Practice blog #2
Tuesday October 28, Samuel L Donaldson
Theme: Counting up
CrossEyedDave Here, to guide you thru this one step at a time...
15. Spendy flying option: FIRST CLASS. (Step one)
23. Dating option not recommended by Madonna in "Express Yourself": SECOND BEST. (Step two)
33. Topic to avoid, metaphorically: THIRD RAIL. (Step three)
49. Imaginary barrier that might be broken by a stage actor: FOURTH WALL (Step four)
59. Double date tagalong: FIFTH WHEEL. (Step five)
Sheesh, I'm getting winded, no one told me Blogging was going to be like climbing ten flights of stairs....
1. "Later, gang!": SEEYA.
6. Winter ailment: FLU.
9. Chats online, briefly: IMS.
12. At a distance: APART.
13. Pull a pre-final all-nighter: CRAM.
14. Cabbage-based side: SLAW.
15. (1st theme)
17. __ to self: NOTE.
18. Ga. airport code: ATL.
19. Arts and crafts, to a grammarian: NOUNS.
20. "Oppenheimer" or "Anora": MOVIE.
21. Corner chess piece: ROOK.
23. (2nd themer)
25. "Sheesh, what a day!": IMBEAT.
27. St. Francis of __: ASSISI.
28. Drips through slowly: SEEPS.
29. Picked up the tab: PAID. Thanks for all your help Lemonade714 with the Blog tips...
Wait, what? 
32. Concert souvenir that may list tour stops: TEE.
33. (Third themer)
37. LLC alternative: INC.
40. Scrap: TOSS.
41. Peony part: PETAL.
45. Danish or Swedish: NORDIC.
48. Vietnamese sandwich: BANHMI. (Learning moment) hmm, why couldn't it be 57 across...
49. (Fourth themer)
53. The "D" of NYPD, for short: DEPT.
54. Start: ONSET.
55. Celebrity's hotel check-in name, perhaps: ALIAS.
57. Sandwich with three key components: BLT.
58. Moreno with an EGOT: RITA.
59. (Fifth themer)
61. Like many dorms: COED.
62. Raison d'__: ETRE.
63. Disparage: ABASE.
64. Finish: END.
65. Lingo suffix: ESE.
66. Some dessert wines: PORTS.
Down:
1. African expeditions: SAFARIS.
2. Textbook example: EPITOME. 1. a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type. 2. summary of a written work; an abstract. Per dictionary.com
3. Piercing place: EARLOBE.
4. Soph and jr.: YRS.
5. Memo header abbr.: ATTN.
6. Swiss currency: FRANC.
7. Rodeo ring?: LASSO. (Or riatta)
8. Gap-filling sounds: UMS.
9. "What a wonderful gift!": ILOVEIT.
10. French painter Henri: MATISSE.
11. Honey bunny: SWEETIE.
13. Board game with weapons, suspects, and rooms: CLUE.
14. Supercilious types: SNOBS.
16. Price to pay: COST.
20. GPs, e.g.: MDS.
22. Retained: KEPT.
24. Zip: NADA.
26. Volcanic residue: ASH.
29. Whiz: PRO.
30. Streaming annoyances: ADS.
31. Org. featured in the book "Many Unhappy Returns": IRS.
34. Bug bite symptom: ITCH.
35. Craft beer letters: IPA.
36. Extend credit: LEND.
37. Legally effective: INFORCE.
38. Request from a diner concerned about bad breath: NOONION.
39. Like many baked goods: CRUSTED.
42. Jeremy Allen White series featuring the oft-repeated line "Yes, chef!": THEBEAR.
43. Most bountiful: AMPLEST. (Um, I'm forbidden from posting an image here...)
44. Children, slangily: LITTLES. (Really? I would like to know where this originated...)
I did some research, and "The Littles" was a French tv program.
32. Concert souvenir that may list tour stops: TEE.
33. (Third themer)
37. LLC alternative: INC.
40. Scrap: TOSS.
41. Peony part: PETAL.
45. Danish or Swedish: NORDIC.
48. Vietnamese sandwich: BANHMI. (Learning moment) hmm, why couldn't it be 57 across...
49. (Fourth themer)
53. The "D" of NYPD, for short: DEPT.
54. Start: ONSET.
55. Celebrity's hotel check-in name, perhaps: ALIAS.
57. Sandwich with three key components: BLT.
58. Moreno with an EGOT: RITA.
59. (Fifth themer)
61. Like many dorms: COED.
62. Raison d'__: ETRE.
63. Disparage: ABASE.
64. Finish: END.
65. Lingo suffix: ESE.
66. Some dessert wines: PORTS.
Down:
1. African expeditions: SAFARIS.
2. Textbook example: EPITOME. 1. a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type. 2. summary of a written work; an abstract. Per dictionary.com
3. Piercing place: EARLOBE.
4. Soph and jr.: YRS.
5. Memo header abbr.: ATTN.
6. Swiss currency: FRANC.
7. Rodeo ring?: LASSO. (Or riatta)
8. Gap-filling sounds: UMS.
9. "What a wonderful gift!": ILOVEIT.
10. French painter Henri: MATISSE.
11. Honey bunny: SWEETIE.
13. Board game with weapons, suspects, and rooms: CLUE.
14. Supercilious types: SNOBS.
16. Price to pay: COST.
20. GPs, e.g.: MDS.
22. Retained: KEPT.
24. Zip: NADA.
26. Volcanic residue: ASH.
29. Whiz: PRO.
30. Streaming annoyances: ADS.
31. Org. featured in the book "Many Unhappy Returns": IRS.
34. Bug bite symptom: ITCH.
35. Craft beer letters: IPA.
36. Extend credit: LEND.
37. Legally effective: INFORCE.
38. Request from a diner concerned about bad breath: NOONION.
39. Like many baked goods: CRUSTED.
42. Jeremy Allen White series featuring the oft-repeated line "Yes, chef!": THEBEAR.
43. Most bountiful: AMPLEST. (Um, I'm forbidden from posting an image here...)
44. Children, slangily: LITTLES. (Really? I would like to know where this originated...)
I did some research, and "The Littles" was a French tv program.
(Hmm, French, that explains everything...)
46. Feeling of foreboding: DREAD.
47. Cousin in "The Addams Family": ITT.
48. "Borrrring": BLAH.
50. Stays on hold: WAITS.
51. Emmy winner Woodard: ALFRE. (I get the feeling this was a constructors nightmare, saved by an
Internet search...)
52. Lo-cal label word: LITE.
56. Trade: SWAP.
59. Transaction charge: FEE.
60. "Euphoria" airer: HBO.
52. Lo-cal label word: LITE.
56. Trade: SWAP.
59. Transaction charge: FEE.
60. "Euphoria" airer: HBO.
And... The Grid;
And, that's all he wrote,
And, that's all he wrote,
CE:D out
(Write more in the comments, your thoughts are appreciated...)
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