Theme: FILLING IN (65A. Subbing, and taxpayer's responsibility vis-à-vis the ends of 17-, 29- and 49-Across) - The end of each common phrase can be filled in.
17A. Doing what's just not done: IN BAD FORM. Fill in the form.
29A. You can't go back from it: POINT OF NO RETURN. Fill in the return. Excellent entry. Great clue too.
49A. Early: AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. Fill in the schedule. Another nice grid-spanner.
Rich saves this particular puzzle for the Tax Day. Perfect!
Jerome understands Nancy's style better than I do. But I feel that Nancy is not into heavy themage. She likes to use three or four phrases for a very focused and pointed theme.
Lots of entertaining clues in this puzzle. My favorite is DENT (18D Unwelcome impression). But after Annette's "Accidentally on Purpose" crossword & sex revelation last night, this FILLING IN suddenly takes a different meaning.
Across:
1. NYPD alerts: APBS. APB = All-Points Bulletin.
5. Disdainful upperclassman?: SNOB. Got me. Great clue.
9. Greeting often requiring lip-reading: HI MOM
14. Jacob's first wife: LEAH. Sister of Rachel, Jacob's second wife. Here is Chickie again. Our Leah.
15. Numerical prefix: OCTA. Prefix for "eight".
16. Hersey's bell town: ADANO. Hersey's "A Bell for Adano".
19. Sank in a cup: HOLED. Golf hole is also called cup. Another golf reference is TEE (43D. Links launching point).
20. Citi Field NLer: NY MET
21. Crunch targets: ABS
23. 26-Across supply: ICE. And OPEN BAR (26. Place where liquor flows freely?)
24. Cupid's master?: SANTA. Was thinking of the love Cupid rather than Santa's reindeer. I am a dummy, Argyle!
32. Museum pieces: ART
33. Paid player: PRO. Alliteration.
34. Elastic wood: YEW
35. Not for neatniks: MESSY. Sometimes I just can't tell what part of speech the clue is asking for.
38. Sphere: ORB
40. March honoree, briefly: ST PAT
44. Many a lap dog: TOY
46. Stereo jack letters: MIC
48. Fish story: LIE
55. Way back when: LONG AGO
56. Vincent's successor as baseball commissioner: SELIG. Bud Selig is the only commissioner I know of.
57. Dickens pen name: BOZ. I forgot.
58. Tattoo site: ARM
60. Part of MO: MODUS. MO = Modus Operandi.
62. Tennyson work: IDYLL
68. Where Hercules slew a lion: NEMEA. No idea. Ancient Greek city.
69. Former VOA overseer: USIA (United States Information Agency).
70. Spicy Spanish stew: OLLA. Triple alliteration.
71. "Awake and Sing!" playwright: ODETS (Clifford). Also the playwright for "Waiting for Lefty".
72. Crash site investigator: Abbr.: NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board)
Down:
1. Three-time '60s-'70s heavyweight champ: ALI
2. Quakers of the Ivy League: PENN. Did not know Penn's sports team is called Quakers. Is there a SHAKERS also?
3. Watches for money: BABYSITS. Did not come to me immediately. We also have TYKE (73A. Little shaver).
4. Medicine man: SHAMAN
5. Convertible type: SOFT TOP
6. Cpl. or sgt.: NCO
7. __ vez: again, to Alonso: OTRA. I am used to the "other" clue.
8. Shoots in a forest?: BAMBOO. Nailed it.
9. "Gotcha!": HAH
10. Marriage agreement: I DO
11. Pricey Southern California beachfront city: MALIBU
12. Like some garages: ONE CAR
13. Contemporary: MODERN
22. Agile: SPRY
25. High style: AFRO. Can't keep HAUTE out of my mind.
27. Wide shoe markings: EEES
28. Cereal box abbr.: NT WT
29. Dawber who played Mindy: PAM
30. Miner's matter: ORE. Alliteration.
31. Benchmarks: NORMS
36. Unaccompanied: STAG. Wanted LONE.
37. "Ready are you? What know you of ready?" speaker: YODA. He lives to be 900 years old, right?
39. Popular pens: BICS. I am using Paper Mate. You?
41. Thug: PLUG-UGLY. New word to me.
42. Affect adversely: AIL. Alliteration.
45. Tranquil discipline: YOGA. Made me think of Lucina.
47. Site of many a student experiment: CHEM LAB
49. Lacking pigment: ALBINO
50. Like some sweatshirts: HOODED
51. Digestion aid: ENZYME. Al is an expert on this stuff. I just know that if you eat plenty of raw veggies/fruits, you won't need any enzyme supplement.
52. On a lark: FOR FUN
53. "The Time Machine" race: ELOI
54. Terse childish denial: DID NOT. We also have NAE (67. Scottish refusal).
59. Niagara Falls feature: MIST
61. Epitome of smoothness: SILK. Oh, Barry!
63. Certain do-over: LET. Tennis.
64. Scale syllables: LAS
66. Fleur-de-__: LIS. Literally "lily flower".
Answer grid.
C.C.
17A. Doing what's just not done: IN BAD FORM. Fill in the form.
29A. You can't go back from it: POINT OF NO RETURN. Fill in the return. Excellent entry. Great clue too.
49A. Early: AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. Fill in the schedule. Another nice grid-spanner.
Rich saves this particular puzzle for the Tax Day. Perfect!
Jerome understands Nancy's style better than I do. But I feel that Nancy is not into heavy themage. She likes to use three or four phrases for a very focused and pointed theme.
Lots of entertaining clues in this puzzle. My favorite is DENT (18D Unwelcome impression). But after Annette's "Accidentally on Purpose" crossword & sex revelation last night, this FILLING IN suddenly takes a different meaning.
Across:
1. NYPD alerts: APBS. APB = All-Points Bulletin.
5. Disdainful upperclassman?: SNOB. Got me. Great clue.
9. Greeting often requiring lip-reading: HI MOM
14. Jacob's first wife: LEAH. Sister of Rachel, Jacob's second wife. Here is Chickie again. Our Leah.
15. Numerical prefix: OCTA. Prefix for "eight".
16. Hersey's bell town: ADANO. Hersey's "A Bell for Adano".
19. Sank in a cup: HOLED. Golf hole is also called cup. Another golf reference is TEE (43D. Links launching point).
20. Citi Field NLer: NY MET
21. Crunch targets: ABS
23. 26-Across supply: ICE. And OPEN BAR (26. Place where liquor flows freely?)
24. Cupid's master?: SANTA. Was thinking of the love Cupid rather than Santa's reindeer. I am a dummy, Argyle!
32. Museum pieces: ART
33. Paid player: PRO. Alliteration.
34. Elastic wood: YEW
35. Not for neatniks: MESSY. Sometimes I just can't tell what part of speech the clue is asking for.
38. Sphere: ORB
40. March honoree, briefly: ST PAT
44. Many a lap dog: TOY
46. Stereo jack letters: MIC
48. Fish story: LIE
55. Way back when: LONG AGO
56. Vincent's successor as baseball commissioner: SELIG. Bud Selig is the only commissioner I know of.
57. Dickens pen name: BOZ. I forgot.
58. Tattoo site: ARM
60. Part of MO: MODUS. MO = Modus Operandi.
62. Tennyson work: IDYLL
68. Where Hercules slew a lion: NEMEA. No idea. Ancient Greek city.
69. Former VOA overseer: USIA (United States Information Agency).
70. Spicy Spanish stew: OLLA. Triple alliteration.
71. "Awake and Sing!" playwright: ODETS (Clifford). Also the playwright for "Waiting for Lefty".
72. Crash site investigator: Abbr.: NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board)
Down:
1. Three-time '60s-'70s heavyweight champ: ALI
2. Quakers of the Ivy League: PENN. Did not know Penn's sports team is called Quakers. Is there a SHAKERS also?
3. Watches for money: BABYSITS. Did not come to me immediately. We also have TYKE (73A. Little shaver).
4. Medicine man: SHAMAN
5. Convertible type: SOFT TOP
6. Cpl. or sgt.: NCO
7. __ vez: again, to Alonso: OTRA. I am used to the "other" clue.
8. Shoots in a forest?: BAMBOO. Nailed it.
9. "Gotcha!": HAH
10. Marriage agreement: I DO
11. Pricey Southern California beachfront city: MALIBU
12. Like some garages: ONE CAR
13. Contemporary: MODERN
22. Agile: SPRY
25. High style: AFRO. Can't keep HAUTE out of my mind.
27. Wide shoe markings: EEES
28. Cereal box abbr.: NT WT
29. Dawber who played Mindy: PAM
30. Miner's matter: ORE. Alliteration.
31. Benchmarks: NORMS
36. Unaccompanied: STAG. Wanted LONE.
37. "Ready are you? What know you of ready?" speaker: YODA. He lives to be 900 years old, right?
39. Popular pens: BICS. I am using Paper Mate. You?
41. Thug: PLUG-UGLY. New word to me.
42. Affect adversely: AIL. Alliteration.
45. Tranquil discipline: YOGA. Made me think of Lucina.
47. Site of many a student experiment: CHEM LAB
49. Lacking pigment: ALBINO
50. Like some sweatshirts: HOODED
51. Digestion aid: ENZYME. Al is an expert on this stuff. I just know that if you eat plenty of raw veggies/fruits, you won't need any enzyme supplement.
52. On a lark: FOR FUN
53. "The Time Machine" race: ELOI
54. Terse childish denial: DID NOT. We also have NAE (67. Scottish refusal).
59. Niagara Falls feature: MIST
61. Epitome of smoothness: SILK. Oh, Barry!
63. Certain do-over: LET. Tennis.
64. Scale syllables: LAS
66. Fleur-de-__: LIS. Literally "lily flower".
Answer grid.
C.C.
