CROSSWORD SETTER: Mark Bickham
THEME: Hair Majesty … today’s theme answers all start with a hairstyle:
24A. Leader of the Wild Bunch gang BUTCH CASSIDY
26A. Plush floor covering SHAG CARPET
53A. Greet from a distance WAVE HELLO
93A. Dreaded musician? BOB MARLEY
118A. Low-altitude delivery agent CROP DUSTER
122A. Fetal metaphor BUN IN THE OVEN
4D. Hopes it never happens DREADS THE DAY
17D. One way to decide FLIP A COIN
40D. Scenic Massachusetts route MOHAWK TRAIL
68D. Four Corners nickname BEEHIVE STATE
84D. Rams BANGS INTO
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Today’s Wiki-est, Amazonian Googlies
I am sitting in a local hotel here in the west of Ireland with my youngest nephew. I just have time to post the essentials before heading off to a very cold and windy beach for a picnic. Apologies for the limited post today.
Bill
For the sake of completion, here is a full listing of all the answers:
Across
1. Profitable venture GOLD MINE
9. Bombay bigwigs RAJAHS
15. Fox role MCFLY
20. “My pleasure!” I SURE CAN!
21. Region north of Morocco IBERIA
22. Finnish architect Alvar __ AALTO
23. Punkish accessory NOSE RING
24. Leader of the Wild Bunch gang BUTCH CASSIDY
26. Plush floor covering SHAG CARPET
28. Asian region, with “the” EAST
29. Lhasa __ APSO
30. Wilmington’s st. DEL
31. Short SHY
32. “Silent Spring” subj. DDT
33. “Bossypants” writer Fey TINA
35. Loses one’s cool SEES RED
39. She played Molly in “Ghost” DEMI
41. Ready to shoot IN FOCUS
44. Contact, nowadays TEXT
45. Walton of Walmart SAM
47. Two bells, in the Navy ONE AM
50. Old pool ball material IVORY
51. Oahu’s __ Stadium ALOHA
53. Greet from a distance WAVE HELLO
56. Hotel team MAIDS
57. Apportioned, with “out” METED
58. Nickname for Margaret GRETA
59. Start of something big? MEGA-
61. Devotee NUT
62. Safari sightings PRIDES
64. Is aware of KNOWS
66. Star CELEB
69. Notes comprise them SCALES
71. It’s over a foot ANKLE
73. Amazingly enough NO LESS
76. Mythical giants YETIS
78. Newspaper section STYLE
80. Hardly a guffaw TEE-HEE
82. Graceful male swimmer COB
85. Aware of IN ON
87. Double-check RE-ADD
89. Burns a bit CHARS
90. “Our Gang” series creator Hal ROACH
93. Dreaded musician? BOB MARLEY
95. Common newspaper name TIMES
96. Bother ANNOY
97. Video game pioneer ATARI
98. Site of heavy traffic, with “the” NET
100. Wind indicator VANE
101. City on the Tigris BAGHDAD
103. Acronym that includes middle sch. ELHI
106. Tinactin alternative DESENEX
108. Evidently are SEEM
109. Engine housing POD
111. Takes too much ODS
113. Xi preceders NUS
114. “Madama Butterfly” wardrobe items OBIS
116. Did perfectly ACED
118. Low-altitude delivery agent CROP DUSTER
122. Fetal metaphor BUN IN THE OVEN
125. Uncommon thing RARA AVIS
127. Playground rejoinder IS TOO
128. Company promoted by a nine-month-old financial wizard ETRADE
129. Theft target IDENTITY
130. Beach shoe THONG
131. Pastry-making aid ZESTER
132. Like some loafers TASSELED
Down
1. Sling ingredient GIN
2. Zoo animales OSOS
3. Like some lawns LUSH
4. Hopes it never happens DREADS THE DAY
5. Big deal MERGER
6. Winter spikes ICICLES
7. “Peter Pan” pooch NANA
8. Many Caltech grads ENGRS
9. Outback order RIBEYE
10. Be next to ABUT
11. Fast flier JET
12. Like a parabola ARCED
13. Percussion kit item HIHAT
14. Egg holders SACS
15. Parental nicknames MAS
16. Eponymous 18th-century adventurer CASANOVA
17. One way to decide FLIP A COIN
18. Old Fords LTDS
19. Toy on a string YOYO
25. Envelope abbr. ATTN
27. Postgrad degree PHD
32. More than just eat DINE
34. “__ any judge of character …” IF I’M
35. Philatelist’s find STAMP
36. Catchers with pots EELERS
37. Strikingly strange EXOTIC
38. “Hi and Lois” pooch DAWG
40. Scenic Massachusetts route MOHAWK TRAIL
41. Daughter in Shakespeare’s “Cymbeline” IMOGEN
42. Pakistani language URDU
43. Part of CBS: Abbr. SYST
46. Blemish MARK
48. Lumber tree ELM
49. Blind-from-birth pianist Templeton ALEC
52. British singer with the age-related albums “19” and “21” ADELE
54. __ cava VENA
55. Berkshire jackets ETONS
60. Almost all the time A LOT
63. “The X-Files” org. SETI
65. More sneaky SLYER
67. Put in power ELECT
68. Four Corners nickname BEEHIVE STATE
70. Sailor from Basrah SINBAD
72. It has both Hebrew and English letters on its planes EL AL
74. Medicine man SHAMAN
75. Still SERENE
77. Stains on a red suit? SOOT
79. Perfect place EDEN
81. Cambridgeshire neighbor ESSEX
82. Grump CRAB
83. O’Neill’s daughter OONA
84. Rams BANGS INTO
86. Pistons’ org. NBA
88. Added highlights to, in a way DYED
91. Strong team quality COHESION
92. Stevenson villain HYDE
94. TV role for Bamboo Harvester MR ED
99. Grants academic security to TENURES
102. Latin trio member AMAT
104. Good boy of verse HORNER
105. Response known to preclude its question I DO
107. Lazy __: trays SUSANS
109. Golfer Calvin PEETE
110. Reasons to clean ODORS
112. Sail-extending pole SPRIT
114. Late notice? OBIT
115. Foundation plant BUSH
117. Stylish eatery word CHEZ
118. Give up CEDE
119. Anti-art movement DADA
120. Bad doings EVIL
121. Altar event RITE
123. Holiday quaff NOG
124. Piece of winery equipment VAT
126. Guitarist Barrett SYD
Bill,
I'm guessing Mr. John Jameson had a hand in today's writeup 😉
But I don't believe 23A was a theme answer. The theme was names for hair styles. Just in case anyone was wondering.
Hi bill! So happy to find your web site. I live in Las Vegas and am a puzzle junkie. Love Sundays puzzles and now know one of them is LA! Hope your having fun in Ireland as I sit in 107.1 degrees! Sincerely, Cathy
P.S. I was puzzled about the nose ring as well
Lucky you! Our Arizona Republic newspaper included the wrong grid for these clues and answers, so that there was no way to work it. Am anxious to see if anyone in the newspaper office will acknowledge the error and print the correct grid tomorrow. Am hoping so!
FYI,
American Mensa Posts the puzzle with no ads or BS
Hi there, Addict.
Thanks for pointing out my slip with "nose hair" connection! I am afraid I was racing to make some sort of a post and didn't get a good understanding of the theme. All fixed now.
Thanks also for posting the link to the "Mensa" version of the crossword. That could be very useful.
Hi there, Cathy.
Thanks for stopping by to say "hi". It's not quite Las Vegas weather here in Louisburgh, Co. Mayo. As they say, "at least it doesn't rain inside the pubs".
Thanks for the kind words about the blog.
Hi there, Mme Mimi.
Sorry to hear that you were done out of your puzzling pleasure today. It's a terrible addiction 🙂
Good luck tomorrow.