazan, and loosely based on the second half of the novel East of Eden by author John Steinbeck. It had James Dean in his first major screen role.
27. Belief: Suff. : ISM
28. __ of arms : COAT
29. Comrade in arms : ALLY
30. Wranglers alternative : LEES
31. Proficiency : SKILL
35. Knucklehead : DODO
36. Baseball's Felipe or Moises : ALOU
37. Ribald : LEWD
39. Hard-shelled palm fruits : COCONUTS
41. Dunked morning snack : DOUGHNUT
42. Film lioness : ELSA. Nice kitty.
45. Sister : NUN
47. "Sister __": Whoopi Goldberg film : ACT
50. List of choices : MENU
51. Runs out of : USES UP
52. Score before 15, in tennis : LOVE
53. Actor Douglas and baseballer Gibson : KIRKS. Gibson was an outfielder who batted and threw left-handed. He spent most of his career with the Detroit Tigers but also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
54. Witch : CRONE
55. Farr or Foxx : JAMIE. Corporal (later Sergeant) Maxwell Q. Klinger(Farr) or actor, stand-up comedian, and singer(Foxx)
59. London's __ Britain art gallery : TATE
61. Rascals : IMPS
62. Three-piece attire, maybe : SUIT
63. Glimpse : ESPY
65. WWII transport : LST. Landing Ship, Tank
66. Dr. of rap : DRE
67. Dr.'s co-workers : RNS. NOT Dr. Dre's.
Answer grid.
Argyle
