As an educator, I am very interested into seeing the results of his research on mental fatigue and fluctuations in cognitive ability. Taking the SAT or other big tests in one setting may not be a good thing to do. Julian?
I struggled most in the NW corner with ENOKI, EKCO and TYGA
Across:
1. Toys with tails: KITES
6. Mineral used in roofing: MICA - Hey, a portmanteau!
10. Short answer?: RSVP.
14. Sukiyaki ingredient: ENOKI.
17. Bounce: EJECT- Not evict it turns out
18. 55-Down warranty brand: APPLE CARE - I've always bought it for my Apple products
19. Publish: PUT OUT - Rich has to PUT OUT a puzzle per day
21. Salmon or coral: RED.
22. Pathetic start?: SYM - Okay...
23. George's musical sibling: IRA - The Gershwin Brothers got a little help from Dorothy and DuBose Hayward on this fabulous song. It was written in 29. Key with no sharps or flats: A-MINOR.
27. Convergence points: FOCI - Our Sun is at one of the two FOCI of Halley's Comet's orbit which will next be seen from Earth in 2062
28. Feline rapper?: TYGA - I suppose, a TIGER is a feline and TYGA and a rap device is changing an "ER" ending to an "A" ending as in GANGSTER/GANGSTA
30. The Rams of the Atlantic 10 Conf.: URI = Go RAMS!
31. Only Nobelist besides Marie to win the prize in two fields: LINUS - Pauling - 1954 prize for Chemistry and 1962 for Peace as he opposed weapons of mass destruction
32. Convert wrongly: MISTRANSLATE - Khrushchev later claimed he did not say
"мы похороним тебя" ("We will bury you") but rather "Мы вас похороним" ("Your working class will bury you"). Oh...
36. Game with a pecking order?: SPIN THE BOTTLE - There are G and R rated versions of what is ostensibly a kissing (pecking) game
38. OkCupid alternative with an oceanic name: PLENTY OF FISH - The former is an American-based dating app and the latter is Canadian-based. How does a man who was born in and works in Singapore know this? 😏39. Droid's "surname": DETOO - Last phonetic half of R2D2 phonetically
40. Fellow: LAD.
41. Swerves at sea: YAWS - The boat can point in a different direction (YAW) than the boat is actually moving.
45. Boobird's output: JEER.
46. It unfolds before you retire: DAY BED - Sleeper, DAY BED or Futon?
49. Mortal Kombat's __ Kang: LIU - Google at will
50. 30-day mo.: APR.
51. Column angle: Abbr.: POV - Point Of View is pretty easy to see on these two networks 54. Botch: MISMANAGE - You say our country is $20T in debt?
58. Sight sharpener: LASIK.
59. Webinars, e.g.: E-LEARNING - Some smaller Nebraska schools offer upper level courses like 52. Pre-coll. class: AP CALC by using E-LEARNING from teachers miles away
60. Classic TV nerd: URKEL - Jaleel White on type-casting
61. Match: SYNC - Our cable company can't SYNC the TV picture with the live radio feed for Husker Football. The TV picture is at least 10 seconds behind
62. Brand with a Chop House variety: ALPO - PETA says the owners shouldn't call this lovely dog a "pet"
63. Kind of tire: SPARE - Getting at and lowering your SPARE is much more complicated than grabbing it out of the trunk
Down:
1. Generous words: KEEP IT - Words wait staff and taxi drivers love to hear
2. Tear, perhaps: INJURY - The verb INJURE works too
3. Item seen in the "Six Feet Under" title sequence: TOE TAG - Pretty easy to suss out for a show I've never seen
4. Corningware sister brand: EKCO
5. Bit of middle management?: SIT UP - Oh, that middle is your tummy
6. "Crimson Peak" co-star Wasikowska: MIA - Her IMDB
7. Prankster: IMP.
8. __ pants: CAPRI - Also clam diggers and pedal pushers?
9. Tip that prevents fraying: AGLET - From the Old French aguillette for needle. This shoelace tip can be wielded in a variety of ways
10. Org. chaired by Ronna Romney McDaniel: RNC - Mitt Romney's niece
11. Available periodically: SEASONAL - Those good home-grown T's for BLT's aren't available until July
12. "Aww!": VERY CUTE.
13. Basic part of a TV sa pitch: PREMISE - A very funny PREMISE (:30)
16. Guerrilla combat weapon: Abbr.: IED - Improvised Explosive Device
20. Steed modifier: TRUSTY - Dudley Do-Right's TRUSTY steed was named, uh, Horse
25. Right at the start?: ORTHO a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “straight,” “upright,” “right,” “correct” (orthodox) and on this model used in the formation of compound words (orthopedic).
27. __ rich: FILTHY - The two presidential adversaries this November?
31. WWII craft: LSTS - LST-134 loading casualties in Normandy, France on D-Day +6
33. Digging a lot: INTO.
34. Saunders/French Britcom: ABFAB - Title for this show that forms another portmanteau
35. "Wish I knew": NO IDEA.
36. Tired way to talk: SLEEPILY.
37. William who plays Grissom on "CSI": PETERSEN - His IMDB
42. Kenai Fjords National Park site: ALASKA - Could be a slog for me to get there!
43. More cagy: WILIER.
44. Nurse: SUCKLE.
46. Summer of disco: DONNA - Get down with DONNA Summer!
47. Use: AVAIL.
48. Report card blemish: D-PLUS.
51. Scorecard number: PAR.
53. Koi, e.g.: CARP - Koi is just a CARP who knows someone!
55. Tech brand since 1998: MAC - July 1998
56. Economic stat: GNP - Difference between GDP and GNP
57. Certain maniac's focus: EGO - A ten question quiz to determine if you are an EGOMANIAC. I got a 34%
Any comments for Professor Lim?
