16. N.L. West team's pests?: GIANTS ANTS.
22. N.L. East team's untruths?: PHILLIES LIES.
28. N.L. East team's parties?: BRAVES RAVES.
39. A.L. East team's cheers?: ORIOLES OLES.
46. N.L. Central team's pitchers?: BREWERS EWERS.
57. Ace relievers, briefly ... and a hint to 16-, 22-, 28-, 39- and 46-Across: MLB CLOSERS.
Loved this puzzle. I think it was made a little tougher because the cities weren't named in the clues. If you don't follow sports in general and professional baseball in particular, you may have had to work a little bit harder to get the solve.
Across:
1. __ tag: game with infrared beams: LASER.
6. Make full: SATE.
10. Bro: BUB.
13. 10th-century Holy Roman emperor: OTTO I. I believe one of his descendants lives in Roman Forest under an alias !
14. Letter-shaped fastener: T-NUT.
15. Restaurant list: MENU.
18. Martial __: ARTS.
19. Muddy pen: STY.
20. Not quite a B: C PLUS.
21. Illuminated from below, as a statue: UPLIT.
24. Reach: ATTAIN.
27. "Peachy-__!": KEEN.
32. Cry from a crib: WAH.
35. Sumptuous: LUXE.
36. Swelled head: EGO.
37. Metered ride: TAXI.
38. "You rang?": YES.
43. "Around the __": ESPN panel show: HORN. Weekday program targeted at sports junkies, with a cast of sports journalists opining and arguing about current sports events and sports headline stories.
45. Exercises, as power: WIELDS.
51. Dice throws: ROLLS.
52. Govt. security: T-BILL. T-Bill Explained at Investopedia
53. Milne hopper: ROO.
56. Poker buy-in: ANTE.
59. "O.G. Original Gangster" rapper: ICE T.O.G. Original Gangster was his 1991 album. It is often referenced as one of the key factors in developing the genre of gangster rap.
A rapper turned actor, Ice-T plays Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Here shown with Mariska Hargitay who plays Lieutenant Olivia Benson.
60. Glimpse: PEEK.
61. Flat-package furniture stores: IKEAs.
62. Neither's partner: NOR.
63. "American __": Starz series based on a Neil Gaiman novel: GODS. Never heard of it, but easy to perp in.
64. Nabisco wafer brand: NILLA.
Down:
1. Ships' records: LOGS. Spitzboov would know about these.
2. "They're __ again!": AT IT.
3. "Don't move, Rover!": STAY.
4. Ages and ages: EON.
5. "Sherlock Holmes" director Guy: RITCHIE. Name looked familiar. Was married to Madonna.
6. Slot in a stable: STALL.
7. Declare void: ANNUL.
8. Rwandan tribe: TUTSI.
9. Sci-fi visitors: ETs.
10. Cold War dividing line until 1989: BERLIN WALL. Who famously proclaimed, "I am a jelly doughnut !" ?
11. Loosen, as laces: UNTIE. "Bad spellers of the world..."
12. Sculpted works: BUSTS.
15. Breakfast syrup type: MAPLE.
17. Manipulates politically: SPINS.
21. Exploits: USES.
22. Cover with asphalt: PAVE.
23. __ out a living: EKE.
24. With competence: ABLY.
25. Loyal: TRUE.
26. Financial adviser's suggestion: TAX SHELTER. Tax Shelter Explained at Investopedia
29. Outdoor gear brand: REI. Recreational Equipment Incorporated.
30. Earlier: AGO.
31. Encyclopedia bk.: VOL.
33. Chopped down: AXED.
34. King cobra warning: HISS.
37. On one's __: alert: TOES.
39. Mine contents: ORES.
40. Mil. time off: RNR. Rest and (Recuperation, Relaxation or Recreation). Here's an image of a booklet of unused scrip from my trip to Armed Forces Recreation Center Ski School Berchtesgaden for a little R&R. Learned Alpine skiing there. Of course, went up to Obersalzberg to see the "Eagle's Nest" while there.
41. Tom of "The Seven Year Itch": EWELL.
42. Beef cut: SIRLOIN.
44. Little hooter: OWLET.
46. Really smart person: BRAIN.
47. Veg-O-Matic maker: RONCO.
48. Canonized pope known as "The Great": ST LEO.
49. Flowed back: EBBED.
50. Candle threads: WICKS.
53. Film spool: REEL.
54. __ hygiene: ORAL.
55. Legendary Greek mount: OSSA. If you are going to climb it, consider stopping by REI to buy your ice axe, backpack and other hiking equipment.
57. Fuel efficiency stat: MPG.
58. Hit the slopes: SKI.
Abejo would like to pass along his CONGRATULATIONS to the Elk-McKean Little League team from Kane, Wilcox, JOHNSONBURG and Ridgway, Pennsylvania in making it to the Junior League World Series. Only 12 teams from around the globe make it this far. Elk-McKean plays tonight at 7C. You can watch the games at upstream.tv
