Theme: None
Words: 72 (missing Q)
Blocks: 29
I
always cringe when I see Julian Lim as the constructor for Saturday's
puzzles, and it was looking pretty bleak at the beginning. I did manage
to get some solid fill in all the corners, was able to work
through this challenge with only a half-cheat (I have the periodic chart
app on my phone, so I looked that one up) and then it was just a matter
of some healthy Wild-Ass Guesses. Just a few too many proper names in
the puzzle for me, but then again, they all filled with the crossings.
Not a terribly intimidating grid, two 9-letter
fills on the inside and 8-letter corners
16. One way to serve fowl : À L'ORANGE - We have a duck farm near my place, and it's a stop on my UPS "Q" truck ( the town is Aquebogue )
16. One way to serve fowl : À L'ORANGE - We have a duck farm near my place, and it's a stop on my UPS "Q" truck ( the town is Aquebogue )
39. Herbal beverage : ANISE TEA
3. Pepper with punch : JALAPEÑO - D'oh~!! Spelled it with an "H" to start
And there you have a four-course meal....
Vay-Cay-ShON-WARD~!
ACROSS:
1. Muslim veils : HIJABS
7. Curly's dad on "Sesame Street" : PAPA BEAR - I don't remember him
15. "For unto us a child is born" source : ISAIAH
17. "See?!" : "TOLD YA~!"
18. Counterbalanced, say : WEIGHTED - I had all but the first two letters, and tried "AR-ighted"....
19. Penn., for one : STA - I passed through Pennsylvania Station last weekend; came this close to staying for the Rangers/Capitals game in the Garden right above. I love going in to New York City.
20. Thing to do with your fingers : SNAP - my first thought, but I hesitated
22. Attain, as great heights : SOAR TO
23. Brewmaster's need : HOPS
25. Plenty of horn? : KLAXON - got it off the "X", but went with a "C" and not a "K"
27. Payless box letters : EEE - Saturday cluing for a common fill
28. It often follows 12 : ONE PM - nailed it, tho I had AM, not PM
30. "Anthem for Doomed Youth" poet Wilfred __ : OWEN - the "W" was my last fill
31. Thirsts : YENS
32. Structure from the Arabic for "lighthouse" : MINARET - learning moment
34. Low bar? : DIVE - I was in one on Thursday to see a friend do her stand-up routine, but she went on too late - UPS comes early. I did get to shoot some pool with a guy from one of the restaurants - man am I out of practice
36. Green machine : ECO-CAR - PRIUS did not fit
37. Some timeshares : VILLAS - I am friends with the nuns in my area, and they live at a "Villa"; there's usually a 12-step retreat there each spring and fall
41. Poet friend of author Ernest : EZRA - filled via perps
43. Point of view? : EYE LINE
44. Downtime? : FUNK
47. Like some ukuleles : OVAL
49. Many a group vacation photo, in slang : WEFIE - the expanded "Selfie"
50. 2008-'09 Japanese prime minister Taro __ : ASO - perps
51. __ chief : TRIBAL
53. Urquhart Castle's loch : NESS - four letters~? Good WAG
54. Created with : MADE OF
56. Ran : BLED
58. Cool : HEP
59. Rule broken by deities? : I BEFORE E - nailed it
61. Target of a whacking : PIÑATA
63. "Mad Men" actor John : SLATTERY - half perps, half WAG
64. Elicits : EDUCES
66. Acknowledge subtly : WINK AT
DOWN:
1. Strikes a chord : HITS HOME - ah, not a guitar clue; I love the chords of this song
2. Kind of muscle contraction : ISOTONIC
4. First __ : AID
5. Canine sounds : BAYS - not ARFS
6. Osso buco cut : SHANK
7. Tree with green-skinned fruit : PAWPAW
8. Maugham's "Cakes and __" : ALE
9. Irritating growth : POISON IVY - oh, it's irritating alright
10. Chlorine's periodic table follower : ARGON - cheatcheatcheat
11. __ Men: one-hit wonders of 2000 : BAHA - vague recollection of this band
12. Carte part : ENTRÉE
13. Tatum O'Neal received her Oscar at it : AGE TEN - got it off ----EN
14. Overhauls : RE-DOES
21. Seas : A LOT
24. Best Actress after Field : SPACEK - made me change my AM to PM @28a.
26. Struck (out) : X-ed
29. "Yes!" singer Jason : MRAZ - another one up from the dredges
31. #3 on the 2016 Forbes "World's 100 Most Powerful Women" list : YELLEN - of the Federal Reserve - her Wiki. There's a Ms. Yellen on one of my UPS trucks who gets at least a box a day; Hey - we're going drone~!
33. Like 100 on most tests : ERROR FREE
35. Mountaineer's expectation : VIEW
38. Productivity-increasing trick, in modern parlance : LIFE HACK
40. Overlooks, as a fault : SEES PAST
42. Prefix with fauna : AVI
43. Airline to Eilat : EL AL
44. Starve, to Shakespeare : FAMISH
45. Worth keeping : USABLE
46. Tender turndown : NO, DEAR
48. Some retreats : ABBEYS
51. Sweet __ : TOOTH
52. Toon pursuing l'amour : Le PEW
55. Small salamanders : EFTS
57. Conn of "Grease" : DIDI
60. Trick ending? : ERY - trickery
62. One in an order : NUN - and a villa~!
7. Curly's dad on "Sesame Street" : PAPA BEAR - I don't remember him
15. "For unto us a child is born" source : ISAIAH
17. "See?!" : "TOLD YA~!"
18. Counterbalanced, say : WEIGHTED - I had all but the first two letters, and tried "AR-ighted"....
19. Penn., for one : STA - I passed through Pennsylvania Station last weekend; came this close to staying for the Rangers/Capitals game in the Garden right above. I love going in to New York City.
20. Thing to do with your fingers : SNAP - my first thought, but I hesitated
22. Attain, as great heights : SOAR TO
23. Brewmaster's need : HOPS
25. Plenty of horn? : KLAXON - got it off the "X", but went with a "C" and not a "K"
27. Payless box letters : EEE - Saturday cluing for a common fill
28. It often follows 12 : ONE PM - nailed it, tho I had AM, not PM
31. Thirsts : YENS
32. Structure from the Arabic for "lighthouse" : MINARET - learning moment
34. Low bar? : DIVE - I was in one on Thursday to see a friend do her stand-up routine, but she went on too late - UPS comes early. I did get to shoot some pool with a guy from one of the restaurants - man am I out of practice
36. Green machine : ECO-CAR - PRIUS did not fit
37. Some timeshares : VILLAS - I am friends with the nuns in my area, and they live at a "Villa"; there's usually a 12-step retreat there each spring and fall
41. Poet friend of author Ernest : EZRA - filled via perps
43. Point of view? : EYE LINE
44. Downtime? : FUNK
47. Like some ukuleles : OVAL
49. Many a group vacation photo, in slang : WEFIE - the expanded "Selfie"
50. 2008-'09 Japanese prime minister Taro __ : ASO - perps
51. __ chief : TRIBAL
53. Urquhart Castle's loch : NESS - four letters~? Good WAG
Hey, what's that in the lake~?
56. Ran : BLED
58. Cool : HEP
59. Rule broken by deities? : I BEFORE E - nailed it
61. Target of a whacking : PIÑATA
63. "Mad Men" actor John : SLATTERY - half perps, half WAG
64. Elicits : EDUCES
66. Acknowledge subtly : WINK AT
1. Strikes a chord : HITS HOME - ah, not a guitar clue; I love the chords of this song
And for the guitar players, a lesson
4. First __ : AID
5. Canine sounds : BAYS - not ARFS
6. Osso buco cut : SHANK
7. Tree with green-skinned fruit : PAWPAW
9. Irritating growth : POISON IVY - oh, it's irritating alright
10. Chlorine's periodic table follower : ARGON - cheatcheatcheat
11. __ Men: one-hit wonders of 2000 : BAHA - vague recollection of this band
12. Carte part : ENTRÉE
13. Tatum O'Neal received her Oscar at it : AGE TEN - got it off ----EN
14. Overhauls : RE-DOES
21. Seas : A LOT
24. Best Actress after Field : SPACEK - made me change my AM to PM @28a.
26. Struck (out) : X-ed
29. "Yes!" singer Jason : MRAZ - another one up from the dredges
31. #3 on the 2016 Forbes "World's 100 Most Powerful Women" list : YELLEN - of the Federal Reserve - her Wiki. There's a Ms. Yellen on one of my UPS trucks who gets at least a box a day; Hey - we're going drone~!
33. Like 100 on most tests : ERROR FREE
35. Mountaineer's expectation : VIEW
Hey now....
40. Overlooks, as a fault : SEES PAST
42. Prefix with fauna : AVI
43. Airline to Eilat : EL AL
44. Starve, to Shakespeare : FAMISH
45. Worth keeping : USABLE
46. Tender turndown : NO, DEAR
48. Some retreats : ABBEYS
51. Sweet __ : TOOTH
52. Toon pursuing l'amour : Le PEW
57. Conn of "Grease" : DIDI
60. Trick ending? : ERY - trickery
62. One in an order : NUN - and a villa~!
Splynter
