Theme: None
Words: 66 (missing J,Q,U,X)
Blocks: 32
This is Saturday puzzle number three from Constructor Greg, and I
looked at my review from his last contribution, and fared better this
week than on that one back in Oct of last year. As usual, it did not look good on
the first Across pass, but there were some winning moments in the Down
run, and then little by slowly the rest filled in, with a
few missteps, and a few WAGs. Though I did notice a healthy lack of
proper names - the ones that were in the crossword I knew. Odd looking
grid with a low word count, crossing 11- and 9-letter words with two
10-letter words in there, too;
10d. Conventional : STEREOTYPIC - I'm looking for the "-AL" on the end, still
24d. When needed : AS NECESSARY
40a. Points at and yells, perhaps : THREATENS
O N (W) bo A R D game S ~ !
ACROSS:
1. Hot-button subject in journalism : MEDIA BIAS - it's all biased, as far as I can tell - I don't watch the news
10. It may be on a dog : SLAW
14. Sacred Aboriginal landmark : AYERS ROCK - knew what we were looking for, took a moment to remember the name of the "rock"
10. It may be on a dog : SLAW
14. Sacred Aboriginal landmark : AYERS ROCK - knew what we were looking for, took a moment to remember the name of the "rock"
15. Tendency : TIDE
16. Like a meeting of the minds? : TELEPATHIC - har-har
18. "__ so ... " : EVEN
19. Jefferson Davis' org. : CSA
20. "Barefoot Contessa" host Garten : INA
21. Still : AT REST - I got caught in a "still....(and yet....)" loop, so I went with "AT BEST"
23. Best Director between Soderbergh and Polanski : HOWARD - once "-OW---" filled in, I took a guess; he won for "A Beautiful Mind" in 2001 (or 2002, depending on the source)
27. Remove : ERASE - I hesitated, thought this was too easy
29. "Nebraska" star : DERN - filled via perps
30. Become twisted : CONTORT
31. "Told you" : "SEE~?"
32. Bygone : OLDEN
33. Congressional approval : YEA
36. Ceremonial cup : CHALICE - Stanley fit, too
16. Like a meeting of the minds? : TELEPATHIC - har-har
18. "__ so ... " : EVEN
19. Jefferson Davis' org. : CSA
20. "Barefoot Contessa" host Garten : INA
21. Still : AT REST - I got caught in a "still....(and yet....)" loop, so I went with "AT BEST"
23. Best Director between Soderbergh and Polanski : HOWARD - once "-OW---" filled in, I took a guess; he won for "A Beautiful Mind" in 2001 (or 2002, depending on the source)
25. Unnatural register : FALSETTO - the Bee Gees, and this group's lead singer....caution; "raunchy~!"
I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness
27. Remove : ERASE - I hesitated, thought this was too easy
29. "Nebraska" star : DERN - filled via perps
30. Become twisted : CONTORT
31. "Told you" : "SEE~?"
32. Bygone : OLDEN
33. Congressional approval : YEA
36. Ceremonial cup : CHALICE - Stanley fit, too
38. Settled : PAID
43. Petrol purchase : LITRE
44. White wine grape : RIESLING - dah~! I see this enough at the restaurants to have gotten it without crossings, you'd think
45. Looked good on : BECAME - yes, the sweater looks good on her
very becoming
46. Attaches, as a new deck : ADDS ON
47. Costumer's suggestion : WIG
48. Edge : LIP - or RIM~?
49. Land shaped by erosion : MESA
50. Fall behind : GET IN A HOLE
54. It sticks out in the water : PIER - FIN was too short
48. Edge : LIP - or RIM~?
49. Land shaped by erosion : MESA
50. Fall behind : GET IN A HOLE
54. It sticks out in the water : PIER - FIN was too short
55. Model rocket components : NOSECONES
56. Order to stop : STAY - not HALT
57. Common college consequence : EMPTY NEST
DOWN:
1. __ set : MATCHED - the "C" was in there from CSA, and so I proudly entered ereCtor. Bzzzt~!
2. Demolition candidates : EYESORES
3. Its only counties are Kent, New Castle and Sussex : DELAWARE - well, this is embarrassing - I was thinking somewhere in Britain, and it turns out to be the US state I just visited last weekend....I was, uh, in, uh, New Castle, I think....
4. Steaming state : IRE - ah, state of mind, not US state
5. Hopeful's term : ASPIRE
6. Ford or Chevy : BRAND - SEDAN~? Too many "wait and see" clues today
7. Ninth in a series : IOTA - figured it was Greek, good WAG
8. Cry over spilled Milch? : ACH - Das German for milk
9. Waxed sports equipment : SKI - equipment and singular 'ski' doesn't quite jibe for me
11. NFL games, e.g. : LIVE TV
12. Holiday hymn opener : ADESTE - Fidelis
13. Took place : WENT ON - as a show/performance
17. Folded Italian fare : CALZONE - spell check does not like this word....
22. Pre-revolution bigwig : TSAR - oddly, this one, too
25. Bit of successful research : FINDING - used as a noun in this case - I believe that's called a gerund
26. Ancient pyramid builders : AZTECS
28. Wind-borne grains : POLLEN
30. An inch of snow, e.g. : COATING - oops, not DUSTING - that's being from NY, I think
34. What one might do after a broken date : EAT ALONE - I always eat alone - don't need a broken date for that
35. Credit card bonus : AIR MILES - I drove to Delaware - 239 miles, and at one point was getting 26.1mpg in the Dodge Grand Caravan - I didn't think the computer could calibrate that high....
37. Light ring : HALO
39. Superior, of all five : DEEPEST - I had one of the "E"s, so a good WAG
40. Walks heavily : TRAMPS
41. "Quick, get that out of sight!" : "HIDE IT~!"
42. Indian Ocean arm : RED SEA
43. What's left : LEGACY
45. Stanford-__ test : BINET - the Wiki
47. Fleeting puff : WISP
51. Storm dir. : ENE - healthy WAG - can only be a certain grouping of N,E,S,W
52. Pig thief of rhyme : TOM
53. Sweetie : HON
30. An inch of snow, e.g. : COATING - oops, not DUSTING - that's being from NY, I think
34. What one might do after a broken date : EAT ALONE - I always eat alone - don't need a broken date for that
35. Credit card bonus : AIR MILES - I drove to Delaware - 239 miles, and at one point was getting 26.1mpg in the Dodge Grand Caravan - I didn't think the computer could calibrate that high....
37. Light ring : HALO
39. Superior, of all five : DEEPEST - I had one of the "E"s, so a good WAG
40. Walks heavily : TRAMPS
41. "Quick, get that out of sight!" : "HIDE IT~!"
42. Indian Ocean arm : RED SEA
43. What's left : LEGACY
45. Stanford-__ test : BINET - the Wiki
47. Fleeting puff : WISP
51. Storm dir. : ENE - healthy WAG - can only be a certain grouping of N,E,S,W
52. Pig thief of rhyme : TOM
53. Sweetie : HON
Splynter
