17 A. Put in the fridge to warm up: DEFROSTED, as from the freezer, and --
20 A. Common laundry no-show: SOCK, a piece of clothing worn on the foot and often covering the ankle or some part of the calf. Sometimes lost in the wash.
Across:
1. Pre-weekend shout: TGIF. Thank [Deity of your choice] it's Friday.
5. Spot for a hoop: LOBE. Ear ring location
9. Subsided: EBBED. Receded or declined.
14. Pro __: gratis: BONO. Pro bono is a Latin phrase that means "for the public good" and refers to professional work done voluntarily and without payment.
15. Unanswered, as a question: OPEN. Refers to a matter or problem that is being discussed but to which the answer is not yet known.
16. Eternal City fountain: TREVI. The Trevi Fountain is an 18th-century fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini in 1762.
21. Puny pencil: STUB. Writing remnant.
24. Word with green or silver: SCREEN. A green screen is a large green backdrop that makes it possible to add any background to the subject of your photo or video. Cf 10 D. "Silver screen" is a term that refers to the movie industry or to a type of projection screen used in early film:
26. Hall of Fame coach Summitt: PAT. Patricia Susan Summitt was an American women's college basketball head coach and college basketball player. As a coach at the University of Tennessee, she acquired 1,098 career wins, the most in college basketball history at the time of her retirement.
28. Part of 1-Across: IT'S. It is. But, alas, now it's only Wednesday. And I have 2 [!] rehearsals tonight.
29. Fluffy dog, familiarly: POM. The Pomeranian is a breed of dog of the Spitz type that is named for the Pomerania region in north-west Poland and north-east Germany in Central Europe. Classed as a toy dog breed because of its small size, the Pomeranian is descended from larger Spitz-type dogs, specifically the German Spitz.
30. Stag or doe: DEER. A deer or true deer is a hoofed ruminant ungulate of the family Cervidae. Cervidae is divided into subfamilies Cervinae and Capreolinae. Male deer of almost all species, as well as female reindeer, grow and shed new antlers each year.
33. Burns a bit: CHARS. Partially burn an object so as to blacken its surface.
35. Rode an enchanted broomstick, maybe: FLEW. Move or be hurled quickly through the air, no matter witch way.
37. Tow truck: WRECKER. Slangy mis-application of the word.
43. "Soup's on!": LET'S EAT. It's meal time.
44. Scene scenes: SETS. Arrangements of props and other background items in a segment of a movie or play.
46. D.C. subway: METRO. Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas.
48. "Remixing Since Forever" ice cream brand: EDY'S. Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., is an American ice cream company, founded in 1928 in Oakland, California. The company's two signature brands, Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream and Edy's Grand Ice Cream, are named after its founders, William Dreyer and Joseph Edy
50. Blubber: CRY. Weep, sob.
51. Student carrier: BUS. A large motor vehicle carrying passengers by road, typically one serving the public on a fixed route and for a fare.
52. French pal: AMI. Literal
54. Garlicky sauces: AIOLIS. A mayonnaise flavored with garlic and sometimes other ingredients, such as red pepper.
58. First name in jazz: ETTA. Jamesetta Hawkins [1938-2012] known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer and songwriter who performed in various genres, including gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, rock and roll, and soul.
67. Luminous vibes: AURAE. In spiritualism and some forms of alternative medicine, a supposed emanation surrounding the body of a living creature and regarded as an essential part of the individual.
68. "U slay me!": LMAO. Laughing My Appendages* Off.
* So to speak.
69. "Actually, I disagree": UH--NO. Nope!
70. Hint at: IMPLY. Strongly suggest the truth or existence of something not expressly stated.
71. Site built with two cents?: YELP. Yelp Inc. is an American company that develops the Yelp.com website and the Yelp mobile app, which publishes crowd-sourced reviews about businesses. It also operates Yelp Guest Manager, a table reservation service. It is headquartered in San Francisco. Unless the clue is referring to users putting in their 2 cents worth, I don't know what it means.
72. Ping-Pong table dividers: NETS. A six inch high mesh barrier that separates a ping pong table into two equal halves:
Down:
1. Sked abbr.: TBD. To be determined, referring to an item in a schedule,
2. Offers no more clues, as a trail: GOES COLD. Becomes ineffective or unproductive,
3. Snitch: INFORMER. A person who informs on another person to the police or other authority. Tattle tale.
4. Compel: FORCE. Oblige someone to do something, regardless of their willingness.
5. __ Angeles Sparks: LOS. The Los Angeles Sparks are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Sparks compete in the Women's National Basketball Association as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began.
6. Declines, with "out": OPTS. Chooses not to participate in something.
7. Vegetable used in some red dyes: BEET. The edible dark red spherical root of a a herbaceous plant, eaten as a vegetable.
8. Become, eventually: END UP. To reach or come to a place, condition, or situation that was not planned or expected.
9. "And more" abbr.: ETC. Abbreviation for et cetera: and other similar things. It is used to avoid giving a complete list.
10. 2024 Charli XCX hit album whose cover became a meme: BRAT. Charlotte Emma Aitchison [b. 1992] known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill, Essex, she began posting songs on Myspace in 2008, which led to her discovery by a promoter who invited her to perform at warehouse raves. Charli XCX "Brat" Cover Parodies refers to exploitable edits of English singer and songwriter Charli XCX's sixth studio album cover, known as brat. The cover features a vibrant lime-green background with the title "brat" disproportionately imposed on it, which received some criticism in February 2024 but was later turned into a source for green-screen edits and memes, as the cover could be easily photoshopped and parodied on social media by fans of the singer and also several companies, especially in Brazil.
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11. "No playing favorites!": BE FAIR. Impartial and just, without favoritism or discrimination.
12. Happenings: EVENTS. Planned public or social occasions.
13. Hockey pucks, e.g.: DISKS. Flat, thin, round objects.
18. Approved: OKED. As defined
22. "Likewise," informally: BACK AT YA. Whatever you just said to the person saying it, that person is saying the same thing back to you.
24. Letters on a Coppertone bottle: SPF. Solar Protection Factor. A sunscreen’s SPF is a measure of how many harmful ultraviolet rays it absorbs or reflects away from your skin. Must be reapplied ever couple of hours.
25. "I had no idea!": NEWS TO ME. Said of newly received knowledge.
27. Nonbinary pronoun: THEY. Non-binary pronouns are pronouns that are not gender specific and are often used by people who identify outside of the gender binary. The most common non-binary pronouns are "they/them/their".
31. Greek goddess of discord: ERIS. Eris is the goddess of strife, discord, and rivalry. She is known for starting the Trojan War by throwing a golden apple inscribed "For the most beautiful" among the guests at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. Eris was not invited to the wedding, and her actions led to a quarrel among the goddesses. Her Roman equivalent is Discordia.
32. Soprano Fleming: RENEE. Renée Lynn Fleming [b. 1959] is an American soprano and actress, known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theater, film, and at major public occasions. A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, Fleming has been nominated for 18 Grammy Awards and has won five times.
34. Greek god of war: ARES. Ares was the ancient Greek god of war or, more properly, the spirit of battle. He represented the distasteful aspects of brutal warfare and slaughter. Ares was never very popular, and his worship was not extensive in Greece.
36. Allergic reaction, perhaps: WELT. A raised red mark on the skin where something has hit or rubbed you, or from an allergic reaction.
38. Not naked: CLAD. Clothed or covered. Cf 41 A/
40. Lab liquids: SERA. Liquids that are injected into someone's blood to protect them against a poison or disease, or the the watery, pale yellow part of blood.
41. Provide with a wardrobe change: RECLOTHE. Provide a change of clothing.
42. Loud and grating: STRIDENT. Said of a harsh voice or sound.
45. Pt. of GPS: SYStem.
46. Art house?: MUSEUM. Typically, a movie theater that specializes in films that are artistic or experimental rather than merely entertaining. But here - a more literal meaning of a building that houses works of art.
47. F equivalent, in music: E SHARP. Note that are spelt differently, but sound the same are known as enharmonic equivalents.
49. "Absolutamente!": SI,SI. Enthusiastic affirmation.
51. Faith whose oldest standing temple is in Wilmette, Illinois: BAHAI. A monotheistic religion founded in the 19th century as a development of Babism, emphasizing the essential oneness of humankind and of all religions and seeking world peace. The Baha'i faith was founded by the Persian Baha'ullah (1817–92) and his son Abdul Baha (1844–1921). Babism isa religion founded in 1844 by the Persian Mirza Ali Muhammad of Shiraz (1819–50) who taught that a new prophet would follow Muhammad.
53. Home of the Eternal City: ITALY. Rome, of course.
55. "Riveting," sarcastically: OH, FUN. Might be spoken through gritted teeth.
57. "And others" abbr.: ET. AL. Like ETC [Cf 9 A] but used when the list is of people, such as co-authors, rather than things.
59. Clock display: TIME. The current hours and minutes. Will you come back for seconds?
60. North __ Sea: Kazakh lake: ARAL. The Aral Sea was an endorheic lake lying between Kazakhstan to its north and Uzbekistan to its south, which began shrinking in the 1960s and largely dried up by the 2010s.
63. Cry for attention?: HEY. Pay attention, now!
65. Prune: LOP. Cut off or prune, as branches.
66. Uno y uno: DOS. Zwie, kettő, deux, två, two, in any language.
Well, that wraps up [so to speak] another Wednesday. Hope you are enjoying your autumn. Don't forget to layer up.
20 A. Common laundry no-show: SOCK, a piece of clothing worn on the foot and often covering the ankle or some part of the calf. Sometimes lost in the wash.
But the target word here is FROCK, an unfitted, comfortable garment for wear in the house, or (later) a light overdress worn with a slip or underdress.
19 A. Bistros: CAFES for casual dining, and --
23 A. Lose on purpose: TANK, make no effort to win.
Here we are looking for a CAFTAN, often worn as a coat or as an overdress, usually having long sleeves and reaching to the ankles.
56 A. Legendary Arthur: ASHE. Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. [1943-1993] was an American professional tennis player. He won three Grand Slam titles in singles and two in doubles. Ashe was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team, and the only black man ever to win the singles titles at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open, and --
62 A. Shrubby landscape: HEATH, an area of open uncultivated land, especially in Britain, with characteristic vegetation of heather, gorse, and coarse grasses.
This item is a SHEATH. Sheath dresses fit tightly from bodice to hem, and emphasize the shape of an hourglass figure, while shift dresses [vide infra] are shapeless and conceal the body shape.
61 A. Like Puss in Boots: SHOD, wearing shoes, and --
64 A. Delivered by plane, as emergency supplies: AIRLIFTED, as defined.
A SHIFT is a dress in which the cloth falls straight from the shoulders and has darts around the bust. It frequently features a high scoop or boat neck.
And the unifier - 39 A. Autumn-weather advice for staying comfortable, or a description of each set of circled letters: DRESS IN LAYERS. Perhaps wear an undershirt, overshirt, sweater and jacket. If you get too warm, you can remove a layer.
Or just don one of the layerable garments described above. I suppose for some of these, the layering is implied, or even optional. But we'll just let that go.
Hi, Gang, it's JazzBumpa here in the dressing room. Since the theme clues each span a pair of across lines, I had to layer these clues to dress this puzzle up properly. Hope you got the circles, or this material would be hard to see through. Let's find out what other fashions Laura has designed for us
Across:
1. Pre-weekend shout: TGIF. Thank [Deity of your choice] it's Friday.
5. Spot for a hoop: LOBE. Ear ring location
9. Subsided: EBBED. Receded or declined.
14. Pro __: gratis: BONO. Pro bono is a Latin phrase that means "for the public good" and refers to professional work done voluntarily and without payment.
15. Unanswered, as a question: OPEN. Refers to a matter or problem that is being discussed but to which the answer is not yet known.
16. Eternal City fountain: TREVI. The Trevi Fountain is an 18th-century fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini in 1762.
21. Puny pencil: STUB. Writing remnant.
24. Word with green or silver: SCREEN. A green screen is a large green backdrop that makes it possible to add any background to the subject of your photo or video. Cf 10 D. "Silver screen" is a term that refers to the movie industry or to a type of projection screen used in early film:
26. Hall of Fame coach Summitt: PAT. Patricia Susan Summitt was an American women's college basketball head coach and college basketball player. As a coach at the University of Tennessee, she acquired 1,098 career wins, the most in college basketball history at the time of her retirement.
28. Part of 1-Across: IT'S. It is. But, alas, now it's only Wednesday. And I have 2 [!] rehearsals tonight.
29. Fluffy dog, familiarly: POM. The Pomeranian is a breed of dog of the Spitz type that is named for the Pomerania region in north-west Poland and north-east Germany in Central Europe. Classed as a toy dog breed because of its small size, the Pomeranian is descended from larger Spitz-type dogs, specifically the German Spitz.
30. Stag or doe: DEER. A deer or true deer is a hoofed ruminant ungulate of the family Cervidae. Cervidae is divided into subfamilies Cervinae and Capreolinae. Male deer of almost all species, as well as female reindeer, grow and shed new antlers each year.
33. Burns a bit: CHARS. Partially burn an object so as to blacken its surface.
35. Rode an enchanted broomstick, maybe: FLEW. Move or be hurled quickly through the air, no matter witch way.
37. Tow truck: WRECKER. Slangy mis-application of the word.
43. "Soup's on!": LET'S EAT. It's meal time.
44. Scene scenes: SETS. Arrangements of props and other background items in a segment of a movie or play.
46. D.C. subway: METRO. Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas.
48. "Remixing Since Forever" ice cream brand: EDY'S. Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc., is an American ice cream company, founded in 1928 in Oakland, California. The company's two signature brands, Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream and Edy's Grand Ice Cream, are named after its founders, William Dreyer and Joseph Edy
50. Blubber: CRY. Weep, sob.
51. Student carrier: BUS. A large motor vehicle carrying passengers by road, typically one serving the public on a fixed route and for a fare.
52. French pal: AMI. Literal
54. Garlicky sauces: AIOLIS. A mayonnaise flavored with garlic and sometimes other ingredients, such as red pepper.
58. First name in jazz: ETTA. Jamesetta Hawkins [1938-2012] known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer and songwriter who performed in various genres, including gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, rock and roll, and soul.
67. Luminous vibes: AURAE. In spiritualism and some forms of alternative medicine, a supposed emanation surrounding the body of a living creature and regarded as an essential part of the individual.
68. "U slay me!": LMAO. Laughing My Appendages* Off.
* So to speak.
69. "Actually, I disagree": UH--NO. Nope!
70. Hint at: IMPLY. Strongly suggest the truth or existence of something not expressly stated.
71. Site built with two cents?: YELP. Yelp Inc. is an American company that develops the Yelp.com website and the Yelp mobile app, which publishes crowd-sourced reviews about businesses. It also operates Yelp Guest Manager, a table reservation service. It is headquartered in San Francisco. Unless the clue is referring to users putting in their 2 cents worth, I don't know what it means.
72. Ping-Pong table dividers: NETS. A six inch high mesh barrier that separates a ping pong table into two equal halves:
Down:
1. Sked abbr.: TBD. To be determined, referring to an item in a schedule,
2. Offers no more clues, as a trail: GOES COLD. Becomes ineffective or unproductive,
3. Snitch: INFORMER. A person who informs on another person to the police or other authority. Tattle tale.
4. Compel: FORCE. Oblige someone to do something, regardless of their willingness.
5. __ Angeles Sparks: LOS. The Los Angeles Sparks are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Sparks compete in the Women's National Basketball Association as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began.
6. Declines, with "out": OPTS. Chooses not to participate in something.
7. Vegetable used in some red dyes: BEET. The edible dark red spherical root of a a herbaceous plant, eaten as a vegetable.
8. Become, eventually: END UP. To reach or come to a place, condition, or situation that was not planned or expected.
9. "And more" abbr.: ETC. Abbreviation for et cetera: and other similar things. It is used to avoid giving a complete list.
10. 2024 Charli XCX hit album whose cover became a meme: BRAT. Charlotte Emma Aitchison [b. 1992] known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill, Essex, she began posting songs on Myspace in 2008, which led to her discovery by a promoter who invited her to perform at warehouse raves. Charli XCX "Brat" Cover Parodies refers to exploitable edits of English singer and songwriter Charli XCX's sixth studio album cover, known as brat. The cover features a vibrant lime-green background with the title "brat" disproportionately imposed on it, which received some criticism in February 2024 but was later turned into a source for green-screen edits and memes, as the cover could be easily photoshopped and parodied on social media by fans of the singer and also several companies, especially in Brazil.
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11. "No playing favorites!": BE FAIR. Impartial and just, without favoritism or discrimination.
12. Happenings: EVENTS. Planned public or social occasions.
13. Hockey pucks, e.g.: DISKS. Flat, thin, round objects.
18. Approved: OKED. As defined
22. "Likewise," informally: BACK AT YA. Whatever you just said to the person saying it, that person is saying the same thing back to you.
24. Letters on a Coppertone bottle: SPF. Solar Protection Factor. A sunscreen’s SPF is a measure of how many harmful ultraviolet rays it absorbs or reflects away from your skin. Must be reapplied ever couple of hours.
25. "I had no idea!": NEWS TO ME. Said of newly received knowledge.
27. Nonbinary pronoun: THEY. Non-binary pronouns are pronouns that are not gender specific and are often used by people who identify outside of the gender binary. The most common non-binary pronouns are "they/them/their".
31. Greek goddess of discord: ERIS. Eris is the goddess of strife, discord, and rivalry. She is known for starting the Trojan War by throwing a golden apple inscribed "For the most beautiful" among the guests at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. Eris was not invited to the wedding, and her actions led to a quarrel among the goddesses. Her Roman equivalent is Discordia.
32. Soprano Fleming: RENEE. Renée Lynn Fleming [b. 1959] is an American soprano and actress, known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theater, film, and at major public occasions. A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, Fleming has been nominated for 18 Grammy Awards and has won five times.
34. Greek god of war: ARES. Ares was the ancient Greek god of war or, more properly, the spirit of battle. He represented the distasteful aspects of brutal warfare and slaughter. Ares was never very popular, and his worship was not extensive in Greece.
36. Allergic reaction, perhaps: WELT. A raised red mark on the skin where something has hit or rubbed you, or from an allergic reaction.
38. Not naked: CLAD. Clothed or covered. Cf 41 A/
40. Lab liquids: SERA. Liquids that are injected into someone's blood to protect them against a poison or disease, or the the watery, pale yellow part of blood.
41. Provide with a wardrobe change: RECLOTHE. Provide a change of clothing.
42. Loud and grating: STRIDENT. Said of a harsh voice or sound.
45. Pt. of GPS: SYStem.
46. Art house?: MUSEUM. Typically, a movie theater that specializes in films that are artistic or experimental rather than merely entertaining. But here - a more literal meaning of a building that houses works of art.
47. F equivalent, in music: E SHARP. Note that are spelt differently, but sound the same are known as enharmonic equivalents.
49. "Absolutamente!": SI,SI. Enthusiastic affirmation.
51. Faith whose oldest standing temple is in Wilmette, Illinois: BAHAI. A monotheistic religion founded in the 19th century as a development of Babism, emphasizing the essential oneness of humankind and of all religions and seeking world peace. The Baha'i faith was founded by the Persian Baha'ullah (1817–92) and his son Abdul Baha (1844–1921). Babism isa religion founded in 1844 by the Persian Mirza Ali Muhammad of Shiraz (1819–50) who taught that a new prophet would follow Muhammad.
53. Home of the Eternal City: ITALY. Rome, of course.
55. "Riveting," sarcastically: OH, FUN. Might be spoken through gritted teeth.
57. "And others" abbr.: ET. AL. Like ETC [Cf 9 A] but used when the list is of people, such as co-authors, rather than things.
59. Clock display: TIME. The current hours and minutes. Will you come back for seconds?
60. North __ Sea: Kazakh lake: ARAL. The Aral Sea was an endorheic lake lying between Kazakhstan to its north and Uzbekistan to its south, which began shrinking in the 1960s and largely dried up by the 2010s.
63. Cry for attention?: HEY. Pay attention, now!
65. Prune: LOP. Cut off or prune, as branches.
66. Uno y uno: DOS. Zwie, kettő, deux, två, two, in any language.
Well, that wraps up [so to speak] another Wednesday. Hope you are enjoying your autumn. Don't forget to layer up.
Cool regards!
JzB
