A little déjà vu as David is back again with an add a letter puzzle. This variation has the letter "F" added to the first word in a two word in the language phrase. We have five themers plus a reveal using 62 squares. This placed my restrictions on the grid, and there was no room for long sparkly fill. But there was quite a bit of humor in theme fill and cluing. FLAB COAT and FACTION FIGURE both tickled my Fancy and I did not feel ANTZY, or is it ANTSY?
17A. Origami academy?: FOLD SCHOOL (10). A bit of foreshadowing.
23A. Exhaust from the carnival food tent?: FAIR POLLUTION (13).
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32A. Scary beach phenomenon?: FIN SIGHT (8).
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47A. Divisive politician?: FACTION FIGURE (13). No politics, no link.
59A. Boldness, and a hint to five long puzzle answers: EFFRONTERY (10). I like this reveal. with EFF (the word for the letter F) which is put on the front.
Okay, to work.
Across:
1. Like many superheroes: CAPED. And crusaders. I watched AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR last Friday. No spoilers but we enjoyed the 2 1/2 hours.
6. Paper items: NEWS. I struggled with this at first, trying to think of things made of paper.
10. Rock-blasting equipment: AMPS. I nailed this; all the years on the road paid off.
14. Kind of acid used in food flavoring: AMINO. You like reading, hee is the LINK.
15. Dos x dos x dos: OCHO. Spanish multiplication.
16. Indian garb: SARI. This picture wraps up this garment.
19. Chimney liner: SOOT. How true, and deceptive.
20. Victorian, e.g.: ERA.
21. Erelong: SOON. Before long.
22. Physicist who left Italy in 1938 to protect his Jewish wife: FERMI. The "wife" was a remarkable woman in her own RIGHT.
27. Hand over: CEDE.
28. Small wake maker: OAR. Another simple, but cute clue/fill.
29. Cowboy, at times: ROPER. Mmm.
37. Pitcher with no arms: EWER. The old baseball misdirection. My grandmother had some Roseville.
38. Backbone: SPINE.
40. Forest grazers: DOES. A heteronym.
43. Growing things: FLORA.
44. Quotable boxer: ALI.
45. Story: TALE.
53. Filmmaker born Konigsberg: ALLEN. Better know as Woody. Based on the virulent hatred of this man, I am surprised he is still in puzzles. Is Bill Cosby coming next?
54. Barbarian: OGRE.
55. Nickname derived from "Mortgage Association": MAE. FNMA. GNMA. SLMA.
58. Glasses, in adspeak: SPEX. Not wrong, just meh.
62. Yonder thing: THAT.
63. Hawaiian island: MAUI.
64. She turned Odysseus' crew to swine: CIRCE. The inspiration for Game of Thrones?
65. Antoinette preposition: SANS. We had this "without" this week.
66. Highland hats: TAMS. This would fit in the hat puzzle.
67. Toys on strings: YOYOS. I go up and down on this toy.
Down:
1. Tea and cake purveyor: CAFE.
2. Deity with a bow: AMOR. The same number of letters as EROS.
3. Rice dish: PILAF. Stir in onion and cook until onion becomes translucent, then add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Mix in the rice and chicken broth. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, and the liquid has been absorbed 20 to 25 minutes.
4. Finish: END.
5. Set of related documents: DOSSIER. This is late 19th century: from French, denoting a bundle of papers with a label on the back, from dos ‘back,’ based on Latin dorsum.
6. Optimism opposite: NO HOPE.
7. Prefix suggesting affordability: ECONO.
8. Journalist's question: WHO.
9. Fa-la link: SOL.
10. Factory equipment, e.g.: ASSET.
11. "The Piano" extra: MAORI.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdhCBuHgfWQ
12. Publicity video: PROMO.
13. Peaceful protest: SIT IN. My brothers and I were in graduate school in Storrs for the EVENTS depicted here. But we never considered a 47D. Some protests: FASTS.
18. Electrical supply: CORD.
22. Symbols of wealth: FURS.
24. Bitter: ACERB. I like acerbic better.
25. Meat cut: LOIN. Pork loin is a cut of meat from a pig, created from the tissue along the dorsal side of the rib cage.
26. Exit __: LANE.
29. Penalty caller: REF.
30. Talkative "Winnie the Pooh" character: OWL. Like Rabbit, he was not a stuffed animal that was brought t life, just a character created by Milne. He has been voiced by Craig Ferguson (Winnie the Pooh); Hal Smith (The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh); Jack Warden (Alice in Wonderland) and Andre Stojka (The Tigger Movie)
31. Edible sphere: PEA.
32. Able: FIT.
33. Lazybones: IDLER.
34. Unappealing viscous material: GOO.
35. The Beatles' "I Saw __ Standing There": HER.
36. Org. using wands: TSA. Transportation Security Administration. And, 60D. Airport org.: FAA. Federal Aviation Administration.
38. Aria, usually: SOLO.
39. Royal annoyance?: PAIN. Rhymes with...
42. Biblical brother: CAIN.
43. Orator's skill: FLUENCY.
45. Fertile Crescent waterway: TIGRIS.
46. Farming prefix: AGRO. Sounds like 56D. With the bow, on a score: ARCO. A musical score; usually used as a direction in music for players of stringed instruments.
48. Top dog: ALPHA.
49. Unarmed, to a cop: CLEAN.
50. Modern messages: TEXTS.
51. End of a giant sequence: FO FUM. Fee fi
52. Nail-filing abrasive: EMERY. I am board with this clue/fill. It rubs me the wrong way.
57. Watchers: EYES.
59. Life-saving pro: EMT. Emergency Medical Technician.
61. Spanish uncle: TIO. My grandchildren have learned some Spanish, and call some of their uncles Tio.
I found this a fairly fast finish. I hope you enjoyed it and welcome to May. Lemonade out.
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