Theme: No lyin' - but lots of other entertainment from under the Big Top.
17A. Schoolroom cutup : CLASS CLOWN
27A. Pachyderm in stereotypical hallucinations : PINK ELEPHANT
47A. PDF file creation program : ADOBE ACROBAT
61A. Performances in a big tent, where you'd see the ends of 17-, 27- and 47-Across : CIRCUS ACTS
Argyle here with the latest Dynamic Duo. Well done.
Across:
1. "Around the World in 80 Days" navigator Phileas : FOGG
5. Lou of soul music : RAWLS
10. Immediately, in memos : ASAP
14. Folk singer Guthrie : ARLO
15. "Such a tease!" : "OH YOU!"
16. Lecture location : HALL
19. Concerning : AS TO
20. Often sculpted anatomy parts : TORSOs
21. Campus email suffix : .EDU
23. Logician's abbr. : QED. (quod erat demonstrandum)
24. First African-American major-league coach Buck : O'NEIL. (1962) It would be almost ten more years before the first black major league manager.
25. Condé Nast fashion monthly : GLAMOUR
31. Yale student : ELI
34. Membership fees : DUES
35. Ravi Shankar's instrument : SITAR
36. French peak : MONT
38. Volga region native : TATAR. We read the Tatar Paper yesterday.
41. Two times tetra- : OCTA. Greek prefixes for 4 and 8
42. Nickname for Wrigley Field hero Ernie Banks : MR. CUB
44. Condo division : UNIT
46. The Beatles' "__ Jude" : HEY
51. System for blind readers : BRAILLE
52. Peeled : PARED
56. Leb. neighbor : SYR. Lebanon/Syria
57. Actress Peeples : NIA
58. "Marry me!" : "BE MINE!"
59. Dunked cookie : OREO
64. One often lost in the laundry : SOCK
65. "That's it for me" : "I'M OUT". The poker table would be one spot you might hear this.
66. Vichyssoise veggie : LEEK. The soup is traditionally served cold but can be eaten hot.
67. Pantry pests : ANTS
68. So far : AS YET
69. Misses the mark : ERRS
Down:
1. Ex post __: retroactively : FACTO
2. Lightweight synthetic : ORLON
3. Blinding light : GLARE
4. Talk around the water cooler : GOSSIP
5. Giant birds of myth : ROCs. They were so big, they could have carried of our circus elephant.
6. Minor league rink org. : AHL. (American Hockey League)
7. St. in which most of Yellowstone is located : WYO. (Wyoming)
8. Poet Amy : LOWELL
9. Cherry-topped treat : SUNDAE
10. ''Now I get it!'' : "A-HA!"
11. Bigfoot's other name : SASQUATCH
12. Take turns : ALTERNATE
13. Walk heavily : PLOD
18. State of matter : SOLID
22. Calls the game : UMPS. Verb.
25. Fist pump or high-five, e.g. : GESTURE
26. Cleveland's state : OHIO
28. Cashew or pecan : NUT
29. Mauna __ : KEA
30. Waiter's carrier : TRAY
31. Actress Stone of "The Help" : EMMA
32. "She Walks in Beauty" poet : LORD BYRON
33. Wrong : INCORRECT
37. Brass band bass : TUBA
39. 2014, por ejemplo : ANO. All Spanich.
40. "Spare" cut of meat : RIB
43. '60s hippie gathering : BE IN
45. VCR inserts : TAPES
48. "The Good Wife" attorney Florrick : ALICIA
49. Says assuredly : CLAIMS
50. Mexican food in a corn-husk wrap : TAMALE
53. Potato press : RICER. Old timer.
54. "Come on in!" : "ENTER!"
55. Many talk show hosts sit at them : DESKS
56. Slugger Sammy : SOSA
58. Cigar remains : BUTT. Remains are something that is left like the butt of a cigar.
60. Brief approvals : OKs
62. Cowboy Rogers : ROY
63. Signal to an actor : CUE
Argyle
Notes from C.C.:
1) Steve Marron is our Wednesday Sherpa Steve. Congratulations on your debut, Steve! Read the first sentence in TTP's comment when Jazzbumpa (Ron) had his puzzle published.
2) Husker Gary also took a few pictures of our gathering last week. He also treated me my very first Earl Grey tea, Abejo!
Left to Right: Boomer, Gary, C.C. & Joann
I feel like a Huskers' first round draft pick.
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3) Spitzboov (Al) met with Argyle last Saturday at the Washington County Fair. Al mentioned that this was his first visit to the fair in 40 years. He said "I was pleasantly surprised by how much the fair has grown over 4 decades."
Spitzboov, Betty & Argyle
(In case you wonder, it's Bloomin' Onion with horseradish & Ranch dipping sauces)
Spitzboov and Argyle with John (Deere)
Please click here for more. I'm so pleased that they finally met each other. Spitzboov's family from Virginia, Massachusetts & Delaware had a big gathering at the fair.
