Theme: SPLIT LEVEL (60. House with short staircases, and a hint to each row of circles)
17. WWII Russian battleground: STALINGRAD. And
19. "Piece of cake!": EASY. Grade.
24. More weird: EERIER. And 26. Joint covered by a bobby sock: ANKLE. Rank.
38. Rap genre: GANGSTA. And
40. Pisa's region: TUSCANY. Status.
47. Multitude: HORDE. And
49. Mount Olympus country: GREECE. Degree.
Boomer here. This one almost went over my head, even though we live in a split-level home.
News of the week: I received chemo therapy last Thursday and it seems as though the side effects have increased. The good news was the procedure was moved from the big hospital to the much smaller clinic closer to our home. The nurse who set it up stayed in the room the whole time and was very, very efficient.
Across:
5. Slack-jawed: AGOG. I was AGOG with the chemotherapy.
9. Flows back, as the tide: EBBS.
13. Sci-fi visitor: ALIEN.
15. Prefix for second or bot: NANO. Mork from Ork's favorite saying is NANU-NANU.
16. Paneling strip: SLAT.
20. Big to-do: HOOPLA. Hoop in Los Angeles.
21. Rooftop satellite fixture: DISH. We have one, and it works properly. Snow does not seem to be an issue now.
23. Animation frame: CEL.
28. Head of a manor: LORD.
31. __ Howard, director of the film "Frost/Nixon": RON. This guy is amazing. He's been on TV for over 50 years.
32. Dull-looking: DRAB.
33. Ostrich's kin: EMU. I really dislike the Liberty Mutual commercials.
34. Responds to hunger pangs: EATS. Not too much for me. Sometimes it comes back.
35. Least common: RAREST. I think my 1955 double headers fall into this category.
41. Done in the factory, as training: ON SITE.
42. Hairpieces: WIGS. I do not need one. The chemo has not yet taken my hair away.
43. Sleepy Van Winkle: RIP. I wonder if he woke up hungry.
44. Brewpub libations: ALES. I never liked beer.
45. Gallery hangings: ART. Mr. Garfunkel.
46. Concerning: AS TO.
51. Earth-friendly prefix: ECO.
52. Biblical kingdom near the Dead Sea: MOAB. In modern-day Jordan.
54. Beethoven's "Moonlight," e.g.: SONATA.
58. Latin god: DEUS.
62. Moist and chilly: DANK. Sounds like our Minnesota weather.
63. Lascivious look: LEER.
64. Fancy cake layers: TIERS. At every major league ballpark.
65. Samberg of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine": ANDY. Or Amos' partner.
66. Gambler's chances: ODDS. I know every chance at the craps tables.
67. First Bond film: DR NO. I thought it was Goldfinger.
Down:
2. Choir voice: ALTO. I was a bass, and still am.
3. Turin "ta-ta": CIAO. See you later.
4. Lent a hand: HELPED.
5. "Life of Pi" director Lee: ANG.
6. Floral exhibits: GARDENS. Spring is here but our garden is nowhere near ready.
7. "We're broadcasting" sign: ON AIR.
8. Many figures in the Marvel Universe: GODS.
9. Language suffix with Japan: ESE. Also with China.
10. Ursine hibernators that might actually be brown: BLACK BEARS. I have never seen one up close.
11. Swiss city on the Rhine: BASEL.
12. Subject for Vogue: STYLE.
14. Cairo's river: NILE.
18. Tells a story: NARRATES.
22. Annoy to death: HARASS.
25. Greek "i": IOTA. Very, Very small.
27. Agent pursuing a dealer: NARC.
28. Toymaker with worldwide theme parks: LEGO. We have one of those parks in the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN.
29. Arabian sultanate: OMAN.
30. Hangs out (with): RUNS AROUND. Hits a home run?
32. Lab procedure required of many athletes: DRUG TEST. I am no longer an athlete, however if you tested me now, I would fail.
34. High regard: ESTEEM.
36. Agitated state: SNIT. Too bad, life goes on.
37. Keyboarder's goof: TYPO. Thank heaven for computers. Just backspace and type over. Not so well with the old Royal.
39. __ the lily: overembellish: GILD.
40. Goodyear product: TIRE.
42. Trilled like a bird: WARBLED. I have never heard a bird WARBLE.
46. Virgil epic: AENEID.
47. Ibsen's "__ Gabler": HEDDA. I only remember HEDDA Hopper.
48. Salty expanse: OCEAN. We have been to the Atlantic, and the Pacific.
49. Stared in wonder: GAPED.
50. Young horse: COLT. Or Indianapolis football player.
53. Norwegian capital: OSLO.
55. Assert as true: AVER.
56. Seagull kin: TERN.
57. "What's more ... ": ALSO.
59. It can be cloudy or sunny: SKY. Big in Montana.
61. Form 1040 org.: IRS. Tax season again.
Boomer
Notes from C.C.:
In case you missed my note yesterday, it's the Cru Dinner time again. Michael Alpern is taking a break this year, his friend
Chris Aldrich will host the event, which officially kicks off the ACPT. You can read more details here. Here's a picture of Jeffrey & Mike at the 2019 ACPT.
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| Jeffrey and Mike Alpern, ACPT, 3/23/2019 |
