Monday, June 15, 2026, Janice Luttrell

Theme:  Garden variety.

Our marvelous Monday maven, Janice Luttrell, has constructed a puzzle that is quite ordinary -- just your normal, basic, garden variety Monday grid.  I kid, of course.  Her theme entries end with words that are run-of-the-mill.

20-Across. Central green in a small town: VILLAGE COMMON.

27-Across. Plateau in England that's home to Stonehenge: SALISBURY PLAIN.

49-Across. Comedian's performance: STAND-UP ROUTINE.

The big reveal occurs here:

56-Across. Tom Jones hit, and what can be said about the end of 20-, 27-, or 49-Across: IT'S NOT UNUSUAL.

Our blogmistress, C.C., has explained that it's easier to write a difficult puzzle than an easy one.  If today's puzzle seems simple, that's the result of exacting effort.  Let's waltz through the rest!

Across:

1. Actors in a sitcom: CAST.

5. Super Bowl org.: NFL.  National Football League.  An abbreviation in the clue suggests that there will be an abbreviation in the answer.

8. Combo pattern for mil. garb: CAMO.  "Camo" is short for "camouflage," a pattern featuring a combination of shapes and colors, often used for military garments.

Camo patterns vary to match the environment.
Here, an Australian soldier blends into the bush.

12. "Stuff and nonsense!": PSHAW.  A scoffing sound, pronounced puh-shaw or pshh.

14. Soothing lotion ingredient: ALOE.

16. Country singer Jackson: ALAN.  Alan Jackson sings traditional country songs as well as many he's written himself.  He has earned Grammy Awards, CMA Awards, and ACM Awards, and is one of the best-selling musical artists of all time.  Because he suffers from an inherited degenerative disease, he has scheduled a final concert on June 27, 2026.  Here he is performing his original song, Five O'Clock Somewhere, with special guest Jimmy Buffet appearing near the end.

17. Hawaiian greeting: ALOHA.

18. Slips into, as clothes: DONS.

19. Fishhook attachment: LURE.

20. [Theme clue]

23. Summer beverage: ICE TEA.

25. __ Vegas Aces: LAS.  A team in the Women's National Basketball Association.

26. Silent assent: NOD.

27. [Theme clue]

31. Bio information: AGE.  "Bio" is not an abbreviation, but just a shortened version of "biography."  Therefore, the answer is not an abbreviation.

32. Italian sparkling wine: ASTI.  The Piedmont region of Italy produces Asti Spumante and Moscato d'Asti.  Asti Spumante is more bubbly; Moscato d'Asti is less bubbly, sweeter, and lower in alcohol.

33. Many, many moons: EON.

34. Says "I do" to: WEDS.

36. Brief albums, briefly: EPS.  Extended Play records are longer than a single, but not as long as a full length album.

38. Cash dispensers: ATMS.

42. Luau bowlful: POI.  Steamed and pounded taro root, mixed with water.

Poi

45. Beauty store chain: ULTA.

48. Kendrick Lamar genre: RAP.

49. [Theme clue]

53. Ewe said it: BAA.

54. Little tyke: TOT.

55. Stray hair: STRAND.

56. [Theme clue]

60. Windy day toy: KITE.

61. Minerals in mines: ORES.

62. Fast-food pork sandwich: MCRIB.  McDonald's offers the McRib sandwich sporadically, for limited time periods.  It features a minced pork patty shaped like a rack of ribs, covered in barbecue sauce.  Availability corresponds to periods of low prices on bulk pork.  Travel to Germany if you simply must have one; it's a permanent menu item at McDonald's there.

German McRib -- all year round

65. You are, in Spanish: ERES.  Eres un gran traductor!  (You are a great translator!)  One of the problems I have with Google translate is that it provides only familiar speech in Spanish.  That might work in Spain, but in Mexico, it's important to use formal pronouns and verbs with people who are not your family or inferiors.  "Usted es un gran traductor!" is more polite in most situations.

66. "Drinks are __!": ON ME.

67. Brain prefix: NEURO.  Neuro- is from the Greek for "nerve," and is used to refer to nerves, the brain, or the nervous system as a whole.

68. Put one's feet up: REST.

69. Patch of lawn: SOD.

70. Hitch: SNAG.

Down:

1. Tax prep expert: CPA.  Certified Public Accountant, of course.

2. Silent communication syst.: ASL.  American Sign Language.

3. Did a snow day chore: SHOVELED.

4. Most populous island in French Polynesia: TAHITI.  Most populous?  Still seems like a dream destination.

This is Tahiti.
  The blue lagoon and white sand beaches that show up in searches for Tahiti are really the nearby island of Bora Bora.

5. Zilch: NADA.

6. Promote aggressively: FLOG.  I'm familiar with flog meaning to beat or whip someone severely, but Google tells me it also means to sell something quickly or aggressively.

7. Needing a companion: LONELY.

8. Tranquil: CALM.  Bora Bora, anyone?

Bora Bora.
I like the idea of a lazy vacation, but in truth, I cannot sit still.
Kayaking, though ... !

9. Reunion attendees: ALUMNI.

10. Dark red: MAROON.

11. Continuously: ON END.  "It rained for days ON END."  "The power was out for weeks ON END."

13. Polish Solidarity leader Lech: WALESA.  Lech Wałęsa was president of Poland from 1990 to 1995. The first democratically elected president of Poland since 1926, he was also the first-ever Polish president elected by popular vote.  An electrician, Wałęsa led the opposition Solidarity movement which ended Communist rule in Poland in 1989.

Lech Wałęsa

15. Break free: ESCAPE.

21. Chem class rooms: LABS.

22. Scandinavian capital near the North Sea: OSLO.

23. "You don't have to tell me!": I SAW.

24. Pet canary's home: CAGE.

28. Sport-__: off-road auto: UTE.

29. Tear to pieces: RIP UP.

30. Actress de Armas: ANA.  Ana de Armas grew up in Cuba, moved to Spain, and then moved to Los Angeles, playing leading film and TV roles along the way.  She was the holographic AI Joi in Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Paloma in the James Bond film No Time to Die (2021) and Marilyn Monroe in Blonde (2022), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Ana de Armas

35. Health resort: SPA.

37. Camera option, initially: SLR.  Per Wikipedia, "a single-lens reflex camera (SLR) is a type of camera that uses a mirror and prism system to allow photographers to view through the lens and see exactly what will be captured. ... When the shutter button is pressed on most SLRs, the mirror flips out of the light path and allows light to pass through to the light receptor and the image to be captured."    

39. Dress rehearsal: TRIAL RUN.

40. "Save Me" singer Aimee: MANN.  You may remember Aimee Mann from her 1980s band "Til Tuesday."  She wrote their top-ten single Voices Carry.  She's been solo since 1990, and has also acted on TV and in films.  She wrote "Save Me" for the 1999 film Magnolia; the song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

Aimee Mann -- now and then

41. Floored it: SPED.

43. Not duped by: ONTO.  As in, "I'm onto you, buster!"

44. "Same for me!": I DO TOO.

46. Soft throw: TOSS.

47. Leaf-peeping season: AUTUMN.  DH and I visited New England in October 2019.  It was spectacular.

"Height of Land" in Maine -- my photo

49. Much political humor: SATIRE.

50. Tries a bite of: TASTES.

51. About-faces on the road: U-TURNS.

52. Tiny amounts: TRACES.

53. Harley-Davidson customer: BIKER.

57. Wild canary's home: NEST.  As opposed to 24-Down. Pet canary's home: CAGE.

58. Pixar clownfish: NEMO.

59. Preowned: USED.

63. Savings plan letters: IRA.  Individual Retirement Account.

64. Cranberry-growing area: BOG.

Here's the grid:

Solvers,

Which of you SPED through this puzzle?

Did it BOG you down anywhere?  Did it take hours ON END?

IT'S NOT UNUSUAL to hit a SNAG.  Hope you didn't RIP UP the puzzle!

Tell us all about it in the comments.

-- NaomiZ

Sunday, June 14, 2026 Zhouqin Burnikel

  IF YOU ASK ME...

CrossEyedDave here, fresh off my bout with a Noro-Virus. Our own CC asked me to write up her Sunday Spectacular at the last minute, and while I am glad to do it, I am still under the weather, and cranky to boot. Let's hope it doesn't show...

I say this because, while a very enjoyable puzzle, there were a few places that had me stumpted. Here is the grid with all my mistakes:

The black chevrons in the upper right of certain grid squares, is where I fat fingered typo's, or chose the wrong letter outright. I didn't have time to do it ink on dead tree sadly.

The red chevrons indicate where I hit the reveal button...

Which leads me to ask you a question: I am not sure to call this a DNF, (Did Not Finish) or a FIW (Finished It Wrong) as I did neither. Can anyone out there come up with a suitable abbreviation for:

I hit the reveal button when I should have given it more thought!

Oh well, Onward!

22 Across. Trick question?: COULD IT BE MAGIC?

The remote does sorta seem like magic...

53 Across. Good question?: IS THAT CORRECT?

87 Across. Gotcha question?: AM I BEING CLEAR?

112 Across. Leading question?: WHO'S IN CHARGE?

119 Across. Quick question?: ARE YOU IN A HURRY?

31 Down. Burning question?: IS THE STOVE ON?

Yes.. but...

42 Down. First question?: WHERE TO START?

Is everybody here? Are you ready? Ok let's go!

As you can clearly see, CC has cleverly made each answer revert back to the question.

Ok! Now onward...

Across:
1. Fellow student: PEER. A peer is a person who belongs to the same group as you in terms of age, social standing, rank, or abilities. (So why do the people in my Jury look like people you couldn't pay me to hang out with...)

5. Inner ears?: COBS.  (Cute.)

9. Wrap (up): SEW. Not end...

12. Braid: PLAIT. As a noun, it can also mean a fold or pleat in fabric. As a verb, it means to interweave or braid. 

17. Crowning point: ACME.

Acme as in high point, the Coyotes source of paraphernalia is not one of them...

18. Critter who snoozed and lost: HARE.

19. Shared intimacies, briefly: PDAS. Public Displays of Affection.

21. Impressionist Monet: CLAUDE. (Name #1)

22. [Theme]

25. Take care of: HANDLE.

26. Forever and ever: EONS.

27. [Theme]

29. Cheese in some bagels: ASIAGO.  Ew, scallion cream cheese for me please...

32. Catch: SPY. Or espy... (but that could be misinterpreted as an award...)

34. Don vestments: ENROBE. (How did my neighbors pajamas get in this puzzle?)

35. Fuzz on a rock: MOSS.

We guitarists could also misinterpret this...

36. Mountain climber: SKI LIFT. Some might say this is not a twurd, (2 word answer) but the only other way to write it is with a hyphen. Ski-lift.

40. Biggest holiday in Vietnam: TET. Lunar New Year! Celebrating the arrival of Spring!🎆

41. Quaint contraction: TWAS. Now that's how you avoid the dreaded "twurd..."

45. Started a fresh pot: ANTED. Poker, not coffee...

47. Get on in years: AGE.

48. Sleeve: ARM.

50. Bakery serving slices: PIE SHOP. Now this one almost had me asking CC if this was a typo! But just as I was about to email, the V8 can came whistling in! It's not the serving slice sizes, it's about the bakery!

52. "Pass": NAH.  (I hit reveal one this one, because I thought, "Nah!" That can't be right...)

53. [Theme]

57. Historical period: ERA.

58. Bridal boutique array: DRESSES. This one flummoxed me, I was thinking flowers, like a corsage...

60. Group with Mind Games competitions: MENSA.

61. Needs some ice, perhaps: HURTS.

63. Corporate title abbr.: ASST. Assistant.

64. Take offense to: RESENT.

67. Put two and two together: ADD.

69. Late bedtime hr.: ONE AM.

70. Feline with a striped coat: TABBY CAT.

72. Watch a friend's monstera, say: PLANT SIT.

Doesn't seem monstrous to me...

74. Ring-shaped island: ATOLL.

76. Buy high and sell low, e.g.: ERR. This is another one that fooled me, because I didn't read it right. You might say I erred...

77. Double-cross: BETRAY.

78. Lady Justice's garb: TOGA. Not robe?

There have been many depictions, and many do not look like togas or robes.

So if this one fooled you, give yourself a break...

81. Flood barrier: LEVEE. See taco flight 110 for the miracle landing on a levee!

Even more miraculous was how they flew it off the levee again, when it was supposed to be too short to land on!

82. Take out of a sack: UNBAG.

84. Checks for fit: TRIES ON.

86. Intense anger: IRE.

87. (Theme]

92. Rummage sale label: TAG.

93. Picturesque caves: GROTTOS.

95. Julius Erving, to fans: DR J. (Basketball.) ( name #2)

96. Hi-__ photo: RES. High resolution.

97. Wee: SMALL.

99. Billionth: Pref.: NANO.

100. West of old Hollywood: MAE. (Name #3)

Are ya happy to see me? Or is that a gun in your pocket?

102. Museum guides: DOCENTS. A docent is a knowledgeable guide or lecturer, typically a trained volunteer in a museum, art gallery, or zoo, who explains exhibits and educates visitors. The term derives from the Latin docere, meaning "to teach".

105. "Songversation" singer India.__: ARIE. Name #4, and I overloaded my photo files. So now the Cloud is saying I have to pay money...  you will have to look her up yourself, I'm broke...

106. Accordion features: PLEATS.

109. Replayed tennis serve: LET. I put Ace first, which would you rather rewatch...
 
110. Repeats verbatim: QUOTES.

112. [Theme]

117. Harbor fleet: TUGS.

This beloved story from my youth got me fascinated with tugboats for the rest of my life...

118. Dish with bubbling broth: HOT POT.

119. [Theme]

125. Vidalia bulbs: ONIONS.

126. Within reach: NEAR.

127. X-rated material: SMUT. (No photo...)

128. Clever notion: IDEA.

129. Crop threats: PESTS.

130. Cap'n Jazz genre: EMO. Sort of name #5?

131. Pointillism marks: DOTS.

132. Corkboard pin: TACK. All my cork boards have had pushpins. Thumbtacks are too dangerous...

Down:
1. Campaign funding org.: PAC. All you ever wanted to know...

2. __ mode: hybrid setting: ECO. Ah,! Economy mode, as in cars! I couldn't figure out the hybrid reference until now... gas/electric...

3. Ostrich's shorter cousin: EMU. Shorter than an Emu would be a Rhea...

4. Drop, as an album: RELEASE. (Music talk.)

5. Casual slacks: CHINOS. The Origin: Originally designed for military use in the 19th century, the pants are believed to take their name from the Spanish word for "Chinese" due to the fabric's origins in China.

6. Grains in a crumble: OATS.

7. Texter's "Gimme a sec": BRB. Be Right Back.

8. "Understand?": SEE.

9. Bridge distance: SPAN.

10. Provocative: EDGY.

11. Forgo: WAIVE.

12. Backup strategy: PLAN B.

13. Stickers in glucose monitoring kits: LANCETS. Ouch!

14. Automaker headquartered in Ingolstadt: AUDI.

15. Inactive: IDLE.

16. Shirts with slogans: TEES.

20. Barely sufficient: SCANT.

21. Like a kitchen during the dinner rush: CHAOTIC.

23. Obedience school attendee: DOG.

24. "Allow me": MAY I.

28. French kin of a dosa: CREPE.

29. "Mamma Mia!" star Seyfried: AMANDA. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  Name #6

30. Submarine trackers: SONARS.

31. [Theme]

32. Weary sound: SIGH. Something I do every time I have to post a pic of a name I don't know...

33. Entreaty: PLEA. No more names, please?

37. "Gnarly" and "Gabriela" girl group: KATSEYE. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ name #7. (@##$&%) um, sorry, sigh...

38. Diamond side: FACET.

39. "__: Ares": TRON. Is this two names?!?! Splynter! I need a word for this!

42. [Theme]

43. Major artery: AORTA.

44. Involuntary twitch: SPASM.

46. Bad-mouth: DIS. Disrespect.

49. Mrs. Pepper's partner on "Blue's Clues": MRSALT. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Name #8.

51. Community spirit: ETHOS. From the Greek, meaning character.

54. Tesla, for one: SERB. Name #9. His Wiki

55. Leonardo's group, for short: TMNT. This was below the belt. Who in their right mind would know that this name #9 refers to The Mutant Ninja Turtles!  Read The Three Musketeers and get your mind out of the Sewer!  (Um, i'm not feeling good, remember?)

56. Storm tracker: RADAR.

59. Like week-old mantou: STALE. Hmm,  you can't make up for TMNJ with delicious looking food when I have a stomach bug! (And it's stale no Less!)

62. Join forces: UNITE.

65. Wash vigorously: SCRUB.

66. Merited: EARNED.

68. Genealogy research aid: DNA TEST.

71. Sound sheepish?: BLEAT.😀 ok, that's a good one...

72. Simon of "Hot Fuzz": PEGG. Name #10

You may know him as Scotty in later Star Trek movies.

I must ask DW what streaming service we are using this month, as it is not free on YouTube...

73. Banks on many covers: TYRA.  Name #11

I'm not complaining mind you...

74. Make straight: ALIGN.

75. __ cotta: TERRA. You know, flower pot containers etc...

77. Bluegrass strings: BANJO.

79. Water polo shot stopper: GOALIE. Interesting choice of clue...

80. Right features of every square: ANGLES. Can't argue with that...

83. Frequent flier?: BIRD.😀

85. Org. with complex schedules: IRS. Infernal Revenuers...

88. Brief periods of time: MOMENTS.

89. Calculus pioneer Newton: ISAAC. Name #12, I'll post a pic when he gets a Sports Illustrated Cover...

90. First Nations people of Canada: CREE. There are over 630 1st nation governments in Canada.

91. Season that begins on Ash Wednesday: LENT.

94. Leader's position: TOP SPOT.

98. Outfit sometimes worn by Xi Jinping: MAO SUIT. No name in the answer, but he still needs a sports illustrated cover to get a pic...

101. Slater of "Wicked": ETHAN. 

Name #13

103. "Pinocchio" goldfish: CLEO. 

Name #14

104. Exercises that work quads and glutes: SQUATS.

107. Penn State's Nittany __: LIONS. All you ever wanted to know...

108. Bridal wear in Bangladesh: SAREE. 

111. "How gross!": UGH. (Placed inappropriately below Saree, above...)

112. Strike forcefully: WHOP. (They don't even use this in Marvel comics...)

113. Sharpen, as skills: HONE. 

Yes, it definitely takes skill...

114. Soul icon Redding: OTIS. Name #15

115. Stack of paper: REAM.

116. Greek dish similar to shawarma: GYRO.

Shawarma

117. Threaded fastener: T Nut

Not what I thought it was...

120. Capital of Amer.: USD. U.S Dollar.

121. Texter's qualifier: IMO. In My Opinion.

122. Nutrition fig.: RDA. Recommend Daily Allowance.

123. Suggestion, casually: REC. Recommendation.

124. Tibetan source of butter: YAK.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the comments section.

CE:D out 

/ᐠ - ˕ -マ

Saturday, June 13, Kyle Dolan

 Saturday Themeless by Kyle Dolan

I liked Dr. Dolan's puzzle and never felt I was not going to solve it. My issue became trying to decipher what Kyle meant by his "off-the-wall"cluing. As has become my custom with Kyle's puzzles, I did have a one-cell problem where you see the red cell in the grid. That high intensity exercise crossing an obscure "legal term" was never going to happen. I always wonder whether terms like that are already known to the constructor or a happy result of a desperate search of a piece of crossword software. Follow me as I embark on blogging my 24th Dolan Saturday themeless.

Across:

1. Sign of puppy love?: TUMMY RUB 😀 Ah, it is an activity by someone who actually loves a puppy.

Uh, are you sure you know what you're doing?

9. Folded dish: OMELET.

15. Evidence that may not be fully reliable: ANECDATA - ¯\_(ツ)_/¯   In casual conversation, business, or media, "anecdata" refers to anecdotal evidence presented as objective fact. The Problem: It relies on a very small sample size (e.g., "My grandfather smoked three packs a day and lived to 100, so smoking isn't harmful"). It ignores biases, coincidence, and statistical anomalies. 

16. Mottled: CALICO.

17. Mud slingers?: BARISTAS - Even in this election year, Kyle is referring to the euphemism for coffee 

18. Shiver: TREMOR. 

19. Deuce follower: AD IN - I held onto TREY but eventually the cows came home. AD IN is simply overtime in tennis after the game ends tied which is called deuce.

20. Level: SHIM.

22. Teatime bite: SCONE.

23. Pacific nation whose national sport is rugby: TONGA - Rugby is also the national sport of SAMOA that are both Pacific nations ending in A, but...

25. Server reset?: LET - Kyle comes in with another tennis term. A LET is called when a serve hits the net but lands in bounds. The reset is that the server gets to serve again with no penalty. To reset the server in my house, I do the "unplug/plug back in" strategy.

27. Pants, informally: TROU.

28. "That's __ from me": A NO - He made a career out of this phrase

29. Couple: TWO and 35. A couple: GOING STEADY 😀 and 41. Couple: DUO.

32. Day on 10-Down: SOL - From the movie The Martian

34. Scamp: IMP.

38. Place that may have a "no phones" rule: DINNER TABLE.

39. Beer and skittles: LIFE OF RILEY - A 50's TV show starring William Bendix. Derivation of the phrase

40. Kick: JAG - Unrestrained activity (bureau/spree): An informal term for a period of excessive indulgence or uncontrolled emotion (e.g., a "crying jag" or "drinking jag"). Something from which you might get a "kick"

42. Org. preceded by the Cipher Bureau: NSA ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ There was a 1939 movie about it.

43. Vane dir.: SSE.

46. Country whose motto was "Workers of the world, unite!": USSR.

48. Best: TOP.

50. Walks down the aisle, casually: USHES - The walk is not casual, the word referring to ushering is.

52. Rafael with a Golden Slam: NADAL - These three men have won the four major tennis championships plus the Olympic gold medal.

54. Clucks: TSKS.

57. Light color: TINT.

58. "Point taken": I GET IT.

60. Nickname for the Southern city whose motto is "Resurgens": HOTLANTA - Resurens is Latin of "rising again".

   

62. Iroquois nation: ONEIDA.

63. "Farewell, mes amis!": A BIENTOT - French for "see you soon" or "bye for now" 

64. Amplify, in a way: REPOST - 😀 Sharing content someone else has posted 

65. "This ends now": WE'RE DONE.

Down:

1. High-intensity exercise method: TABATA - ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ TABATA is a high-intensity interval training (HITT) protocol developed by Japanese scientist Dr. Izum Tabata 

2. Dish whose name means "eel bowl": UNADON.

3. Sheep from Spain: MERINO - I learned this doing crosswords and was able to retrieve this from the deep recesses of my brain

4. Running with a mic, maybe: MCING - 😀 The EMCEE runs the show

5. Some penalty units: Abbr.: YDS.

6. "Phooey!": RATS.

7. Jazz venue: UTAH - This NBA team nickname originated in New Orleans where the name fit like a glove and for some reason they kept it when the team moved to Salt Lake City. The same goes for when the Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles.

8. Pho herb: BASIL - I know Pho is Vietnamese soup and a five-letter word herb starting with a B leaves few candidates

9. Feast of St. Francis of Assisi mo.: OCT - Omelet at 9 Across starts with an O, so...

10. Destination of NASA's Escapade mission: MARS.

11. Pick: ELECT.

12. Long road trip?: LIMO RIDE - The trip is not long, the vehicle is

13. Coach: ECONOMY - This is where all my airplane seats have been

14. Made unreadable, say: TORE UP.

21. Portable cooker: MESS TIN - I felt pretty good with MESS KIT...

24. Took one's medicine, in a way: ATONED.

26. Arrivals for the summer?: TOTALS - 😀 People who do addition arrive at a total that is also called a sum and so I guess these people could be called a summer.

30. Triumph through adversity: WIN OUT - The Knicks two nights ago

31. Common length of a wooden ruler: ONE FOOT.

33. Defensive coordinator who helped the Steelers win the Super Bowl in 2006 and 2009: LEBEAU.

35. Pic file: GIF - I'm a big fan 

36. Warning sound: GRR.

37. Pop duo __ & AJ: ALY ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

38. Finds an extra gear: DIGS DEEP - What the Knicks did Thursday night 

39. Dish often served "al forno": LASAGNE Al forno (Italian for "from the oven") refers to food that is baked or roasted in an oven.  

40. Subordinate: JUNIOR.

43. Worship of entities known as kami: SHINTO.

44. Forwarded: SENT ON.

45. Coffee grounds?: ESTATE -  Coffee can be grown on one ESTATE or plantation rather than on various small operations which are consolidated

47. Pi, for one: RATIO - The RATIO of a circle's circumference to its diameter.

49. "I don't believe that!": PSHAW.

51. Selling point?: STAND 😀

53. Lens covers?: LIDS.

55. Capital city of Hyogo Prefecture: KOBE.

56. Hubbub: STIR.

59. Parlor piece, informally: TAT 😀

61. Greta of "The Morning Show": LEE - ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  I'm guessing you can pick out Ms. LEE