This wasn't a difficult puzzle...nothing will ever be as difficult as last Saturday's BEQ...but there were a few places where one could stumble.
The theme is revealed at 62A: Director's cry...or a statement about 17-Across and 11- and 29-Down (That's a wrap). The three theme answers are:
17A: Glam rocker's accessory (feather boa). I didn't get that on my first reading of the clues. After 62A, though, I went right back and filled it in.11D: Transparent packaging material (cellophane). The word reminds me of John C. Reilly's portrayal of Amos Hart in "Chicago." Here he is, ladies and gentlemen...Mr. Cellophane.
29D: Taco alternative (beef fajita).
Some fresh nontheme fill, including:
15A: Herb popular in Indian food (cumin).
20A: The "F" in the equation "F = ma" (Force).
46A: Make believe (feign).
50A: Like trees on a prairie (sparse).
54A: "Mr. __ risin'" (classic Doors lyric) (Mojo).
61A: Wife of Osiris (Isis). Their story is one of my favorites. You can read about it here.64A: Longtime Yugoslav chief (Tito).
65A: Flood preventer (levee).
3D: King who was the father of Cordelia (Lear).
4D: Moneybags types (fat cats).
7D: Saturate (imbue). I don't know why I always want that to start with an E.
43D: Kind of can (aerosol).51D: Take as a given (posit).
I like the connected cluing at 10A: Remnant of a tattoo removal, maybe (scar) and 34D: Stereotypical tattoo (Mom).
Favorite clues include 1A: It's full of holes and traps (golf), 27A: Usurer's victim (debtor), 67A: List ender (et al), 50D: Beat, biblically (smite) and 53D: Wedding band, maybe (octet).
What am I missing on 41A: Guitarist's guitar (axe)...don't get it.
Tomorrow's an early morning...I'm on a committee that has been planning a breakfast for 200 employees and board members of local nonprofit organizations, and it's finally here. We need to be there at 6:30, so I'd better call it a night.
Here's the grid...
...and I'll see you tomorrow.
Linda G
6 comments:
Musicians, particularly rock but also jazz ones, like to call their instruments, particuarly guitars, axes. I have no idea why, but it's common phraseology in the biz.
I suppose if you look at it from the right angle it has an axe-like shape.
Funny tattoo photo. Mom is stereotypical but I had no idea Mom tattoos existed in real life!
Two-thirds of the way through CUMIN I started thinking CUrry is a blend not an herb. I thought POSIT was more like making a suggestion or proposal, hence more Give than Take. Not sure a Beef Fajita is a wrap: one ot its components, the tortilla is. But perhaps the Wrap phenom has pushed the definition?
Enjoyable puzzle by the way.
easy puzzle for a Tuesday. I stumped myself by writing BURITO instead of FAJITA :) Should have remembered the correct spelling of BURRITO (with 2 r's) would have helped me a lot. I only figured out the error of my ways when I googled the Door's lyrics.
BTW - a "wrap" is sandwich where the filling is entirely enclosed in the bread - the bread usually being a tortilla. Other valid examples of wraps are - burritos, what you get when eating mushu in a pancake, a Gyro, et al.
Wow -- we have matching tattoos!
Karmasatre, I think you're probably right about the wrap phenom. I usually think of a wrap as sandwich ingredients in a tortilla. Hmmm...maybe tonight's dinner?
Dan, I had the same thought initially but saw that BURITO wouldn't fly.
Jim and Donald, I want to clarify one thing...that is NOT my tattoo. And with that I'll leave you guessing ; )
This was a fun one, ie. feather boa!
I stumped myself on taco substitute for quesadilla. Hey, it's a likely substitute and more importantly it fit.
Thanks for posting your grid and insight.
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