17. Carry only a carry-on, say: TRAVEL LIGHT. WIRED LIGHT ๐ก
24. MLB's National League nickname (because it was founded first): SENIOR CIRCUIT. WIRED CIRCUIT
47. Unscrupulous sales tactic: BAIT AND SWITCH. WIRED SWITCH
57. Chaw in a cheek: TOBACCO PLUG. WIRED PLUG ๐
39. Tense with excitement ... and a hint to the ends of the four longest puzzle answers: WIRED.
Across:
1. Like aged cheddar: SHARP.
6. Three-dimensional: CUBIC.เค
11. Clavell's "__-Pan": TAI. Big shot.
14. Down-yielding duck: EIDER.
15. IRA-establishing legislation: ERISA. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act
16. __ Tin Tin: RIN. The German Shepherd Dog is my favorite.
19. "__ had one job!": YOU. The perfect opening for CrossEyedDave. I'll link this one to get him started.
20. Bottom edge of a dress: HEM.
21. Slithery swimmer: EEL.
22. Bacteria in food recalls: E. COLI.
29. "Of course": YES.
30. Least fresh: OLDEST.
31. Rainbow-shaped: ARCED.
34. Five-time Silver Slugger Award-winning catcher Joe: MAUER. Some guys are just athletically gifted. Like another Minnesotan, Dave Winfield. Mauer was a great multi-sport ballplayer in high school. Click the link to read about him.
C.C. used to have Joe Mauer as her avatar:
35. The 2% in 2% milk: FAT.
38. Nobel physicist Niels: BOHR.
40. Vague amount: SOME.
41. Wonderment: AWE. If you take the previous answer at 40A, and append it to this answer, you will have the adjective that I sense grates on Husker Gary's ears.
42. Funeral rite heaps: PYRES.
43. Aleppo's land: SYRIA.
44. Martin of "Route 66": MILNER. We had a clue of "66, for one" yesterday at 5D, and the answer was RTE. Boomer commented, "I think there was a famous TV show with Martin Milner about Rte. 66." So anyone that read the blog yesterday should have been able to get Milner today. That's him on the right. Reruns of Route 66 are on late night TV. Nice car for a pair of drifters.
46. Buddhist discipline: ZEN.
51. Takes a break: RESTS.
52. Ill. neighbor: IND.
53. Piece of history: ERA.
56. Framed works: ART.
62. Knight's title: SIR.
63. Downloadable read: EBOOK.
64. Moan and groan: WHINE.
65. "Listen up!": HEY. Hey now, hey now, don't dream it's over.
66. Takes a chance on: RISKS.
67. Vetoes: NIXES.
Down:
1. Meyers of late-night TV: SETH.
2. Put on the payroll: HIRE.
3. Frequent Yosemite photographer Ansel: ADAMS.
4. Gun, as an engine: REV.
5. Fussed in front of a mirror: PREENED. This sure sounds like fussing to me. Never heard of scritch before.
6. Upright violin kin: CELLO.
7. Ocean State sch.: URI. The University of Rhode Island is the flagship university for the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
8. The __ Dipper: BIG.
9. "Kinda" suffix: ISH. Sorta.
10. Party food provider: CATERER.
11. Seek a spot on, as a sports team: TRY OUT FOR.
12. Garlicky mayo: AIOLI.
13. Alaskan native: INUIT.
18. Floral garlands: LEIS.
23. IV units: CCs.
25. Ogler: EYER. Oxford Dictionaries: Eyer. Noun. Rare.
1 Chiefly literary and poetic. A person who looks at or sees something or someone; an observer.
2 A person who makes eyes in needles. Now historical.
1 Chiefly literary and poetic. A person who looks at or sees something or someone; an observer.
2 A person who makes eyes in needles. Now historical.
26. Loud crowds: ROARERS. Like the fans at the 2018 U.S. Open played at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y.
27. Crossword puzzle list: CLUES. Also from Oxford Dictionaries... Origin: Late Middle English: variant of clew. The original sense was ‘a ball of thread’; hence one used to guide a person out of a labyrinth. I could use a better ball of thread on some Saturday puzzles.
28. Fingered in a lineup, briefly: ID'ed.
31. Old hoops org.: ABA. American Basketball Association. 1967 to 1976. I was a fan. Dr. J (Julius Erving), Rick Barry, Moses Malone, Dan Issel, Artis Gilmore, George Gervin, Tiny (Nate) Archibald and others.
32. Line of seats: ROW.
33. Mutual attraction in a relationship: CHEMISTRY. Are we talking about covalent bonding ? Or ๐ ?
34. Stuck in the mud: MIRED.
36. "__ dreaming?": AM I.
37. Earl Grey, e.g.: TEA. I believe this is Abejo's favorite. So much so that he takes it with him when he dines out.
39. Casino mogul Steve: WYNN. I would have preferred the clue to have been about Ed, Keenan or Early.
40. Lip-__: mouth the words: SYNC.
42. Wall surface: PLASTER.
43. Land a plane: SET DOWN. Hi Dudley !
45. Hairy Addams cousin: ITT. Linked ITT's picture last time.
46. Galvanizing metal: ZINC.
47. Audacious: BRASH.
48. Eagle's nest: AERIE.
49. Trimmable candle parts: WICKS.
50. DNA structure: HELIX.
54. Ancient character: RUNE.
55. Long, long time: AGES.
58. __-Wan Kenobi: OBI.
59. Mass. MLB team: BOS. Boston Red Sox. In 1967 I was playing Little League and devoured anything / everything baseball. Yaz won the Triple Crown and Boston won the AL Pennant to face St Louis in the World Series. The series was tied at 3 games apiece. Our teacher, Mr Kelly, rolled a TV into the classroom. We all watched the deciding Game 7. Bob Gibson of the Cardinals won his 3rd game and St Louis took the series 4-3. I was pulling for the Cardinals, but became a Yaz fan that season. Great ballplayer. 1st ballot HOF'er. Born in Southampton, N.Y., site of the 2018 U.S. Open. BTW, no other Triple Crowns were won in either league until 2012, when Miguel Cabrerra of the Tigers accomplished the feat.
60. "All systems go!": AOK. Jinx might see that in his side view mirrors as he leaves the campgrounds.
61. __ Beta Kappa: PHI.
