Saturday, October 14, 2017

Sunday, October, 15, 2017, C.C. Burnikel

TITLE: EATS UP

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



BORZOI
20. Russian wolfhound : BORZOI and 12. PBS "Science Kid" : SID made up my one bad cell as I went with a Y instead of the I. 

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



41. Supplied in a comedy skit, as straight lines : FED - Nobody did it better than George

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



67. "Mmm, delish!" : SO GOOD - Yeah, that's what I thought of first too!

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



85. Harry's love : GINNY - Harry Potter's main squeeze

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 Pulver

103. 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



116. "Casablanca" setting : MOROCCO - This is how Bogie could seem as tall as Ingrid Bergman in that setting

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





125. Classic game consoles : ATARIS - Pong was very addictive when it came out

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



130. "Symphony in Black" artist : ERTE  - Said to be his most famous painting and the one most indicative of his style. Yeah, I knew that! 😏


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



19. President between Harrison and Polk : TYLER - He became president when Tippecanoe (William Henry Harrison) died a month into the office

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



100. Garage capacity : ONE CAR - Barely...

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:

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