QOD: The more I practice, the luckier I get. ~ Arnold Palmer (né Arnold Daniel Palmer; Sept. 10, 1929 ~ Sept. 25, 2016), American professional golfer
Get Off the Phone! Fun things to do with your phone when you could be interacting in person with family and friends.
19-Across. * Shortened version of a book: ABRIDGED TEXT.
39-Across. * Light, friendly punch: LOVE TAP.
13-Down. * Hunter's lure for a game bird: TURKEY CALL.
24-Down. * Narrative art form that's often read right to left: HAND SCROLL.
And the unifier:
57-Across. Mouthed words that can also be said while doing the ends of the answers to the starred clues?: I'M ON THE PHONE.
Across:
1. Mac: BUB. Male nicknames.
4. Borrower's accumulation: DEBT.
8. Spending limit: CAP. See the cartoon above.
11. Like an angle between 90o and 180o: OBTUSE. Today's Math lesson.
14. Laundry pile emanation: ODOR.
15. Like antiques: OLD.
16. Working cat: MOUSER.
17. Removes, as whiteboard marks: WIPES OFF. // And 42-Across. Remove, as whiteboard marks: ERASE.
21. Zen garden tool: RAKE.
22. Nasdaq rival: NYSE. Nasdaq = National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations and NYSE = New York Stock Exchange. Both are is a global electronic marketplace for buying and selling securities.
23. Cries of realization: AHAs!
27. Goofed: ERRED.
30. Malleable: PLIANT.
32. "Gangnam Style" rapper: PSY. Gangnam Style was big when it came out about a decade ago. How Park Jae-Sang (b. Dec. 31, 1977) became Psy. [Name # 1.]
34. Mideast leaders: EMIRs. A crossword staple.
37. Photographer Leibovitz: ANNIE. Annie Leibovitz (née Anna-Lou Leibovitz; b. Oct. 2, 1949) is best known for her iconic portraits of the rich and famous. [Name # 2.]
38. Legendary pro wrestler Flair: RIC. Ric Flair (né Richard Morgan Fliehr; b. Feb. 25, 1949) had a wrestling career for over 50 years! I don't think Annie Leibovitz ever took his portrait. [Name # 3.]
41. Issuer of Real ID cards: DMV. The Department of Motor Vehicles issues Real ID on driver's licenses.
44. Dodge: EVADE.
45. Set eyes on: SEE.
46. Frozen Italian desserts: GELATI. Today's Italian lesson. It's the plural of Gelato. What's the difference between Gelato and Ice Cream?
48. Artifact: RELIC.
50. Part of SRO: ONLY. As in Standing Room Only.
51. Hockey puck, e.g.: DISC. How the Hockey puck got its name.
54. Walked: TROD.
61. Business card info: JOB TITLE.
64. Louise's film partner: THELMA. We saw Thelma and Louise in a recent puzzle. [Names 4 and 5, fictional.]
65. Amazement: AWE.
66. Sudsy bar: SOAP.
67. Cultivated, as soil: TILLED.
68. Teensy: WEE.
69. Some AAA rescues: TOWS.
70. Swiss peak: ALP.
Down:
1. More hectic: BUSIER.
2. Pre-owned: USED.
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| Floating chunks of ice in Iceland's Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon |
4. Wearing frumpy clothes: DOWDY.
5. Prepares for publication: EDITS.
6. Nursery rhyme girl whose sheep go missing: BO PEEP. Did you know that the poem had two verses? [Name # 6, fictional.]
Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep / And can't tell where to find them / Leave them alone and they will come home / Wagging their tails behind them.
Little Bo Peep fell fast asleep / And dreamt she heard them bleating / But when she awoke, she found it a joke / For they were all still fleeting.
7. Fearsome dino: T-REX.
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| Not so fearsome now, are you T-Rex? |
8. Dovecote sound: COO.
9. Furry 1980s sitcom star: ALF. The critter on this sit-com was called ALF because it stood for Alien Life Form. [Name # 7, fictional.]
10. Scanner output, often: PDF. As in Portable Document Format.
11. Actor Sharif: OMAR. Omar Sharif (Apr. 10, 1932 ~ July 10, 2015) was an Egyptian actor. His birth name was Michel Yusef Dimitri Chalhoub. He changed his name to Omar Sharif when he began his film career. [Name # 8.]
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| Omar Sharif as Doctor Zhivago. |
12. Son of Jango Fett, in "Star Wars": BOBA. I didn't see some of the later Star Wars films, so am not familiar with the Fett Family. [Name # 9, fictional.]
18. Deck application: STAIN. According to this video, staining a deck is a great weekend project.
20. Radicchio relative: ENDIVE.
25. Japanese cartoon genre: ANIME.
26. Carell of "Despicable Me": STEVE. Steve Carell (né Steven John Carell; b. Aug. 16, 1962) was also the boss on the American version of The Office. He was the voice of Gru in the Despicable Me movies. [Name # 10.]
28. Rented anew: RELET.
29. Angsty genre: EMO. A crossword staple.
31. Boutonniere spot: LAPEL.
32. Ragú rival: PREGO. Both are bottled pasta sauces.
33. Fire engine noisemaker: SIREN.
35. Crank (up): REV.
36. Carb in rice and potatoes: STARCH.
40. Fruit drink suffix: -ADE. And a shout out to our very own Lemonade.
43. "__ isn't so!": SAY IT.
47. "Samesies!": I DO, TOO!
49. Computer support, for short: IT HELP. As in Information Technology Technician.
52. Relative by marriage: IN-LAW.
53. Instruction manual units: STEPS.
55. Treater's words: ON ME.
56. Out of battery power: DEAD.
58. Very light rain: MIST.
59. "Stormy Weather" singer James: ETTA. Etta James (née Jamesetta Hawkins; Jan. 25, 1938 ~ Jan 20, 2012) makes frequent guest appearances in the crossword puzzles. This was a good clue to follow the light rain. [Name # 11.]
60. "The Amazing Race" host Keoghan: PHIL. Although he is a New Zealander, Phil Keoghan (né Philip John Keoghan; b. May 31, 1967) is best known for hosting the American version of The Amazing Race. [Name # 12.]
61. Moose __, Saskatchewan: JAW. Moose Jaw is the 4th largest city in Saskatchewan. Can you name the top 3 cities in that Province? *
62. Have bills to pay: OWE.
63. Spelling contest: BEE.
Here's the Grid:
* Saskatoon, Regina, and Prince Albert.
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