Happy Monday, everyone! Today's offering comes to us from OVERachiever Larry Snyder. Husker Gary introduced us to Larry on hisJune 3, 2023 LAT debut.
Theme: Overdoing It!
I am always impressed when a constructer can double-up on the themers. Let's take a look:
17 Across. Like structurally significant walls:LOAD-BEARING. I knew this one from watching HGTV. It'll cost extra!
- OVERLOAD. to load with too great a burden or cargo
- OVERBEARING. unpleasantly domineering
30 Across. Many a beach resort condo:TIMESHARE.
- OVERTIME. in addition to normal working hours
- OVERSHARE. reveal an inappropriate amount of detail about one's personal life
39 Across. Taking every point, in hearts:SHOOTING THE MOON. Hearts is a card game.explanation
- OVERSHOOTING. going past (sometimes unintentionally)
- OVERTHE MOON. extremely happy; delighted
46 Across. Have a guilt-free conscience, so to speak:SLEEP EASY.
- OVERSLEEP. sleep past the time one intended to wake up
- OVEREASY. a way to cook eggs so both sides are fried but the yolk remains runny
Then the reveal:
64. Repeatedly, or what can come before the main components of 17-, 30-, 39-, or 46-Across:OVER AND OVER.
When something is saidrepeatedlyit is said OVER AND OVER. Also, twoOVERs are paired with the two parts of the themed answers.
Well done, Larry! I especially liked your grid-spanner, SHOOTING THE MOON.
Hmmm.... I wonder if C.C. will pay meOVERTIMEfor having to write two explanations for each answer? 😜
Next, I'll goOVERthe remaining clues:
Across: 14. Opera solo:ARIA.
1. Lettuce wrap lettuce:BIBB. Fortunately I could only think of one variety of lettuce with a 4-letter name.Hereis a P.F. Chang's copy-cat recipe. It calls for ground turkey or chicken but I want to try it with tofu.
BIBB lettuce makes nice cups for the filling.
5. "Tapestry" artist King:CAROLE.Tapestryis the title track of the second studio album by American singer-songwriter, Carole King (b. Feb. 9, 1942). Here is a version with the lyrics:
11. Weaken:SAP.
MEZZO-soprano ARIAs offer a rich vocal range for the middle female singing voice (between soprano and contralto). This is Raehann Bryce-Davis singingLa Luce Langueat Opera Ballet Vlaanderen in Antwerp, Belgium in 2021. She will knock your socks off! 16. One more than bi-:TRI-.
15. Soft end of a pencil:ERASER. cute
19. Cherry shade:RED.notthe protection from the sun provided by a cherry tree
20. Creative motivation, casually:INSPO. INSPiration
21. Floating ice chunk:BERG.nota 4-letter nickname for iceberg lettuce (See 1-Across.)
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| hanging out on the BERG |
23. Use oars:ROW.
25. "No harm done":IT'S OKAY.
27. Chew the fat:GAB.
and 71 Across. Chews the fat:YAKS.
33. Beginning on:AS OF.
43. 41-Down variety:PEKOE. 44. Floral garland:LEI. 45. How only two Super Bowls have ended, for short:IN OT. an Easter egg??
35. Sorento automaker:KIA. Here are the details on the 2025 model fromCar and Driver magazine. When did KIAs get so large?
This just happened last February when the Chiefs beat the 49ersIN OverTime in Super Bowl LVIII. The other time was seven years ago when the Patriots beat the Falcons in Super Bowl LI. 50. Moody music genre:EMO. 51. Cajole:WHEEDLE. Old 97's (You know I love them!) No Baby Ifrom their seventh studio album,Blame it on Gravity "You got them tears They fall like pearls Blame it on gravity, yeah Blame it on being a girl"
53. Droop:SAG. Blame it on gravity!
55. Gripped:HELD.
63. In need of chicken soup, maybe:ILL. 66. "Fee, __, foe, fum":FIE. I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread.
56. __ A Sketch:ETCH.
"screen time" in the 1960s
59. Maps app output:ROUTE.
(Hand up for preferring thedeadoption when this happens.) 67. Make fizzy:AERATE. On my recent cycling trip in the Pyrenees I triedtxakoliwine (not a type-0!how to pronounce).It is not in itselffizzybut they pour it from on high so it AERATEs by the time it gets to your glass. (See the 9 sec. video below.) You are supposed to drink it quickly, before the bubbles leave.more info He makes this look easy!
68. Dread:FEAR. 69. Supporting:FOR. as in "I am FOR this ballot measure" 70. Bishop's neighbor on a chess board:KNIGHT. 2. Wrinkle remover:IRON. 4. Negative media coverage, for short:BAD PR.PublicRelations isshortened. 5. Fair grade:CEE. 6. Part of UAE:ARAB.UnitedArabEmirates 7. Hard to find:RARE. 8. Egyptian god of death and rebirth:OSIRIS. ESP for me but it turns out he was one of the most important gods of ancient Egypt.more info. 9. 50 meters, for an Olympic pool:LENGTH. I liked this fresh angle! I also like a 50-meter pool. The pool where I swim these days is only 25 yards. I feel like I am constantly turning around. 10. Unit of energy:ERG.Theergis a unit of energy equal to 10−7joules. 11. Home plate umpire's parameter:STRIKE ZONE. Great fill! I saw that "batter's box" fit but that did not seem quite right so I waited for a couple of perps. 12. Large stadium:ARENA. 13. March 14, to math fans:PI DAY. 3/14 is the day we celebrate 3.14 Nancy Sinatra releasedThese Boots Are Made for Walkin'in 1966.
1. Indonesian island that has more than 20,000 temples:BALI. That is about 1 temple for every 225 people.Balinese Hinduism
3. Leaning:BIAS. "Atilt" took today off.
18. Kick (out):BOOT.
22. Sequence before fa-sol-la:DO RE MI. 26. Alike:SAME. 27. Sound of shock:GASP. 28. Tennis legend Arthur:ASHE. 29. Merchant with novels, memoirs, etc.:BOOK SELLER. I recently readDays at the Morisaki Bookshop. There is a picture of a cat on the cover so I kept waiting for a cat to appear in the story. Spoiler alert: no cat. 32. Two under par, in golf:EAGLE. 37. Speed (by):ZOOM. 40. Cued (up):TEED. 42. Angry cat sound:HISS. 47. An hour before midnight:ELEVEN. 11:00 p.m. is one hour before 12:00 a.m. Whose great idea was that?!
24. Crowdsourced site, briefly:WIKI. Today's meta moment:Wikipedia's entry about Wikipedia
31. Least amt.:MIN. MINimum
34. Tricked:FOOLED.
38. "You may be __ something there":ONTO.
48. "Great" czar:PETER I. (1672-1725)more info
Hand up for quickly filling in P-E-T-E-R what??? 49. Three feet:YARD. 51. Faint scent:WHIFF. 52. Prefix meaning "sun":HELIO-. Helios was the Greek sun god. He drove a chariot across the sky from east to west every day. 57. Rocky projection:CRAG. This is a 5:35 min. video about a couple looking to find a new location in Greece for sport climbing. They establish ROUTEs on a gorgeous and challenging CRAG. 62. Messes up:ERRS. 65. Com alternative:NET. Top Level Domains (TLDs) See #4 below. (Click to enlarge.)
54. Silly:GOOFY.
relief sculpture excavated at Troy
58. "Thirty days __ September ... ":HATH. I useth the knuckle trick.
60. Eye layer:UVEA.
61. Flooring wood:TEAK. and 64 Down. Flooring wood:OAK.
Here's the grid:
That's it for today. sumdaze,OVERand out!
