Glad you enjoyed it - this was fun to make. We originally wanted GO DUTCH but that had an odd number of letters and would not work.
I K Snamhcok 1s · 2022-09-07T17:09:01.570Z
Good one! Thanks, Dr. Tom and Dr. (soon to be) Josh!
hoover 3s · 2022-09-07T16:52:59.830Z
Great metanism! I have not heard this phrase, although I've heard GO HALVESIES and GO HABS! (I also did not have to google Phil E.)
DrTom editore · 2022-09-10T03:29:43.316Z
He's the either to ORR
Ergcat 3s · 2022-09-07T19:25:14.878Z
Fun puzzle! Not too hard and clever construction. Got a chuckle from some of the clues!! Helped to pass the time while driving to Charleston to babysit the grands ( hubby driving, of course).
Tyrpmom 2s · 2022-09-07T22:16:21.729Z
Fun one and I looked up barbet and they are beautiful.
Darth 27:01 · 2022-09-07T23:39:25.404Z
I had anticipated "Go Dutch" but then spotted the mechanism. Enjoyed this one, guys! Thanks.
KayW 🤓11:18 · 2022-09-09T15:58:35.841Z
Whew! Needed the nudges but fun puzzle. Loved BEAST OF BORDEN.
DIS 19:31 · 2022-09-09T18:39:39.414Z
Very nicely done! One note: "Guy who is not a keeper" is a great clue for GIVER but also could have been the clue for PIG.
kurtalert 19:17 · 2022-09-09T21:36:55.838Z
Yep - I got hung up for a bit on that one as well!
kurtalert 19:17 · 2022-09-09T21:41:37.744Z
Very fun - took me a while to figure out a few of the pairs. With BAR, initially I was stuck on EXAM and DENIAL, but I think the mechanism is actually finding the clue that each half of the birds could answer- and the clues for EXAM and DENIAL can't be answered by BAR- and not finding a synonym for half of the bird name. In some cases, it works both ways, but not all... once I figured that out, and focused on the clue part, I got it. Nice!
DrTom editore · 2022-09-10T03:35:32.243Z
Interesting, the "Not a keeper" and PIG connection never crossed my mind. I saw, but discounted, the BAR/EXAM connection because the BAR EXAM is a specific exam, but in retrospect it was an entirely plausible answer. It would have been even worse had someone not given me the GRAPE - "Source of wine" suggestion. Originally I had GAUGE to tie it to a measure (like "raising the bar" or bars on your phone) but Bird Lives came to my rescue.
Bird that nests in a high-rise and comes in purple
27A
Source of laws or good health
29A
Slangy assent
31A
Fuss
32A
Tropical bird with the same name as a dog, or a wager
35A
Stat that keeps students on a roll
38A
Seductress
40A
What the Valdez and Deep Water Horizon are famous for
43A
Lone Ranger or Hannah Montana
46A
Obesity number: Abbr.
47A
Brew tea on the side of Everest?
48A
"Cosi fan ___"
49A
PlayStation maker
52A
"Nonsense and balderdash!"
54A
Candy rapper
56A
Like some crossword clues with excessive verbiage where you just know the compiler can't keep his yap shut and is just uncontrollably typing away and it's unnecessary, shoddy and not even very funny or related to the solve to be honest
58A
Baseball V.I.P.'s
61A
Rub off the surface with a rasp
62A
Add on for rings or roads
63A
Norwegian blue bird from Monty Python
66A
Exploit
67A
Common collision site
71A
Polished
72A
On an equal stance with
74A
Loughlin of "Full House" (or the Big House)
76A
Guy who is not a keeper
77A
Atlantic island group
80A
Initials on a dashboard in Europe
82A
Hockey great Phil
84A
Home country (most often to the Irish)
86A
Label for an unsavory person
87A
High-speed Internet inits.
88A
River and town in Nebraska
89A
Start to a fruity rum cocktail
91A
"Aunt" with a 1979 best seller
94A
CW singer who's song "Blue" seems to channel Patsy Cline
98A
Bird that has gone coo coo in the park
102A
Long time to wait
104A
Start of a musical intermission
106A
Do not disturb
107A
Part of Vegas in name only
108A
Cheese: Ger.
109A
Jewish service organization; ___ Brith
110A
Using pointe shoes
111A
"Good Will Hunting" sch.
112A
Weighty measure: Abbr..
113A
Senior Class group: Abbr.
114A
Material for soup cans
Verticali
1D
Flamboyant rock genre
2D
Country singer McEntire
3D
End of middle or new
4D
Hamburger serving
5D
Beast of Borden
6D
Brand of Japanese chips: Abbr.
7D
Final, e.g.
8D
Lather up once more
9D
Someone who is not who they say they are
10D
Night: Prefix
11D
Nutritional info
12D
Lines at the Improv
13D
Apparent
14D
Nasdaq debut: Abbr.
15D
Small batteries
19D
Gap between neurons
24D
Functional equality
26D
Pews' place
28D
Gaming rookie
30D
Fairy tale crones
33D
Client's end
34D
Cooking meas.
35D
Patisserie treat
36D
Tests for verticality
37D
Difference between a man on a tricycle in a T-shirt and a man on a bicycle in a tuxedo
39D
Debatable, or not worth debating
41D
"If u ask me"
42D
Either Patience or Fortitude at the New York Public Library
44D
Hothead in Italy
45D
Stalk in a swamp
50D
Roulette bet
51D
Mountain air
53D
K.G.B. predecessor
55D
Griffin who put everyone in Jeopardy
57D
Late-night host
58D
Expecting
59D
Garden in Giverny
60D
Chole's fatty end
64D
A vessel for Jason or Ben
65D
Slugger's stat: Abbr.
68D
Fun house sounds
69D
Brand in a lab?
70D
Number of German words (including this one) in the puzzle