Sunday, June 29, 2008
TEN GRAND SURPLUS, Puzzle by Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer
Nine inter-related humorous entries are featured in this Sunday puzzle by inserting ten K’s into standard phrases, et cetera -- SHOWMETHEMONKEY (22. Impatient kid’s plea at a zoo?); TRIPLEKLUTZ (31. Worrisome type at a china shop?); AFTERASKORT (48. Seeking the right women’s tennis attire?); PLANKAHEAD (54. Warning sign on a pirate ship?); WINKWINKSITUATION (61. Source of some inside humor?); BARKTENDER (71. Tree doctor?); AVERAGEJOKE (82. Your basic “So this guy walks into a bar …”?); GUNKCONTROL (94. Use of steel wool, e.g.?); INFLATABLEKRAFT (110. Cheez Whiz you could blow up?).
Across: 1. City once called Eva Perón; 8. Jim Belushi’s costume in “Trading Places”; 15. Cross stock; 19. Napoleon’s relatives; 20. Romance; 21. Reform Party founder; 24. Minneapolis suburb; 25. Four: Prefix; 26. Wipe out; 27. Animal with an onomatopoeic name; 28. More kempt; 29. Big name in computer printers; 33. X-rated; 36. Sea route; 39. “That hurt!”; 40. Count with a severe overbite; 43. Villa RICA (town near Atlanta); 44. Dwellers along Lake Victoria; 50. Love overseas; 51. Maker of the old Royale; 52. “Get it?”; 53. Insinuating; 57. Gold medalist skier Hermann; 59 Miss Piggy’s pronoun; 60. “Presto!”; 67. Name on a plane; 69. The dark side; 70. Young hog; 75. City WSW of Dortmund; 77. Geom. Point; 89. 24-hr. convenience; 81. Dope; 85. Disastrous drop; 88. Rabbit’s title; 89. Certain hand-held; 90. LESE majesté; 91. Brand-new to the language; 93. Gulf; 98. Palate appendage; 101. Butch Cassidy, for one; 102. EAT crow; 103. Peaks; 105. Swingers’ stats; 109. “Be that as ITMAY …”; 113. What a rake does; 114. Thaw; 115. Traveler’s temptation; 116. Once, in the past; 117. Hellish; 118. Bears witness.
Down: 1. In case; 2. Workout aftermath; 3. Churchyard unit; 4. Jack who wrote the lyrics to “Tenderly”; 5. Intend (to); 6. Nursery items; 7. Cartoon dog; 8. Father of Deimos and Phobos; 9. Apple or pear; 10. Comedic Philips; 11. Punch with a stick; 12. Take apart; 13. Become blocked, in a way; 14. Christie contemporary; 15. Took a two-wheeler; 16. “A Masked Ball” aria; 17. Music for a baseball team?; 18. Movie lover’s cable channel; 21. Have a quick look from the hallway, say; 23. Geiger of counter fame; 28. Alternative to J.F.K. and La Guardia; 30. Rain hard; 31. “TACT teaches you when to be silent”; Disraeli; 32. Prepare to chat, maybe; 33. Some hand-helds; 34. Golden pond fish; 35. Be something special; 37. Padded; 38. Laugh, in Lille; 41. Type of eye surgery; 42. Practically pristine; 44. Thurman of “Kill Bill”; 45. “When You AREIN Love” (1912 tune); 46. Actress Patricia; 47. Concession stand purchase; 49. Opera’s KIRI Te Kanawa; 50. Settled (on); 54. Luau fare; 55. Converse competitor; 56. Holler’s partner; 57. Use shamelessly; 58. Gray area?: Abbr.; 59. Co. with a butterfly logo; 61. Nature’s aerators; 62. Nikita’s no; 63. White wine aperitif; 64. Soyuz launcher; 65. Lots; 66. South Pacific kingdom; 67. “Voice of Israel” author; 68. Org. with peace-keeping forces; 72. Stock ticker’s inventor; 73. 1958 Best Actor David; 74. “DRE Day” (1993 rap hit); 75. Flush (with); 76. Arid; 77. Perfume brand; 78. Boxing stats; 79. There are 435 in Cong.; 82. Seed cover; 83. Ben-Gurion carrier; 84. Author portrayed in the miniseries “The Lost Boys”; 86. Indiana city near the Michigan border; 87. Spoils; 88. Illegal record; 91. Sly; 92. Boneheaded; 94. Deceit; 95. Out-and-out; 96. When doubled, sings; 97. Something to believe; 99. Roxie’s dance partner in “Chicago”; 100. “USEIT or lose …”; 103. Lead-in to girl; 104. Battle of Normandy city; 106. Streisand, to friends; 107. “IFAT first you don’t succeed …”; 108. Orch. Section; 110. Wallet items, informally; 111. Darth Vader’s boyhood nickname; 112. Chess piece: Abbr.-----------------
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