No time cause I’m a dope and forgot to start the timer.
Theme is phrases containing places to sit at a restaurant:
20A, Particle-detecting device – GEIGERCOUNTER
36A, “Sic semper tyrannis!” crier – JOHNWILKESBOOTH
54A, Chemistry class poster, perhaps – PERIODICTABLE
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Heteronyms, words that are spelled the same but have different meaning and pronunciation, are the order of the day.
18A, One who embroiders a waste conduit? – SEWERSEWER
26A, Sketcher of a bureau compartment? – DRAWERDRAWER
47A, Presenter of a bathroom stall? – SHOWERSHOWER
60A, One pulling a tall structure? – TOWERTOWER
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Ahhhh, I’m very happy with my time on this one. It feels like possibly my best Sunday time, although I’m too lazy at the moment to look it up. The puzzle is called “Twas Puzzling”, and the theme is punny – phrases that contain a word that begins with W; a T is added to to the beginning of that word to make the new, punny, phrase.
23A, When Jerks come out? – THETWITCHINGHOUR
38A, String around a cake box? – DESSERTTWINE
53A, Men or women who pinch? – THETWEAKERSEX
78A, Nerd’s essence? – THESOULOFTWIT
95A, Roast the other side of the marshmallow? – FLIPONESTWIG
113A, Discouraging comment to a cloner? – YOUCANTTWINEMALL
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I got stuck for a while about 2/3 of the way through this one (lower and middle right), but then had a breakthrough and managed to finish up.
I’d never heard of the Service War in 1A, but the answer is SPARTACUS. Other long answers are:
15A, Driving ambition – HOLEINONE
17A, How a towpath proceeds vis-a-vis a canal – ALONGSIDE
31A, Whence the expression, “mum’s the word” – DONQUIXOTE
40A, Green patch – GARDENSPOT
59A, Courage – STOUTNESS
62A, Louis Armstrong’s “Weather Bird” collborator – EARLHINES
64A, Not willful? – INTESTATE
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A tough one from Barry Silk, but a caught a break by successfully guessing, as my first answer in the grid, that 15A, “King’s honor”, was NOBELPEACEPRIZE. The other 15-letter answers opened up without too much trouble after I had a few letters.
17A, Where moles may try to dig? – CIAHEADQUARTERS
34A, An artificial satellite may have one – STATIONARYORBIT
55A, Film about an aristocrat captured by the Sioux – AMANCALLEDHORSE
58A, Dish named for the queen consort of Italy’s Umberto I – PIZZAMARGHERITA
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I had a hard time with this one, although I finally finished it. The theme is answers that are clued with “Draws”.
17A, RECEIPTS
26A, GETSCARDS
49A, PULLSAGUN
58A, SKETCHES
4D, TIEGAMES
11D, INFERS
37D, ATTRACTS
46D, CLOSES
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Note: I’ve finally put in the Saturday and Sunday puzzle entries from two weekends ago, backdated, for anyone who cares to see.
Today’s puzzle’s theme involves a quote from GEORGEBURNS(60A). The quote is about one of the “dumbest dumb animals”, the HUMMINGBIRD (17A). The first part of the quote, at 17A, is ITSREALLYTIMEHE. The second part, at 46A, is LEARNEDTHEWORDS.
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Theme is things in hot water.
17A, One risking arrest – LAWBREAKER
29A, Some seers read them – TEALEAVES
36A, Sink items – DIRTYDISHES
44A, Trattoria offering – SPAGHETTI
61A, INHOTWATER
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Meh, an ok time I guess. Today’s puzzle had the added treat of hidden animals.
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The Saturday puzzle is a pleasing arrangement of squares that features only four four-letter answers and four five-letter answers. The bulk of them are six, seven and eight letters long. Here are the seven-letter ones:
14A, They might be weaving – SPEEDERS
17A, Asian range, with “the” – HIMALAYA
19A, Prompts – INSPIRES
44A, Delivered by a third person, perhaps – NARRATED
46A, It contains the three-fifths clause – ARTICLEI
48A, Setting one back the most – PRICIEST
2D, “That wasn’t a joke!” – IMEANTIT
3D, Its capital is Gaborone – BOTSWANA
4D, Artistic impressions? – ETCHINGS
29D, Said while pounding the fist, say – DEMANDED
30D, One signing off – APPROVER
31D, It’s free of charge – NEUTRINO
32D, Apartment adjuncts – TERRACES
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