20A. Question cads in their cups? : PUMP / HIGH HEELS
28A. Burden beasts of burden? : SADDLE / MULES
47A. Stumble over plumbing gunk? : SLIP ON / CLOGS
58. Proper sort ... or a cry upon solving each of this puzzle's theme answers? : GOODY! TWO SHOES...
(Or, as I would say when I see a certain designer...GOODY, JIMMY CHOO SHOES !!)
Marti here for your Thursday clearance. Let's see what else is in this one...
Across:
1. The grand concert one has 47 strings : HARP
5. Teen hangout : MALL
9. __ poll : STRAW. Ugh, I have had enough polls to last me another 4 years...
14. French possessive : A TOI
15. Chills and fever : AGUE
16. "The Voice" judge Green : CEE LO. Never heard of him...
17. Holdup device? : PROP. Fun clue, had me distracted for a moment.
18. Party person : HOST
19. Communications device : RADIO
23. Response to "Are you serious?" : YES I AM
24. Gardner of old films : AVA. (Are those Jimmy Choo shoes?)
25. Wow : AWE
32. Western landscape feature : MESA
36. Vessel designation : HER. Ship, that is - they are always female.
37. Weigh station visitors : SEMIS
38. New Testament book : ACTS
39. Variable-yield investment option : I-BOND
42. Passed-down tales : LORE
43. CBS newswoman O'Donnell : NORAH. This lady.
45. Summer baby : LEO
46. Termini : ENDS
51. Brahms's A? : EIN. "German article"
52. View from Marseille : MER. "Sea" in French
53. To-do : HOOPLA
62. Canceled a reservation, maybe : ATE IN
64. Waikiki's whereabouts : OAHU
65. Yankee great, familiarly, with "The" : MICK. AKA, Mickey Mantle. Geez, even I knew this one!
66. Window box bloom : PANSY
67. "Exodus" novelist : URIS. Leon.
68. US Open stadium : ASHE. Named after Arthur, the great tennis player.
69. Post with carvings : TOTEM
70. Passé demo item : TAPE. Now on CD?
71. Scholarship factor : NEED
Down:
1. "Satisfied now?" : HAPPY?
2. "__ friend unbosoms freely ...": Penn : A TRUE. Sounds like a friend of Dennis...
3. Innkeeper's offerings : ROOMS
4. Longstocking of kiddie lit : PIPPI
5. Hawaiian for "very strong" : MAHI MAHI. One of my favorites, grilled.
6. All atwitter : AGOG
7. Thick with vegetation : LUSH
8. Super-harmful : LETHAL
9. Serious argument components : SCREAMS
10. Colorful duck : TEAL. Mmmm...duck again!
11. North Pacific sockeye : RED SALMON. This puzzle is making me hungry...
12. Woodcutter Baba : ALI
13. Seek favor with : WOO...hoo!
21. Feasts on : HAS. (for dinner)...more food!
22. Garden outcast : EVE
26. Strange and then some : WEIRD
27. Pluralizers : ESSES
29. Society honoree : DEB
30. Waggish : DROLL
31. Ubangi tributary : UELE. So-named tribe that lived along the Uele river.
32. Minister's quarters : MANSE
33. Culprit in some food recalls : E. COLI. I just lost my appetite...
34. Severe : STRINGENT
35. "Without delay!" : ASAP. "As soon as possible!"
40. "The Matrix" hero : NEO. Do you know him?
41. Spot for one in disfavor : DOG HOUSE
44. Rebus puzzle staple : HOMONYM
48. Outlaw Kelly : NED
49. Shriek : CRY OUT
50. Brillo alternative : SOS
54. "You've got to be kidding" : OH, MAN
55. Grace : POISE
56. Nourishment for un bebé : LECHE. Milk, in Spanish. I knew it from "La Leche League" of women who breast-feed...
57. Put in a request : ASKED
59. Department of northern France : OISE. Map, in green.
60. Lipinski with a gold medal : TARA. At 15 years old, she won the gold for figure skating.
61. Beat : WHIP
62. Well-put : APT
63. Confucian path : TAO
Until next week, see you!
Hugs,
Marti
Part II of JD's Italy trip: Verona. JD said:
"On our way to the Dolomite Mts., we stopped in Verona. Shakespeare never went
there, so the balcony of Romeo and Juliette is just a balcony... so crowded
that I did not take a photo. Verona has white marble sidewalks, many cypress
trees and a smaller colosseum, (similar to Rome's arena), and several arched
bridges. So pretty!
The Dolomites are spectacular. We had 31 hairpin turns while traveling through the passes."
The Dolomites are spectacular. We had 31 hairpin turns while traveling through the passes."
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