Theme: Inclement Weather - The stars of any weather report are the bad things that may occur. Our starred entries begin with those types of storms that bring warnings.
20. *Vice president's official entrance march : HAIL, COLUMBIA. LINK(0:47)
28. *Anxiety-reducing meeting opener : ICE BREAKER
34. *Hoffman's 1988 title savant : RAIN MAN. It was on TV last night.
38. *Stir-fry veggie : SNOW PEA. Yum! Picture
42. *Endurance-building full-speed run : WIND SPRINT. Start them while they're young. LINK (0:28)
53. Weather advisory, and hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues : STORM WARNING
Argyle here. A few hard-for-Monday entries but not unduly so. Maybe a spot or two where the perp needed a perp but in the end, all doable. Substantial white space in the NW and SE.
Across:
1. Where the Stars and Stripes flies, familiarly : US OF A
6. Approximate fig. : EST.
9. Stops on the way home? : BASES. "Just to hit the ball and touch 'em all - a moment in the sun" (J.C. Fogerty)
14. Fragrant evergreens : PINES
15. "I'm underwhelmed" : "MEH"
16. "You __ right!" : ARE SO...said the boy wonder.
17. Sharply inclined : STEEP
18. Put on a pedestal : IDEALIZED
22. Trying experience : ORDEAL
23. Corn core : COB
24. Church-owned Dallas sch. : SMU. (Southern Methodist University)
27. Bygone Russian despot : TSAR
32. Gabor and Peron : EVAs
33. Irritating sorts : TWITS
40. "Ready __, here ..." : OR NOT
41. Leave speechless : STUN
45. Zap with a weapon : TASE
49. '60s militant campus org. : SDS. (Students for a Democratic Society)
50. Sleep phase initials : REM. (rapid eye movement)
51. Elevated : RAISED
56. Entrance whose top half opens separately : DUTCH DOOR. Double Dutch door.
59. Stop : CEASE
60. Not warranted : UNDUE
61. Man-mission link : ON A
62. Champing at the bit : EAGER
63. Thingy : GISMO
64. Chef's meas. : TSP. Teaspoon
65. Smeltery refuse : DROSS. The waste matter when refining ore.
Down:
1. End result : UPSHOT. 1531, from up + shot (n.); originally, the final shot in an archery match, hence the figurative sense of "result, issue, conclusion" (1604).
2. Indian stringed instruments : SITARs
3. New York lake near Syracuse : ONEIDA. I have an aunt who lives on the north shore, in Cleveland, NY.
4. Information-eliciting negotiation tactic : FEELER
5. Furry friends' protection org. : ASPCA. I'd hope it wasn't just the furry animals that get protection. (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
6. Jannings of classic cinema : EMIL. In 1929 he won the first Best Actor Oscar.
7. Beguiles : SEDUCES
8. Cosa Nostra : THE MOB
9. Indonesian island : BALI
10. Operatic showstopper : ARIA
11. "__ who?" : SEZ
12. WNW's opposite : ESE
13. Landscaper's purchase : SOD
19. Shortened wd. : ABBR. (abbreviation)
21. Three-time A.L. batting champ Tony : OLIVA. He is here so often, we're on a first name basis.
24. Hop, __ and jump : SKIP. Track event.
25. Parcel (out) : METE
26. Constellation bear : URSA. Major and Minor or also known as the Big and Little Dippers.
29. Recycle bin item : CAN
30. Thames school : ETON
31. "How cute!" : "AWW!". As Spitzboov said on Saturday...All the bear news from Canada.(7:42)
32. CPR pros : EMTs
34. Handles the oars : ROWS
35. Extremely dry : ARID
36. Roadside retreats : INNs
37. Agree wordlessly : NOD
38. RR stop : STN. Rail station.
39. __Sweet: aspartame : NUTRA. In the blue packets.
41. Beautyrest mattress maker : SIMMONS. That was interesting about the Sleep Number beds the other day.
43. Cattle poker : PROD. Cattle poker - "I'll see your two Herefords and raise you a Holstein."
44. Get established in a new planter : REROOT
45. Musical liability : TIN EAR
46. Italian cheese : ASIAGO
47. Has an inkling : SENSES
48. Lawn neateners : EDGERS
52. Followed a curved path : ARCED. Edging gets a little trickier if it's curved.
53. Mr. Clean target : SCUM. But not riff-raff.
54. "The Cosby Show" son : THEO
55. Rolled sandwich : WRAP. When did sandwich wraps become popular and are they really a sandwich?
56. Used a trowel : DUG
57. Prefix with lateral : UNI
58. QB scores : TDs. (Touchdowns)
Argyle
Notes from C.C.:
1) Happy 25th wedding anniversary to Dennis and his lovely wife Linda. Click here to see some fun pictures from their wedding and reception.
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