Theme: "Up the River" - Each theme entry has a river going up.
5D. British actor who played Algy Longworth in 1930s Bulldog Drummond movies : REGINALD DENNY. Niger. Never hard of the actor.
7D. Garage job : ALIGNMENT. Gila.
11D. Western actor who taught Harrison Ford how to use a bullwhip : LASH LARUE. Ural.
15D. "Titanic" theme vocalist : CELINE DION. Nile.
61D. Was perfectly tailored : FIT LIKE A GLOVE. Volga. Longest river in Russia.
76D. Memorable line from Berlin's "Cheek to Cheek" : I'M IN HEAVEN. Neva. One more Russian river.
85D. Third James Bond novel : MOON RAKER. Arno.
87D. Samba relative : BOSSA NOVA. Avon.
So nice to see Alan Olschwang back. He made so many puzzles for us during those Wayne R. Williams days.
Some of the rivers span across two words. Some are just fully contained in another word. Not too many choices for Alan.
It seems that Rich has changed his policy and allows circles on Sundays.
Across:
1. Back biter? : MOLAR. We also have 41. Scary biter : TSETSE. "Biter" clue echoes.
6. They're rarely good dance partners : OAFS. Also 50. Square dance milieu : HOEDOWN. Do you still remember the sweet high school picture Yellowrocks used for her avatar some time ago? Pre-Butterfly.
10. Worry word : ALAS
14. Nut under a tree : ACORN
19. Sherlock's adversary Adler : IRENE
20. Zero-star meal : SLOP. I had baked walleye & roasted rosemary potatoes last Friday. So good. This is the first year I grow rosemary.
21. Hard finish? : WARE. Hardware.
22. Big fight : MELEE
23. Words on the street? : SLANG. Nice clue.
24. Big Island port : HILO
25. Spanish pronoun : ESTA. Also 73. Span. title : SRA
26. Window treatment : BLIND
27. Cargo unit : TON
28. Lennon classic covered by Pentatonix : IMAGINE
31. Like some riots : HILARIOUS. Great fill.
33. Absurd : INSANE
35. Aborted operation : NO-GO. Tiny two-letter dupe with 51. Turn : GO BAD. The hardest to spot dupe in a grid is EAT/ATE.
36. Something to learn : LESSON. I continue to make dupe errors. Never learn! Thank God Rich/Patti are always there to save me.
37. Willamette University home : SALEM
39. "Enigma Variations" composer : ELGAR
45. Coral Sea sight : ATOLL
48. More hard-up : NEEDIER
52. NBC weekend staple : SNL
53. Ancient German : TEUTON
55. Fuming : IRED. Not a word I use.
56. Polishes, as prose : EMENDS
58. Support source : TECH. Our local paper had an disconcerting article on how CenturyLink has been running a Wells Fargo-style scheme.
60. Job listing ltrs. : EEO
61. Bacon and eggs, say : FOODS. I also planted French Tarragon this year. For my scrambled eggs.
62. Puts in order : NEATENS
64. Police protector : VEST
66. Woodworking supply : STAIN. Followed by 68. Workable wood : ASH
69. Firmly affixed : NAILED
71. State with confidence : ASSERT
76. Hastings hearth : INGLE. Learned from doing crosswords.
77. Deserve : EARN
79. Tells : RELATES
81. Hostile force : ENEMY
84. Cartesian conclusion : I AM
86. Volvo competitor : SAAB
88. Freshen : AIR OUT
89. Sitarist Shankar : RAVI. Dad of Norah Jones.
90. Like hiss or boom : ECHOIC. Not a word I use.
92. Snappy dresser : FOP
94. Scandinavian capital : KRONE. Currency. We also have 43. Scand. land : SWED
95. Fictional wolf's disguise : GRANDMA
97. Employ to excess : OVERUSE
99. Fisherman with pots : EELER. You can probably find this roasted eel from the Asian aisle in your grocery store. Very tasty.
100. Algonquian chief : SACHEM. Never heard of this word.
101. Govt. issue : T-NOTE
102. Arabian peninsula capital : SANAA
104. Infatuate : ENAMOR
106. Intestine sections : ILEA
108. Plumed birds : EGRETS
112. Dr. Brown's classic : CREAM SODA
115. Ivy in Ithaca : CORNELL. Where Bill G and Santa went,
117. Seek office : RUN
118. Baby bug : LARVA
119. Wedding reception eye-catcher : CAKE
121. Worked up : AGOG
122. Spender of rials : OMANI
124. French 101 infinitive : AIMER. Love. The three characters between Je and t'aime is Chinese "I Love You". The one under t is Korean.
125. "Power Hits" series record label : K-TEL
126. Went off the deep end : DOVE
127. Picked a ticket, perhaps : VOTED
128. Board : PLANK
129. Lowly worker : SERF
130. Christmas symbol : STAR
131. Lyrical poetic form : EPODE
Down:
5D. British actor who played Algy Longworth in 1930s Bulldog Drummond movies : REGINALD DENNY. Niger. Never hard of the actor.
7D. Garage job : ALIGNMENT. Gila.
11D. Western actor who taught Harrison Ford how to use a bullwhip : LASH LARUE. Ural.
15D. "Titanic" theme vocalist : CELINE DION. Nile.
61D. Was perfectly tailored : FIT LIKE A GLOVE. Volga. Longest river in Russia.
76D. Memorable line from Berlin's "Cheek to Cheek" : I'M IN HEAVEN. Neva. One more Russian river.
85D. Third James Bond novel : MOON RAKER. Arno.
87D. Samba relative : BOSSA NOVA. Avon.
So nice to see Alan Olschwang back. He made so many puzzles for us during those Wayne R. Williams days.
Some of the rivers span across two words. Some are just fully contained in another word. Not too many choices for Alan.
It seems that Rich has changed his policy and allows circles on Sundays.
Across:
1. Back biter? : MOLAR. We also have 41. Scary biter : TSETSE. "Biter" clue echoes.
6. They're rarely good dance partners : OAFS. Also 50. Square dance milieu : HOEDOWN. Do you still remember the sweet high school picture Yellowrocks used for her avatar some time ago? Pre-Butterfly.
10. Worry word : ALAS
14. Nut under a tree : ACORN
19. Sherlock's adversary Adler : IRENE
20. Zero-star meal : SLOP. I had baked walleye & roasted rosemary potatoes last Friday. So good. This is the first year I grow rosemary.
21. Hard finish? : WARE. Hardware.
22. Big fight : MELEE
23. Words on the street? : SLANG. Nice clue.
24. Big Island port : HILO
25. Spanish pronoun : ESTA. Also 73. Span. title : SRA
26. Window treatment : BLIND
27. Cargo unit : TON
28. Lennon classic covered by Pentatonix : IMAGINE
31. Like some riots : HILARIOUS. Great fill.
33. Absurd : INSANE
35. Aborted operation : NO-GO. Tiny two-letter dupe with 51. Turn : GO BAD. The hardest to spot dupe in a grid is EAT/ATE.
36. Something to learn : LESSON. I continue to make dupe errors. Never learn! Thank God Rich/Patti are always there to save me.
37. Willamette University home : SALEM
39. "Enigma Variations" composer : ELGAR
45. Coral Sea sight : ATOLL
48. More hard-up : NEEDIER
52. NBC weekend staple : SNL
53. Ancient German : TEUTON
55. Fuming : IRED. Not a word I use.
56. Polishes, as prose : EMENDS
58. Support source : TECH. Our local paper had an disconcerting article on how CenturyLink has been running a Wells Fargo-style scheme.
60. Job listing ltrs. : EEO
61. Bacon and eggs, say : FOODS. I also planted French Tarragon this year. For my scrambled eggs.
62. Puts in order : NEATENS
64. Police protector : VEST
66. Woodworking supply : STAIN. Followed by 68. Workable wood : ASH
69. Firmly affixed : NAILED
71. State with confidence : ASSERT
76. Hastings hearth : INGLE. Learned from doing crosswords.
77. Deserve : EARN
79. Tells : RELATES
81. Hostile force : ENEMY
84. Cartesian conclusion : I AM
86. Volvo competitor : SAAB
88. Freshen : AIR OUT
89. Sitarist Shankar : RAVI. Dad of Norah Jones.
90. Like hiss or boom : ECHOIC. Not a word I use.
92. Snappy dresser : FOP
94. Scandinavian capital : KRONE. Currency. We also have 43. Scand. land : SWED
95. Fictional wolf's disguise : GRANDMA
97. Employ to excess : OVERUSE
99. Fisherman with pots : EELER. You can probably find this roasted eel from the Asian aisle in your grocery store. Very tasty.
100. Algonquian chief : SACHEM. Never heard of this word.
101. Govt. issue : T-NOTE
102. Arabian peninsula capital : SANAA
104. Infatuate : ENAMOR
106. Intestine sections : ILEA
108. Plumed birds : EGRETS
112. Dr. Brown's classic : CREAM SODA
115. Ivy in Ithaca : CORNELL. Where Bill G and Santa went,
117. Seek office : RUN
118. Baby bug : LARVA
119. Wedding reception eye-catcher : CAKE
121. Worked up : AGOG
122. Spender of rials : OMANI
124. French 101 infinitive : AIMER. Love. The three characters between Je and t'aime is Chinese "I Love You". The one under t is Korean.
125. "Power Hits" series record label : K-TEL
126. Went off the deep end : DOVE
127. Picked a ticket, perhaps : VOTED
128. Board : PLANK
129. Lowly worker : SERF
130. Christmas symbol : STAR
131. Lyrical poetic form : EPODE
Down:
1. Peruvian volcano El __ : MISTI. Oh hi.
2. Wrinkle-resistant fiber : ORLON. Unlike RAYON (Viscose), which wrinkles easily.
3. Cants : LEANS
4. "Barbara __": Beach Boys hit : ANN
6. DOL watchdog : OSHA. Department of Labor.
8. Book sheet : FOLIO
9. Freeloaded : SPONGED
10. Stupefied state : AWE
12. More pretentious : ARTIER
13. Waterproofs, perhaps : SEALS
14. Cynical Bierce who defined "sweater" as "Garment worn by child when its mother is feeling
chilly" : AMBROSE
16. Broad assortment : OLIO
17. Bausch + Lomb brand : RENU
18. Rorem and Beatty : NEDS. Also 90. Filmdom's Thompson and Watson : EMMAs
29. Qantas hub letters : MEL. OK, Melbourne.
30. Tertiary Period stones : EOLITHS
32. __ Martin: Bond's car : ASTON
34. Like italics : ASLANT
38. Middle of dinner? : ENS. Dinner.
40. Turn right : GEE
42. Capa attacker : TORO. Bull in Spanish.
44. Circle's lack : ENDS. Drew a blank.
45. Gemini rocket stage : AGENA. Have not seen this entry for a long time.
46. Some library volumes : TOMES
47. Caribbean sorcery : OBEAH. Is it still practiced?
49. Sorbonne student : ELEVE
50. Nocturnal tree dweller : HOOTER
54. Trueheart of the comics : TESS
57. Problem with a line : SNAG. Fishing line.
59. Turn over : CEDE
63. Glass component : SILICA
65. Ancient home of Irish kings : TARA. I think Argyle used this clue in one of our puzzles.
67. Academic specialty : AREA
70. Sister of Rachel : LEAH
72. A lot more than a little mistake : SNAFU
73. It may have a swivel top : STOOL. Oh, like those in the bar.
74. Get together with old classmates, say : REUNE. Do you actually use this verb form?
75. China __: showy bloom : ASTER
78. Religious recluse : ASCETIC
80. Unpaid bill : ARREAR. Often in plural.
81. Energy bits : ERGS
82. Ancient Japanese capital : NARA. Japan's capital between 710 and 794, according to Wiki.
83. Brush fire op : EVAC
91. 1961 Literature Nobelist Andric : IVO. Stranger to me.
93. Plant studied by Mendel : PEA
96. Hamlet's homeland : DENMARK
98. Puts in another roll of film : RELOADS
101. Up till now : TO DATE
103. First word in Dante's "Inferno" : NEL. Forgot. We had this before.
105. Taunts : MOCKS
107. Grain bane : ERGOT
109. Sister of Calliope : ERATO. Same roots as Eros.
110. Not sharp or flat : TUNED
111. Rather nasty : SNIDE
112. Storm harbinger : CLAP
113. Marsh bird : RAIL. Cute.
114. Name on the column "At Wit's End" : ERMA (Bombeck)
116. Hungarian city known for red wine : EGER
120. Seasonal worker? : ELF
123. Swiffer WetJet, e.g. : MOP
2. Wrinkle-resistant fiber : ORLON. Unlike RAYON (Viscose), which wrinkles easily.
3. Cants : LEANS
4. "Barbara __": Beach Boys hit : ANN
6. DOL watchdog : OSHA. Department of Labor.
8. Book sheet : FOLIO
9. Freeloaded : SPONGED
10. Stupefied state : AWE
12. More pretentious : ARTIER
13. Waterproofs, perhaps : SEALS
14. Cynical Bierce who defined "sweater" as "Garment worn by child when its mother is feeling
chilly" : AMBROSE
16. Broad assortment : OLIO
17. Bausch + Lomb brand : RENU
18. Rorem and Beatty : NEDS. Also 90. Filmdom's Thompson and Watson : EMMAs
29. Qantas hub letters : MEL. OK, Melbourne.
30. Tertiary Period stones : EOLITHS
32. __ Martin: Bond's car : ASTON
34. Like italics : ASLANT
38. Middle of dinner? : ENS. Dinner.
40. Turn right : GEE
42. Capa attacker : TORO. Bull in Spanish.
44. Circle's lack : ENDS. Drew a blank.
45. Gemini rocket stage : AGENA. Have not seen this entry for a long time.
46. Some library volumes : TOMES
47. Caribbean sorcery : OBEAH. Is it still practiced?
49. Sorbonne student : ELEVE
50. Nocturnal tree dweller : HOOTER
54. Trueheart of the comics : TESS
57. Problem with a line : SNAG. Fishing line.
59. Turn over : CEDE
63. Glass component : SILICA
65. Ancient home of Irish kings : TARA. I think Argyle used this clue in one of our puzzles.
67. Academic specialty : AREA
70. Sister of Rachel : LEAH
72. A lot more than a little mistake : SNAFU
73. It may have a swivel top : STOOL. Oh, like those in the bar.
74. Get together with old classmates, say : REUNE. Do you actually use this verb form?
75. China __: showy bloom : ASTER
78. Religious recluse : ASCETIC
80. Unpaid bill : ARREAR. Often in plural.
81. Energy bits : ERGS
82. Ancient Japanese capital : NARA. Japan's capital between 710 and 794, according to Wiki.
83. Brush fire op : EVAC
91. 1961 Literature Nobelist Andric : IVO. Stranger to me.
93. Plant studied by Mendel : PEA
96. Hamlet's homeland : DENMARK
98. Puts in another roll of film : RELOADS
101. Up till now : TO DATE
103. First word in Dante's "Inferno" : NEL. Forgot. We had this before.
105. Taunts : MOCKS
107. Grain bane : ERGOT
109. Sister of Calliope : ERATO. Same roots as Eros.
110. Not sharp or flat : TUNED
111. Rather nasty : SNIDE
112. Storm harbinger : CLAP
113. Marsh bird : RAIL. Cute.
114. Name on the column "At Wit's End" : ERMA (Bombeck)
116. Hungarian city known for red wine : EGER
120. Seasonal worker? : ELF
123. Swiffer WetJet, e.g. : MOP
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