Our Friday phenom Jeffrey Wechsler stops by with his first 2016 effort which is a simple letter substitution that leads to new fill clued whimsically. This has been the hardest JW puzzle for me because I kept waiting for one more twist but it never appeared. The letter C is removed from the first word of a phrase and is replaced with the letter R. Maybe I missed something but I guess in the words of Dennis Green it is what it appears to be. Lots of interesting and hard to pin down fill such as ASTORIA, CODEINE, GRAYISH, HOBNOBS, I'LL READ, IRON ORE, SERPICO, VERDURE, IRK FACTOR. Okay then...
17A. Response from a dog on a horse? : BARK IN THE SADDLE (15). Back in the saddle gets a doggie boost. I grew up with this SONG. (3:03)
20A. Barista's schedule? : PERKING ORDER (12). The pecking order brewed us some coffee.
54A. Jerk in a cove? : DORK OF THE BAY (12). We have to have this SONG. (2:54)
57A. Satisfying sight to an Istanbul clothing designer? : TURK IN YOUR SHIRT (15). Ah, you are wearing one of my designs, but please tuck it in.
Across:
1. Kid : JEST. Not a youth. Some Friday style cluing already as these words are related but I do not see them as synonyms.
5. Sufficient : DUE. Dire due parole about this clue as well.
8. Girl who calls Peppermint Patty "sir" : MARCIE. Finally, one I got immediately.
14. __ map : AREA. Okay this is fair,
15. "High Hopes" critter : ANT. They look about my age.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-bD0ZG5_2w
16. Longstanding : AGE OLD.
21. A-one : PRIMO. So many choices.
23. Diving birds : LOONS. The Minnesota state bird.
24. Iraq War weapon: Abbr. : IED. Improvised Explosive Device.
26. Emphasize : ACCENT.
28. Little biter : GNAT.
29. Way of the East : TAO. The word means the way in Chinese.
30. Oklahoma native : OSAGE. Another visit with an easier clue.
34. Takes to heart : HEEDS.
35. Pet peeve? : IRK FACTOR. 367,000 hits on google and a BLOG.
37. Skirt : EVADE. An issue not one for Splynter.
40. Words on a jacket : BLURB. Dust Jacket on a book. I never buy any autobiographies, I just read the about the author on the jacket.
41. Esteemed one : GEM. A peach.
44. Chilean currency : PESO. I did not know this. I have been in many places in South America but not Chile.
45. Native : INBRED. Inbred has such connotations.
47. Etchings, for example : ART. Come up to my room....
48. "The West Wing" actor : SMITS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTFp7WG9J-E
53. Degree requirements for some : ORALS.
60. Colorful songbird : ORIOLE. Beautiful.
62. Very short time: Abbr. : MSEC. Nsec n'sync
63. Inconsequential : MEASLY. You call this a piece of cake?
64. Carrier offering Carlsberg beer : SAS. Originally Scandinavian Airline System.
65. Ersatz : SHAM. I like the word ersatz which is a German word we have taken.
Down:
1. Hook alternative : JAB. Boxing, not HG a slice.
2. Jazz __ : ERA.
3. Peter Maas biography subtitled "The Cop Who Defied the System" : SERPICO. Pacino at his best.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSZz5RI7KRQ
4. "I want to go!" : TAKE ME.
5. Like many caves : DANK.
6. "... I thought, / __ my head was dizzy": "Endymion" : UNTIL. Not the most famous line of this POEM which begins, "A thing of beauty is a joy forever"
7. Graphic introduction? : ETHNO. Anthropology?
8. Trowel wielder : MASON. My uncle was a master mason who taught at a trade school.
9. Microbiologist's gels : AGARS.
10. Demond's co-star in a '70s sitcom : REDD. Most people did not know his real name was Jon Elroy Sanford.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WqazleR3FE.
11. Cough syrup ingredient : CODEINE. Very common when we were young but the narcotic is not used in cough medicine much anymore.
12. Like one who goes by the books? : ILL READ.
13. Ending with stamp : EDE. Meh. 50D. Suffix with beaut : IFY.
18. Smelter input : IRON ORE. Out comes steel.
19. It may require delicate handling : EGO.
21. Touch lightly : PAT.
22. Miley Cyrus label : RCA. Really?
25. Sot's woe : DTS.
27. Sound of disdain : TSK.
28. An official lang. of Luxembourg : GERman.
31. Edwards, e.g.: Abbr. : AFB. Air Force Base.
32. __ pal : GAL.
33. Old French coin : ECU.
34. Works the room : HOBNOBS. This word in its schmoozing meaning was popular
35. Common court response : I DO. Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing bit the the truth?
36. Prefix with centennial : TRI. Are there any other three letter ones?
37. Org. monitoring brownfields : EPA. Live and LEARN.
38. Greenery : VERDURE. If you know Latin or french or Spanish...
39. Oregon port named for a 19th-century multi-millionaire : ASTORIA.
41. Somewhat ashen : GRAYISH.
42. Long swimmer : EEL.
43. EKG readers : MDS.
46. Composer who championed Dvorák : BRAHMS. Great STORY?
48. Proficiency : SKILL.
49. What chips may represent : MONEY. How many of you play poker? There are pokers rooms everywhere here.
51. 'Vette roof options : T-TOPS.
52. Only NFL coach with a perfect season : SHULA. Once again the 72 Dolphins watched the ranks of the undefeated disappear.
55. Golden age theaters : RKOS.
56. God with a quiver : EROS.
57. Alley prowler : TOM. Okay CED, this is all you.
58. Actor Stephen : REA. Still most famous for the Crying Game.
59. Channel that shows Bogart films : TCM. Turner Classic Movies.
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