17. Inevitable future event : DATE WITH DESTINY. Date stamp.
22. Slicing-dicing appliance : FOOD PROCESSOR. Food stamp.
39. What an ant can't move, in song : RUBBER TREE PLANT. Rubber stamp.
51. 1983 Murphy/Aykroyd comedy : TRADING PLACES. Trading stamp.
60. Philatelist's pride, and what the first words of 17-, 22-, 39- and 51-Across can be : STAMP COLLECTION.
A first class puzzle from Marti - we should really letter have it. Did you hear about the unstamped letter? You wouldn't get it.
Melissa here.
Across:
1. Letters in a bachelor's ad : SWM. Single white male.
4. Bette's "Divine" nickname : MISS M. Bette Midler.
9. Carried on, as war : WAGED
14. "Caught you!" : O-HO
15. Chilling : ON ICE
16. Words of sympathy : I CARE
20. Partner of crafts : ARTS. Beautiful style of architecture.
21. Love, in Roma : AMORE. Italian.
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| In the kitchen with love |
29. Audiophile's components, collectively : STEREO
31. Glitzy wrap : BOA
34. Applies messily : DAUBS. I tried slops - daubs seems dainty to me. I looked it up. I was wrong.
38. Idi of Uganda : AMIN
43. Ottoman title : AGHA. Wiki.
44. Two under par : EAGLE
45. Prefix with classical : NEO
46. Like glee club music : CHORAL. Tried cheery first.
49. Ques. response : ANS
57. Has __ up one's sleeve : AN ACE
58. Killer whale : ORCA
66. Divining deck : TAROT
67. Attorney general under Reagan : MEESE
68. Debate side : CON
69. Agricultural coupling devices : YOKES
70. Possible "How'd you hurt your knee?" response : I FELL. Aw.
71. Mimic : APE
Down:
1. Baking __ : SODA
2. Fishing spot : WHARF
3. "Eureka" in California, e.g. : MOTTO. This prompted me to look up Oregon's state motto, where I currently live. Alis Volat Proprils (She Flies With Her Own Wings). I like it. What is your state's motto?
4. Work on a lawn : MOW
5. Pasta suffix : INI. Fettuccini.
6. Shankar gave George Harrison lessons on one : SITAR
7. Jerk : SCHMO. Schmuck.
8. French red wine : MEDOC. New to me.
9. Most knowing : WISEST
10. Play part, or play a part : ACT
11. Happy, in Le Havre : GAI. French - I had no idea. Shore excursion near Paris.
12. Directional suffix : ERN. Western.
13. Susan of "The Partridge Family" : DEY
18. Those, in Tijuana : ESOS
19. "__ Tu": 1974 hit : ERES.
23. "Bro!" : DUDE. Don't taze me, Dude. Doesn't have the same ring.
24. Bartlett or Bosc : PEAR
25. Notary's imprint : SEAL
26. TV financial maven Suze : ORMAN
27. French queen : REINE, French word for "queen," not the name of a French queen.
30. Not duped by : ONTO
31. Bric-a-__ : BRAC
32. Should, with "to" : OUGHT
33. Detest : ABHOR
35. All-purpose vehicle, for short : UTE. Utility vehicle.
36. Push-up top : BRA
37. Part of a line: Abbr. : SEGment
40. Silents siren Theda : BARA
41. Israeli airline : EL AL
42. Clinton transportation secretary Federico : PENA
47. Makes fit : ADAPTS. See above.
48. "The Mod Squad" role : LINC. Looks a little like Lenny Kravitz.
50. Loch Lomond local : SCOT
52. Mother of Ashley and Wynonna : NAOMI. The Judds.
53. Treble symbol : G CLEF
54. Martinique volcano : PELEE
55. "All My Children" vamp : ERICA
56. Baskin-Robbins utensil : SCOOP
59. Green Gables girl : ANNE
60. Muddy pen : STY
61. Eastern "way" : TAO
62. Old couples carrier : ARK. Clever.
63. Stooge with bangs : MOE
64. Night class subj. : ESL
65. Animation collectible : CEL
Pardon me while I get back to googling Lenny Kravitz ....
Melissa
Note from C.C.:
Our beautiful Melissa is back! She will be blogging once a month. Melissa took a long break from the blog to take care of some family matter. She's sorely missed.
