1. blister, bristle, risibilities
2. hand over fist, I don't have the first idea
3. codswallop; cod, laws, pol
4. OURS
5. OURS
6. comely, comply
7. sororate, or, etas
8. sestertia, easy street
9. Mata Hari, mother
10. OURS
11. norepinephrine; pin, Nora Ephron
12. be ten. The red one (hat (been there, done that)
13. ice banner, Anne Rice
14. trifid, idle; trifle
15. patrilineage, reptilian age
16. younker, Yukoner
17. hand-me-down
18. eager, egress
19. OURS
20. toonies, two knees
21. alchemist, Michael Steele
22. OURS
23. OURS
24. Verdi, Eddie Vedder
25. gaily stub struck terrestrially (gale east obstructer S tree alee)
26. harmony (harm an E)
27. large intestine starting line
28. mate when teen eyen thieve
29. Range Rover, ran her over
30. OURS
31. Maya Lin, violin
32. forestall, forestal
33. aver, sweet Wayne, halve Finnish tree ding (a verse we twain have finished reading)
34. OURS
35. acclimation, acclamation
36. Tea Party (T, E apart. Y)
37. Norwich, poor witch; Norwich, porridge
38. ride shotgun, engrossed in thought, see it through to the end
39. beclouding, building code, doubling cube
40. unhematobic, Hot Tub Time Machine
41. OURS
42. OURS
43. juberous, uberous
44. conundrum, corundum
45. OURS
46. OURS
47. (Ala)ska
48. shrieval, kid, shriek, valid
49. rescue, mess queue
50. chouse, ouches
51. win(t)eries(t)
52. OUR
53. Fermat's last theorem
54. at first sight
55. head over heels
56. diamond solitaire
57. wedding ceremony
58. romantic getaway
59. married life
60. the seven-year itch
61. another woman
62. trial separation
63. messy divorce
F-1. M
GRD
CNDDT
DSGRGNG
GDBMRCHPS
HWTHWSTWSWN
F-2. OURS
F-3. TMPNM
MBLZS
PLLPS
NZPRC
MSSCHSTTS
SHSHN
TSCRR
THRCN
SNRNS
F-4. P
COG
CAPES
RESISTS
TARANTULA
DRIES EPICS
NEATS ANCHO
KAPUT GOETH
SODOM RATIO
HIRAM ADREM
ATTIC TRIER
SILLA ERROR
CLINICIAN
SMALLEY
ELLAS
SET
R
F-5. OURS
F-6. BLFST
LNGBW
FGHRN
SBRQT
TWNTQSTNS
SQRRL
TRQMD
NRMND
SLDDG
X-1. Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind. Henry James
X-2. A nickel will get you on the subway but garlic will get you a seat.
X-3. A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. George Bernard Shaw
X-4. King County was renamed after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. five years ago.
X-5. Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless. Jamie Paolinetti
X-6. E: Even the elephant carries but a small trunk on his journeys. The perfection of travelling is to travel without baggage. Thoreau
G: It's an incredibly difficult thing to bring a giraffe down. They can kill a lion with a single blow from their feet. Joanna Lumley
H: There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud. Carl Sandburg
X-7. The special entries go beyond the bold bars or 'pass the bar'. The entry at 22A is DISBAR, 25A is BARTENDER, Start is BARHOPPERS and End is PASS THE BAR.
REGISTERONDO
ENONCEXPRESS
DIAGONALWAMC
INLETSMSEPIA
PEPSSREALTOR
STORMINGLING
DISBARTENDER
RETINUEDFETE
ATMANMANDATE
IHANAPPEALED
TERCELSSTLDE
TOKAYESSAYED
ACROSS DOWN
BP 1. REGISTER 1. REDIPS
6. RONDO PH 2. GOALPOST
12. EXPRESS 3. INGE
13. DIAGONAL 4. SCOTSMAN
14. INLETS 5. EXAMEN
15. SEPIA 7. ORWELL
16. PEPS PE 8. NEAP TIDE
17. REALTOR 9. DSMI
AA 19. STREAMING 10. OSCAR
RS 20. MINGLING EB 11. NINETIETH
22. DISBAR 18. AGEDNESS
25. BARTENDER 21. NETTED
28. RETINUE RA 23. POSTMARK
29. FETE 24. BIANCA
30. ATMAN 25. RUMPLE
HS 32. MANDATE SR 26. IDEALLY
34. APPEALED 27. REEDED
35. TERCELS 28. RAITT
36. TOKAY 31. THEO
OT 37. ESSAYED 33. DATA
X-8. STOMACHACHE
U V N O O N
PREDESTINED
E R S D J L
REINTRODUCE
H N H G R S
EASTERSEALS
A U T T T N
TERMINATIVE
E E Z N O S
DESCENDANTS
X-9. So much here! For starters the 5 gray words are nicely defined (in order) in the intro - lovable (PET), strong (IRON), centered (KANSAS CITY), divine (JOVE), male (BOY).
The transformations are:
1. Based on irregular plurals
2. Two-letter abbreviation for sol is entered as pronounced
3. The letter B was added in a number of places
4. Words are palindromes except the last letter doesn't match the first
5. 'V' has been removed
The 5 gray entries are names when transformed as per above
PET is Peter (4)
IRON is Ira (1 as in tetrahedron to tetrahedra)
KANSAS CITY is Casey (2 KC)
JOVE is Joe (5)
BOY is Bobby (3)
The down trigrams in order as above are
(4) (1) (2) (5) (3)
(22 24 25); (2 3 4); (7 8 9); (38 39 40); (17 18 20) or
GOLDE
NRASP
BERRY - golden raspberry
The cryptic clues from the down entries are:
Pirouetting Ira holding up Casey at first - AURIC
Bobby to Peter on TV number ten - BRONX
Sonny collaborator drinks third of Joe - CHEER
giving:
AURIC
BRONX
CHEER - equivalent to a golden raspberry
CLUBBABLEPET
EMPTYDEETIPI
CBTEDIEASTER
IRONYESSAYEE
IONIAUNCURED
BONUSHOODOOS
IKANSASCITYW
SLIMILYCOCOA
TOREROSALBUM
YVSTARELJOVE
PEELSTAXIZEV
ETCHTEMTBONE
BOYPOSSESSOR
ACROSS:
(3)1. CLUABLE - CLUBBABLE
(2)10. EM T - EMPTY
(2)11. TRIPLE PLAY (TP) - TIPI
(2)13. EDUCATION (ED) - EDIE
(5)14. VASTER - ASTER
(2)16. SEX APPEAL (SA) - ESSAY
(1)18. IONIUM - IONIA (as in forum/fora)
(5)19. UNCURVED - UNCURED
(3)23. ONUS - BONUS
(4)26. HOOD - HOODOOS
(4)29. SLIM - SLIMILY
(1)30. COCOON - COCOA (as in tetrahedron/tetrahedra)
(4)31. TORE - TOREROS
(3)33. ALUM - ALBUM
(5)36. STARVE - STARE
(1)41. POOLS - PEELS (as in goose/geese)
(1)42. TAXUS - TAXI (as in focus/foci)
(5)43. VETCH - ETCH
(3)44. TONE - T-BONE
(4)45. POSSE - POSSESSOR
DOWN:
1. CECI (pirouetting)
2. UPTON (O)
3. B-TEN (R)
4. ADIEU (E)
5. BEES (Holding)
6. LEAS (up)
7. PITY (L)
8. EPEE (A)
9. TIRED (R)
12. BROOK (At)
15. YASSIR (first)
17. AUDIO (E)
18. IBIS (P)
20. NOSY (Y)
21. COCCAL (To)
22. ROTC (G)
24. NAIR (N)
25. UNMET (B)
26. HALO (on)
27. SWAM (TV)
28. YOU'VE (number)
31. TYPE B (ten)
32. SEAMS (Sonny's)
34. BOZOS (collaborator)
35. VETO (drinks)
36. SECY. (Third)
37. AS TO (of)
38. RTES. (D)
39. JIBS (S)
40. EVER (R)
X-10. The food in museums is about on a par with the murals in restaurants. Peter DeVries
X-11. A mistake is simply another way of doing things. Katharine Graham
X-12. Forgive your enemies but never forget their names. John F. Kennedy
C-1. Ours is a quirky, dynamic tongue. Show us! Submit a crypt with your favorite weird word or most outrageous pun.
C-2. Irish coffee provides four essential nutrients per serving: alcohol, caffeine, sugar, fat. Slainte!
C-3. Ethan Allen, woody New England landscape ever in his thoughts, led Green Mountain Boys, founded Vermont.
C-4. Nightspot enforces zero tolerance policy: horrible karaoke performers shipped to Sing Sing.
C-5. Deftly maneuvering tamandua snoot flushed ant from alcove tragically deemed safe haven.
C-6. Heavy-handed polydactyl shoplifter mishandles merchandise, forfeits six-finger discount.
C-7. While wispy clouds cross azure skies, lusty satyrs, lovely nymphs cavort amidst sylvan glades.