Theme: How Long?
20A: Wrinkle-resistant after washing: PERMANENT PRESS
34A: Fabled fountain's word: ETERNAL YOUTH
41A: You can still use it when postage rates increase: FOREVER STAMP
55A: "Semper fidelis, " in English: ALWAYS FAITHFUL
And PERPETUAL, INCESSANT, INFINITE, what else?
Argyle here.
Boy, would I have to eat worms if I missed the Marine Corps motto. FOREVER STAMP is a very refreshing entry. Probably a debut in any major newspaper puzzle.
My dial-up is messed up to day, so I'm running late. I had to go out and "borrow" a paper to get the puzzle. I better go put it back.
Across:
1A: Maple syrup fluids: SAPS.
5A: Musher's vehicle: SLED.
9A: Did some chinwagging: JAWED.
14A: Elm or oak: TREE. On another day they might be streets.
15A: Breaker on the shore: WAVE.
16A: Central Florida city: OCALA.
17A: Israeli carrier: ELAL. Literally "skyward".
18D: Light bulb, in a comic strip: IDEA. IDEE in French.
23A: Having disembarked: ON LAND
24A: Sweetie: HON. Favorite names used waitresses everywhere.
29A: Reversed: UNDID.
25A: Super __: Sega Genesis competitor: NES. Nintendo Entertainment System. And 52D: CNN competitor: MS NBC.
26A: "Dark Angel" star Jessica: ALBA. One for the boys.
39A: German article: EIN. A or one.
46A: Rare blood classification: TYPE AB
51A: "Overhead" engine part: CAM.
53A: Ghost-eating video icon: PAC-MAN
61A: Depilatory brand: NAIR. Another answer is NEET. Depilatory is so close to lapidary.
66A: Not quite foggy: MISTY. For you West coast morning people.
68A: Cong. meeting: SESS. I thought of Vietcong, at first.
Down:
1D: Squash: STEP ON
2D: "What's my line?" panelist Francis: ARLENE. She is on the left.
4D: Alabama civil rights city: SELMA.
5D: Con job: SWINDLE. Bunko. Joe Friday would occasionally work Bunko on Dragnet.
7D: Like 2, 4 6, etc.: EVEN. Not an odd clue.
8D: "Murder by __": Neil Simon comedy: DEATH.
9D: Long trip: JOURNEY.
11D: Bankrolls: WADS.
12D: New Haven collegians: ELIS. Yale gets so much play in crossword.
27D: Uncle Remus's __ Rabbit: BR'ER
28D: Liqueur flavoring: ANISE. Licorice-flavored.
33D: Sports org. with six Canadian teams: NHL. National Hockey League. Only 1 Canadian team in MLB - the Toronto Blue Jays.
36D: Back, on a ship: AFT.
38D: Dada artist Jean: ARP.
42D: Motel sign: VACANCY.
44D: Yearned: ASPIRED.
48D: Positive "How are you?" response: I'M FINE. One for the girls.
49D: Makes watertight: CAULK.
55D: Play opener: ACT I.
57D: Habeas corpus, eg.g.: WRIT. Habeas corpus is probably the most important WRITS of all kinds. It's a WRIT " through which a person can seek relief from the unlawful detention of him or herself, or of another person."
59D: Verdi classic: AIDA. It has become a gimme for me; how 'bout you?
60D: Tycoon Walton with a club: SAM. SAM's Club,
Answer grid.
Argyle
20A: Wrinkle-resistant after washing: PERMANENT PRESS
34A: Fabled fountain's word: ETERNAL YOUTH
41A: You can still use it when postage rates increase: FOREVER STAMP
55A: "Semper fidelis, " in English: ALWAYS FAITHFUL
And PERPETUAL, INCESSANT, INFINITE, what else?
Argyle here.
Boy, would I have to eat worms if I missed the Marine Corps motto. FOREVER STAMP is a very refreshing entry. Probably a debut in any major newspaper puzzle.
My dial-up is messed up to day, so I'm running late. I had to go out and "borrow" a paper to get the puzzle. I better go put it back.
Across:
1A: Maple syrup fluids: SAPS.
5A: Musher's vehicle: SLED.
9A: Did some chinwagging: JAWED.
14A: Elm or oak: TREE. On another day they might be streets.
15A: Breaker on the shore: WAVE.
16A: Central Florida city: OCALA.
17A: Israeli carrier: ELAL. Literally "skyward".
18D: Light bulb, in a comic strip: IDEA. IDEE in French.
23A: Having disembarked: ON LAND
24A: Sweetie: HON. Favorite names used waitresses everywhere.
29A: Reversed: UNDID.
25A: Super __: Sega Genesis competitor: NES. Nintendo Entertainment System. And 52D: CNN competitor: MS NBC.
26A: "Dark Angel" star Jessica: ALBA. One for the boys.
39A: German article: EIN. A or one.
46A: Rare blood classification: TYPE AB
51A: "Overhead" engine part: CAM.
53A: Ghost-eating video icon: PAC-MAN
61A: Depilatory brand: NAIR. Another answer is NEET. Depilatory is so close to lapidary.
66A: Not quite foggy: MISTY. For you West coast morning people.
68A: Cong. meeting: SESS. I thought of Vietcong, at first.
Down:
1D: Squash: STEP ON
2D: "What's my line?" panelist Francis: ARLENE. She is on the left.
4D: Alabama civil rights city: SELMA.
5D: Con job: SWINDLE. Bunko. Joe Friday would occasionally work Bunko on Dragnet.
7D: Like 2, 4 6, etc.: EVEN. Not an odd clue.
8D: "Murder by __": Neil Simon comedy: DEATH.
9D: Long trip: JOURNEY.
11D: Bankrolls: WADS.
12D: New Haven collegians: ELIS. Yale gets so much play in crossword.
27D: Uncle Remus's __ Rabbit: BR'ER
28D: Liqueur flavoring: ANISE. Licorice-flavored.
33D: Sports org. with six Canadian teams: NHL. National Hockey League. Only 1 Canadian team in MLB - the Toronto Blue Jays.
36D: Back, on a ship: AFT.
38D: Dada artist Jean: ARP.
42D: Motel sign: VACANCY.
44D: Yearned: ASPIRED.
48D: Positive "How are you?" response: I'M FINE. One for the girls.
49D: Makes watertight: CAULK.
55D: Play opener: ACT I.
57D: Habeas corpus, eg.g.: WRIT. Habeas corpus is probably the most important WRITS of all kinds. It's a WRIT " through which a person can seek relief from the unlawful detention of him or herself, or of another person."
59D: Verdi classic: AIDA. It has become a gimme for me; how 'bout you?
60D: Tycoon Walton with a club: SAM. SAM's Club,
Answer grid.
Argyle
