Husker Gary here, reporting on the Sunday Edition of Puzzles With C.C. Today our peerless leader has given us a nice gimmick where the circles you see below in the puzzle contain hidden EATS that are running UP the grid:
Her reveal is not in the puzzle but rather in the title of EATS UP. Clever and fun.
Here are the Theme Answers where I decided to picture the inclusive activity as I'm certain you're familiar with the EATS that I will put in black boxes:
3. Track activity, to Brits : MOTOR RACING
6. Lava : MOLTEN ROCK - Who would be stupid enough to run up MOLTEN ROCK? Wait a minute...
11. "Lucky Guy" was her last play : NORA EPHRON - Famous for her "Chick Flicks"
14. Minnesota's annual one is held in Falcon Heights : STATE FAIR - It's about an hour's drive south of C.C.'s house
38. Time-out at work : COFFEE BREAK - Even in France
72. Boston Marathon Expo display : RUNNING GEAR - How 'bout strobe lights for visibility?
76. "Tsk tsk" : THATS A PITY - One option
78. Pet shelter's concern : ANIMAL CARE - Too much?
82. Topper made from the jipijapa (hee pee HAH puh) palm : PANAMA HAT - The leaves of the palm with this beautiful flower
Now let's feast on the rest of C.C.'s bounteous word banquet:
Across
1. Octopus octet : ARMS
5. Pro-__: fundraisers : AMS - Hey if you're Matt Lauer and playing in a PRO-AM, you're pretty happy to get paired with Michelle Wei!
8. Looks over quickly : SCANS
13. "Hey, you!" : PSST
17. Backyard raft : POOL FLOAT
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21. Jazz home : UTAH - NBA team
22. "Just kidding" : NOT REALLY
23. On deck : ABOARD
24. Pasta sauce brand : RAGU - Created by Alberto Alvisi, the cook for the Cardinal of Imola, in the late 18th century
25. Pandora genre : EMO
26. Annoyed : NETTLED
28. The Heart of Dixie: Abbr. : ALA 29. They have strings attached : KITES
30. Comparable to a beet : AS RED
32. Gave the once-over : EYED
33. Driver's reservation? : TEE TIME - Also a putter's reservation
35. Run the country : REIGN
37. CDs and LPs : REC'S - We don't have an LP player anymore but I think our CD player works
40. Like two peas in __ : A POD
44. The Pac-12's Golden Bears : CAL
45. LAX abbr. : ARR
47. Pitch indicator : NOTE - Knowing the NOTE doesn't mean you can 79. Carry __: sing on pitch : A TUNE
49. Supply with fluid : HYDRATE
51. Safari runners? : MACS - As you can see, I am using the Safari Browser to blog this puzzle on my MacBook Pro
52. The puck stops here : GOAL - It's dangerous and scary when they go into the stands
54. Reasons for missing school : FEVERS
56. Article in Der Spiegel : EINE
57. Pink Floyd label : EMI
58. Iridescent shell lining : NACRE (NAY ker) - It can be beautiful
59. Biceps, for one : FLEXOR - Each FLEXOR requires an extensor
60. Soho stroller : PRAM
61. Perfect __ : TENSE
63. "The Piano" actor : KEITEL
65. Like a locked bathroom : IN USE
69. Japan is in it : FAR EAST
71. Fire starters : SPARKS
75. Team up : UNITE
77. Brand for cold sores : ABREVA
80. Was visibly moved : WEPT - Shortest verse in the Bible
83. Begin successor : SHAMIR - Yitzahk SHAMIR
87. Negative link : NOR
88. "Dies __" : IRAE - A true vet of the crossword wars
89. Tell the teacher : TATTLE
90. Where the Indus flows : ASIA - From the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea
91. Org. for the Sky, the Stars and the Sun : WNBA
92. Went wild : RAN RIOT - New to me but makes sense
94. Sign of approval : SEAL - The siding on my house has this famous SEAL of approval
96. Chum, in Cherbourg : AMI
97. __ Majesty : HIS
98. Pueblo pronoun : ESA
99. -ish, after a number : OR SO
101. Old theaters : RKOS - It appears a lot of sailors are at the RKO in Rochester, NY in 1964 to see Ensign Pulver103. Firing offense? : ARSON
105. Big Sky Brewing Company home : MONTANA - I wonder if our blogger Montana has had a Big Sky product during the drought up there
108. PC key used in combinations : CTRL - I was wearing out CTRL+ALT +DEL when was was using PC products
110. Zoo keepers : CAGES
113. Lasting marks : SCARS - Some are not visible
115. Bench for a flock : PEW
118. Kaplan Test Prep focus: Abbr. : GRE - Graduate Record Exam
119. "Funny joke!" : HA HA
120. Loud insect : CICADA - We have had a noisy fall with them
122. Flat across the pond? : APARTMENT -
126. "This looks bad for us!" : WE'RE TOAST
127. Shelter adoptees : PETS - Our Lily's former home
128. Heat-resistant glass : PYREX
129. Drops at dawn : DEW
Down
1. Temporary lack of inspiration? : APNEA - C.C. at her clever best! Inspiration here, of course, means breathing in
2. Shangri-La offerings : ROOMS
4. 35mm camera type : SLR
5. Wings, in zoology : ALAE - Plural of ALA (wing)
7. Like miso, typically : SALTY
8. Cry out loud : SOB
9. Many a University of Zagreb student : CROAT
10. Augusta National shrub : AZALEA - The AZALEAS at Augusta tell you spring is here!
13. Holiday in the month of Adar : PURIM
15. Guru : SAGE - Here's one (see the subtitle) that has a house 30 min. from me
16. As a result : THUS - Sic Semper Tyrannis (THUS always to tyrants)
18. Luxury handbag : FENDI - I know C.C. likes nice purses
20. Spoiled : BAD
27. Adam's garden : EDEN
29. Captain of the Adventure Galley : KIDD - Captain KIDD's boat was called the Adventure Galley or simply the Adventure
31. Sushi fish : EELS
34. Former FAO Schwarz parent : TOYS R US
36. Lady of pop : GAGA
39. Outstanding : STELLAR - There's this lady in Minneapolis who is a STELLAR puzzle constructor
42. Sicilian hot spot : ETNA
43. View as : DEEM
44. Engraved jewelry item : CAMEO which is an 124. 44-Down shape : OVAL
46. Perfect game, e.g. : RARE FEAT - Baseball fans will immediately think of Don Larsen in 1956
48. Adam's love : EVE
50. Run over : REPEAT
51. Team covered at amazinavenue.com : METS - It's been a while since the METS have been amazin'
53. Princess with a twin brother : LEIA
55. Permit to leave : EXIT VISA
58. Night light : NEON
62. Sotomayor replaced him : SOUTER - There's an ideological struggle rather than a legal one when replacements are named
64. Mobile home : TRAILER - This would seem to be a tough city in which to sell mobile homes
66. Fix, as a pet : SPAY
68. Twist : DISTORT
70. Genesis creator : SEGA
73. Drawer openers : KNOBS
74. Toxin fighters : SERA
80. Finish line : WIRE
81. Mound stats : ERAS
84. K2 and Hood: Abbr. : MTS
86. Wax Ready-Strips maker : NAIR
91. "Easy there!" : WHOA
93. Charged bits : IONS
95. Bonkers : LOCO
102. Juice bar freebie : STRAW
104. "Dilbert" creator Adams : SCOTT
106. Doctoral hurdles : ORALS
107. In the know : AWARE
109. Drew (in) : ROPED - I don't think I could be ROPED into buying the painting below
111. Max of Dadaism : ERNST - He and ERTE were only one year apart in age but their art seemed far apart
112. Sicilian seven : SETTE
113. Hit the mall : SHOP
114. Way into the mountain : CAVE
116. More, to Miguel : MAS - After being taunted by Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran reportedly said NO MAS and quit
117. Backstage staff : CREW
120. Limit : CAP
121. Fort in New Jersey : DIX - One M*A*S*H episode had all the crew pose for a picture to try to convince Klinger's mother that he was at Fort Dix not Korea
123. Toon bartender Szyslak : MOE
After you ATE UP C.C.'s puzzle, let's hear your savory comments:
