Theme: DRIVE (68A: Hit from a tee, and word that can follow the first words of 20-, 28-, 49- and 59-Across)
20A. One-hit wonder: FLASH IN THE PAN
28A. Controversial school subject: SEX EDUCATION.
49A. President's selective rejection: LINE ITEM VETO.
59A. Pact addressing nuclear proliferation: TEST BAN TREATY.
FLASH DRIVE: A small electronic device used to store digital data, more portable and robust than a hard drive, ranging in capacities from 64MB to 256GB. I'm not savvy enough to need one.
LINE DRIVE: Baseball term for a batted ball that travels low, fast, and straight. The bane of pitchers.
TEST DRIVE: Taking a car out for a ride prior to purchase.
I left out SEX DRIVE because who here doesn't know about that!
Argyle again. This puzzle is not as scrabbly as Barry's yesterday, but smooth as well. Several nice Bob Klahn style clue echos (either sequential or crossing).
Some might have some trouble but the perps will probably rescue them.
Across:
1. Labor union foe: SCAB. SCABS was just clued as "Picket line crossers" yesterday.
5. 1999 Ron Howard film: ED TV. Starring Matthew McConaughey.
9. Clunker of a car: LEMON.
14. Building passage: HALL. Crossing SHAFT (1D. Mine passage). Nice "passage" echo.
15. Retired Cunard flagship, for short: QE II. Trouble for anyone?
16. Atlanta campus: EMORY. The university is recognized internationally for its outstanding liberal arts college, superb professional schools and one of the Southeast's leading health care systems. Emory's main campus is located in the suburban Atlanta neighborhood of Druid Hills.
17. Diva's number: ARIA.
18. Samovars: URNS. Samovar is a Russian term for a metal urn with a spigot, used to boil water for tea and traditionally having a chimney and heated by coals. Picture
19. Love, to Luigi: AMORE. Italian. OK, here is Dean Martin's "That's AMORE".
23. Stylistic judgment: TASTE.
24. Fishing aid: NET.
25. Hitter's stat: RBI.
36. It may be copped in court: PLEA. Cop a plea.
37. VCR successors: TIVOS. C.C. won't like 13D: TV's "Science Guy": NYE. because of TV in the clue.
38. Oodles: A LOT.
40. Mlles., in Spain: SRTAS. Mademoiselle is French for Miss, señorita in Spanish.
43. Soccer immortal: PELE.
44. Like thick carpets: PLUSH.
46. Beehive State college team: UTES.
48. No-goodnik: RAT.
54. European toy dog, briefly: POM. Pomeranian.
55. Enter, as data: INPUT. Data is the plural of DATUM (31D. Bit of information)
64. Gemologist's weight: CARAT. What's the difference between CARAT and KARAT again? (From Crockett: CARAT a unit of weight and KARAT a unit of pureness.)
66. Perjurer: LIAR.
67. "__ and Away": 1960s hit: UP, UP
71. Hood's scheme: CAPER.
72. Halloween cover-up: MASK.
73. IRS IDs: SSNS. Typical bottom edge word.
Down:
2. "Cheers" waitress: CARLA. Rhea Perlman (CARLA) is married to Danny DeVito. And 6. Actor Bruce: DERN. Bruce is the father of actress Laura Dern, whom he had with his ex-wife, actress Diane Ladd.
3. Fictitious name: ALIAS. Oh, C.C. gets quite a few annoying porn comments from this Nora Pearlstone (Rich Norris alias name) blog entry. Can someone have a look and see which link might cause such problem? Be careful with what you link at the Comments section too.
4. Explosions: BLASTS.
5. Prefix with lateral: EQUI. Meaning "same".
7. Windshield option: TINT.
8. Four-armed Hindu deity: VISHNU (VISH-noo). “The Preserver". Brahma is the Creator and Shiva is the Destroyer.
9. Eagerly took advantage of, as an opportunity: LEAPT AT.
10. Jane Austen novel: EMMA.
11. Song with the lyric "I'm crossing you in style": MOON RIVER. "Moon River", was composed by Johnny Mercer (lyrics) and Henry Mancini (music) in 1961, for the movie, Breakfast at Tiffany's.
12. NHL legend Bobby: ORR.
21. Dickens schemer Uriah: HEEP. From "David Copperfield".
22. Common Mkt.: EEC. European Economic Community.
26. When repeated, Yalie's cheer: BOOLA. "Boola Boola" is Yale's fight song.
27. Map in a map: INSET.
29. T-shirt sizes: XLS.
30. Eternally, in poems: E'ER. V is normally omitted (as in ne'er too).
31. Bit of informatition: DATUM
32. Bit of advice: TIP. Sequential "Bit of..." echo.
33. Canada's national tree: MAPLE. Hi, Geri!
34. Do-or-die poker bet: ALL-IN.
35. There and back: ROUND TRIP.
39. Mao __-tung: TSE. Wayne R Williams is probably still using his "Half a fly?" every day now. Tung simply means "east" in Chinese.
41. Off-road ride, briefly: ATV. Repeated offender.
45. Cool cat: HIPSTER.
47. Mix: STIR.
51. The Democrats' donkey, for one: EMBLEM.
52. Outdoes: ONE-UPS.
56. Half of the "California Dreamin'" singers: PAPAS.
57. One-eighty: U-TURN. 180 degrees is half-way round a circle (360 degrees)
58. Works on a keyboard: TYPES.
60. Icicle site: EAVE.
61. Verdi's slave girl: AIDA. The princess from Nubia (thanks, JD, and welcome back).
63. Difficult journey: TREK.
64. Swine flu watchdog agcy.: CDC. Center for Disease Control. Quite a topical fill.
65. Coach Parseghian: ARA. Of Notre Dame. Literally "Altar" in Latin.
Answer grid.
Argyle
20A. One-hit wonder: FLASH IN THE PAN
28A. Controversial school subject: SEX EDUCATION.
49A. President's selective rejection: LINE ITEM VETO.
59A. Pact addressing nuclear proliferation: TEST BAN TREATY.
FLASH DRIVE: A small electronic device used to store digital data, more portable and robust than a hard drive, ranging in capacities from 64MB to 256GB. I'm not savvy enough to need one.
LINE DRIVE: Baseball term for a batted ball that travels low, fast, and straight. The bane of pitchers.
TEST DRIVE: Taking a car out for a ride prior to purchase.
I left out SEX DRIVE because who here doesn't know about that!
Argyle again. This puzzle is not as scrabbly as Barry's yesterday, but smooth as well. Several nice Bob Klahn style clue echos (either sequential or crossing).
Some might have some trouble but the perps will probably rescue them.
Across:
1. Labor union foe: SCAB. SCABS was just clued as "Picket line crossers" yesterday.
5. 1999 Ron Howard film: ED TV. Starring Matthew McConaughey.
9. Clunker of a car: LEMON.
14. Building passage: HALL. Crossing SHAFT (1D. Mine passage). Nice "passage" echo.
15. Retired Cunard flagship, for short: QE II. Trouble for anyone?
16. Atlanta campus: EMORY. The university is recognized internationally for its outstanding liberal arts college, superb professional schools and one of the Southeast's leading health care systems. Emory's main campus is located in the suburban Atlanta neighborhood of Druid Hills.
17. Diva's number: ARIA.
18. Samovars: URNS. Samovar is a Russian term for a metal urn with a spigot, used to boil water for tea and traditionally having a chimney and heated by coals. Picture
19. Love, to Luigi: AMORE. Italian. OK, here is Dean Martin's "That's AMORE".
23. Stylistic judgment: TASTE.
24. Fishing aid: NET.
25. Hitter's stat: RBI.
36. It may be copped in court: PLEA. Cop a plea.
37. VCR successors: TIVOS. C.C. won't like 13D: TV's "Science Guy": NYE. because of TV in the clue.
38. Oodles: A LOT.
40. Mlles., in Spain: SRTAS. Mademoiselle is French for Miss, señorita in Spanish.
43. Soccer immortal: PELE.
44. Like thick carpets: PLUSH.
46. Beehive State college team: UTES.
48. No-goodnik: RAT.
54. European toy dog, briefly: POM. Pomeranian.
55. Enter, as data: INPUT. Data is the plural of DATUM (31D. Bit of information)
64. Gemologist's weight: CARAT. What's the difference between CARAT and KARAT again? (From Crockett: CARAT a unit of weight and KARAT a unit of pureness.)
66. Perjurer: LIAR.
67. "__ and Away": 1960s hit: UP, UP
71. Hood's scheme: CAPER.
72. Halloween cover-up: MASK.
73. IRS IDs: SSNS. Typical bottom edge word.
Down:
2. "Cheers" waitress: CARLA. Rhea Perlman (CARLA) is married to Danny DeVito. And 6. Actor Bruce: DERN. Bruce is the father of actress Laura Dern, whom he had with his ex-wife, actress Diane Ladd.
3. Fictitious name: ALIAS. Oh, C.C. gets quite a few annoying porn comments from this Nora Pearlstone (Rich Norris alias name) blog entry. Can someone have a look and see which link might cause such problem? Be careful with what you link at the Comments section too.
4. Explosions: BLASTS.
5. Prefix with lateral: EQUI. Meaning "same".
7. Windshield option: TINT.
8. Four-armed Hindu deity: VISHNU (VISH-noo). “The Preserver". Brahma is the Creator and Shiva is the Destroyer.
9. Eagerly took advantage of, as an opportunity: LEAPT AT.
10. Jane Austen novel: EMMA.
11. Song with the lyric "I'm crossing you in style": MOON RIVER. "Moon River", was composed by Johnny Mercer (lyrics) and Henry Mancini (music) in 1961, for the movie, Breakfast at Tiffany's.
12. NHL legend Bobby: ORR.
21. Dickens schemer Uriah: HEEP. From "David Copperfield".
22. Common Mkt.: EEC. European Economic Community.
26. When repeated, Yalie's cheer: BOOLA. "Boola Boola" is Yale's fight song.
27. Map in a map: INSET.
29. T-shirt sizes: XLS.
30. Eternally, in poems: E'ER. V is normally omitted (as in ne'er too).
31. Bit of informatition: DATUM
32. Bit of advice: TIP. Sequential "Bit of..." echo.
33. Canada's national tree: MAPLE. Hi, Geri!
34. Do-or-die poker bet: ALL-IN.
35. There and back: ROUND TRIP.
39. Mao __-tung: TSE. Wayne R Williams is probably still using his "Half a fly?" every day now. Tung simply means "east" in Chinese.
41. Off-road ride, briefly: ATV. Repeated offender.
45. Cool cat: HIPSTER.
47. Mix: STIR.
51. The Democrats' donkey, for one: EMBLEM.
52. Outdoes: ONE-UPS.
56. Half of the "California Dreamin'" singers: PAPAS.
57. One-eighty: U-TURN. 180 degrees is half-way round a circle (360 degrees)
58. Works on a keyboard: TYPES.
60. Icicle site: EAVE.
61. Verdi's slave girl: AIDA. The princess from Nubia (thanks, JD, and welcome back).
63. Difficult journey: TREK.
64. Swine flu watchdog agcy.: CDC. Center for Disease Control. Quite a topical fill.
65. Coach Parseghian: ARA. Of Notre Dame. Literally "Altar" in Latin.
Answer grid.
Argyle
