Tuesday, February 13, 2018 ~ Brian Gubin

Theme: Weather Report - no precipitation coming down as sleet at least.

4. Baseball overtime: EXTRA INNINGS. Rain.

8. Bellyache: STOMACH AILMENT. Hail.

14. "We're trapped in here!": "THERE'S NO WAY OUT!". Snow.

22. Frank Lloyd Wright house built around multiple cascades, and what's literally found in this puzzle's circles: FALLING WATER

Argyle here. Brian gave us downward dog in December and now rain is coming down. Can cats be next? A plethora of people today. 

Across:

1. Suffix with silver or glass: WARE

5. 1980 Dom DeLuise film: "FATSO"

10. Cry noisily: SOB

13. Acme: APEX

14. This evening, on marquees: TONITE

15. Actress Longoria: EVA

16. Fiction's opposite: FACT

17. Drag race racer: HOT ROD

18. Women's __: LIB

19. Trick-taking game: ÉCARTÉ. The rules seem worthy of Calvin and Hobbes.

21. "Stay With Me" singer Smith: SAM

22. A-OK: FINE

23. Fixes: REPAIRS

25. Does harm to: DAMAGES

27. Prefix with gram or graph: IDEO-

28. Earth sci.: ECOL. (ecology)

29. World's largest cognac producer: HENNESSY

33. Cry of distress: "HELP ME!"

37. Economist Greenspan: ALAN. Former Chairman of the Fed.

38. Marilyn Monroe's first name at birth: NORMA

40. Pakistan neighbor: IRAN

41. Game piece with pips: DOMINO

43. Refused: SAID NO TO

45. Former House leader Gingrich: NEWT

47. Gurgling sound: [GLUG]

48. BBC TV series about cars: "TOP GEAR"

51. "You don't have to tell me": "I'M AWARE"

55. Kia subcompacts: RIOs

56. '60s-'80s Red Sox nickname: YAZ. Carl Yastrzemski.

58. Makes happy: ELATEs

59. Raised railroads: ELs

60. Really tired: DONE IN

62. President before Wilson: TAFT. William Howard Taft.

63. Nintendo's Super __: NES. (Nintendo Entertainment System)

64. Steam shovel scoop: BUCKET

65. The "E" in the HOMES mnemonic: ERIE. (Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior)

66. Dr. with Grammys: DRE

67. Jouster's horse: STEED

68. Ceremony: RITE

Down:

1. Kit Kat layer: WAFER

2. Quickly: APACE

3. Brief summary: RECAP

5. Egg __ yung: FOO

6. Carpenter insects: ANTS

7. Rant: TIRADE

9. Multivolume ref. work: OED. (Oxford English Dictionary)

10. Former baseball commissioner Bud: SELIG

11. Sheeplike: OVINE

12. Innocents "in the woods": BABES

20. It ebbs and flows: TIDE

24. "Meh": "SO-SO"

26. "The Simpsons" beer server: MOE. Moe Szyslak.

29. Fooled: HAD

30. "Xanadu" gp.: ELO. (Electric Light Orchestra) Here is Rush doing their version of Xanadu.(11:09) (It would have been linked later anyway.)

31. '60s war zone: NAM

32. Coll. periods: YRs

34. For: PRO

35. Gym cushion: MAT

36. Musical Brian: ENO

39. Nativity trio: MAGI

42. Formerly, in bridal announcements: NÉE

44. Two-part: DUAL

46. Hypnotic state: TRANCE

48. General tendency: TREND

49. Refueling ship: OILER

50. Old West outlaw chasers: POSSE

52. Video game pioneer: ATARI

53. Equip anew: REFIT

54. Cosmetician Lauder: ESTÉE

57. "The Wizard of Oz" farmhand: ZEKE. Portrayed by Bert Lahr.

Dorothy wakes up with Professor Marvel, 

Hickory, Hunk and Zeke watching over her.

60. Sound units, briefly: dBs. (Decibel)

61. Mil. roadside hazard: IED. (improvised explosive device)

Argyle

Wednesday, December 13 2017, Brian Gubin

Theme: PET NAMES

 

3. *Friendly words to departing guests : GLAD YOU CAME. LADY is the Cocker Spaniel from Disney's Lady And The Tramp.

 

10. *Like medicine that works quickly : FAST ACTING. Regular crossword solvers recognize  ASTA as the Wire Fox Terrier from The Thin Man series.

 

21. *Extremely retro food regimen? : PALEO DIET. PAL, a Collie, was the original Lassie.

 

30. *"Cruel Summer" band : BANANARAMA. NANA is a St. Bernard who appears in Disney's 1953 animated film Peter Pan.

 

26. Common yoga pose ... and a hint to hidden names in the answers to starred clues : DOWNWARD DOG

 

Melissa here. A fun change to see down theme answers - and doubly fun for all the dog lovers.

 

Across:
 

1. Brainiac : EGGHEAD
 

8. Campus eatery, for short : CAF. I've never heard this shortened form uttered.
 

11. Flying Solo? : HAN. Star Wars - fun clue.
 

14. Brewpub brew : PALE ALE
 

15. Auburn University home : ALABAMA
 

17. #2 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time : CLAPTON. See the list here.
 

18. Burger bun flavorings : SESAMES. Did not come easy - have never seen this pluralized.
 

19. Out-of-date : OLD
 

20. Usual people in a roundup? : SUSPECTS
 

22. Small dogs : TOYS. Dog breeds by size.
 

24. Trafficking org. : DEA. Drug Enforcement Administration.
 

25. Insisted on it : SAID SO
 

29. Gaming rookie, in slang : NOOB. Aka, Newbie.
 

31. "Treasure Island" author's initials : RLS. Robert Louis Stevenson.

33. Cape : CLOAK. Jane Eyre wore one.
 

34. Six-sided state : UTAH. See?

 

 

36. Steinbeck's "__ of Eden" : EAST
 

38. Simple card game : WAR

 

39. Pal of Sleepy : DOC. The Seven Dwarfs.

 
41. "Taras Bulba" novelist Gogol : NIKOLAI

 
43. Org. with Thunder and Heat : NBA

 

44. Eggs in a lab : OVA

 

45. Amino __ : ACID
 

46. Chew (on) : GNAW
 

48. Male bodybuilder : HE MAN. Or a little rascal.

 

 

50. Uncle, in Mexico : TIO
 

52. Homecoming figure : GRAD
 

54. Rock show venues : ARENAS
 

56. U.K. country : ENG
 

58. Palm smartphone : TREO
 

60. Welcomers at the church door : GREETERS. Or Walmart.

 

 

63. Car seller's employer: Abbr. : DLR. Dealer.
 

64. Like some celebrity memoirs : TELL ALL.
 

67. Desperate : DO OR DIE
 

69. Salaries : INCOMES
 

70. Composer Puccini : GIACOMO. Never knew his first name. "The greatest composer of Italian opera after Verdi". Wikipedia.
 

 

71. 28-Down, essentially : POD

 

72. Solid __ rock : AS A
 

73. Steams up : ENRAGES
 

Down:
 

1. Spaceship Earth locale : EPCOT
 

2. Unit at the pumps : GALLON

4. Old-school "cool" : HEP
 

5. Has : EATS
 

6. Spoken : ALOUD
 

7. More heavily populated : DENSER
 

8. Attorney's assignment : CASE
 

9. Smart guys? : ALECS

11. Smoked meat : HAM
 

12. Zion Church letters : AME. I did not know this.
 

13. "One Mic" rapper : NAS. Wikipedia.
 

 

 

16. Pasta sauce herb : BASIL
 

23. Drunkard : SOT
 

27. Former Swedish automaker : SAAB
 

28. Southern veggie : OKRA
 

32. Mineo of movies : SAL
 

35. Hyphenated fruit drink brand : HI-C
 

37. Droop : SAG
 

39. Qatar's capital : DOHA
 

40. Done : OVER
 

42. Young fox : KIT
 

47. Hotel lobby hangings : ART
 

49. Prefix with Saxon : ANGLO
 

51. Nervous : ON EDGE
 

53. Remove calcium deposits from : DELIME
 

55. Tennis great Monica : SELES
 

57. Area below the abdomen : GROIN
 

59. Cookie bits in some Milka chocolate bars : OREOS
 

61. "Born Free" lioness : ELSA
 

62. Fly high : SOAR
 

64. Gratuity : TIP
 

65. Rock producer Brian : ENO
 

66. HDTV choice : LCD
 

68. HDTV brand : RCA