Friday, September 18, 2020

David Van Houten

Title: I AM what I AM 

I begin with wishing all those who will celebrate the Jewish New Year, starting this evening at sundown, Shana Tovah-שנה טובה. 



ADMIRALS, TERRIBLE, BASSINETS,  and UNDAMAGED



20A. Nickname for the first Web user?: INTERNET ADAM (12).

34A. General Motors toy?: BABY GRAND-AM (11).

41A. Cheese snack for the road?: DRIVERS EDAM (11).

55A. Hangover ... and a hint to 20-, 34- and 41-Across: MORNING AFTER (12).

Across:

1. Sit tight: BIDE.

5. Lucy who played Watson on "Elementary": LIU.

8. 10-Down instrument: PIPES.

13. Isn't with more people?: AREN'T.

15. Miller of "Room Service": ANN.

16. Winner of four FIFA World Cups: ITALY.

17. French toast part: SANTE.

18. Baby goat: KID.

19. Arc lamp gas: XENON.

23. California peaks, with "the": SIERRAS.

24. Peace, in Russian: MIR.

25. Pen name: BIC.

28. Family nickname: SIS.

29. Benjamin Hoff's "The __ of Pooh": TAO.

30. Japanese wrestling: SUMO.

31. Middle of summer?: EMS.

37. Stylish flap: LAPEL.

39. Tarzan's Cheeta, for one: APE.

40. Evasive maneuver: DODGE.

44. Until now: YET.

45. Vogue rival: ELLE.

46. Volume-increasing addition, usually: ESS.

47. Small untruth: FIB.

49. Mall __: RAT.

50. Japanese yes: HAI.

51. Pitcher's malady: SORE ARM.

57. "Death of a Salesman" family name: LOMAN.

60. Ambient music pioneer Brian: ENO.

61. SoFi Stadium NFLer: LA RAM. Oops, no, not part of the theme.

62. Winner of 15 Grammys (2009-2017): ADELE.

63. Fort Worth sch.: TCU.

64. Snail trail: SLIME.

65. Loser to Roosevelt and Truman: DEWEY.

66. Remained idle: SAT.

67. Keep: LAST.

Down:

1. Foundation: BASIS.

2. Afghan's neighbor: IRANI.

3. Al __: DENTE. Didn't he blog Thursdays here years ago?

4. Goes into: ENTERS.

5. Land O'__: dairy aisle brand: LAKES.

6. Competitive: INIT.

7. Intact: UNDAMAGED.

8. "Cars" maker: PIXAR.

9. Tabloid twosome: ITEM.

10. Part-goat god: PAN.

11. "Evil Woman" gp.: ELO.

12. Example, for instance: Abbr.: SYN.

14. Adjective for Alexander's day, in a Judith Viorst kids' book: TERRIBLE THE BOOK

21. Mars rover org.: NASA. Did any of you watch AWAY with Hilary Swank?

22. Couture giant: DIOR.

25. Mac: BUDDY.

26. It might be spitting: IMAGE.

27. Dancer companion: COMET.

29. Varieties: TYPES.

30. __-cone: SNO.

31. Ranking member, as in a village: ELDER.

32. Actress Gibbs of "The Jeffersons": MARLA.

33. In need of mopping up: SPILT.

35. Baby beds: BASSINETS. It has been so long since I had a baby in my home, I had forgotten this word. They were wonderful when you did not want to leave your room to comfort a baby.

36. Military leaders: ADMIRALS.

38. Portentous time: EVE.

42. Bring up: REAR.

43. In __: confused: A FOG.

48. Come about: BEFALL.

50. Dear: HONEY.

51. Pig feature: SNOUT.

52. Naturally lit courtyards: ATRIA.

53. Paper quantities: REAMS. 500 sheets.

54. Big Apple sports mascot: MR MET. Another appearance of the ball headed one.

55. Tom or bull: MALE.

56. Ancient Cuzco resident: INCA. Did they eat couscous there? So much HISTORY.

57. Bloke: LAD. Steve, I miss you already.

58. Wordsworth wrote one to duty: ODE. Would you like some extensive COMMENTARY?

59. Pound sound: MEW. Do they really take cats to the pound?





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