Friday, June 26, 2020

QOD:  To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.  ~  Pearl S. Buck (née Pearl Sydenstricker; June 26, 1892 ~ Mar. 6, 1973), American novelist

Thursday, June 25, 2020

QOD:  Your body is not a temple, it’s an amusement park.  Enjoy the ride.  ~  Anthony Bourdain (né Anthony Michael Bourdain; June 25, 1956 ~ June 8, 2018), American chef

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

QOD:  A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.  ~  Jack Dempsey (né William Harrison Dempsey; June 24, 1895 ~ May 31, 1983), American professional boxer

Tuesday, June 23, 2020 Warren Houck

QOD:  Live like you’ll died tomorrow, work like you don’t need the money, and dance like nobody’s watching.  ~  Bob Fosse (né Robert Louis Fosse; b. July 23, 1927 ~ Sept. 23, 1987), American choreographer and film director

The Eyes Have It.  Side-by-side ii are found in each theme answer.

3-Across.  *  Many an Iraqi Muslim: SHIITE.  One of the two major branches of Islam.

18-Across.  *   From the 50th state: HAWAIIAN.  The Hibiscus is the official flower of Hawaii (and my garden, which is not in Hawaii).

23-Across.  *   City buried by Vesuvius' eruption: POMPEII.  I visited Pompeii last September.  The tiles and mosaics are truly spectacular.

40-Across.  *   Rolling to the terminal: TAXIING.

55-Across.  *   Berra's "No one goes there anymore. It's too crowded," e.g.: YOGIISM.  A term used exclusively to the sayings of Yogi Berra (né Lawrence Peter Berra; May 12, 1925 ~ Sept. 22, 2015).  He acquired the nickname "Yogi" because he had a habit of sitting cross-legged while waiting to bat and a teammate thought he looked like a meditating yogi.

60-Across.  *   Asian mushroom: SHIITAKE.

And the Unifier:
68-Across. "Yes, captain" ... and a phonetic hint to the answers to starred clues: AYE, AYE!

Across:

1. Conversations: TALKS.  Chats or Talks?

6. Flows back: EBBs.

10. "Doctor Who" channel: BBC.  There have been 13 Doctor Whos.  The current Doctor Who is a woman.

15. Congeal: CLOT.

16. __ de Janeiro: RIO.

17. Great new talent: PHENOM.

20. "Hold tight!": GRAB ON!

22. Like at least six periodic table gases: NOBLE.  The Nobel gases are inert: Helium (He); Neon (Ne); Argon (Ar); Krypton (Kr); Xenon (Xe); and Radon (Rn).

26. Vital organ pair: KIDNEYS.

28. Smoothie superfruit: ACAI.  The Açaí berry has become a crossword staple.  It looks rather like a blueberry.

29. Partners' legal entity: Abbr.: LLC.  As in a Limited Liability Company.  Actually, since the clue indicates the answer should be a Limited Liability Partnership.

31. "Deck the Halls" contraction: 'TIS.  Summer is not 'tis the season to be jolly.

32. Horses' houses: BARNS.  Because Stable wouldn't fit.

34. Like Cheerios: OATEN.

36. Cigar remnants: ASH.

39. Cunning: SLY.

42. Meadow: LEA.

43. Prof.'s aides: TAs.  As in Teaching Assistants.

44. Dress named for a letter: A-LINE.  The A-line dress was first designed by Christian Dior (1905 ~ 1957) in the 1940s.  It describes a dress with a triangular silhouette that is narrow and fitted at the top and widens out to the hem in a rough shape of an A.

45. Red giant in the night sky: S-STAR.

47. Gobbled down: ATE.

48. Oilers, on NHL scoreboards: EDM.  As in the Edmonton Oilers, the National Hockey League team from Edmonton, Canada.  The only player I know of who played for the Oilers is Wayne Gretzky (b. Jan. 26, 1961).

50. Drake or drone, e.g.: MALE.  One is a duck and the other is a bee, but both can fly.

51. Sully, as a reputation: TARNISH.  Has the silverware suffered from a sullied reputation?

57. Borders on: ABUTS.

58. Frightened, in Shakespeare: AFEARD.

62. Prove false: NEGATE.

66. Truck weight unit: TON.

67. "Bright" thought: IDEA.

69. Unit of work: ERG.

70. Sell for: COST.

71. Snide commentary: SNARK.

Down:

1. 1/6 fl. oz.: TSP.  As in a Teaspoon.

2. Spa user's reaction: AHH!

3. Golf ball position: LIE.

4. Bigwig: KINGPIN.

5. Department __: STORE.  Filene's was the Department Store of my childhood.

6. "HELLO ... (hello) ...," e.g.: ECHO.

7. Shut out, in a game: BLANK.

8. Arrow shooter: BOW.

9. Table showing teams' won-lost records: STANDINGS.

10. Under-the-table money: BRIBE.

11. Onion bagel alternative: BIALY.  The difference between a Bagel and a Bialy.  We haven't found a decent bialy in years, but good bagels we have.

12. Ice cream holders: CONES.

14. Texting alternative: E-MAIL.

19. Charged particles: IONS.  Any questions?

21. Mississippi port: BILOXI.  It's also the home of the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library.

23. Blue Ribbon beer: PABST.

24. City about 65 miles west of Daytona Beach: OCALA.

25. Two of them precede "quite contrary": MARYs.  Mary, Mary, quite contrary / How does your garden grow?

27. Fla.-to-Cal. highway: I-TEN.  I live just off I-10.

30. Fictional mutiny ship: CAINE.  The Caine Mutiny was a novel by Herman Wouk (1915 ~ 2019), and was made into a film starring Humphrey Bogart (1899 ~ 1957) as Commander Queeg.

33. Sports page datum: STATISTIC.

35. Many a Woodstock T-shirt: TIE-DYE.

36. Asia's __ Mountains: ALTAI.  The Ural Mountains are the usual crossword answer.  The Altai Mountains are much further east.  Not your typical Tuesday fare.

37. Flippered mammals: SEALS.  //  38. Group of 37-Down: HAREM.

41. Bar pints: ALES.

46. Wee bit: SMIDGEN.

47. Against: ANTI-.

49. Polynesian Disney princess: MOANA.

51. Ability to discern quality: TASTE.

52. Find repugnant: ABHOR.

53. Regretting: RUING.

54. Cod cousins: HAKES.

56. Overcast colors, in London: GREYS.

59. Tour de force: FEAT.

61. Brouhaha: ADO.

63. Strong bond rating: AAA.

64. Norse god of war: TÝR.  I am not up on my Norse mythology.

65. "A mouse!": EEK!

Here's the Grid:

Monday, June 22, 2020

QOD:  Admit when you are wrong.  The older you get, the more frequently you’ll have the opportunity.  ~  Jennifer Finney Boylan (née James Boylan; b. June 22, 1958), American author

Sunday, June 21, 2020 / Father's Day

QOD:  Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man’s inclination for injustice makes democracy necessary.  ~  Reinhold Niebuhr (né Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr; June 21, 1892 ~ June 1, 1971), Christian theologian