Monday, November 7, 2016

Title: Kevin Garnett - Our lovely leader has chosen a fun initial gimmick with two word theme answers wherein the first word starts with a K and the second with a G. Her reveal shows this KG idea phonetically as CAGEY

38. Shrewd ... and a phonetic hint to this puzzle's four longest answers : CAGEY - As a Minneapolis resident, C.C. was inspired by Kevin Garnett who spent the first part of his career playing in that city before moving to Boston.



As you can see, her fun theme answers that are placed symmetrically - Two 10'S Across touching the left and right borders and Two Down 9's touching the top and bottom borders! Great!



16. Shade lighter than jade : KELLY GREEN - One of the team colors of the aforementioned KG




59. London co-creator of the International Plant Names Index : KEW GARDENS - Captain Bligh was gathering bread fruit in Tahiti for KEW GARDENS when the men on the HMS Bounty took issue with his command




10. Super-strong adhesive brand : KRAZY GLUE - Ah yes, I remember their ads




33. Extreme care : KID GLOVES - People always think debate moderators treat their candidate's opponent with KID GLOVES




Well let's KEEP GOING and see what other gifts C.C. has for us today.


Across


1. Welcomed at the door : SAW IN

6. "Shame on you!" : TSK


9. German trick-taking card game : SKAT - Have never played a hand




13. St. Teresa's town : AVILA - One of many Carmelite 39. Creatures of habit? : NUNS - in 16th century Spain


14. Use as a source : CITE


15. Egg on : URGE 18. Reckless act instigator : DARE - These two words can cause some very stupid behavior


19. Witty Bombeck : ERMA


20. Euros replaced them : LIRE


21. Buffoons : BOZOS


22. Target Field, e.g. : STADIUM - An easy drive from C.C.'s home




24. Nowhere near cool : DORKY


26. N.L. mascot whose head is a large baseball : MR. MET


28. Cracks up : LAUGHS


31. Finnish telecommunications company : NOKIA


34. Lindsay of "Freaky Friday" (2003) : LOHAN - A Disney star who "went south"


36. Bud's partner : LOU - Bud asked, "Who's on first?" LOU replied, "Yes!"


37. Exclude from the list : OMIT


40. Like Mars, visually : RED


41. Storybook elephant : BABAR


42. Sneaks a look : PEEKS


43. Points of view : ANGLES


45. Sleeping giant : SERTA - Love this clue


47. Actors memorize them : LINES - He's in a world of hurt!




49. Riddle-ending question : WHAT AM I - Stunning playground retort!





53. Chew out : SCOLD


55. "Now it makes sense" : I SEE


57. One-named supermodel : IMAN - Lovely Somali-born woman who is now 61


58. __ Scotia : NOVA - New Scotland in Latin


61. Meryl's "it's Complicated" co-star : ALEC - Rotten Tomatoes gave it a "meh" 54%




62. Chevy subcompact : AVEO


63. Pasta tubes : PENNE


64. Skip a turn : PASS


65. Headed up : LED


66. Infuriated with : MAD AT



Down


1. Sushi bar brews : SAKES


2. Prevent : AVERT


3. Bedrock wife : WILMA


4. Words starting a confession : I'LL ADMIT 


5. Lawmaker's rejection : NAY - That's how they do it




6. 22-Across level : TIER


7. Energetic mount : STEED - Dudley's "trusty STEED" was named, uh, Horse




8. He's a doll : KEN - Barbie's main squeeze


9. Numbers game : SUDOKU


11. Soil-related prefix : AGRO - BOZOS took AGRI off my grid


12. Pro shop bagful : TEES


14. Forensics facility : CRIME LAB


17. Feeling blue : GLUM - Al Capp's poster child for this emotion - The man whose last name is vowelless




21. Cereal component : BRAN 


23. Nest egg letters : IRA


25. Big name in facial scrubs : OLAY


27. Forum robes : TOGAS


29. Traffic alert : HONK


30. Puzzle (out) : SUSS


31. Screenwriter Ephron : NORA


32. It may be a bad sign : OMEN


35. "Fasten your seatbelts" : HERE WE GO




38. Violin protector : CASE


39. "Swell suggestion!" : NEAT IDEA


41. Calisthenics movement : BEND


42. After-school org. : PTA


44. Shrubs with lavender blooms : LILACS


46. Perlman of "Cheers" : RHEA - Ree' uh not Ray or Ray uh


48. Colander cousin : SIEVE


50. Change, as a motion : AMEND


51. Old Testament food : MANNA


52. Illustrator's close-up : INSET


53. Easy-peasy task : SNAP


54. Picnic soft drink : COLA


56. Neighbor of Nor. : SWED


59. __ Kan pet foods : KAL


60. Tach reading : RPM


Now it's your time for our CAGEY bloggers to give us their pertinent and impertinent remarks!


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