Theme: "That Hurts" - OW in inserted into familiar phrases.
23A. Distinctive Farrah Fawcett feature?: SH(OW)Y LOCKS. Shylock is a loan shark, named after Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice". I wanted SHAGGY LOCKS.
29A. Candlemaker's monthly receipt?: TALL(OW) ORDER. Tall order = Tough task. Candles were made of tallow.
41A. Rollerblading partner of movie camera pioneer Bell?: H(OW)ELL ON WHEELS. Completely stumped me. Not familiar with the base phrase Hell on Wheels or the movie camera pioneers Bell & Howell.
67A. Methods of separating chaff from grain?: WINN(OW)ING WAYS
90A. People afraid of playing the stock market?: TRADING C(OW)ARDS. I like this entry a lot. I collect baseball trading cards and I am definitely a trading coward. Stupid stock market.
108A. Borders for oval paintings?: B(OW)ED FRAMES. Is this a bowed frames, WM?
115A. Including Monopoly money in a trousseau?: D(OW)RY HUMOR. Hilarious.
I knew the gimmick before I even got started. The theme title is very self-revealing, though I thought the inserting word is OUCH, which is too tough as an insertion I suppose.
How long did you spend on this puzzle? I did not peek at the cheat sheet until 45 minutes into the solving, very rare for me on a Sunday. Hope I can be so engaged and self-disciplined next Sunday.
Across:
1. Illinois-based brewery: PABST. Somehow I thought PABST is based in Wisconsin.
19. Correspond: AGREE
20. Some antique radios: RCAS
22. Haughty: ALOOF. Rod Carew is rather aloof. He does not seem to enjoy interacting with fans at all.
25. Earth: SOIL
27. "The Banger Sisters" costar: HAWN (Goldie). Have never seen this film. Looks fun.
31. One at a brayer meeting?: ASS. Ass brays. Nice clue.
33. Coinage: SPECIE. Money in the form of coin. I was stumped last time. Again today.
36. Herbal array, perhaps: TEA BAGS. Perhaps.
39. Son of Seth: ENOS
40. Bluffing strategies: RAISES. Poker. I was thinking of Kim Jong-il's bluffing one-upmanship.
47. Key to getting out of trouble?: ESC. Computer key.
53. On a liner, e.g.: ASEA. AT SEA too.
54. Sharp barks: YAPS. Dogs.
56. Sources of cabinet wood: ALDERS. I wonder if our kitchen cabinet is made of alder.
59. Response to being cut off: HONK. My husband does so often.
60. Jalapeño feature: TILDE. Good clue. Hot!
62. Returning lover's question: MISS ME? Felt silly struggling with this answer.
64. Single show: EPISODE
66. __ Karate: old aftershave: HAI. See this vintage ad. Unknown to me. Hai is simply "Yes" in Japanese and Cantonese.
71. Hindu honorific: SRI
72. Display case: ETAGERE. To display your knickknacks.
74. Know somehow: INTUIT
77. Ted Williams wore it: NINE. Gimme. Mantle's number is 7. Ruth 3.
78. What the heirs split: ESTATE
83. Diminishing returns: LESS. Can you make two sentences for me? I don't understand how the clue & answer are interchangeable grammatically.
86. Proverb ending?: IAL. Proverbial.
87. Bonding words: I DO.
95. 1990s Toyotas: PASEOS. No idea. "Paseo" is Spanish for "a walk" or "a stroll."
98. Copter's forerunner: GIRO (JAHY-roh). Short for autogiro. I forgot also. Gyro is a prefix for "circle"/"spiral". Sandwich too of course.
99. Tennis wear item: SNEAKER. Odd to see a singular noun.
102. Trying experience: ORDEAL
105. Scot's cap: TAM
106. Corn Belt st.: NEB. And TENN (29D. State bordering eight others: Abbr.).
110. Laundry basketful: LOAD
112. The Mideast's __ Strip: GAZA. In the hands of Hamas.
113. As a friend, to Fifi: EN AMI. Fifi is short for Josephine. French name.
117. "__ Grows in Brooklyn": A TREE
118. Actor Santoni: RENI. Nope. Wikipedia says this guy was in "Dirty Harry".
119. Heaviest modern fencing weapon: EPEE. Did not know this trivia.
121. Gardeners, at times: HOERS
122. Nick and Nora's pooch: ASTA. In "The Thin Man".
123. Pills, briefly: MEDS
124. Whimpered: PULED. Got it this time.
Down:
1. Former Turkish title: PASHA. The other Xword Turkish titles are: AGA/AGHA & BEY.
2. Horrified: AGHAST. Always a tricky answer for me, regardless how it's clued.
3. Use Google, e.g.: BROWSE. SEARCH seems fit the clue better, doesn't it?
4. Hanging on by a thread: SEWN. Not "hanged on by a thread"?
5. "Miss Pym Disposes" author: TEY (Josephine). See the book cover. She's clued as "Mystery writer" in our puzzle a couple of weeks ago.
6. Mentor's charge: PROTEGE
7. __ homo: ECCE. Latin for "Behold the Man".
8. Fermented Japanese brews: SAKES. Mirin is the cooking rice wine.
9. "Wild Bill" Donovan's WWII org.: OSS. The CIA forerunner.
10. Gets agitated, Bart Simpson-style: HAS A COW. Nailed it.
11. Put an end to: ABOLISHED
12. Deviousness: GUILE
13. Normandy battle site: ST. LO. Near CAEN, another battle site.
14. Ecclesiastical law expert: CANONIST
16. Behind-the-scenes band worker: ROADIE. And TOTERS (17D. 16-Downs, e.g.). I like cross-references.
18. "I shall be there __ you": "King Lear": AFORE. Poetic "before".
24. Alternative to immediate purchase: LAYAWAY. Not familiar with this payment plan.
30. Prosperity: WEAL. Learned it from doing Xword.
32. Black, to Blake: EBON. Poetic "black". Alliteration again.
34. Menial worker: PEON. Serf is "Menial worker" too.
37. In front: AHEAD
38. Mention casually: SLIP IN. Is this a common phrase?
40. Give fresh life to: RECREATE
42. Catch, as a dogie: LASSO
43. Dubuque-to-Chicago dir.: ESE
44. Like some elephants: ASIATIC. I just do not like Asiatic.
50. Rocket stage: BOOSTER
51. She played Honey Ryder in "Dr. No": ANDRESS (Ursula). I was clueless. See this photo.
52. Yarn units: SKEINS
53. Greek goddess of wisdom: ATHENA. Athens was named after her.
55. Identity crises?: AMNESIAS. My favorite clue today.
56. Nitrogen compound: AMINE
57. 40-day period of penitence: LENT. Fasting sounds very hard.
58. Observe covertly: SPY
61. Barnyard female: EWE. Can't fill in this answer without thinking of our ASCETIC (or Hedonist) Windhover.
63. Houlihan portrayer: SWIT (Loretta). "Hot Lips" from "M*A*S*H".
69. Former "SNL" character Father __ Sarducci: GUIDO. Uh-uh, nope. Wikipedia says he was played by Don Novello. The only GUIDO I know is the music guy. ELA used to be clued as "Guido's high note".
70. Spouses of sports nuts, facetiously: WIDOWS. Golf/baseball are the only two sports I watch.
73. "Really!": GEE
76. Hooch holder: FLASK
79. Bit: TAD
80. Wheel correction: ALIGNMENT
82. "Done so fast?": ALREADY?
85. Regular guys: STEADIES. New definition to me. I always connect steady with dating partner.
91. Massage deeply: ROLF. Named after Ida Rolf. The inventor of such method. Stumped me.
92. Most populous African country: NIGERIA. I had ALGERIA first.
93. Pinot __: GRIS. Penned in NOIR.
94. Brightest star in Scorpius: ANTARES. Ant(i) = rival. Ares, Greek god of war, equivalent of Roman Mars. The planet Mars is of red color. So, Antares, "Rival of the Mars", has to be red and bright I suppose.
95. "Now!": PRONTO
96. Program producing pop-ups: ADWARE
97. Pretender: SEEMER. Man, it's listed in the dictionary.
100. Dentist's concern: ENAMEL
101. Alter, as area boundaries: REZONE
102. Island folk magic: OBEAH (OH-bee-uh). The West Indian sorcery. It escaped me. We had it a while ago.
103. House martins nest under them: EAVES
104. Become a pair without an affair: ELOPE. Wedding affair. I was thinking of the extramarital affair.
107. Displayed openly: BARED
109. __ avis: RARA. Like Kazie. She is so unique and linguistically talented.
111. Didn't pay yet: OWED. This whole puzzle is OW-ed.
115. Jackson was the first to become pres.: DEM. Andrew Jackson. New trivia to me. Lincoln is the first Republican president.
Answer grid.
Note to solvers in Canada: What's on your paper today, "That Hurts" or "Not in Canada"?
C.C.
23A. Distinctive Farrah Fawcett feature?: SH(OW)Y LOCKS. Shylock is a loan shark, named after Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice". I wanted SHAGGY LOCKS.
29A. Candlemaker's monthly receipt?: TALL(OW) ORDER. Tall order = Tough task. Candles were made of tallow.
41A. Rollerblading partner of movie camera pioneer Bell?: H(OW)ELL ON WHEELS. Completely stumped me. Not familiar with the base phrase Hell on Wheels or the movie camera pioneers Bell & Howell.
67A. Methods of separating chaff from grain?: WINN(OW)ING WAYS
90A. People afraid of playing the stock market?: TRADING C(OW)ARDS. I like this entry a lot. I collect baseball trading cards and I am definitely a trading coward. Stupid stock market.
108A. Borders for oval paintings?: B(OW)ED FRAMES. Is this a bowed frames, WM?
115A. Including Monopoly money in a trousseau?: D(OW)RY HUMOR. Hilarious.
I knew the gimmick before I even got started. The theme title is very self-revealing, though I thought the inserting word is OUCH, which is too tough as an insertion I suppose.
How long did you spend on this puzzle? I did not peek at the cheat sheet until 45 minutes into the solving, very rare for me on a Sunday. Hope I can be so engaged and self-disciplined next Sunday.
Across:
1. Illinois-based brewery: PABST. Somehow I thought PABST is based in Wisconsin.
19. Correspond: AGREE
20. Some antique radios: RCAS
22. Haughty: ALOOF. Rod Carew is rather aloof. He does not seem to enjoy interacting with fans at all.
25. Earth: SOIL
27. "The Banger Sisters" costar: HAWN (Goldie). Have never seen this film. Looks fun.
31. One at a brayer meeting?: ASS. Ass brays. Nice clue.
33. Coinage: SPECIE. Money in the form of coin. I was stumped last time. Again today.
36. Herbal array, perhaps: TEA BAGS. Perhaps.
39. Son of Seth: ENOS
40. Bluffing strategies: RAISES. Poker. I was thinking of Kim Jong-il's bluffing one-upmanship.
47. Key to getting out of trouble?: ESC. Computer key.
53. On a liner, e.g.: ASEA. AT SEA too.
54. Sharp barks: YAPS. Dogs.
56. Sources of cabinet wood: ALDERS. I wonder if our kitchen cabinet is made of alder.
59. Response to being cut off: HONK. My husband does so often.
60. Jalapeño feature: TILDE. Good clue. Hot!
62. Returning lover's question: MISS ME? Felt silly struggling with this answer.
64. Single show: EPISODE
66. __ Karate: old aftershave: HAI. See this vintage ad. Unknown to me. Hai is simply "Yes" in Japanese and Cantonese.
71. Hindu honorific: SRI
72. Display case: ETAGERE. To display your knickknacks.
74. Know somehow: INTUIT
77. Ted Williams wore it: NINE. Gimme. Mantle's number is 7. Ruth 3.
78. What the heirs split: ESTATE
83. Diminishing returns: LESS. Can you make two sentences for me? I don't understand how the clue & answer are interchangeable grammatically.
86. Proverb ending?: IAL. Proverbial.
87. Bonding words: I DO.
95. 1990s Toyotas: PASEOS. No idea. "Paseo" is Spanish for "a walk" or "a stroll."
98. Copter's forerunner: GIRO (JAHY-roh). Short for autogiro. I forgot also. Gyro is a prefix for "circle"/"spiral". Sandwich too of course.
99. Tennis wear item: SNEAKER. Odd to see a singular noun.
102. Trying experience: ORDEAL
105. Scot's cap: TAM
106. Corn Belt st.: NEB. And TENN (29D. State bordering eight others: Abbr.).
110. Laundry basketful: LOAD
112. The Mideast's __ Strip: GAZA. In the hands of Hamas.
113. As a friend, to Fifi: EN AMI. Fifi is short for Josephine. French name.
117. "__ Grows in Brooklyn": A TREE
118. Actor Santoni: RENI. Nope. Wikipedia says this guy was in "Dirty Harry".
119. Heaviest modern fencing weapon: EPEE. Did not know this trivia.
121. Gardeners, at times: HOERS
122. Nick and Nora's pooch: ASTA. In "The Thin Man".
123. Pills, briefly: MEDS
124. Whimpered: PULED. Got it this time.
Down:
1. Former Turkish title: PASHA. The other Xword Turkish titles are: AGA/AGHA & BEY.
2. Horrified: AGHAST. Always a tricky answer for me, regardless how it's clued.
3. Use Google, e.g.: BROWSE. SEARCH seems fit the clue better, doesn't it?
4. Hanging on by a thread: SEWN. Not "hanged on by a thread"?
5. "Miss Pym Disposes" author: TEY (Josephine). See the book cover. She's clued as "Mystery writer" in our puzzle a couple of weeks ago.
6. Mentor's charge: PROTEGE
7. __ homo: ECCE. Latin for "Behold the Man".
8. Fermented Japanese brews: SAKES. Mirin is the cooking rice wine.
9. "Wild Bill" Donovan's WWII org.: OSS. The CIA forerunner.
10. Gets agitated, Bart Simpson-style: HAS A COW. Nailed it.
11. Put an end to: ABOLISHED
12. Deviousness: GUILE
13. Normandy battle site: ST. LO. Near CAEN, another battle site.
14. Ecclesiastical law expert: CANONIST
16. Behind-the-scenes band worker: ROADIE. And TOTERS (17D. 16-Downs, e.g.). I like cross-references.
18. "I shall be there __ you": "King Lear": AFORE. Poetic "before".
24. Alternative to immediate purchase: LAYAWAY. Not familiar with this payment plan.
30. Prosperity: WEAL. Learned it from doing Xword.
32. Black, to Blake: EBON. Poetic "black". Alliteration again.
34. Menial worker: PEON. Serf is "Menial worker" too.
37. In front: AHEAD
38. Mention casually: SLIP IN. Is this a common phrase?
40. Give fresh life to: RECREATE
42. Catch, as a dogie: LASSO
43. Dubuque-to-Chicago dir.: ESE
44. Like some elephants: ASIATIC. I just do not like Asiatic.
50. Rocket stage: BOOSTER
51. She played Honey Ryder in "Dr. No": ANDRESS (Ursula). I was clueless. See this photo.
52. Yarn units: SKEINS
53. Greek goddess of wisdom: ATHENA. Athens was named after her.
55. Identity crises?: AMNESIAS. My favorite clue today.
56. Nitrogen compound: AMINE
57. 40-day period of penitence: LENT. Fasting sounds very hard.
58. Observe covertly: SPY
61. Barnyard female: EWE. Can't fill in this answer without thinking of our ASCETIC (or Hedonist) Windhover.
63. Houlihan portrayer: SWIT (Loretta). "Hot Lips" from "M*A*S*H".
69. Former "SNL" character Father __ Sarducci: GUIDO. Uh-uh, nope. Wikipedia says he was played by Don Novello. The only GUIDO I know is the music guy. ELA used to be clued as "Guido's high note".
70. Spouses of sports nuts, facetiously: WIDOWS. Golf/baseball are the only two sports I watch.
73. "Really!": GEE
76. Hooch holder: FLASK
79. Bit: TAD
80. Wheel correction: ALIGNMENT
82. "Done so fast?": ALREADY?
85. Regular guys: STEADIES. New definition to me. I always connect steady with dating partner.
91. Massage deeply: ROLF. Named after Ida Rolf. The inventor of such method. Stumped me.
92. Most populous African country: NIGERIA. I had ALGERIA first.
93. Pinot __: GRIS. Penned in NOIR.
94. Brightest star in Scorpius: ANTARES. Ant(i) = rival. Ares, Greek god of war, equivalent of Roman Mars. The planet Mars is of red color. So, Antares, "Rival of the Mars", has to be red and bright I suppose.
95. "Now!": PRONTO
96. Program producing pop-ups: ADWARE
97. Pretender: SEEMER. Man, it's listed in the dictionary.
100. Dentist's concern: ENAMEL
101. Alter, as area boundaries: REZONE
102. Island folk magic: OBEAH (OH-bee-uh). The West Indian sorcery. It escaped me. We had it a while ago.
103. House martins nest under them: EAVES
104. Become a pair without an affair: ELOPE. Wedding affair. I was thinking of the extramarital affair.
107. Displayed openly: BARED
109. __ avis: RARA. Like Kazie. She is so unique and linguistically talented.
111. Didn't pay yet: OWED. This whole puzzle is OW-ed.
115. Jackson was the first to become pres.: DEM. Andrew Jackson. New trivia to me. Lincoln is the first Republican president.
Answer grid.
Note to solvers in Canada: What's on your paper today, "That Hurts" or "Not in Canada"?
C.C.
