17A. Rossini's "Cinderella," e.g. : COMIC OPERA (Cop)
23A. Judge's protective ruling : NO-CONTACT ORDER (Actor)
37A. When-all-else-fails act : LAST- DITCH EFFORT (Chef)
48A. Like a good project manager : DETAIL ORIENTED (Tailor)
59A. Employee crimes, and literally, the positions hidden in 17-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across : INSIDE JOBS
Argyle here. I got the reveal first but it didn't help. I wasted my time looking for the word JOB in the answers. Then I looked for crimes, like theft. Didn't find them either. It was TAILOR that set me straight.
So there is some baseball and bra's; just what I would expect from C.C. and Dennis. A solid Thursday offering.
Across:
1. "Steeerike!" is one : CALL
5. Good-sized slices : SLABS
10. U.K. awards : OBE's. (Order of the British Empire)
14. Slobbering comics pooch : ODIE. Garfield's companion.
15. Core group : CADRE. Dennis was in a Corps group.
16. Going around in circles, maybe : LOST
19. See : DATE
20. Pluto, for example : ORB. The planet, or whatever they're calling it now.
21. Administered by spoon : ORAL
22. Self-gratifying outing : SPREE
27. Golfer nicknamed "The Big Easy" : ELS. (Ernie)
28. Shady plot : ARBOR
29. Tantrum in a restaurant, say : SCENE
32. Clip : PACE
34. Docs who deliver : OB's. (Obstetrician)
41. Cooperstown's Mel : OTT. He played right field his entire career for the New York Giants (1926–1947).
42. Tricky rink move : DEKE. A fake, a feint, a juke.
43. Like X, in some cases : ROMAN. It is if it represents the number ten in Latin.
44. Noted Titanic passenger : ASTOR. His wife survived.
47. Groupie : FAN
54. Greek labyrinth island, in myth : CRETE
55. He plays Jack on "30 Rock" : ALEC. (Baldwin)
56. November honoree : VET. Dennis again.
58. Bike basket escapee of film : TOTO. "The Wizard of Oz."
62. Isaac's oldest : ESAU. A little tougher way to clue him.
63. Carved symbol : TOTEM
64. Pod veggie : OKRA
65. At the front of the line : NEXT
66. Subject of a sports deadline : TRADE
67. Rotary Club symbol : GEAR
Down:
1. First name in fashion : COCO. Figuratively: Gabrielle "Coco" Bonheur Chanel.
2. Sew on rickrack, for instance : ADORN
3. State of oblivion : LIMBO
4. Floral garland : LEI
5. Pooh-poohs : SCORNS
6. Splash gently against : LAP AT
7. "A Passage to India" schoolmistress : ADELA. IMDb.
8. "It's too darn cold!" : [BRR!]
9. Mermaid's milieu : SEA
10. Veteran : OLD PRO. Dennis again!
11. Decision-making setting : BOARDROOM
12. First name in skin care : ESTÉE. (Lauder)
13. Pilot : STEER
18. Lost enthusiasm : COOLED
22. Have a good cry : SOB
24. Euro fraction : CENT
25. Hidey-hole : CACHE
26. Apple, for one : TREE. Gave me pause; a plethora of possibilities
29. __-mo : SLO
30. Alley lurker : CAT
31. Subject of IRS Form 706 : ESTATE TAX
32. Prefix meaning "wing" : PTERO
33. "Good grief!" : "ACK!"
35. Two-piece piece : BRA. Nothing to say.
36. RR depot : STN.. (station)
38. Star frequently gazed at : IDOL. Tricky.
39. Coneheads' home, so they said : FRANCE. From a popular Saturday Night Live skit.
40. Type type : FONT. More than alliteration.
45. Warmed the bench : SAT OUT
46. Ascot or cravat : TIE
47. What a baby's cry often means : [FEED ME!]
48. 747 competitor : DC TEN
49. Irregularly notched : EROSE
50. Many a reggae musician : RASTA
51. Fibber's admission : "I LIED"
52. Bring forth : EVOKE
53. Messing of "Smash" : DEBRA
57. Old autocrat : TSAR
59. Addams cousin : ITT
60. Hide-hair link : NOR
61. Nudge : JOG. Not JAB.
Argyle
Notes from C.C.:
1) Marti probably lost electricity last night due to snow. A big "Thank you" to Argyle for blogging at the last minute. I seriously can't live without him!
2) This theme came to me while glancing at an article in our local Star Tribune. Dennis and I searched through a ton of professions and worked out the current four that can be hidden. He came up with the essential COP (one of his buddies is a cop) and its contained phrase. Filling was rather smooth considering the 5 long theme entries (63 theme squares) in place, and I thought we had to add a couple cheater squares. We even put in Dennis' favorite BRA!
Dennis has been my trusted guinea pig. He's a patient and solid sounding board on many of my themes and fill. We talked about making a puzzle together for years, but finally got time to do so after he settled down in Florida last spring. We made 3 puzzles together. This was one. The second one was accepted by the NY Times! The last one was rejected by both editors :-(
3) Happy Birthday to our handsome pilot Dudley!
Dennis, Florida |
3) Happy Birthday to our handsome pilot Dudley!