Theme: Split and Filled - Three types of shirts that are ripped open and stuffed with other letters to form an unrelated phrase.
20A. Marinade for many Japanese dishes : TERIYAKI SAUCE. TEE shirt.
36A. Bovine Old Testament idol : GOLDEN CALF. GOLF shirt.
44A. UPS alternative : DHL EXPRESS. DRESS shirt.
57A. Pompous sorts ... and what can be seen in this puzzle's circles? : STUFFED SHIRTS
Argyle here. I hope you had the circles and they were in the right spots.
Across:
1. Grimy residue : SCUM
5. Stumble : TRIP
9. Myopic cartoon Mr. : MAGOO. A more PC Magoo without Charlie, the house boy.
14. Lessen, as pain : EASE
15. Excellent : A-ONE
16. Say "bo's'n," say : ELIDE. Slide right over some letters when saying boatswain.
17. Got wiser, hopefully : AGED
18. Take the elevator to the penthouse : GO UP
19. "When pigs fly!" : "NEVER!"
23. Cartoon frame : CEL
24. Nervous mannerism : TIC
25. Sr.'s income source : IRA. (individual retirement account)
28. Blast furnace product : PIG IRON. "The traditional shape of the molds used for these ingots was a branching structure formed in sand, with many individual ingots at right angles to a central channel or runner. Such a configuration is similar in appearance to a litter of piglets suckling on a sow. When the metal had cooled and hardened, the smaller ingots (the pigs) were simply broken from the much thinner runner (the sow), hence the name pig iron. As pig iron is intended for remelting, the uneven size of the ingots and the inclusion of small amounts of sand caused only insignificant problems considering the ease of casting and handling them." Wikipedia
32. Fireplace shelf : MANTEL
35. Oklahoma city : ADA
39. "Little Rascals" girl : DARLA
42. Jr.'s jr. : III. The Third.
43. Lite cigarette claim : NO TAR
47. Numbered rd. : RTE. Like I-10.
48. Hang around : LOITER
49. Doused with a hose : SPRAYED. And if that doesn't work there's always spayed.
52. PC backup key : ESC
53. Punch reaction : [OOF!]
56. Tibetan ox : YAK
64. Father Time feature : BEARD
66. Defect : FLAW
67. Paltry : MERE
68. 7-Down house : IGLOO. 7D. Alaska native : INUIT
69. Exile isle : ELBA
70. Sour trumpet note : [BLAT] Is this an official musical term?
71. Was admitted : GOT IN
72. Rough file : RASP
73. "I screwed up!" : "OOPS!"
Down:
1. Plane reservation : SEAT. By the window for me.
2. Batting practice area : CAGE
3. Amazon visitor : USER
4. Noble Florentine family : MEDICI. Italian family of bankers, merchants, and rulers of Florence.
5. Language of the Philippines : TAGALOG. From Tagalog: taga "native to" + ilog "river."
6. Corner chess piece : ROOK. Also known as castle.
8. Cola choice : PEPSI
9. List of courses : MENU
10. Novelist Waugh : ALEC
11. "Just taste some!" : "GIVE IT A TRY!"
12. Shelley's "__ to the West Wind" : ODE
13. Above, to Shelley : O'ER
21. "__ out!": ump's call : YER
22. Top : ACME
26. Tell : RELATE
27. Dynamite inventor Nobel : ALFRED
28. Ping-Pong need : PADDLE
29. Some spuds : IDAHOs
30. Blended seasoning : GARLIC SALT. Shout out to Garlic Girl
31. Grim film genre : NOIR. I wonder what a grimy film genre would be.
33. Raggedy __ : ANN. Here with her brother, Andy.
34. Sgt., e.g. : NCO. (Non-Commissioned Officer)
37. Commit perjury : LIE
38. Ph.D. hurdle : DISSertation
40. Ping-Pong do-over : LET. Also in tennis but no longer in volleyball, or badminton, it appears.
41. Can : AXE
45. Faculty VIP : PROFessor
46. Covert agent exchange : SPY SWAP. A dramatic highlight in some old movies.
50. Pep rally cry : "RAH!"
51. With hands on hips : AKIMBO
54. Good news at a job fair : OFFER
55. Bub : FELLA
58. Counselor to Captain Picard : TROI. Deanna TROI, everyone's favorite Betazoid.
59. Noodle bar order : UDON
60. Applies gently : DABs
61. Move, in real estate lingo : RELO
62. Lint collector : TRAP
63. Hollywood workplaces : SETS
64. Popular : BIG
65. Self-regard : EGO
Argyle
Note from C.C.:
Here's a great photo of our super talented Owen, whose daily crossword limerick brightens up our little corner. Please click here for more photos of Owen.
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