Theme: aka - Alternate appellations.
17A. One raising a hand (TN) : VOLUNTEER. (Tennessee)
22A. Wedge-shaped arch piece (PA) : KEYSTONE. (Pennsylvania)
26A. Byzantine or Roman (NY) : EMPIRE. (New York)
35A. Piled-high hairdo (UT) : BEEHIVE. (Utah)
38A. Fictional Korean War surgeon Pierce (IA) : HAWKEYE. (Iowa)
46A. At an earlier date (OK) : SOONER. (Oklahoma)
49A. Word in a fair forecast (FL) : SUNSHINE. (Florida)
55A. What seven puzzle answers are with reference to abbreviations in their clues : NICKNAMES
Argyle here. (Santa) Almost as much theme as yesterday, 60 vs. 68. Definitely a tick harder for me. I wonder; do all states have a nickname?
Across:
1. Egg-shaped tomato : ROMA
5. Molecule part : ATOM
9. Winter outerwear : COATS
14. Suit on a board : EXEC. A executive on a board of directors.
15. Plumber's piece : PIPE
16. Playful trick : ANTIC
19. Pedro's "I love you" : "TE AMO"
20. Answer (for) : ATONE
21. More confident : SURER
27. Many California wines : NAPAs
28. Motel charges : RATES
30. Hockey legend Bobby et al. : ORRs
31. Milk: Pref. : LACTO
32. Abbr. for some Garden State senators : D NJ. Democrat, New Jersey
40. '60s radical gp. : SDS. (Students for a Democratic Society)
41. Loved ones : DEARs
43. Tribulations : ILLs
44. Coeur d'__, Idaho : ALENE
45. One of the Musketeers : ATHOS
52. Part of USDA: Abbr. : AGRIC. (United States Department of Agriculture)
53. Top grade : A+PLUS
54. Below, poetically : 'NEATH
60. Colorful tropical fish : TETRA
61. Genealogy diagram : TREE
62. Course with ratios : MATH
63. "Save me __" : A SEAT
64. Ranch group : HERD. The Gary Larson ranch.
65. Seek divine intervention : PRAY
Down:
1. Sermon giver: Abbr. : REV. (Reverend)
2. Tic-tac-toe loser : OXO
3. Actor Gibson : MEL
4. Puncture prefix : ACU. Acupuncture.
5. Likely will, after "is" : APT TO
6. Attach with string : TIE ON
7. Tennis period since 1968 : OPEN ERA
8. Trivial : MERE
9. "Bee's knees" equivalent : CAT'S MEOW
10. Gets the better of : ONE-UPs
11. Video game pioneer : ATARI
12. Microwave beeper : TIMER
13. Composer's creation : SCORE
18. Washington MLB team : NATs
22. Drawer openers : KNOBS
23. Dog-__: folded at the corner : EARED
24. Belgian city where the In Flanders Fields Museum is located : YPRES. (Ieper, Belgium) (Ypres is the French name)
25. Window framework : SASH
26. James of jazz : ETTA. More Etta.
29. German cries : ACHs
31. Tilt : LEAN
32. Indian metropolis : DELHI
33. Paintbrush bristles material : NYLON
34. James of the Old West : JESSE
36. Small talk : IDLE CHAT
37. Change course suddenly : VEER or sheer, remember?
39. __ and kin : KITH
42. Breathe : RESPIRE
44. "Peer Gynt Suite" dancer : ANITRA
45. Part of NBA: Abbr. : ASSN. (National Basketball Association)
46. Seasonal gift giver : SANTA. Will work for cookies.
47. Curved moldings : OGEEs
48. Deliver a speech : ORATE
50. Stomach problem : ULCER
51. Microwaved : NUKED
53. Lit. collection : ANTH. (anthology)
56. Band equipment component : AMP
57. Blemish : MAR
58. Pilot's prediction: Abbr. : ETA
59. Bashful : SHY
Argyle
Argyle
Note from C.C.:
Happy 77th Birthday to Keith Fowler (Ol' Man Keith), who has his own Wiki page. Keith knows all about Shakespeare plays. He even lived in Stratford-upon-Avon for some time. Keith has been with the blog for a long time, since 2009, I think.
Happy 77th Birthday to Keith Fowler (Ol' Man Keith), who has his own Wiki page. Keith knows all about Shakespeare plays. He even lived in Stratford-upon-Avon for some time. Keith has been with the blog for a long time, since 2009, I think.
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