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Jan 16, 2019

Wednesday, January 16 2019, Susan Gelfand

Theme: CHOP SHOP. A model of car is tucked in the interior of each answer.


20. "The Iceman Cometh" playwright: EUGENE O'NEILL.

28. Sir Winston Churchill's ancestral home: BLENHEIM PALACE.

39. Victim of Artemis, in some accounts: ORION.

47. Cocoa butter treat: WHITE CHOCOLATE.

57. Passenger compartments, and an apt description of this puzzle's circles: CAR INTERIORS.

Without the circles, I never would have seen the cars. It must have taken maxima focus for Ms. Gelfand to roundup this theme. Such a clever word wrangler and explorer. She's a real trooper.

Across:

1. Aesop's "The __ in the Lion's Skin": ASS. Read it here.

4. Rips off: ROBS.

8. Batter's position: STANCE.

14. Phone ringing onstage, perhaps: CUE. Not enough letters for prop.

15. "Star Wars" critter: EWOK.


16. More homey: COZIER.

17. "Don't know yet," on skeds: TBA. To Be Announced.

18. iPad model: MINI.

19. Ways to go: ROUTES.

23. Emmy category: DRAMA. 2018 winner for outstanding drama series was Game of Thrones.

24. Fed. accounting agency: OMB. Office of Management and Budget.

25. Winery vessel: VAT.

33. Pulled in different directions: TORN.

34. High-end watch: ROLEX.

35. Quick punches: JABS.

42. Cream of the crop: BEST. Be cream of the crop.

43. Pungent: ACRID.

45. "NFL on CBS" sportscaster Gumbel: GREG.

53. Stage background: SET.

54. "__-ching!": CHA.

55. Single-handed: ALONE.

61. Italian sub meat: SALAMI.

64. Facility: EASE. Don't see this usage often, "a natural aptitude."

65. Stroller rider: TOT.

66. Gets dolled up: PRIMPS.

67. British singer __ Ora: RITA.

68. "True Detective" network: HBO.

69. Certify: ATTEST.

70. No longer fizzy: FLAT.

71. "Uh-huh": YEP.

Down:

1. Played the part: ACTED.

2. Commuter's destination: SUBURB.

3. Action star Steven: SEAGAL.

4. Leftover: REMNANT.

5. Toddler's scrape, to the toddler: OWIE.

6. Irish singer/philanthropist: BONO.

7. Onion exterior: SKIN.

8. Act frugally: SCRIMP.

9. Handy strip of computer icons: TOOLBAR.

10. Blue, in Barcelona: AZUL.

11. Insect egg: NIT.

12. Chute opening?: CEE. Can't fool me with "opening" any more.

13. Stumbling sounds: ERS.

21. Suffix with morph: EME.

22. Around the 30th: Abbr.: EOM. End of Month.

25. Low-lying area: VALE.

26. Breezes through: ACES.

27. Written words: TEXT.

29. Follower of boo, woo or yoo: HOO.

30. Choose answer (a) instead of (b), say: ERR.

31. "The Princess Bride" swordsman __ Montoya: INIGO. Click below to see Mandy Pitinkin's favorite line from the classic movie. (1:50)


32. Arcing shot: LOB.

35. Top-grossing film of 1975: JAWS.

36. Ice pack target: ACHE.

37. Tube rider, perhaps: BRIT. Interesting. (3:38)



38. Grab a chair: SIT.

40. Tolkien creature: ORC.

41. "The Matrix" hero: NEO.

44. Literally pulls up stakes: DECAMPS. Relocates.

46. Give the evil eye: GLARE AT.

48. Resurrection figure: CHRIST.

49. Japanese yes: HAI.

50. "True Detective" star Mahershala __: ALI.

 

51. Like some grins: TOOTHY. See above.

52. Dress for the choir: ENROBE.

56. Legally prohibit: ESTOP. "A legal bar to alleging or denying a fact because of one's own previous actions or words to the contrary."

57. Got to the party: CAME.

58. Lightweight ball brand: NERF.

59. Shadow: TAIL.

60. "¿Cómo __ usted?": ESTA. Spanish: How are you?

61. Massage venue: SPA.

62. Hotel lobby display: ART.

63. Illuminated: LIT.