Friday, February 11, 2022

jeffrey w

 Title: No Duh!


FRAGMENT, SUBTRACT, FOR A PRICE, GEOMETRIC, GONE TO POT, RAY LIOTTA


21A. Yogi's barber?: BEAR D TRIMMER (11).





1. "Smooth Operator" artist: SADE. "Shaday" is a very impressive performer LINK.

5. Play groups: CASTS. A performance for an audience not just kids.

10. Pop of punk: IGGY. A one-time icon 

14. Miso go-with, often: UDON. Udon noodles are made out of wheat flour; they are thick and white in color. Best as fresh, they are soft and chewy. On the other hand, soba noodles are made out of buckwheat, with a strong nutty flavor. Many though have wheat in them also, which means they are not gluten-free.

15. Sean who played Samwise: ASTIN. He is the step-son of actor John Astin and his mother Patty Duke who appeared here recently.

16. Many August births: LEOS. Not all, I am a Virgo.

17. Panache: ZING


18. Grand __: PIANO. So many five letter choices.

19. Unique: LONE.

20. Desire: YEN. Do Japanese Yen for Yen?

23. Cheesy Mexican appetizer: QUESO. Per WikiDiff: As nouns the difference between cheese and queso is that cheese is (uncountable) a dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk or cheese can be (slang) wealth, fame, excellence, importance while queso is melted cheese, used for instance as a dipping sauce.

25. One found among blocks: STREET. Nice misdirection, again not kids toys.

26. Related on mom's side: ENATE.

30. Tiffs: SETTOS.

32. Break into pieces: FRAGMENT.

35. Troy, N.Y., campus: RPI.

36. Tusker as tutor?: BOAR OF EDUCATION (15).

40. "Nice __!": TRY.

41. Do the math, perhaps: SUBTRACT.

42. Light courses: SALADS.

46. "A moveable feast," to Hemingway: PARIS.

47. They work in lofty places: PILOTS.

49. Scratching (out): EKING.

53. Function of a straw man?: CROW CONTROL (11)

57. Ginza agreement: HAI.

58. Formality: RITE.

59. California coastal county: MARIN.

60. Super star: NOVA.

61. It precedes Romans: ACTS.

62. Hardly a libertine: PRUDE.

63. Word with season or mind: OPEN.

64. Vanquished: BEAT.

65. Trim and graceful: SLEEK.

66. Bench press muscle: DELT.

Down:

1. Bygone Devil Dog competitor: SUZYQ.

2. One-consonant parting: ADIEU.

3. "Any man's death diminishes me" writer: DONNE.

4. University dept.: ENG.

5. __ May: CAPE.

6. K2 locale: ASIA.

7. Leading: STAR.

8. Adds sepia to, say: TINTS.

9. Is bullish?: SNORTS.

10. "__ by moonlight, proud Titania" : Shak.: ILLMET.

11. Like art using circles, squares, etc.: GEOMETRIC.

12. Failed: GONETOPOT.

13. River in Flanders: YSER.

21. Old coffeehouse drum: BONGO.

22. Choler: IRE.

24. Blacken a bit: SEAR.

27. Big letters in bowling: AMF.

28. Begins a round, with "off": TEES.

29. Eventually become: ENDUP.

31. Envy, say: SIN.

32. "... but it isn't free": FORAPRICE.

33. Shoeless Joe Jackson portrayer in "Field of Dreams": RAYLIOTTA.

34. Low wind: TUBA.

36. Band with members Jimin and Jin: BTS.

37. QB feeder: CTR.

38. Prospero's servant: ARIEL.

39. Something to do: TASK.

43. Division with A's: ALWEST.

44. Bugs address: DOC.

45. Energetic dances: STOMPS.

48. Tie-up: SNARL.

50. "Fingers crossed": IHOPE.

51. __ orange: NAVEL.

52. Fairy tale figure: GIANT.

53. Maryland catch: CRAB.

54. Not subject to debate: TRUE.

55. Wheels: RIDE.

56. Short jog: ONEK.

60. Silent assent ... or, in two parts, a hint to three long answers: NO D.






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