Theme: Times 6
17. Half a million in annual pay, say: SIX-FIGURE SALARY.
48. Big rig: EIGHTEEN WHEELER.
63. Around the clock: TWENTY-FOUR SEVEN.
Boomer here.
This puzzle did a number on me. I just want to take a minute to applaud all of you puzzle solvers out there. I enjoy commenting on the blog, and although I do not add many comments at the bottom shown on the next screen, I do read all of what you have to say. So many wonderful people on this blog!
This puzzle did a number on me. I just want to take a minute to applaud all of you puzzle solvers out there. I enjoy commenting on the blog, and although I do not add many comments at the bottom shown on the next screen, I do read all of what you have to say. So many wonderful people on this blog!
Across:
1. Golfer __ Thompson, who had her first LPGA tournament win at age 16: LEXI. She came on the LPGA like a fireball, and continues to play successfully.
5. College sports channel: ESPNU. Football is coming. Go Gophers! Or your team!
10. Inquires: ASKS.
14. Have too much, briefly: OD ON. Overdose on.
15. Surgical tool: CLAMP. Used widely under a tent in M.A.S.H.
16. "Ignore that dele" mark: STET.
20. South Korean capital: SEOUL. I have never been there however there are many ladies from Korea on the LPGA tour competing with Lexi.
21. Proverb: MAXIM.
22. Put the kibosh on: NIX.
23. Carry with effort: LUG.
This used to be a nut holding a tire on a wheel. I guess they are
still there but it seems the manufacturer hides them so if you get a
flat, you need to call someone.
25. Like citizenship maintained in multiple countries: DUAL. Or like exhaust pipes and mufflers on a 1957 Chevy.
35. Victory: WIN. Root, Root, Root for the home team, if they don't WIN it's a shame !
36. In __: unborn: UTERO.
37. Sets straight: TRUES.
38. Mallorca o Menorca: ISLA. The home of "Dragnet" IS LA.
40. Med. research agency: NIH.
41. Part of Q.E.D.: ERAT. What comes after D Rat
42. Spanish girl: CHICA.
44. Like a chimney needing sweeping: SOOTY. Like Santa at his arrival. Not Argyle.
47. Garden of Eden woman: EVE.
"And from the garden of Eden, picked the apple she was eatin" and I
swear that I'm the one that et the core." (Mitchell Trio).
51. Shoe or foot part: HEEL. Folks used to teach their dog that.
52. __ de toilette: EAU.
About 100 miles east of Minneapolis lies Eau Claire, Wisconsin. A very
nice city, not a toilette. I bowled many tournaments there in the
past, at Wagner's.
53. Inveterate imbiber: SOT.
55. Impertinent: SAUCY.
59. Copy on transparent paper: TRACE.
66. Bonn article: EINE. The number of German Biers I could drink without getting sick.
67. "I'm innocent!": NOT ME. Me neither.
68. Captain hanged for piracy: KIDD.
69. Toward the setting sun: WEST. Also "Batman" Adam.
70. Op-ed piece, e.g.: ESSAY.
71. Fruity beverages: ADES. Shout out to Lemonade, same as last week.
Down:
1. It's often covered by insurance: LOSS. I don't think there is any Dow Jones Insurance, other than selling short.
2. Actress Falco: EDIE. I was thinking of Ernie Kovacs wife, Ms. Adams.
3. Hugs-and-kisses symbols: XOXO. Not a real good bowling score though.
4. Paid __: completely settled: IN FULL.
5. Heart test: Abbr.: ECG. I thought it was an EKG. Turns out they both mean the same thing.
6. Blighted inner city area: SLUM. "On a cold and gray Chicago morn, another little baby child is born." Elvis.
7. Law office hire, for short: PARA.
8. Ariz. neighbor: N MEX.
Large Southwestern state on the Mexican border. I have been there a few
times and an SUV we are looking at from Hyundai is named after it's
capital city, Santa Fe. No relation to Santa Claus.
9. Potential for profit: UPSIDE.
10. Comm. system with hand motions: ASL.
11. Oliver Hardy's partner: STAN LAUREL.
Oh how I miss those guys. Whenever a friend or relative needed to be
in the hospital, I would always visit and bring them hard boiled eggs
and nuts.
12. "The Americans" actress Russell: KERI.
13. River of Hades: STYX.
18. Candy heart sentiment: I LUV U. I don't know, the little candy hearts that we used to buy never had room for 5 letters.
19. Not optional: A MUST. I had a 1968 Mustang many years ago.
24. Obtain: GET.
26. Farmland measure: ACRE. I think there were green ones in Petticoat Junction.
27. A couple of times: TWICE. Followed by ONCE, if you get to THREE TIMES you were in a lot of trouble.
28. "__ could help": WISH I. "When you wish upon a star, males no difference who you are." I think it was Jiminy Cricket.
29. Gives spiritual insight to: ENLIGHTENS.
30. Past, present or future: TENSE.
31. Mythical hunter: ORION. This guy had some stars named after him.
32. Not at all: NO HOW.
33. Depart: LEAVE. "Leaving, on a jet plane. Don't know when I'll be back again." Peter, Paul and Mary.
34. Compound with a fruity aroma: ESTER.
39. Nagging pain: ACHE. I's very uncomfortable in a tooth. That's why I now have plastic. I used to think Fixodent was an auto body repair shop.
43. Nuclear weapon trial: A TEST. Hey!! Cut that out in the Asian Pacific.
45. First word in many Grisham titles: THE. Buck stops here.
46. Dublin-born poet: YEATS. He's a poet but he doesn't know it. His feet show it, they're Longfellows.
49. Comic Boosler: ELAYNE. She thinks she's funnier than she really is.
50. California's motto: EUREKA.
53. Slow-cooked dish: STEW.
I make really good stew. Any cut of beef, celery, carrots, onion,
potatoes, and a special spice packet or two. In a slow cooker for half a
day, it's Greeeaaat !
54. Scrape, in totspeak: OWIE. We had many when we were kids.
56. Mysterious sci-fi ships: UFOS.
57. Collapsible beds: COTS. Canvas, no mattress. Hard as a rock.
58. Arizona city on the Colorado River: YUMA. That Colorado is really something. I have visited Lake Mead and it's odd to see that much water in a desert.
60. Gung-ho: AVID.
61. Formally turn over: CEDE. I give up
62. Concludes: ENDS. We're getting there
64. Ping-Pong table divider: NET. Pretty small, tennis courts are bigger.
65. Spanish throne occupant: REY.
I noticed last Friday that I now receive CBS channels on DirecTV. I don't suppose I will receive credit for time lost. I only missed a couple of PGA finishes.
Boomer
