Today's puzzle by Gail Grabowski is hockey-themed and is called "Pass the Puck." I don't follow hockey much, but I think the Rangers are in the playoffs.
20A: Penny Pincher (CHEAPSKATE), I went searching for current celebrities who are notoriously bad tippers. The ironic thing is that many of them are worth more than $100 million. The list includes Madonna, Barbra Streisand, JLo, and Harrison Ford. Then I found even more famous cheapskates. C'mon people, waiters and waitresses barely make enough as it is, and they have to rely on tips!
61A: Firewood igniter (MATCHSTICK). Mom always said don't play with matches!
Seriously, though, here is the '60s classic "Pictures of Matchstick Men" by the British group Status Quo:
There are also matchstick puzzles. These are games of logic in which you have to create new space and all the matches have to be used:
10D: In a precarious situation (ON THIN ICE). Remember the song "Walking on Thin Ice" by Yoko Ono? I didn't realize Mike Mills (from REM) produced it. It's a very cool video:
36D: Source of Security (SAFETY NET)
In puzzle news, there's a tournament called Crosswords LA coming up on May 12. Constructors include Andrea Carla Michaels, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Trip Payne, and Doug Peterson. The tournament takes place at Loyola Marymount University and proceeds go to a charity called "Reading for Kids"
Sorry for the short post, but it's getting late and I have to turn in soon.
Till tomorrow. . . .
Signing off,
The Puzzlechick
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