QOD: Life teaches you how to live it, if you live long enough. ~ Tony Bennett (né Anthony Dominick Benedetto; b. Aug. 3, 1926), American singer [Tony Bennett died on July 21, 2022]
Today's puzzle is pretty self-explanatory. The the circles are arranged in a square, and the letters in each square spell the word FAIR. Interestingly, the first two letters of the unifier also form one of the 5 SQUAREs.
35-Across. Honestly ... also, like each set of circles?: FAIR AND SQUARE.
Across:
1. Big __, California: SUR. It looks pretty.
4. Photographer's directive: SMILE.
9. Medicare section for doctors' services: PART B. Everything you wanted to known about Medicare Part B, but didn't know to ask.
14. Functionality: USE.
15. Hauled away: TOWED.
16. China from Japan: IMARI. Tricky, tricky! Not a typical Tuesday clue. Imari is a term for a colored style of Japanese porcelain (china).
17. Cowed, aptly: BUFFALOED.
19. To help, to Henri: AIDER. Today's French lesson.
20. "House" star Hugh: LAURIE. Hugh Laurie (né James Hugh Calum Laurie; b. June 11, 1959) was also George Blackadder, a character in the BBC comedy Blackadder.
21. "I can't think straight right now": I'M FRIED.
23. "Rocketman" John: ELTON. We were Sir Elton John (né Reginald Kenneth Dwight; b. Mar. 25, 1947) adjacent last week, when his lyricist partner, Bernie Taupin, appeared in the puzzle.
24. "It's obvious": I SEE.
26. Baba in a cave: ALI. A reference to the Arabic folk tale Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, from One Thousand and One Nights.
27. "The Waste Land" poet's monogram: TSE. As in T.S. Eliot (né Thomas Sterns Eliot; Sept. 26, 1888 ~ Jan. 4, 1965).
28. Fed. law known as Obamacare: ACA. As in the Affordable Care Act.
29. Hamper: HOG TIE.
32. Industry honcho: BARON.
34. High times?: NOONS.
39. Cubs' group: PRIDE.
40. Between dry and soggy: MOIST.
41. Like library books: REREAD. I am a big fan of using libraries.
43. IRS examiner: AUD. You hope an Auditor doesn't need to examine your tax records.
44. "Don't say anything!": SHH!
47. Always, to a poet: EER.
48. Amazon transports: VANS. The vans are all over the place. The company was just hit with a huge fine in the EU for violating privacy laws.
50. "Caveman" diet: PALEO. Everything you wanted to know about the Paleo Diet, but didn't know to ask.
52. Wok dish: STIR FRY. Yummers!
55. Fire alarms: SIRENS. Also creatures of Greek mythology who lured sailors to become shipwrecked along the rocky clast of their island.
56. Bulgaria's capital: SOFIA.
57. Bob Marley's religion: RASTAFARI.
60. Looked at the wrong way?: OGLED.
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| Not Bert and Ernie, too! |
61. No longer on one's plate: EATEN.
62. Red choice, briefly: ZIN. These wine abbreviations are become staples in the crossword world.
63. Yule melodies: NOELS. Christmas songs.
64. Tell: SAY TO.
65. ER graph: EKG. As in an Electrocardiogram, also known as an ECG.
Down:
1. Rent from a renter: SUBLET.
2. Regular requests: USUALS.
3. Prove wrong: REFUTE.
4. Ink blot, for one: STAIN. May also be used in a Rorschach test.
5. Espionage figure: MOLE.
6. "Letters from __ Jima": Eastwood film: IWO. Letters from Iwo Jima was a 2006 Japanese-language American film directed by Clint Eastwood.
7. "To Kill a Mockingbird" author: LEE. Shortly before her death in 2016, a second book by Harper Lee (née Nelle Harper Lee; Apr. 26, 1926 ~ Feb. 19, 2016) was published.
8. Money in music: EDDIE. Eddie Money (né Edward Joseph Mahoney; Mar. 21, 1949 ~ Sept. 13, 2019) was a singer-songwriter.
9. "La Vie en Rose" chanteuse: PIAF. Édith Piaf (Dec. 19, 1915 ~ Oct. 10, 1963) was a French singer-songwriter. She was best known for her torch songs.
10. "The Kite Runner" boy: AMIR. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (b. Mar. 5, 1965) was published in 2003. It is a fascinating novel about a slice of life in Afghanistan.
11. Home heater or engine cooler: RADIATOR.
12. Forest perimeter: TREE LINE.
13. They're below par: BIRDIES. A golfing reference.
18. To's opposite: FRO. To and Fro.
22. "I could take it or leave it": MEH!
24. Desktop image: ICON.
25. Folklore sleep aid: SANDMAN.
28. Coach Parseghian: ARA. Ara Raoul Parseghian (May 21, 1923 ~ Aug. 2, 2017) makes frequent guest appearances in the crossword puzzles. He was the football coach at the University of Notre Dame for several years from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s.
30. Burden: ONUS.
31. Bearded critter: GOAT.
32. __ one's time: wait: BIDE.
33. Neighborhood: AREA.
35. Off the hook: FREE TO GO.
36. Pellet gun, for one: AIR RIFLE.
37. __-chef: SOUS. A sous-chef is the second in command in the restaurant.
38. Four times a day, in an Rx: Q.I.D. Today's Latin lesson. Q.I.D. is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase:Quater in Die, which means Four Times a Day.
39. Fake, as some nails: PRESS ON. I'll pass on the Press-ons.
42. TV recording device: DVR. We still have a Digital Video Recorder. We occasionally check out DVRs from our public library.
44. Raunchiness: SLEAZE.
45. Playwright Ibsen: HENRIK. Henrik Johan Ibsen (Mar. 20, 1828 ~ May 23, 1906) was a Norwegian playwright. He is best known for his play A Doll's House.
46. Cleaning, as a driveway: HOSING.
49. Lew who played Dr. Kildare: AYRES. I only knew of the early television medical drama that starred Richard Chamberlain (né George Richard Chamberlain; b. Mar. 31, 1934) as Dr. Kildare. Apparently, there was also a movie series in which Lew Ayres (né Dec. 28, 1908 ~ Dec. 30, 1996) played Dr. Kildare in the films.
50. It has keys for flats: PIANO. Cute clue.
51. Chow request: ARF. Another cute clue. The chow refers to the dog breed.
53. Cambodian cash: RIEL.
54. In things: FADS.
55. [Keep this clue]: STET. The word is used by proofreaders, and means: Let It Stand.
58. Remote battery size: AAA.
59. Babe's place: STY.
I hope you found this puzzle to be Fair and Square!
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