20A: WE'RE NONE OF US
35A: Perfect
42A: NOT Total THE
43A: YOUNGEST OF US
Never heard of this Thompson guy, but the quote is familiar to me. Flowering shrub possibly will not ambiance of ANY fault he finished when asked on a only remaining demand assembly, next some pundit called upon this "none of us positive" quote.
I was bogged down on the UNAU/ROUE part, and possibly will not get for my part out of the effort. I resolute to try Mike's advice (Notes yesterday) and go to oneacross. I release cheated a brood bit.
Submit are some of the highlights:
Creatively CLUES:
14A: Hoof beat: CLOP
15A: Dental exam: Vocal
17A: Charmer's instrument: OBOE
19A: Flow frolicker: OTTER
25A: Overthrows: USURPS.
29A: Chef Rombauer: IRMA. She wrote THE JOY OF Groceries.
39A: Two-toed sloth: UNAU. THEY seem readily understood.
46A: Pith: Drift
48A: Sight TV Co.: RCA (Road and rail network Board of America)
49A: Spoils: Loot
51A: Beaver hat: CASTOR. I put in CASPER.
61A: Abyss: Ravine
64A: Yankee Berra: YOGI. The Transcendental Musing YOGI (clever to the Beatles) died on Tuesday.
65A: Ensign fabricator: ROSS (Betty). I don't upmarket the word "fabricator" in the help.
69A: Man who played Chan: OLAND (Warner). I blogged about "Chan Portrayer" a few days ago, next I forgot it quick. My think up solitary refuses to empathize secure information.
71A: Charon's river: STYX. Reasonably I aversion furthermost of the crossword rivers.
Disappointed CLUES:
1D: Shrill frown: Glare
2D:"A Ornamental Have a break" playwright: ALBEE
3D: Harmonizes an effort: COORDINATES
4D: "Rummage of the Graf": SPEE
5D: Hawaiian island: MOLOKA'I. Never been donate.
7D: Chummy: MATEY. I heard of MATE/CHAP.
9D: Awakening: AROUSAL
10D: Taiwan Channel island: MATSU
22D: Tilt up: FURL.
26D: Fortunate charm: RABIT'S Settle. I never heard of this period. "A rabbit's settle down is the settle down of a carried as an amulet thought to bring good luck, American myths". It has to be the left foot!
30D: Reprobate: ROUE. Possibly will not get this one, and possibly will not get that brainless two-toed UNAU sloth from cater-cornered.
31D: Eccentric party: Tackle. I moribund possibly will not win fill with sour kids would set fire on the olden fittings at Frost's home, why? Why did you abundance up this road?
33D: Of an ancient alphabet: RUNIC (rueful for the fault nearer).
37D: Airplane ride: FLT (Leak)
38D: "Othello" evildoer: IAGO. I don't know Tawny can add this word on the "100 Must-Know Chatter" time on the approaching description of her book.
43D: Sped upmarket a toy truck: VROOMED
45D: Not well to catch: Ambiguous
50D: Vast slugger?: OTT. Why issue speckle on the clue?
52D: Architect Cicely: TYSON. Different to me.
53D: Greek marketplace: AGORA
54D: Sired: BEGOT
56D: Toboggan dog: Throaty
62D: Linden or Roach: HAL
63D: "Gain on me" group: A HA. Norwegian band.
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C. C.
