Theme: Illuminators - Familiar phrases whose first word can brighten up our paths.
17A: Instant of realization: LIGHT BULB MOMENT
33A: Lyrical lament of lost love: TORCH SONG
38A: Idaho ski resort: SUN VALLEY
53A: Elton John tribute to Marilyn Monroe: CANDLE IN THE WIND
Argyle here. There are some Wednesday words in here but for the most part, it's a Tuesday puzzle. I might be a little short because of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl but, boy, what a game. So I miss a little sleep. Meh.
My all-time favorite torch song - "What's New? by Linda Ronstadt.
Oh, Happy 60th Birthday to legendary crossword maker Merl Reagle!
Across:
1A: Hip-hop headgear: DO-RAG. It is also biker headgear. Pic.
6A: Aral, for one: SEA.
9A: Yeast cake highlighted in a "Seinfeld" episode: BABKA. A short clip.
14A: Treat badly: ABUSE.
15A: European peak: ALP.
16A: Ancient theater: ODEON. We have had this before. I relate it to Nickelodeon>
20A: Slow start?: ESS. The letter 'S' is the start of the word "Slow".
22A: Dogs from Japan: AKITAS. A noble looking breed. Anyone ever had one?
23A: The Big One: Abbr.: WWII. World War Two. It came after the War to End All Wars.
24A: Move like moths: FLIT.
25A: Like many Quechua speakers: ANDEAN. Quechua is a Native American language family spoken primarily in the Andes of South America.
28A: Clark's crush: LOIS. Superman. She could melt his 61A: Superman's makeup?: STEEL.
29A: Texas __: oil: TEA. "Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea." from the Beverly Hillbillies Theme Song.
32A: Word with trap or prize: BOOBY. 40A: Cantaloupe, e.g.: MELON.
35A: Throw __: fly off the handle: A FIT.
36A: Social division: CASTE.
37A: Telegram: WIRE.
41A: Official lang. of Malawi: ENG.. Clever. A landlocked country in southeast Africa (yet they have a navy).
42A: Peculiar mannerisms: TICS.
43A: Beaver or hamster: RODENT.
45A: Tiny parasite: MITE.
46A: Lay a wet one on: SMOOCH.
49A: Ed of "The People's Court": KOCH. TV. Former New York City mayor Ed Koch presided over the court from 1997 to 1999. The first judge was Joseph Wapner and the current one is Marilyn Milian.
50A: Xbox 360 competitor: Wii. (video game systems)
56A: Holy Roman emperor crowned in CMLXII: OTTO I. That's 962 CE, if you care. And if you do, you might like this site.
57A: Caviar, e.g.: ROE. Fish eggs.
58A: Prepare beans, Mexican-style: REFRY.
59A: Thrash: WHOMP.
60A: Cobbler's tool: AWL. Used for making holes in leather.
Down:
1D: Racing legend Earnhardt: DALE. aka "The Intimidator". Died in a crash at the Daytona 500, February 18, 2001. His son, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., still races but has never reached his father's status. Pic.
2D: Geisha wardrobe items: OBIS.
3D: Toupees: RUGS. Locks bought from a store.
4D: Volcanic residue: ASH.
5D: Escape: GETAWAY.
6D: King Abdullah subject: SAUDI.
8D: SFPD broadcast: A.P.B.. (San Francisco Police Department - All Points Bulletin)
9D: Devoted to reading: BOOKISH.
10D: Own up to: ADMIT.
11D: Borscht need: BEET. Soup made with beets, and/or other vegetables and served hot or chilled, often with sour cream. Quite a few food references in the grid.
12D: Hawaiian coffee-growing district: KONA. On the west side of the "Big Island".
13D: Aardvark's dinner: ANTS.
18D: St. Petersburg pancake: BLIN. Another recent word, plural is blini.
19D: Evil intent: MALICE.
23D: Former Internet-on-the-tube co.: WEB TV. The product and service was founded in 1995 by WebTV Networks and was purchased by Microsoft Corporation(in April, 1997, 20 months after WebTV's founding) and absorbed into MSN (the Microsoft Network).
24D: Two score: FORTY. (score = 20)
25D: Humiliate: ABASE.
26D: Like a wet blanket, so to speak: NO FUN. Like some of our ANONs.
27D: "Nothing __!": DOING.
29D: Fabric with a repeated scenic pattern: TOILE.
30D: 2000s symbol of corporate misconduct: ENRON.
31D: Ten percenter: AGENT.
34D: Garbo, by birth: SWEDE.
36D: Trite expression: CLICHÉ.
39D: In one sitting: AT A CLIP.
43D: Loaded: RICH. Hi, Rich (Norris)!
44D: City of sin in Genesis: SODOM.
46D: Flat-bottomed boat: SCOW.
49D: Be sure of: KNOW.
51D: Memo phrase: IN RE.
52D: Pastoral poem: IDYL.
Answer grid.
Argyle
17A: Instant of realization: LIGHT BULB MOMENT
33A: Lyrical lament of lost love: TORCH SONG
38A: Idaho ski resort: SUN VALLEY
53A: Elton John tribute to Marilyn Monroe: CANDLE IN THE WIND
Argyle here. There are some Wednesday words in here but for the most part, it's a Tuesday puzzle. I might be a little short because of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl but, boy, what a game. So I miss a little sleep. Meh.
My all-time favorite torch song - "What's New? by Linda Ronstadt.
Oh, Happy 60th Birthday to legendary crossword maker Merl Reagle!
Across:
1A: Hip-hop headgear: DO-RAG. It is also biker headgear. Pic.
6A: Aral, for one: SEA.
9A: Yeast cake highlighted in a "Seinfeld" episode: BABKA. A short clip.
14A: Treat badly: ABUSE.
15A: European peak: ALP.
16A: Ancient theater: ODEON. We have had this before. I relate it to Nickelodeon>
20A: Slow start?: ESS. The letter 'S' is the start of the word "Slow".
22A: Dogs from Japan: AKITAS. A noble looking breed. Anyone ever had one?
23A: The Big One: Abbr.: WWII. World War Two. It came after the War to End All Wars.
24A: Move like moths: FLIT.
25A: Like many Quechua speakers: ANDEAN. Quechua is a Native American language family spoken primarily in the Andes of South America.
28A: Clark's crush: LOIS. Superman. She could melt his 61A: Superman's makeup?: STEEL.
29A: Texas __: oil: TEA. "Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea." from the Beverly Hillbillies Theme Song.
32A: Word with trap or prize: BOOBY. 40A: Cantaloupe, e.g.: MELON.
35A: Throw __: fly off the handle: A FIT.
36A: Social division: CASTE.
37A: Telegram: WIRE.
41A: Official lang. of Malawi: ENG.. Clever. A landlocked country in southeast Africa (yet they have a navy).
42A: Peculiar mannerisms: TICS.
43A: Beaver or hamster: RODENT.
45A: Tiny parasite: MITE.
46A: Lay a wet one on: SMOOCH.
49A: Ed of "The People's Court": KOCH. TV. Former New York City mayor Ed Koch presided over the court from 1997 to 1999. The first judge was Joseph Wapner and the current one is Marilyn Milian.
50A: Xbox 360 competitor: Wii. (video game systems)
56A: Holy Roman emperor crowned in CMLXII: OTTO I. That's 962 CE, if you care. And if you do, you might like this site.
57A: Caviar, e.g.: ROE. Fish eggs.
58A: Prepare beans, Mexican-style: REFRY.
59A: Thrash: WHOMP.
60A: Cobbler's tool: AWL. Used for making holes in leather.
Down:
1D: Racing legend Earnhardt: DALE. aka "The Intimidator". Died in a crash at the Daytona 500, February 18, 2001. His son, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., still races but has never reached his father's status. Pic.
2D: Geisha wardrobe items: OBIS.
3D: Toupees: RUGS. Locks bought from a store.
4D: Volcanic residue: ASH.
5D: Escape: GETAWAY.
6D: King Abdullah subject: SAUDI.
8D: SFPD broadcast: A.P.B.. (San Francisco Police Department - All Points Bulletin)
9D: Devoted to reading: BOOKISH.
10D: Own up to: ADMIT.
11D: Borscht need: BEET. Soup made with beets, and/or other vegetables and served hot or chilled, often with sour cream. Quite a few food references in the grid.
12D: Hawaiian coffee-growing district: KONA. On the west side of the "Big Island".
13D: Aardvark's dinner: ANTS.
18D: St. Petersburg pancake: BLIN. Another recent word, plural is blini.
19D: Evil intent: MALICE.
23D: Former Internet-on-the-tube co.: WEB TV. The product and service was founded in 1995 by WebTV Networks and was purchased by Microsoft Corporation(in April, 1997, 20 months after WebTV's founding) and absorbed into MSN (the Microsoft Network).
24D: Two score: FORTY. (score = 20)
25D: Humiliate: ABASE.
26D: Like a wet blanket, so to speak: NO FUN. Like some of our ANONs.
27D: "Nothing __!": DOING.
29D: Fabric with a repeated scenic pattern: TOILE.
30D: 2000s symbol of corporate misconduct: ENRON.
31D: Ten percenter: AGENT.
34D: Garbo, by birth: SWEDE.
36D: Trite expression: CLICHÉ.
39D: In one sitting: AT A CLIP.
43D: Loaded: RICH. Hi, Rich (Norris)!
44D: City of sin in Genesis: SODOM.
46D: Flat-bottomed boat: SCOW.
49D: Be sure of: KNOW.
51D: Memo phrase: IN RE.
52D: Pastoral poem: IDYL.
Answer grid.
Argyle
