Today’s theme was a phrase from the 80s: “Just Say No”. This gave us “Holds Barred” for “A la free-for-all”, “Goodnik” for “Bum”, “Brainer” for “Really Easy Decision”, Hit Game” for “Pitcher’s coup”, “Fly Zone” for “Restricted airspace” and “Great Shakes” for “Mediocre” as the answers for the thematic thread. All phrases with the leading “No” excised.
“”The bill and coo of sex” per Elbert Hubbard” turned out to be “Poetry”. Sure, whatever turns your crank, right? Some other neat words seldom seen in everyday parlance were “Aileron” for “Wing part” and “Estops” for “Prevents, in legalspeak”. “Detente” is not rare, unless you’re not a Cold-War buff. Also, “Emeer” for “Mideast V.I.P.” obeys the old Indo-European rule that i = ee, but it’s asking too much if you expect us to bring derivational morphology into play to solve a crossword. Then again, why not?
1 N |
2 E |
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4 L |
5 E |
6 S |
7 T |
8 O |
9 P |
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11 D |
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17 H |
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60 G |
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61 S |
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63 V |
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67 L |
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Across
- 1. NPR host ___ Conan
- 5. Prevents, in legalspeak
- 11. Dental device
- 14. Chamber music piece
- 15. Blubber
- 16. When to get to the
airport to pick someone up:
Abbr.- 17. À la a free-for-all
- 19. It's definite
- 20. Western lily
- 21. Granny, for one
- 22. ___ Rio, Tex.
- 23. Become bored by
- 25. Really easy decision
- 28. Bum
- 30. Mimieux of "Where the
Boys Are"- 31. "Newhart" setting
- 32. World Series prize
- 35. Double curves
- 39. Fabled "snowmen"
- 42. Call at home
- 43. Unruly do
- 46. Hunky sort
- 48. Restricted airspace
- 51. Pitcher's coup
- 53. Good horseshoe toss
- 54. Eastern "path"
- 55. BB's and shells
- 58. "Whoso diggeth ___
shall fall therein": Proverbs- 59. Museum hanging
- 60. Mediocre
- 63. Mag. info
- 64. Suffragist Bloomer
- 65. Hatcher of film
- 66. Whatever amount
- 67. Hal David output
- 68. ___ race
Down
- 1. To the ___ power
- 2. Wind and rain cause it
- 3. Wing part
- 4. Stuck
- 5. Fall back
- 6. Overcharge
- 7. Of two minds
- 8. "The Dick Van Dyke
Show" catchphrase- 9. "The bill and coo of sex"
per Elbert Hubbard- 10. Lawn base
- 11. Warming, of sorts
- 12. Wheaties box adorner
- 13. Singer Ella ___ Morse
- 18. Shortly
- 22. Muralist Rivera
- 23. ___ Friday's
- 24. Holiday trees
- 26. "___ calling!"
- 27. Hi-___ monitor
- 29. Little foxes
- 33. Code-cracking org.
- 34. Large fishing hook
- 36. Self-professed
ultrapatriot- 37. Old Voice of America
org.- 38. "Gimme a C ...!," e.g.
- 39. Derisive word
- 40. Bibliophile's concern
- 41. 100 percent
- 43. Handle
- 44. Like Carter's
presidency- 45. ___ diem
- 47. Excessively flattering
- 49. Repeated word in "She
Loves You"- 50. 1952 Brando role
- 52. Mideast V.I.P.
- 56. Saharan land
- 57. Ear-related
- 59. Things in tubes
- 60. Hoedown partner
- 61. Airline to Oslo
- 62. Family nickname
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