Theme: "With "in", where our summer weather is!" - theme answers all end with synonyms of exiting.
20A: Corporate-sponsored vacation: COMPANY RETREAT.
40A: Retirement account transaction that may incur a penalty: EARLY WITHDRAWAL.
59A: Local airline trip: COMMUTER FLIGHT.
Argyle blogging.
Shivering Santa here. We get our first freeze this morning. That should stop any zucchini that maybe left.
Straightforward puzzle today. Only wish TORO (39A: Matador's foe) were clued as a "Big name in lawn mowers" to pair up with DEERE (45A: Big name in tractors). TORO is based in Minnesota.
Across:
1A: A little batty: DAFT.
10A: Skips, as ads on a taped show: ZAPS. I'm not good with this clue.
14A: "Garfield" dog: ODIE.
15A: What an ump's protector protects: CHEST. To protect them from the jabbing fingers of managers.
16A: Approximately: OR SO.
23A: Ruhr valley city: ESSEN. 28A: Mediterranean island republic: CYPRUS. 31D: River through southern Russia: URAL. 53D: "Boot" country prefix: ITALO. All part of our European vacation.
33A: Place to retire to?: BED. Yes, it is (as soon as I get this blog done.)
36A: Tournament matches before finals, briefly: SEMIS.
44A: "Iliad" setting: TROY.
47A: Challenge a verdict in a higher court: APPEAL.
50A: Money you owe: DEBT.
55A: Love poetry Muse: ERATO.
64A: "A guy walks into a bar ..." may start one: JOKE.
65A: Christener: NAMER.
66A: Go-__: small racer: KART.
70A: Herbal brews: TEAS. What's your favorite herbal tea?
Down"
1D: "La __ Vita": DOLCE. Italian for "sweet".
2D: "Later, amigo": ADIOS.
3D: Law corporations, e.g.: FIRMS
4D: Conical abode: TEEPEE.
5D: CAT procedure: SCAN.
6D: Greeting at sea: AHOY.
7D: __ cotta: TERRA. Ah, Xi'An.
8D: Colorado's __ Park: ESTES.
9D: Unwanted radio noise: STATIC.
10D: No-fly __: ZONE.
13D: Brillo rival: SOS.
21D: Unable to sit still: ANTSY.
22D: Jamie Foxx biopic about singer Charles: RAY. Great movie. Foxx got a Oscar for his performance.
35D: Bit of medicine for the eye or ear: DROP.
37D: Suffix with meteor: ITE. Meteorite.
42D: Dr. of rap: DRE.
43D: Insurrectionist: REBEL.
51D: Tots' rides: TRIKES.
56D: Wide open: AGAPE.
57D: Crowd quota?: THREE. As in "Three's a crowd".
59D: Planetary center: CORE.
60D: Cajun vegetable: OKRA. Have you tried cooking with fresh OKRA? Quite tasty.
61D: Army meal: MESS.
62D: Actress Russo: RENE. She is in "Tin Cup", one of the best golf movies.
63D: Barney's Bedrock pal: FRED. Flintstone.
64D: "Jumbo" flier: JET.
Answer grid.
Argyle
20A: Corporate-sponsored vacation: COMPANY RETREAT.
40A: Retirement account transaction that may incur a penalty: EARLY WITHDRAWAL.
59A: Local airline trip: COMMUTER FLIGHT.
Argyle blogging.
Shivering Santa here. We get our first freeze this morning. That should stop any zucchini that maybe left.
Straightforward puzzle today. Only wish TORO (39A: Matador's foe) were clued as a "Big name in lawn mowers" to pair up with DEERE (45A: Big name in tractors). TORO is based in Minnesota.
Across:
1A: A little batty: DAFT.
10A: Skips, as ads on a taped show: ZAPS. I'm not good with this clue.
14A: "Garfield" dog: ODIE.
15A: What an ump's protector protects: CHEST. To protect them from the jabbing fingers of managers.
16A: Approximately: OR SO.
23A: Ruhr valley city: ESSEN. 28A: Mediterranean island republic: CYPRUS. 31D: River through southern Russia: URAL. 53D: "Boot" country prefix: ITALO. All part of our European vacation.
33A: Place to retire to?: BED. Yes, it is (as soon as I get this blog done.)
36A: Tournament matches before finals, briefly: SEMIS.
44A: "Iliad" setting: TROY.
47A: Challenge a verdict in a higher court: APPEAL.
50A: Money you owe: DEBT.
55A: Love poetry Muse: ERATO.
64A: "A guy walks into a bar ..." may start one: JOKE.
65A: Christener: NAMER.
66A: Go-__: small racer: KART.
70A: Herbal brews: TEAS. What's your favorite herbal tea?
Down"
1D: "La __ Vita": DOLCE. Italian for "sweet".
2D: "Later, amigo": ADIOS.
3D: Law corporations, e.g.: FIRMS
4D: Conical abode: TEEPEE.
5D: CAT procedure: SCAN.
6D: Greeting at sea: AHOY.
7D: __ cotta: TERRA. Ah, Xi'An.
8D: Colorado's __ Park: ESTES.
9D: Unwanted radio noise: STATIC.
10D: No-fly __: ZONE.
13D: Brillo rival: SOS.
21D: Unable to sit still: ANTSY.
22D: Jamie Foxx biopic about singer Charles: RAY. Great movie. Foxx got a Oscar for his performance.
35D: Bit of medicine for the eye or ear: DROP.
37D: Suffix with meteor: ITE. Meteorite.
42D: Dr. of rap: DRE.
43D: Insurrectionist: REBEL.
51D: Tots' rides: TRIKES.
56D: Wide open: AGAPE.
57D: Crowd quota?: THREE. As in "Three's a crowd".
59D: Planetary center: CORE.
60D: Cajun vegetable: OKRA. Have you tried cooking with fresh OKRA? Quite tasty.
61D: Army meal: MESS.
62D: Actress Russo: RENE. She is in "Tin Cup", one of the best golf movies.
63D: Barney's Bedrock pal: FRED. Flintstone.
64D: "Jumbo" flier: JET.
Answer grid.
Argyle
