Theme: "GIMME A BREAK!" (63A. 1980s Nell Carter sitcom, and a hint to the puzzle theme found in the ends of 17-, 32-, 39- and 46-Across.)
17A. Manhattan rail hub: PENN STATION (STATION BREAK)
32A. Mattress support: BOX SPRING (SPRING BREAK)
39A. Cherished: NEAR TO ONE'S HEART (HEART BREAK)
46A. "Hold your horses!": "NOT SO FAST!" (FAST BREAK). FAST and fast duplication in the clue for LOOSE (52A. Fast partner?). Play fast and loose.
Argyle here.
Gimme a Break! was aired on NBC from 1981 until 1987. The series stars Nell Carter(in red) as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief and his three daughters.
PENN STATION and 47D. New York tribe, city or lake: ONEIDA. gives this puzzle an East Coast SKEW.(61D. Depict in a biased way)
FAST BREAK is when a basketball team attempts to move the ball up court and into scoring position as quickly as possible, often ending in a LAY-UP.
A nice Tuesday puzzle.
Across:
1A. Fuzzy fruit: KIWI. Alliteration.
5A. Royal headgear: DIADEM. And 48. Pageant winners' wear: TIARA.
11A. "...__ an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers": "Romeo and Juliet": 'TIS
14A. Viking war god: ODIN
15A. Draw in: ENTICE
16A. Pictures on the wall: ART
19A. Vert. opposite: HOR.. Old TV knobs. (vertical and horizontal)
20A. Lose support: SAG Reminds me that Lois would have a b...a good time with the DF in this puzzle.
21A. Go bad: ROT
22A. Ida of Hollywood: LUPINO. Nice to have her surname as answer for a change.
24A. "The March King": SOUSA. John Philip Sousa
27A. British boarding school: ETON
28A. First name in spydom: MATA. 6A yesterday.
35A. Like many notebooks: SPIRAL Pertaining to the binding.
38A. Unmoved: ALOOF
44A. Hi-tech greeting: E-CARD
45A. Dogpatch cartoonist: AL CAPP. "Li'l Abner" comic strip.
50A. Highland toppers: TAMS Flat Hat.
51A. Part of BTU: UNIT
55A. Social service?: TEA SET. Alliteration.
58A. R.E. Lee follower: REB He was the leader CSA army; REBELS to the Northerners.
59A. Hef's party wear: PJs. Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner hosted parties in his pajamas.
62A. Downed Russian orbiter: MIR. It was deliberately de-orbited on March 23, 2001.
67A. Educator LeShan: EDA. Crosswordese.
68A. Worldwide: GLOBAL
69A. Gutter site: EAVE
70A. One of the states of matter: GAS
71A. Summer ermines: STOATS. (Weasel)
72A. Oedipus' arrogance, e.g.: FLAW
Down:
1D. "Keystone" bunglers: "KOPS"
2D. Inventor's starting point: IDEA
3D. Hospital section: WING
4D. Quaint stopover: INN
5D. "Star Wars" surname?: DETOO. Droid, first name: Artoo.
6D. Where to find three men?: IN A TUB. In the nursery rhyme, "Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker".
7D. Firm pro: Abbr.: ATT. Law firm attorney.
8D. CCLI x 11: DII. 251 x 2 = 502
9D. Earth Day sci.: ECOL.. (Ecology)
10D. List of options: MENU
11D. Island from which the Bounty sailed: TAHITI. But the crew didn't want to leave.
12D. Attach, as a patch: IRON ON
13D. Able-bodied: STRONG
18D. 18-yr.-old high schoolers, usually: SRs
23D. Ideal: PERFECT
25D. What's-her-name: SO-AND-SO
26D. Car bar: AXLE
28D. AOL rival: MSN
29D. Barbary beast: APE. The Barbary Macaque population in Gibraltar; they are known locally as Barbary Apes or Rock Apes, because they are a tailless species, despite the fact that they are monkeys.
30D. Relative of Juan: TIA
31D. Rap sheet listings: ARRESTS
33D. Former Cubs slugger: SOSA (Sammy)
34D. Sci-fi author Frederik: POHL. Any readers out there?
36D. The Coasters' record label (coincidentally, all its letters appear in their name): ATCO. Don't Talk Back.
37D. Bread knife target: LOAF
40D. Like some tough tests: ORAL
41D. Org. for drivers: AAA
42D. Tach no.: RPM
43D. "Decorates" with bathroom tissue, for short: TPs. Throwing rolls of toilet paper(TP) in the trees around someone's house.
46D. Nog spice: NUTMEG. Connecticut is known as the NUTMEG state.
49D. Tried to rip open: TORE AT
53D. Shuts tight: SEALS
54D. Recede: EBB
56D. Quiche base: EGGS
57D. Pinball foul: TILT
59D. Ring out: PEAL
60D. Joe: JAVA. Coffee.
64D. Bovine bellow: MOO. One more alliteration.
65D. Wall St. exec's degree: MBA
66D. NFL whistle blower: REF. Great clue.
Answer grid.
Argyle
17A. Manhattan rail hub: PENN STATION (STATION BREAK)
32A. Mattress support: BOX SPRING (SPRING BREAK)
39A. Cherished: NEAR TO ONE'S HEART (HEART BREAK)
46A. "Hold your horses!": "NOT SO FAST!" (FAST BREAK). FAST and fast duplication in the clue for LOOSE (52A. Fast partner?). Play fast and loose.
Argyle here.
Gimme a Break! was aired on NBC from 1981 until 1987. The series stars Nell Carter(in red) as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief and his three daughters.
PENN STATION and 47D. New York tribe, city or lake: ONEIDA. gives this puzzle an East Coast SKEW.(61D. Depict in a biased way)
FAST BREAK is when a basketball team attempts to move the ball up court and into scoring position as quickly as possible, often ending in a LAY-UP.
A nice Tuesday puzzle.
Across:
1A. Fuzzy fruit: KIWI. Alliteration.
5A. Royal headgear: DIADEM. And 48. Pageant winners' wear: TIARA.
11A. "...__ an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers": "Romeo and Juliet": 'TIS
14A. Viking war god: ODIN
15A. Draw in: ENTICE
16A. Pictures on the wall: ART
19A. Vert. opposite: HOR.. Old TV knobs. (vertical and horizontal)
20A. Lose support: SAG Reminds me that Lois would have a b...a good time with the DF in this puzzle.
21A. Go bad: ROT
22A. Ida of Hollywood: LUPINO. Nice to have her surname as answer for a change.
24A. "The March King": SOUSA. John Philip Sousa
27A. British boarding school: ETON
28A. First name in spydom: MATA. 6A yesterday.
35A. Like many notebooks: SPIRAL Pertaining to the binding.
38A. Unmoved: ALOOF
44A. Hi-tech greeting: E-CARD
45A. Dogpatch cartoonist: AL CAPP. "Li'l Abner" comic strip.
50A. Highland toppers: TAMS Flat Hat.
51A. Part of BTU: UNIT
55A. Social service?: TEA SET. Alliteration.
58A. R.E. Lee follower: REB He was the leader CSA army; REBELS to the Northerners.
59A. Hef's party wear: PJs. Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner hosted parties in his pajamas.
62A. Downed Russian orbiter: MIR. It was deliberately de-orbited on March 23, 2001.
67A. Educator LeShan: EDA. Crosswordese.
68A. Worldwide: GLOBAL
69A. Gutter site: EAVE
70A. One of the states of matter: GAS
71A. Summer ermines: STOATS. (Weasel)
72A. Oedipus' arrogance, e.g.: FLAW
Down:
1D. "Keystone" bunglers: "KOPS"
2D. Inventor's starting point: IDEA
3D. Hospital section: WING
4D. Quaint stopover: INN
5D. "Star Wars" surname?: DETOO. Droid, first name: Artoo.
6D. Where to find three men?: IN A TUB. In the nursery rhyme, "Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker".
7D. Firm pro: Abbr.: ATT. Law firm attorney.
8D. CCLI x 11: DII. 251 x 2 = 502
9D. Earth Day sci.: ECOL.. (Ecology)
10D. List of options: MENU
11D. Island from which the Bounty sailed: TAHITI. But the crew didn't want to leave.
12D. Attach, as a patch: IRON ON
13D. Able-bodied: STRONG
18D. 18-yr.-old high schoolers, usually: SRs
23D. Ideal: PERFECT
25D. What's-her-name: SO-AND-SO
26D. Car bar: AXLE
28D. AOL rival: MSN
29D. Barbary beast: APE. The Barbary Macaque population in Gibraltar; they are known locally as Barbary Apes or Rock Apes, because they are a tailless species, despite the fact that they are monkeys.
30D. Relative of Juan: TIA
31D. Rap sheet listings: ARRESTS
33D. Former Cubs slugger: SOSA (Sammy)
34D. Sci-fi author Frederik: POHL. Any readers out there?
36D. The Coasters' record label (coincidentally, all its letters appear in their name): ATCO. Don't Talk Back.
37D. Bread knife target: LOAF
40D. Like some tough tests: ORAL
41D. Org. for drivers: AAA
42D. Tach no.: RPM
43D. "Decorates" with bathroom tissue, for short: TPs. Throwing rolls of toilet paper(TP) in the trees around someone's house.
46D. Nog spice: NUTMEG. Connecticut is known as the NUTMEG state.
49D. Tried to rip open: TORE AT
53D. Shuts tight: SEALS
54D. Recede: EBB
56D. Quiche base: EGGS
57D. Pinball foul: TILT
59D. Ring out: PEAL
60D. Joe: JAVA. Coffee.
64D. Bovine bellow: MOO. One more alliteration.
65D. Wall St. exec's degree: MBA
66D. NFL whistle blower: REF. Great clue.
Answer grid.
Argyle
