Theme: "Calls of the Toady" - Things that a 'Yes-Man' might say to keep from being axed, canned, booted or fired.
17A: "Affirmative!": "POSITIVELY!".
27A: "Affirmative!": "OF COURSE!".
46A: "Affirmative!": "YES SIREE!".
59A: "Affirmative!": "BY ALL MEANS!".
11D: "Affirmative!": "OKEY-DOKEY!".
34D: "Affirmative!": "SURE THING!".
Argyle here, you betcha'! Six entries on a Tuesday! Absolutely a great idea, Mr. Norris. Excellent job, Mr. Baker.
Rather easy but a lot of fun in there. My favorite was the cross of 37A: Hair style for Marie Antoinette: POUF and 25D: Salon do: COIF but her last hair-cut was a 'bob'. And 9D: Salon worker: STYLIST used the latest thing in hair trimming, a guillotine.
Across:
1A: Coffee, slangily: JAVA.
5A: Exchanges: SWAPS.
10A: Tapestry machine: LOOM.
14A: Actor Arkin: ADAM. He is the son of actor Alan Arkin and appeared in TV's Northern Exposure and Chicago Hope.
15A: Explorer Sebastian: CABOT. An Italian explorer who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage (1509) and a Spanish expedition to South America (1525-1528).
21A: Pay careful attention to: HEED.
22A: Vocal cords locale: LARYNX.
24A: Mountain climber's return: DESCENT.
32A: Like an inspection: ON SITE. Construction site, e.g..
35A: Poses: SITS.
36A: Singer __ Rock: KID. Kid Rock is known for music that fuses rap with heavy metal, blues rock, southern rock, funk and country music. Feel free to link your fave song; I don't have any.
38A: USA neighbor: MEX..
39A: "Didn't you get the __?": MEMO.
41A: "Good buddy": "CBER".
43A: Nightly ritual for many: PRAYER.
45A: "__ Loves You": Beatles hit: SHE. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
50A: Place for an Eggo: TOASTER.
54A: '60s United Nations secretary general: U THANT. He chaired the UN in a troubled time.
56A: Scold, with "out": BAWL.
57A: Big Band __: ERA.
58A: Switchblade: SHIV.
63A: Like a Stephen King novel: EERIE.
65A: Exit indicator: SIGN.
66A: Tire pattern: TREAD.
67A: Easter egg decorators: DYES.
Down:
1D: Made fun of: JAPED.
4D: "__ dreaming?": AM I.
5D: Physics, for one: SCIENCE.
6D: Greet from across the street: WAVE TO.
7D: Not up: ABED.
8D: D.C. go-getter: POL.
10D: Peter who played Mr. Moto: LORRE.
12D: Algerian seaport: ORAN.
13D: Comedy's __ Brothers: MARX.
18D: An alarm may deter it: THEFT.
26D: Cereal with a spokesrabbit: TRIX. "Silly Rabbit, TRIX are for kids."
28D: Computer operators: USERS.
30D: Frosty coating: RIME. Like the East coast?
33D: Biblical boat builder: NOAH.
38D: Stocking material: MESH.
39D: Actresses Clarke and West: MAES.
41D: Greenish-blue hue: CYAN. I got this one because that is what they call my blue ink cartridge in my printer.
42D: Wisest choice: BEST BET.
43D: Searched for prey, lion-style: PROWLED and 44D: King's domain: REALM. The lion is the King of the Jungle(even though lions are on the plains.)
47D: Appennini locale: ITALIA. Mountain range
49D: Poe's one-word bird: RAVEN.
51D: Not dry-eyed: TEARY.
52D: Singer Tennessee __ Ford: ERNIE. The Old Pea-Picker hisself. You gotta hear this one.
53D: Coarse files: RASPS.
54D: Daily delivery org.: USPS.
55D: Asian cuisine: THAI.
60D: "__ out!": ump's call: YER.
61D: LAX datum: ETD. Estimated Time of Departure from Los Angeles International Airport.
Answer grid.
Argyle
17A: "Affirmative!": "POSITIVELY!".
27A: "Affirmative!": "OF COURSE!".
46A: "Affirmative!": "YES SIREE!".
59A: "Affirmative!": "BY ALL MEANS!".
11D: "Affirmative!": "OKEY-DOKEY!".
34D: "Affirmative!": "SURE THING!".
Argyle here, you betcha'! Six entries on a Tuesday! Absolutely a great idea, Mr. Norris. Excellent job, Mr. Baker.
Rather easy but a lot of fun in there. My favorite was the cross of 37A: Hair style for Marie Antoinette: POUF and 25D: Salon do: COIF but her last hair-cut was a 'bob'. And 9D: Salon worker: STYLIST used the latest thing in hair trimming, a guillotine.
Across:
1A: Coffee, slangily: JAVA.
5A: Exchanges: SWAPS.
10A: Tapestry machine: LOOM.
14A: Actor Arkin: ADAM. He is the son of actor Alan Arkin and appeared in TV's Northern Exposure and Chicago Hope.
15A: Explorer Sebastian: CABOT. An Italian explorer who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage (1509) and a Spanish expedition to South America (1525-1528).
21A: Pay careful attention to: HEED.
22A: Vocal cords locale: LARYNX.
24A: Mountain climber's return: DESCENT.
32A: Like an inspection: ON SITE. Construction site, e.g..
35A: Poses: SITS.
36A: Singer __ Rock: KID. Kid Rock is known for music that fuses rap with heavy metal, blues rock, southern rock, funk and country music. Feel free to link your fave song; I don't have any.
38A: USA neighbor: MEX..
39A: "Didn't you get the __?": MEMO.
41A: "Good buddy": "CBER".
43A: Nightly ritual for many: PRAYER.
45A: "__ Loves You": Beatles hit: SHE. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
50A: Place for an Eggo: TOASTER.
54A: '60s United Nations secretary general: U THANT. He chaired the UN in a troubled time.
56A: Scold, with "out": BAWL.
57A: Big Band __: ERA.
58A: Switchblade: SHIV.
63A: Like a Stephen King novel: EERIE.
65A: Exit indicator: SIGN.
66A: Tire pattern: TREAD.
67A: Easter egg decorators: DYES.
Down:
1D: Made fun of: JAPED.
4D: "__ dreaming?": AM I.
5D: Physics, for one: SCIENCE.
6D: Greet from across the street: WAVE TO.
7D: Not up: ABED.
8D: D.C. go-getter: POL.
10D: Peter who played Mr. Moto: LORRE.
12D: Algerian seaport: ORAN.
13D: Comedy's __ Brothers: MARX.
18D: An alarm may deter it: THEFT.
26D: Cereal with a spokesrabbit: TRIX. "Silly Rabbit, TRIX are for kids."
28D: Computer operators: USERS.
30D: Frosty coating: RIME. Like the East coast?
33D: Biblical boat builder: NOAH.
38D: Stocking material: MESH.
39D: Actresses Clarke and West: MAES.
41D: Greenish-blue hue: CYAN. I got this one because that is what they call my blue ink cartridge in my printer.
42D: Wisest choice: BEST BET.
43D: Searched for prey, lion-style: PROWLED and 44D: King's domain: REALM. The lion is the King of the Jungle(even though lions are on the plains.)
47D: Appennini locale: ITALIA. Mountain range
49D: Poe's one-word bird: RAVEN.
51D: Not dry-eyed: TEARY.
52D: Singer Tennessee __ Ford: ERNIE. The Old Pea-Picker hisself. You gotta hear this one.
53D: Coarse files: RASPS.
54D: Daily delivery org.: USPS.
55D: Asian cuisine: THAI.
60D: "__ out!": ump's call: YER.
61D: LAX datum: ETD. Estimated Time of Departure from Los Angeles International Airport.
Answer grid.
Argyle
