Theme: If Only - Five synonyms for what we wish for, the first ones are at the ends of the longest entries with the unifier at the very end(Across) of the grid.
21A. Tokyo monetary unit: JAPANESE YEN. 1 Japanese yen = 0.0120 US dollars or roughly one cent. 10,000 bank note.
26A. 1983 Lionel Richie #1 song: "ALL NIGHT LONG". It reached number one on three Billboard charts (pop, R&B and adult contemporary). This clip(3:39) may make you long for the eighties...or not.
43A. Desolate title tree in a 1936 Fonda/MacMurray western: LONESOME PINE. Full title is "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" and isn't a western; it is set in the Appalachian Mountains, according to this short Wikipedia article.
50A. TUMS target: STOMACH ACHE. Calcium carbonate used as an antacid to relieve heartburn, acid indigestion, and upset stomach.
65A. Hanker, and a synonym for the ends of 21-, 26-, 43- and 50-Across: YEARN
Argyle here. Solid Monday offering from Donna with a couple of thorns thrown in to keep it interesting.
Across:
1. Like some short-term committees : AD HOC
6. How a lot of music is recorded : ON CD
10. Narrow-necked pear : BOSC. Image.
14. Museum with many Spanish masterpieces : PRADO. Located in Madrid, Spain, I envy those of you that have seen it. Spain is on my bucket list. (Hm, "bucket list", good optional theme title.)
15. Eight, in Spain : OCHO
16. Figure skating jump : AXEL
17. Consumed : EATEN
18. Postal delivery : MAIL. I think they will close on Saturdays and when they do, they might as well close for good.
19. Knish seller : DELI. Knish is an eastern-European Jewish or Yiddish snack food. It is a dumpling covered with a dough shell that is either baked or fried. In the most traditional version, the dumpling is made entirely of mashed potato. Jewish Recipes web site.
20. Henna, for one : DYE
24. Hawaii's coffee capital : KONA. How is it? Anybody drinking some this morning?
25. Reader's __: magazine : DIGEST
31. French city where Joan of Arc died : ROUEN. One of those thorns I mentioned, for me at least.
32. Wooden nickel, e.g. : SLUG. I always thought a slug had to be metal.
33. Milk units: Abbr. : QTs. However, milk units from the cow are measured in pounds, with the record being over 70,000 lbs. per year.
36. Old Italian money : LIRE and 55D. Swiss capital : BERN. Such straight forward cluing, it's either Monday or a trap.
37. Parcel of land : TRACT
39. New Age-y emanation : AURA
40. Single : ONE
41. Wine vintage : YEAR
42. Thread holder : SPOOL
46. It's north of the border : CANADA. Not for everybody, eh?
49. Cle. hoopsters : CAVS. Cleveland Cavaliers.
53. Long sandwich : SUB
56. Vaulter's need : POLE. Records jumped with the advent of the fiberglass pole.
57. "Today __ man": stereotypical bar mitzvah announcement : I AM A. TV's Frasier speaks Klingon at Frederic's bar mitzvah. Clip.
58. Hospital staffer : NURSE
60. __ even keel : ON AN
61. Shoemaker McAn : THOM
62. Spud : TATER
63. Camping shelter : TENT
64. Talks and talks : YAKS
Down:
1. Copied : APED
2. Open-sided cart : DRAY
3. Loathe : HATE
4. "__ on a Grecian Urn" : ODE
5. Unite : CONJOIN
6. Tuba sound : OOM-PAH
7. "March Madness" org. : NCAA. National Collegiate Athletic Association.
8. Facial feature with a cleft, perhaps : CHIN. Perhaps, the most famous. Image.
9. Distributed sparingly : DOLED OUT
10. No-goodnik : BAD EGG. BAD GUY didn't fly.
11. Daisy variety : OX-EYE
12. Tennis great Monica : SELES
13. Eastwood of Dirty Harry films : CLINT
22. Namibia neighbor: Abbr. : ANG. Angola. Map. Africa.
23. Perform with the choir : SING
24. Kid's scrape site : KNEE
26. Woody's son : ARLO
27. Butcher's cut : LOIN
28. Entice : LURE
29. Ivan the Terrible et al. : TSARS. Russian rulers.
30. Partners' legal entity: Abbr. : LLC. Limited Liability Company (LLC),
33. "Je ne sais __" : QUOI. Literally 'I don't know what', meaning an indescribable quality. "Je ne sais pas" was my answer in French class.
34. Cyclo- ending : TRON. "Tron: Legacy" is an upcoming 2010 science fiction film based on "Tron", the 1982 movie.
35. Shopper's delight : SALE
37. Persistence : TENACITY
38. "Norma __" : RAE. Movie with Sally Field.
39. iPhone downloads : APPs. I knew when I first saw apps(applications) it would become a crossword hit.
41. Wizened "Star Wars" guru : YODA. Sorry but I have to link this song. Yoda, Weird Al.
42. Interstate speed limit, often : SEVENTY. Merely a suggestion. (Right, Dennis?)
43. Bemoan : LAMENT
44. __ razor: logical simplicity rule : OCCAM'S. Thorny.
45. __-jongg : MAH
46. A hundred bucks : C-SPOT. Quick, how many yen is that?
47. Make amends (for) : ATONE
48. Texas Rangers president Ryan : NOLAN. Nicknamed "The Ryan Express", he is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. ( New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers) Trivia: His first name is Lynn.
51. Often sarcastic joke response : HA-HA
52. In a frenzy : AMOK
53. Mlle., in Madrid : SRTA. Mademoiselle and Señorita
54. Exploitative type : USER
59. Abu Dhabi's fed. : UAE. United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven absolute monarchies.
Answer grid.
Argyle
21A. Tokyo monetary unit: JAPANESE YEN. 1 Japanese yen = 0.0120 US dollars or roughly one cent. 10,000 bank note.
26A. 1983 Lionel Richie #1 song: "ALL NIGHT LONG". It reached number one on three Billboard charts (pop, R&B and adult contemporary). This clip(3:39) may make you long for the eighties...or not.
43A. Desolate title tree in a 1936 Fonda/MacMurray western: LONESOME PINE. Full title is "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" and isn't a western; it is set in the Appalachian Mountains, according to this short Wikipedia article.
50A. TUMS target: STOMACH ACHE. Calcium carbonate used as an antacid to relieve heartburn, acid indigestion, and upset stomach.
65A. Hanker, and a synonym for the ends of 21-, 26-, 43- and 50-Across: YEARN
Argyle here. Solid Monday offering from Donna with a couple of thorns thrown in to keep it interesting.
Across:
1. Like some short-term committees : AD HOC
6. How a lot of music is recorded : ON CD
10. Narrow-necked pear : BOSC. Image.
14. Museum with many Spanish masterpieces : PRADO. Located in Madrid, Spain, I envy those of you that have seen it. Spain is on my bucket list. (Hm, "bucket list", good optional theme title.)
15. Eight, in Spain : OCHO
16. Figure skating jump : AXEL
17. Consumed : EATEN
18. Postal delivery : MAIL. I think they will close on Saturdays and when they do, they might as well close for good.
19. Knish seller : DELI. Knish is an eastern-European Jewish or Yiddish snack food. It is a dumpling covered with a dough shell that is either baked or fried. In the most traditional version, the dumpling is made entirely of mashed potato. Jewish Recipes web site.
20. Henna, for one : DYE
24. Hawaii's coffee capital : KONA. How is it? Anybody drinking some this morning?
25. Reader's __: magazine : DIGEST
31. French city where Joan of Arc died : ROUEN. One of those thorns I mentioned, for me at least.
32. Wooden nickel, e.g. : SLUG. I always thought a slug had to be metal.
33. Milk units: Abbr. : QTs. However, milk units from the cow are measured in pounds, with the record being over 70,000 lbs. per year.
36. Old Italian money : LIRE and 55D. Swiss capital : BERN. Such straight forward cluing, it's either Monday or a trap.
37. Parcel of land : TRACT
39. New Age-y emanation : AURA
40. Single : ONE
41. Wine vintage : YEAR
42. Thread holder : SPOOL
46. It's north of the border : CANADA. Not for everybody, eh?
49. Cle. hoopsters : CAVS. Cleveland Cavaliers.
53. Long sandwich : SUB
56. Vaulter's need : POLE. Records jumped with the advent of the fiberglass pole.
57. "Today __ man": stereotypical bar mitzvah announcement : I AM A. TV's Frasier speaks Klingon at Frederic's bar mitzvah. Clip.
58. Hospital staffer : NURSE
60. __ even keel : ON AN
61. Shoemaker McAn : THOM
62. Spud : TATER
63. Camping shelter : TENT
64. Talks and talks : YAKS
Down:
1. Copied : APED
2. Open-sided cart : DRAY
3. Loathe : HATE
4. "__ on a Grecian Urn" : ODE
5. Unite : CONJOIN
6. Tuba sound : OOM-PAH
7. "March Madness" org. : NCAA. National Collegiate Athletic Association.
8. Facial feature with a cleft, perhaps : CHIN. Perhaps, the most famous. Image.
9. Distributed sparingly : DOLED OUT
10. No-goodnik : BAD EGG. BAD GUY didn't fly.
11. Daisy variety : OX-EYE
12. Tennis great Monica : SELES
13. Eastwood of Dirty Harry films : CLINT
22. Namibia neighbor: Abbr. : ANG. Angola. Map. Africa.
23. Perform with the choir : SING
24. Kid's scrape site : KNEE
26. Woody's son : ARLO
27. Butcher's cut : LOIN
28. Entice : LURE
29. Ivan the Terrible et al. : TSARS. Russian rulers.
30. Partners' legal entity: Abbr. : LLC. Limited Liability Company (LLC),
33. "Je ne sais __" : QUOI. Literally 'I don't know what', meaning an indescribable quality. "Je ne sais pas" was my answer in French class.
34. Cyclo- ending : TRON. "Tron: Legacy" is an upcoming 2010 science fiction film based on "Tron", the 1982 movie.
35. Shopper's delight : SALE
37. Persistence : TENACITY
38. "Norma __" : RAE. Movie with Sally Field.
39. iPhone downloads : APPs. I knew when I first saw apps(applications) it would become a crossword hit.
41. Wizened "Star Wars" guru : YODA. Sorry but I have to link this song. Yoda, Weird Al.
42. Interstate speed limit, often : SEVENTY. Merely a suggestion. (Right, Dennis?)
43. Bemoan : LAMENT
44. __ razor: logical simplicity rule : OCCAM'S. Thorny.
45. __-jongg : MAH
46. A hundred bucks : C-SPOT. Quick, how many yen is that?
47. Make amends (for) : ATONE
48. Texas Rangers president Ryan : NOLAN. Nicknamed "The Ryan Express", he is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. ( New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers) Trivia: His first name is Lynn.
51. Often sarcastic joke response : HA-HA
52. In a frenzy : AMOK
53. Mlle., in Madrid : SRTA. Mademoiselle and Señorita
54. Exploitative type : USER
59. Abu Dhabi's fed. : UAE. United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven absolute monarchies.
Answer grid.
Argyle
