Hi all.
Jeffrey here.
“Think It Over” is this week’s puzzle title and a hint of the title’s meaning comes at
60a [Pondered deeply … as depicted in 18-, 24-, 39- and 52-Across] – REFLECTED ON. The theme answers all have “ON” reflected or reversed to be followed by “NO”
18a [Taste master] – CONNOISSEUR.
24a [Babylike facial feature] – BUTTON NOSE.
39a [Snafu, at first?] – SITUATION NORMAL: All F[ouled] Up.
52a [P.E.I. singer who stomped on stage] – TOM CONNORS. Bonus Canadian content in a theme answer. P.E.I. is Prince Edward Island.
Canadian content:
28a [Classical grp. At Roy Thomson Hall] – TSO. Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
45a [Classic Canuckisms, supposedly] – EHS.
4d [Former army base on Lake Ontario] –PICTON. Located on Price Edward Island, but not that Prince Edward Island, the other Prince Edward Island, eh.
34d [Annual fest in the West, for short] – PNE. Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver. There is a Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto. There isn’t an Atlantic National Exhibition (ANE) in Halifax, so you have to clue AN E using Wheel of Fortune “I’d like to buy ___, Pat.”
51d [Treaty now called CUSMA, in Canada] – NAFTA, for North American Free Trade Agreement. CUSMA = Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement.
54d [Powers, Dr. Evil and Fat Bastard portrayer] – MYERS. Mike Myers, from Toronto.
Tip of the Week:
Read my blog for hints to future puzzle answers. I’ve written about Stompin’ Tom Connors in a previous post.
Bonus Tip of the Week:
The 43rd American Crossword Puzzle Tournament is being held virtually on April 23-25 so here’s you chance to compete and maybe beat me for a so-called Foreign Division prize! Details at acptonline.com
See you next week!
Don’t let the fact that Jeffrey has won FIVE Foreign Division prizes, or that he ranks 28th of all contestants, intimidate you! (Like it does me.) Go for it!