Theme: Rotogravure Easter connection. Did you find you picture in the Rotogravure wearing your Easter bonnet in the Easter Parade?
17A Hockey attempt that only the goalie is allowed to try to stop: PENALTY SHOT
29A Overall perspective: BIG PICTURE
47A Crisp cookie: GINGER SNAP
59A Narrow victory, or a feature of 17-, 29- and 47-Across: PHOTO FINISH. The finish of the above three entries is a synonym of PHOTO.
Argyle here. My take on the theme is that it is a little weak. Dictionary.com does show SNAP as a noun, a shortened version of SNAPSHOT but the same could be said about SHOT. Oh well, it's only a Monday and I hope every one is OK after the shaking they got.
Across:
1A Noun followers, often: VERBS
6A Marinara sauce brand: PREGO
11A Was introduced to: MET
14A Tusk material: IVORY
15A "The Ant and the Grasshopper" author: AESOP. Fable.
16A Lennon's widow: ONO
19A Eerie: ODD. Not a good pairing.
20A Ancient Athens foe: SPARTA
21A On the ocean: ASEA
22A Windpipe: TRACHEA
25A Stormy day topper: RAIN HAT. Or bonnet.
28A __-Rooter: ROTO
31A Punk rock offshoot: EMO. Songs of teenage angst?
32A Firefighter's tool: HOSE
33A Hannah Montana's channel, in TV listings: DIS. The Disney Channel.
34A Buzzing instrument: KAZOO
36A Aliens, briefly: ETS
38A Stretchy synthetic: LYCRA. And 53A Waterproof fabric: GORETEX.
42A Rise and fall: BOB
44A __-bitsy: ITSY
46A Trendy: HIP
51A Five-time A.L. batting champ Boggs: WADE
52A 1955 Platters hit: "ONLY YOU". Clip.
55A Daybreak: DAWN
56A Become extinct: DIE OUT
58A Have a balance: OWE
64A "That __ close!": WAS
66A Like some barrels: OAKEN
66A Gymnast Comaneci: NADIA. She was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event(1976 Summer Olympics). She married Bart Conner, also a gymnast, and have a son named Dylan Paul Conner, and are living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
67A Manhattan-based paper: Abbr.: NYT. New York Times.
68A Feather: PLUME
69A Involuntary contraction: SPASM
Down:
1D Celebrity, briefly: VIP
2D Adam's partner: EVE
3D Harry's pal Weasley: RON. Harry Potter of Hogwarts.
4D "Donnie __": Johnny Depp film: BRASCO. A 1997 film loosely based on the real-life events of Joseph D. Pistone, an FBI agent who successfully infiltrated the Bonanno crime family. DVD cover.
5D Graceful woman: SYLPH. Originally referring to any race of spirits inhabiting the air, described as being mortal but lacking a soul. Paracelsus' word seems to be an arbitrary coinage, but perhaps it holds a suggestion of L. sylva and Gk. nymph. The meaning "slender, graceful girl" first recorded 1838, on the notion of "light, airy movements." Online Etymology Dictionary
6D Worker's reward: PAY RAISE
7D Take it easy: REST
8D F's musical equivalent: E SHARP Is this a good clue?
9D Sticky stuff: GOO
10D Choose (to): OPT
11D __ pork: Chinese dish served with thin pancakes: MOO SHU
12D Win the love of: ENDEAR
13D So far: TO DATE
18D Workout regimen: TAE BO. The name Tae Bo is a portmanteau of tae kwon do and boxing. Developed by Billy Blanks, Tae-Bo is a trademark of Billy Blanks Enterprises.
21D Nervous: ANTSY
22D Wearying journey: TREK
23D Italia's capital: ROMA. When in Italia, spell it as the Romans do.
24D From __: completely: A TO Z
26D Lend a hand: AID
27D How a persona non grata might be greeted: ICILY
30D Arrive: GET IN
32D Balderdash: HOOEY
35D Delivery doc: OB/GYN
37D Beginning phase: STAGE ONE
39D Online dialogue: CHAT
40D Perform in a rodeo, e.g.: RIDE
41D High point: APEX
43D 62-Down sib: BRO. And 62D 43-Down sib: SIS.
45D Mad magazine specialty: SPOOF
47D Drop: GO DOWN
48D Kind of: IN A WAY
49D L.A. Dodgers' division: NL WEST
50D Puzzle with number squares: SUDOKU
51D Moist towelette: WET-NAP. Another Trademark.
54D Dig sites: RUINS
57D Discussion point: ITEM
59D Rice Krispies sound: POP. Also Crackle and Snap.
60D Holbrook of "Into the Wild": HAL. Emmy and Tony Award winning actor who is one of the great craftsman of stage and screen. He is best known for his performance as Mark Twain.
61D Nev. neighbor: IDA. Idaho (northern neighbor)
63D Cast party braggart, perhaps: HAM
Answer grid.
17A Hockey attempt that only the goalie is allowed to try to stop: PENALTY SHOT
29A Overall perspective: BIG PICTURE
47A Crisp cookie: GINGER SNAP
59A Narrow victory, or a feature of 17-, 29- and 47-Across: PHOTO FINISH. The finish of the above three entries is a synonym of PHOTO.
Argyle here. My take on the theme is that it is a little weak. Dictionary.com does show SNAP as a noun, a shortened version of SNAPSHOT but the same could be said about SHOT. Oh well, it's only a Monday and I hope every one is OK after the shaking they got.
Across:
1A Noun followers, often: VERBS
6A Marinara sauce brand: PREGO
11A Was introduced to: MET
14A Tusk material: IVORY
15A "The Ant and the Grasshopper" author: AESOP. Fable.
16A Lennon's widow: ONO
19A Eerie: ODD. Not a good pairing.
20A Ancient Athens foe: SPARTA
21A On the ocean: ASEA
22A Windpipe: TRACHEA
25A Stormy day topper: RAIN HAT. Or bonnet.
28A __-Rooter: ROTO
31A Punk rock offshoot: EMO. Songs of teenage angst?
32A Firefighter's tool: HOSE
33A Hannah Montana's channel, in TV listings: DIS. The Disney Channel.
34A Buzzing instrument: KAZOO
36A Aliens, briefly: ETS
38A Stretchy synthetic: LYCRA. And 53A Waterproof fabric: GORETEX.
42A Rise and fall: BOB
44A __-bitsy: ITSY
46A Trendy: HIP
51A Five-time A.L. batting champ Boggs: WADE
52A 1955 Platters hit: "ONLY YOU". Clip.
55A Daybreak: DAWN
56A Become extinct: DIE OUT
58A Have a balance: OWE
64A "That __ close!": WAS
66A Like some barrels: OAKEN
66A Gymnast Comaneci: NADIA. She was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event(1976 Summer Olympics). She married Bart Conner, also a gymnast, and have a son named Dylan Paul Conner, and are living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
67A Manhattan-based paper: Abbr.: NYT. New York Times.
68A Feather: PLUME
69A Involuntary contraction: SPASM
Down:
1D Celebrity, briefly: VIP
2D Adam's partner: EVE
3D Harry's pal Weasley: RON. Harry Potter of Hogwarts.
4D "Donnie __": Johnny Depp film: BRASCO. A 1997 film loosely based on the real-life events of Joseph D. Pistone, an FBI agent who successfully infiltrated the Bonanno crime family. DVD cover.
5D Graceful woman: SYLPH. Originally referring to any race of spirits inhabiting the air, described as being mortal but lacking a soul. Paracelsus' word seems to be an arbitrary coinage, but perhaps it holds a suggestion of L. sylva and Gk. nymph. The meaning "slender, graceful girl" first recorded 1838, on the notion of "light, airy movements." Online Etymology Dictionary
6D Worker's reward: PAY RAISE
7D Take it easy: REST
8D F's musical equivalent: E SHARP Is this a good clue?
9D Sticky stuff: GOO
10D Choose (to): OPT
11D __ pork: Chinese dish served with thin pancakes: MOO SHU
12D Win the love of: ENDEAR
13D So far: TO DATE
18D Workout regimen: TAE BO. The name Tae Bo is a portmanteau of tae kwon do and boxing. Developed by Billy Blanks, Tae-Bo is a trademark of Billy Blanks Enterprises.
21D Nervous: ANTSY
22D Wearying journey: TREK
23D Italia's capital: ROMA. When in Italia, spell it as the Romans do.
24D From __: completely: A TO Z
26D Lend a hand: AID
27D How a persona non grata might be greeted: ICILY
30D Arrive: GET IN
32D Balderdash: HOOEY
35D Delivery doc: OB/GYN
37D Beginning phase: STAGE ONE
39D Online dialogue: CHAT
40D Perform in a rodeo, e.g.: RIDE
41D High point: APEX
43D 62-Down sib: BRO. And 62D 43-Down sib: SIS.
45D Mad magazine specialty: SPOOF
47D Drop: GO DOWN
48D Kind of: IN A WAY
49D L.A. Dodgers' division: NL WEST
50D Puzzle with number squares: SUDOKU
51D Moist towelette: WET-NAP. Another Trademark.
54D Dig sites: RUINS
57D Discussion point: ITEM
59D Rice Krispies sound: POP. Also Crackle and Snap.
60D Holbrook of "Into the Wild": HAL. Emmy and Tony Award winning actor who is one of the great craftsman of stage and screen. He is best known for his performance as Mark Twain.
61D Nev. neighbor: IDA. Idaho (northern neighbor)
63D Cast party braggart, perhaps: HAM
Answer grid.
Argyle
