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Aug 1, 2011

Monday, August 1, 2011 Andrew Bannem

Theme: Cool It - Themes that end in a type of the unifier.

20A. Microprocessor : COMPUTER CHIP

39A. Substance in a visual display unit : LIQUID CRYSTAL

56A. Broth-making aid : BOUILLON CUBE. I'm having some broth now.

65D. The ends of 20-, 39- and 56-Across are forms of it : ICE

Bonus entry in the center of the grid:

30D. 65-Down, in a cocktail : ROCKS. The cube type.

Argyle 90% here. Thank you for your get well wishes last week. Typical Monday. We tend to forget that while OBI(21D) are gimmes for most of us there was a time when it was a unknown. I do like the unifier being the last word.

Across:

1. Effervescence : FIZZ. Wow! Starting out with two Z's. Unfortunately, there is no W, so no pangram.

5. Orange container : CRATE

10. Afterthoughts : ANDs

14. Mine, in Marseille : À MOI. French.

15. Where dos are done : SALON. Hair dos.

16. Chimney buildup : SOOT

17. Blessing : BOON

18. Words spoken while tossing in cards : "I'M OUT". "Too rich for my blood."

19. One may be dog-eared : PAGE. The corner is turned down.

23. Hard tattoo to misspell : MOM

26. Grafton's "__ for Burglar" : 'B' IS

27. Sunday dinners : ROASTS

28. Qatar's peninsula : ARABIA

30. Grating sound : RASP

32. Load (up), as energy food : CARB. Yes, CARB can be used as a verb.

33. Synthesizer pioneer : MOOG. Moog demonstration.(2:19)

35. Juanita's "this" : ESTÁ. Spanish.

42. Scout uniform accessory : SASH

43. Depression era migrant : OKIE

44. Graph line : AXIS

46. Snobbish mannerisms : AIRS

48. Maine mail order giant : LL BEAN

50. Halfback's maneuver : END RUN

54. __-mo replay : SLO

55. High-speed PC option : DSL. Digital Subscriber Line (DSL). High speed in comparison to Dial-Up.

60. Two-tone treat : OREO. "More cookies!"

61. Oodles : A HEAP

62. Long skirt : MAXI

66. Leave out : OMIT

67. Modern kind of phone : SMART

68. Voltaire's "with" : AVEC. French.

69. Topeka's st. : KANS

70. Versatile blood donor : TYPE 'O'

71. Green stone : JADE

Down:

1. Beatles adjective : FAB. The FAB Four.

2. Chat room "I think ..." : IMO. "In My Opinion."

3. Bronx attraction : ZOO

4. Metal in pennies : ZINC

5. Forensic TV spin-off : "CSI MIAMI"

6. Highway exits : RAMPS

7. Baseball's Felipe or Matty : ALOU. Or Jesús. Or Moisés.

8. Track tipster : TOUT

9. Goes in : ENTERS

10. Pet-protecting org. : ASPCA. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).

11. __ Ark : NOAH'S

12. Loaf on the job : DOG IT. Another meaning for DOG.

13. Staircase units : STEPS

21. Japanese wraparound : OBI

22. Double Dutch needs : ROPES. Using two jump ropes at one time. Clip.(1:12)

23. Fella : MAC

24. Postgraduate grillings : ORALS

25. What they call the wind, in a 1951 song : MARIA. Clip.(3:01) The Big song from "Paint Your Wagon" sung by Vaughn Monroe.

29. Backyard cookouts, briefly : BBQs

31. Prefix with culture : AGRI

34. Skunk's defense : ODOR

36. Take a __ at: try : STAB

37. Put a levy on : TAXED

38. Assumed name : ALIAS

40. Ryder competitor : U-HAUL

41. Shout at from below : YELL UP TO

45. NBC show with Baba Wawa skits, briefly : SNL

47. At the bottom of the standings : IN LAST

49. Soft shot : LOB

50. Kindle download : EBOOK

51. "__ Rae" : NORMA. 1979 American drama film with Sally Field, Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman, Pat Hingle.

52. Expected at the terminal : DUE IN

53. Mob outbreaks : RIOTS

54. Alarming situation : SCARE

57. "That's a surprise!" : "OH MY!"

58. Twice-monthly tide : NEAP. the tide that occurs when the difference between high and low tide is least

59. Key of Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 : E MAJ.. Anton Bruckner (1824 – 1896) was an Austrian composer.

63. Gardner on screen : AVA. Image, with Frank.

64. Crossed (out) : X'ED


Argyle