Hi all.
Jeffrey here.
Is it hot in here? Put on your boogie shoes! “Head Warmers” is this week’s puzzle title and, as revealed at 56 down, each theme answer is a type of 56d [What the answers to the starred cues might give Peggy Lee, in her signature song] – FEVER.
7a [*Pop’s so-called “bad boy”] – BIERBER fever. I’m not qualified to explain it.
39a [*Woodsy retreat] – CABIN fever. You all know what this is.
41a [*It’s cut and dried]– HAY fever.
42a [*Salsa or merengue]– DANCE Fever, which featured disco music.
71a [*Cowardly, casually]– YELLOW fever.
1d [*What Fred Astaire called “just jitterbug”]– DISCO fever.
4d [*Cash or cake]– Dr. JOHNNY Fever. who became a Dance Fever type host in the linked WKRP clip.
15d [*When CBC’s “Coach’s Corner” was scheduled each week]– SATURDAY NIGHT Fever which featured disco music.
52d [*Suffer suddenly, as a leak]– SPRING fever.
Canadian content:
31d [Governments subject to confidence votes] – MINORITIES. Justin Trudeau’s government right now is a minority.
Some Canadian content in the theme answers as well – BIERBER is from Stratford, Ontario and Don Cherry of CBC’s “Coach’s Corner”.
Tip of the Week:
If you have a fever, get tested. Unless you are in a Disco Inferno.
See you next week!