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Jul 21, 2015

Tuesday, July 21 2015, Daniel Nierenberg

Theme: Spread 'em. Words for edible spreads are s-p-r-e-a-d across the theme answers.

17. Betrayal : DOUBLE CROSS. Oleo.

23. Mailroom device : POSTAGE METER. Pate.


37. Sandstone, for one : SEDIMENTARY ROCK. Mayo. Impressive - can you think of any other phrase in which to hide MAYO? 


49. Old West reward seeker : BOUNTY HUNTER. Butter.

61. Enthusiastic smorgasbord words ... and hint to this puzzle's circled letters : WHAT A SPREAD

Mostly a quick solve with a few exceptions. If it weren't for the circles I would never have found the hidden "spreads." Very cleverly done. 

Melissa here. I am playing ketchup after being out of town for girls weekend (I relish the thought). I apologize to olive you, these are the wurst puns ever. Surely you can do butter than this. 

Across

1. Barroom fisticuffs : BRAWL


6. Triangular pelvic bones : SACRA. Tricky plural form unless you've seen it recently. 


11. Soldier under Stonewall Jackson : REB. "Johnny Reb" was the term for the rank-and-file confederate soldier.




14. YouTube upload : VIDEO. See above :).

15. Code of conduct : ETHIC


16. Hustle and bustle : ADO


19. Spiky plant part that sticks to your clothes : BUR. To dogs, too. Interesting story about the inspiration of Velcro.


20. Pilfers : STEALS


21. Pen filler : INK


22. Clock front : FACE


26. "Yay!" : YIPPEE


28. Beaver's structure : DAM


29. Old Opry network : TNN. Grand 'Ole Opry stage.





30. Minimum-range tide : NEAP


33. Uses lidocaine on : NUMBS


41. Damaged layer : OZONE


42. Dreamcast game console developer : SEGA


43. Questionnaire choice, in Bordeaux : OUI. Yes.


44. Swiss landscape feature : ALP. Next girls weekend?


46. B-flat equivalent : A SHARP


54. Frosty coating : RIME. Who knew there was a rime festival?




55. Back-row bowling pin : TEN


56. Nome home : ALASKA. I was thinking gnome at first. That's different.


60. Mass vestment : ALB


63. Neckline shape : VEE


64. Driver's invitation : HOP IN


65. Canada's official tree : MAPLE


66. Be human, so they say : ERR


67. Initial appearance : ONSET


68. Plural diminutive suffix : ETTES


Down

1. Brand of skivvies : BVD'S

2. Civil uprising : RIOT


3. Both players in unison, musically : ADUE. Needed perps. Italian word, pronounced ah doo-ey. Literally meaning "by two." In French, it is 
 Ã  deux.

4. Program running in a browser, informally : WEB APP


5. Lounge about, in British dialect : LOLLOP. Umm ... what? Okay this is my new favorite word. Listen to the British vs. American pronunciation.


6. "Be with you in a __" : SEC. Later. As soon as I finish lolloping.


7. Sun-brightened lobbies : ATRIA


8. Cheech's buddy : CHONG


9. Took a chance on : RISKED


10. Bldg. coolers : AC'S. 


11. Capital of Morocco : RABAT. I never remember this.


12. Bring out : EDUCE. Or this.


13. Hole-making insect : BORER. One who bores. I know a few.


18. Reputed Dead Sea Scrolls writer : ESSENE. Such a fascinating discovery (scroll down page to see pictures of the ruins).





22. Longest human bone : FEMUR


24. Cold temperatures : TEENS


25. Loads of : MANY. 


26. Santa __ Valley: wine region in which "Sideways" was set : YNEZ. Only a few Santa _ _ _ _ possibilities.


27. Prefix with European : INDO


29. Chinese menu general : TSO


31. Had breakfast : ATE


32. Missionary's concern : PAGAN. Nice clue.


34. Keep from floating away : MOOR. Perps, please.


35. Bra size : B CUP


36. Glide on snow : SKI


38. Foolish : INANE


39. Soften, as sorbet : MELT


40. Dreadlocks wearers : RASTAS. No dreads, but if you close your eyes ...





45. "Monty __ and the Holy Grail" : PYTHON. Just a flesh wound.

47. "I need another pair of hands, please" : HELP ME. See above.


48. Where Noah landed : ARARAT. Turkey.





49. Gutsy : BRAVE. I read gusty. That's different.


50. Petroleum transporter : OILER


51. "Raw" pigment : UMBER


52. Jalopies : HEAPS


53. Set free : UNTIE. I guess. I will set free my shoes at the end of the day.


57. Pennant race mo. : SEPT. Baseball, I presume.


58. Leafy green : KALE


59. Fruity drinks : ADES


61. Investigator's pronoun : WHO


62. Tiny tunneler : ANT. Cute.



Melissa

Notes from C.C.:

1) Please click here for a few pictures from Melissa's Girls Weekend outing in Bodega Bay, the city where hitchcock's "the birds" was filmed. Melissa further said that "... our limo driver stopped on the way back from our winery tours to see the church and schoolhouse used in the movie. The gentleman on the steps of the church was on holiday from the UK, crossing off landmarks to see from his 'bucket list.'"
 
2) Victor Barocas, the talented NYT/LAT constructor and the self-effacing editor behind our annual Minnesota Crossword Tournament, has launched a Kickstarter to "write a series of mysteries in which the detective gets help from solving a series of crosswords, and the solver does the crosswords along with the detective". Please click here for details on Victor's Ada Cross, Crossword Detective. I hope you can back his project.