Theme: Tell Me No More - TMI (Too Much Information) spans across two words in each familiar phrase.
27A. 1929 song co-written by Fats Waller : AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'. Peter Wentz used this phrase in his "Right on Cue" puzzle last year.
44A. Tenderloin cut : FILET MIGNON. What's the traditional food on your Thanksgiving table? We always have wild rice & mashed rutabaga.
59A. Eleventh hour : LAST MINUTE
82A. "Just passing through" : DON'T MIND ME
92A. Construction site sight : CEMENT MIXER
113A. Gulf War defense weapon : PATRIOT MISSILE
15D. Well-meaning error : HONEST MISTAKE. My favorite theme answer.
58D. Wartime operation : COMBAT MISSION
118D. Brief version of this puzzle's title hidden in eight long puzzle answers : TMI
Nice touch to put the unifier as the last fill.
Simple & elegant theme. Gail's puzzles are seldom complicated. She's also quite fond of pinwheel grid for her weekday puzzles, often with 4 theme entries.
Across:
1. Furtive utterance : PSST
5. "The Stranger" novelist : CAMUS (Albert). Nobel Literature 1957.
10. Resided : DWELT. The answer is seldom LIVED.
15. Jumble : HASH
19. Scale sequence : LA TI. Musical scale.
20. Stove supplier : AMANA
21. Fiber used for fishing nets : RAMIE. New word to me.
22. Org. concerned with ergonomics : OSHA
23. School founded by Henry VI : ETON. British school, 4-letter, ETON it is.
24. Like a ruined roux : LUMPY. I've never made a roux in my life.
25. Nice thoughts? : IDEES. Nice the French city.
26. Palindromic time : NOON
30. Monetary policy maker, informally : THE FED
32. "Gotta go!" : SEEYA
33. Time in an ad : TONITE. "This evening in ad" would be easier.
34. Broad lowlands : DALES. Like this?
36. 23rd Greek letter : PSI. Can never remember the order.
38. Snatched violently : TORE
40. Shell container? : GAS TANK. Shell Oil.
50. Mediation org. established by FDR : NLRB (National Labor Relations Board). Was ignorant of its existence.
52. Express discontent : MOAN. Hmm, I think Dennis wants "Express content".
53. WWII photo site, briefly : IWO. Iwo Jima.
54. Bout of indulgence : SPREE
55. Capital of Delaware? : DEE. Capital letter in Delaware.
56. Requiem : DIRGE
57. Record : DISC
63. Name on a compact : ESTEE. Compact mirror.
64. Not snookered by : ONTO
65. Fort Erie's prov. : ONT
66. Creator of sublime lines : ODIST. Real word. No complaint.
67. Blossom bits : PETALS
68. Longish coat : MIDI. Always associate midi with skirt.
70. False appearance : GUISE
71. Revered Tibetan : LAMA. Does this refer to Dalai Lama?
72. Firmly established : STABLE
75. Tapered transport : CANOE
76. Court addition? : IER. Addition to the word coutrier.
77. Pain in the neck : KINK
81. Year's record : ANNAL
84. Black, to a bard : EBON
85. Blog comments : POSTS. Nice "blog" clue.
86. Bit of work : ERG
87. Helpless, in a way : ALONE
89. Govt. smog watchdog : EPA
90. Hot pair : ITEM
91. Cheer alternative : TIDE. Cheer laundry detergent.
95. Tickle pink : DELIGHT
97. Buckwheat noodle : SOBA. Needs drops of sesame oil.
99. Many a bunt, on a scorecard : SAC (Sacrifice)
100. Doesn't split : STAYS
102. Colorful pet store purchases : TETRAS
106. Reach one's destination : GET IN
110. Its members travel in a world of their own : JETSET. Indeed.
116. Morlock prey : ELOI. From "The Time Machine".
117. Low-tech note taker : STENO
119. City on the Po : TURIN. Po River.
120. Damaging downpour : HAIL
121. Pull up stakes, briefly : RELO
122. Muscat native : OMANI. Muscat is the capital of Oman.
123. You might get a ticket for one : U TURN
124. Nerve-wracking exam, for some : ORAL
125. Finely honed : KEEN
126. Big name in Russian ballet : KIROV. Needed crossing help.
127. Has a quick look : PEEKS
128. Cross a stream, say : WADE
Down:
1. Courthouse entries : PLEAS. Tricky clue.
2. "Socrate" composer : SATIE (Erik)
3. Rock : STONE
4. Old-style photo : TINTYPE
5. Colombian city : CALI. Colombia's second-largest city.
6. Not to be missed : A MUST
7. Fast ballroom dance : MAMBO
8. Release, in a way : UNPEN. Release the pigs.
9. Greet informally : SAY "HI" TO
10. Club with a big head : DRIVER. Golf club.
11. Dry riverbed : WADI. Like arroyo?
12. Fix, as text : EMEND
13. Alibi, maybe : LIE
14. Research site : TEST LAB
16. Since : AS OF
17. Flat, e.g. : SHOE. I sure was not picturing shoes.
18. What a student might raise : HAND
28. Boom sites : MASTS
29. Lots : A TON
31. Fathers and sons : HEs
35. Avoid a strike, e.g. : AGREE
37. Self-destruct : IMPLODE
39. Consumer application : END USE
41. Vital supply line : AORTA
42. Silent films idol Conrad __ : NAGEL. First encounter with this idol. Quite handsome.
43. Mini exhibits? : KNEES. Sexy clue. I suppose LEGS could be clued this way also.
44. Everydog : FIDO
45. "Bingo!" : I WIN
46. TV series filmed on Oahu : LOST
47. Qom native : IRANI. Qom is a holy city near Teheran.
48. Daring exploit : GEST
49. Figure on a pay stub : NET
51. Belarusian's neighbor : LETT. Latvian.
56. Judge : DEEM
60. Get up on : MOUNT
61. Shoot the breeze, e.g. : IDIOM
62. American of Japanese descent : NISEI. Ni = Two. Sei = Birth. Same character as Chinese.
67. Curfew setters : PARENTS
69. Troubles : ILLS
70. Sacred river of India : GANGES
71. Fruit high in vitamin C : LEMON. All citrus fruits are high in Vitamin C.
72. Palatable : SAPID. Sure sounds like opposite, does it?
73. Govt. security : T-NOTE
74. First name in wilderness photography : ANSEL (Adams)
75. Part of a high-tech tangle : CORD
76. Not active : IDLE
78. Alpine denizen : IBEX
79. "In your dreams" : NOPE
80. Tree trunk bulge : KNAR. Learned from doing Xword.
82. Prayer object : DEITY
83. "Platoon" setting, for short : NAM
88. Slate and Salon : EMAGS. Both on line magazines.
91. "Don't worry about it" : THAT'S OK
92. Radio-active sort? : CBER
93. Swallow something hook, line and sinker : EAT IT UP
94. Revue with fancy footwork : ICE SHOW
96. Old telecom giant : GTE. Merged into Verizon.
98. Holy Roman emperor, 1209-'15 : OTTO IV. Peeked at the answer sheet.
101. Primitive projectile : SPEAR
103. Itinerary : ROUTE
104. Based on __ story : A TRUE
105. Unsportsmanlike look : SMIRK
107. Jeweled topper : TIARA
108. Tale of an ancient siege : ILIAD
109. "Ally McBeal" lawyer : NELLE. Played by Portia de Rossi. Ellen's love.
110. Schmo : JERK
111. S. Grant foe? : E LEE. Weird answer, isn't it? Gen. Robert E. Lee.
112. Lacquered metalware : TOLE
114. __ regni: in the year of the reign : ANNO
115. Room renters : INNS
Answer grid.
C.C.
27A. 1929 song co-written by Fats Waller : AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'. Peter Wentz used this phrase in his "Right on Cue" puzzle last year.
44A. Tenderloin cut : FILET MIGNON. What's the traditional food on your Thanksgiving table? We always have wild rice & mashed rutabaga.
59A. Eleventh hour : LAST MINUTE
82A. "Just passing through" : DON'T MIND ME
92A. Construction site sight : CEMENT MIXER
113A. Gulf War defense weapon : PATRIOT MISSILE
15D. Well-meaning error : HONEST MISTAKE. My favorite theme answer.
58D. Wartime operation : COMBAT MISSION
118D. Brief version of this puzzle's title hidden in eight long puzzle answers : TMI
Nice touch to put the unifier as the last fill.
Simple & elegant theme. Gail's puzzles are seldom complicated. She's also quite fond of pinwheel grid for her weekday puzzles, often with 4 theme entries.
Across:
1. Furtive utterance : PSST
5. "The Stranger" novelist : CAMUS (Albert). Nobel Literature 1957.
10. Resided : DWELT. The answer is seldom LIVED.
15. Jumble : HASH
19. Scale sequence : LA TI. Musical scale.
20. Stove supplier : AMANA
21. Fiber used for fishing nets : RAMIE. New word to me.
22. Org. concerned with ergonomics : OSHA
23. School founded by Henry VI : ETON. British school, 4-letter, ETON it is.
24. Like a ruined roux : LUMPY. I've never made a roux in my life.
25. Nice thoughts? : IDEES. Nice the French city.
26. Palindromic time : NOON
30. Monetary policy maker, informally : THE FED
32. "Gotta go!" : SEEYA
33. Time in an ad : TONITE. "This evening in ad" would be easier.
34. Broad lowlands : DALES. Like this?
36. 23rd Greek letter : PSI. Can never remember the order.
38. Snatched violently : TORE
40. Shell container? : GAS TANK. Shell Oil.
50. Mediation org. established by FDR : NLRB (National Labor Relations Board). Was ignorant of its existence.
52. Express discontent : MOAN. Hmm, I think Dennis wants "Express content".
53. WWII photo site, briefly : IWO. Iwo Jima.
54. Bout of indulgence : SPREE
55. Capital of Delaware? : DEE. Capital letter in Delaware.
56. Requiem : DIRGE
57. Record : DISC
63. Name on a compact : ESTEE. Compact mirror.
64. Not snookered by : ONTO
65. Fort Erie's prov. : ONT
66. Creator of sublime lines : ODIST. Real word. No complaint.
67. Blossom bits : PETALS
68. Longish coat : MIDI. Always associate midi with skirt.
70. False appearance : GUISE
71. Revered Tibetan : LAMA. Does this refer to Dalai Lama?
72. Firmly established : STABLE
75. Tapered transport : CANOE
76. Court addition? : IER. Addition to the word coutrier.
77. Pain in the neck : KINK
81. Year's record : ANNAL
84. Black, to a bard : EBON
85. Blog comments : POSTS. Nice "blog" clue.
86. Bit of work : ERG
87. Helpless, in a way : ALONE
89. Govt. smog watchdog : EPA
90. Hot pair : ITEM
91. Cheer alternative : TIDE. Cheer laundry detergent.
95. Tickle pink : DELIGHT
97. Buckwheat noodle : SOBA. Needs drops of sesame oil.
99. Many a bunt, on a scorecard : SAC (Sacrifice)
100. Doesn't split : STAYS
102. Colorful pet store purchases : TETRAS
106. Reach one's destination : GET IN
110. Its members travel in a world of their own : JETSET. Indeed.
116. Morlock prey : ELOI. From "The Time Machine".
117. Low-tech note taker : STENO
119. City on the Po : TURIN. Po River.
120. Damaging downpour : HAIL
121. Pull up stakes, briefly : RELO
122. Muscat native : OMANI. Muscat is the capital of Oman.
123. You might get a ticket for one : U TURN
124. Nerve-wracking exam, for some : ORAL
125. Finely honed : KEEN
126. Big name in Russian ballet : KIROV. Needed crossing help.
127. Has a quick look : PEEKS
128. Cross a stream, say : WADE
Down:
1. Courthouse entries : PLEAS. Tricky clue.
2. "Socrate" composer : SATIE (Erik)
3. Rock : STONE
4. Old-style photo : TINTYPE
5. Colombian city : CALI. Colombia's second-largest city.
6. Not to be missed : A MUST
7. Fast ballroom dance : MAMBO
8. Release, in a way : UNPEN. Release the pigs.
9. Greet informally : SAY "HI" TO
10. Club with a big head : DRIVER. Golf club.
11. Dry riverbed : WADI. Like arroyo?
12. Fix, as text : EMEND
13. Alibi, maybe : LIE
14. Research site : TEST LAB
16. Since : AS OF
17. Flat, e.g. : SHOE. I sure was not picturing shoes.
18. What a student might raise : HAND
28. Boom sites : MASTS
29. Lots : A TON
31. Fathers and sons : HEs
35. Avoid a strike, e.g. : AGREE
37. Self-destruct : IMPLODE
39. Consumer application : END USE
41. Vital supply line : AORTA
42. Silent films idol Conrad __ : NAGEL. First encounter with this idol. Quite handsome.
43. Mini exhibits? : KNEES. Sexy clue. I suppose LEGS could be clued this way also.
44. Everydog : FIDO
45. "Bingo!" : I WIN
46. TV series filmed on Oahu : LOST
47. Qom native : IRANI. Qom is a holy city near Teheran.
48. Daring exploit : GEST
49. Figure on a pay stub : NET
51. Belarusian's neighbor : LETT. Latvian.
56. Judge : DEEM
60. Get up on : MOUNT
61. Shoot the breeze, e.g. : IDIOM
62. American of Japanese descent : NISEI. Ni = Two. Sei = Birth. Same character as Chinese.
67. Curfew setters : PARENTS
69. Troubles : ILLS
70. Sacred river of India : GANGES
71. Fruit high in vitamin C : LEMON. All citrus fruits are high in Vitamin C.
72. Palatable : SAPID. Sure sounds like opposite, does it?
73. Govt. security : T-NOTE
74. First name in wilderness photography : ANSEL (Adams)
75. Part of a high-tech tangle : CORD
76. Not active : IDLE
78. Alpine denizen : IBEX
79. "In your dreams" : NOPE
80. Tree trunk bulge : KNAR. Learned from doing Xword.
82. Prayer object : DEITY
83. "Platoon" setting, for short : NAM
88. Slate and Salon : EMAGS. Both on line magazines.
91. "Don't worry about it" : THAT'S OK
92. Radio-active sort? : CBER
93. Swallow something hook, line and sinker : EAT IT UP
94. Revue with fancy footwork : ICE SHOW
96. Old telecom giant : GTE. Merged into Verizon.
98. Holy Roman emperor, 1209-'15 : OTTO IV. Peeked at the answer sheet.
101. Primitive projectile : SPEAR
103. Itinerary : ROUTE
104. Based on __ story : A TRUE
105. Unsportsmanlike look : SMIRK
107. Jeweled topper : TIARA
108. Tale of an ancient siege : ILIAD
109. "Ally McBeal" lawyer : NELLE. Played by Portia de Rossi. Ellen's love.
110. Schmo : JERK
111. S. Grant foe? : E LEE. Weird answer, isn't it? Gen. Robert E. Lee.
112. Lacquered metalware : TOLE
114. __ regni: in the year of the reign : ANNO
115. Room renters : INNS
Answer grid.
C.C.
