Theme: Four Seasons - Common phrases ending in the plural form of four seasons, in chronological order. Notice I didn't use THE Four Seasons because I think that would indicate a singular result (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) and the theme answers are plural. English teachers, do you agree?
17A. City near the base of Pikes Peak: COLORADO SPRINGS.
28A. National Economic Counsel director: LARRY SUMMERS. Like several names, I needed the perps to attain the answer but all doable. Image.
47A. Where to board the Maid of the Mist tour boat: NIAGARA FALLS. On the Canadian side.
61A. 1999 recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: JONATHAN WINTERS. A short clip of Jonathan Winters On Jack Paar (as a satyr, C.C.)(Oops, he is a faun.)
Argyle here. I hope you all took a moment of silence to honor are fallen men and women yesterday. Then we had a good barbecue.
An easy Tuesday where the perps should have taking care of any problems you may have incurred. 16 three-letter entries and 36 four-letter entries.
Across:
1A. Cry out loud: BAWL.
5A. Pain for a sitter: IMP.
8A. Presumed evolutionary link: APEMAN.
14A. Bee's grandnephew: OPIE. Back there in Mayberry where they say 69A. "Golly": "GEE".
15A. Brazilian-themed Vegas casino, with "The": RIO. Also, 45A. Indian-themed Atlantic City casino, with "The": TAJ.
16A. Like the sea: SALINE. Salty.
20A. Increase by: ADD TO.
21A. Floral greeting: LEI.
22A. Trial: TEST.
23A. Letters that get things moving: ASAP. As Soon As Possible.
26A. One with a brush: ARTIST.
32A. Saharan: ARID.
33A. Prefix with state or sect: TRI.
34A. Make eyes pop and jaws drop: AMAZE. And 57A. "Get a load of that!": "WOWIE!". Insert your favorite pic here.
38A. Producer's dream: HIT. As in a Broadway play producer.
39A. Rye bread seed: CARAWAY.
42A. Gentle bear: BEN. Gentle Ben is the name of a children's book by Walt Morey, later made into a film and television series, as well as made-for-TV movies.
43A. Barber's blade: RAZOR.
46A. Star's part: LEAD.
51A. Horse house: STABLE. Cute alliteration.
53A. Final, e.g.: EXAM.
54A. Nailed, as a 53-Across: ACED.
55A. NHL stat: PTS. Points(Goals and Assists). UPDATE: The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. (Thank you, Lemonade714)
65A. Tenor Bocelli: ANDREA From Wikipedia. He is the biggest-selling singer in the history of Classical music. In 1998, Bocelli was named one of People magazine's 50 most beautiful people and in March of this year, he was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for his contribution to live theater. Clip
66A. NASA thumbs-up: A-OK.
67A. New Mexico ski resort: TAOS.
68A. Puts back to zero: RESETS.
70A. A.D. part: ANNO.
Down:
1D. Lauderdale neighbor: BOCA. Map. Cavil alert: Last name of Fort Lauderdale and the first name of Boca Raton.
2D. Like two peas in __: A POD.
3D. Untamed: WILD.
4D. Workout wear: LEOTARD.
5D. 401(k) alternative, briefly: IRA.
6D. Central: MID.
7D. It may be Olympic-size: POOL.
8D. Seek ambitiously: ASPIRE.
9D. Golf pros often break it: PAR.
10D. Upper-class rule: ELITISM.
11D. Goes for the gold: MINES. Good misdirection.
12D. Common Woody Allen theme: ANGST.
13D. Home in a tree: NEST.
18D. Like a bright future: ROSY.
19D. Clothing line?: SEAM.
24D. Nick and Nora's clue sniffer: ASTA. Movie dog from The Thin Man.
25D. Manx murmur: PURR. Image They have genetic mutation that results in a short or non-existent tail.
27D. Busboy's aid: TRAY.
28D. Cowardly Lion player: LAHR.
29. Evidence of Sills' skills: ARIA. Beverly Sills
30. Nabisco cracker: RITZ.
31D. Mazda two-seater: MIATA. Zoom Zoom.
35D. Eve's second: ABEL.
36D. Fervor: ZEAL.
37D. Discontinues: ENDS.
39D. Nursery bed: CRIB.
40D. Soft or hard attachment: WARE.
41D. "Stronger than dirt!" cleanser: AJAX.
44D. How some hotdogging is done: ON A DARE.
46D. "Raging Bull" boxer Jake: LaMOTTA. Movie. Regarded among the greatest boxing films made despite its violent content.
48D. Top dogs: ALPHAs.
49D. "__ move on!": GET A.
50D. Young deer: FAWN.
51D. Tea cart treat: SCONE.
52D. Watches over: TENDS.
54D. Close to closed: AJAR.
56D. Stocking problem: SNAG.
58D. Teach not to rely on, with "from": WEAN.
59D. Wrinkle remover: IRON.
60D. North-of-the-border gas: ESSO. Exxon in the states.
62D. Hanoi holiday: TET.
63D. Job's lot?: WOE. Biblical Job.
64D. '50s presidential moniker: IKE.
Answer grid.
Chris in LA mentioned yesterday that his local newspaper, the New Orleans Times Picayune, is running a crossword survey. Please vote for LAT so Chris and others in the area can solve and comment the same puzzle as we do. Thank you.
Argyle
17A. City near the base of Pikes Peak: COLORADO SPRINGS.
28A. National Economic Counsel director: LARRY SUMMERS. Like several names, I needed the perps to attain the answer but all doable. Image.
47A. Where to board the Maid of the Mist tour boat: NIAGARA FALLS. On the Canadian side.
61A. 1999 recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: JONATHAN WINTERS. A short clip of Jonathan Winters On Jack Paar (as a satyr, C.C.)(Oops, he is a faun.)
Argyle here. I hope you all took a moment of silence to honor are fallen men and women yesterday. Then we had a good barbecue.
An easy Tuesday where the perps should have taking care of any problems you may have incurred. 16 three-letter entries and 36 four-letter entries.
Across:
1A. Cry out loud: BAWL.
5A. Pain for a sitter: IMP.
8A. Presumed evolutionary link: APEMAN.
14A. Bee's grandnephew: OPIE. Back there in Mayberry where they say 69A. "Golly": "GEE".
15A. Brazilian-themed Vegas casino, with "The": RIO. Also, 45A. Indian-themed Atlantic City casino, with "The": TAJ.
16A. Like the sea: SALINE. Salty.
20A. Increase by: ADD TO.
21A. Floral greeting: LEI.
22A. Trial: TEST.
23A. Letters that get things moving: ASAP. As Soon As Possible.
26A. One with a brush: ARTIST.
32A. Saharan: ARID.
33A. Prefix with state or sect: TRI.
34A. Make eyes pop and jaws drop: AMAZE. And 57A. "Get a load of that!": "WOWIE!". Insert your favorite pic here.
38A. Producer's dream: HIT. As in a Broadway play producer.
39A. Rye bread seed: CARAWAY.
42A. Gentle bear: BEN. Gentle Ben is the name of a children's book by Walt Morey, later made into a film and television series, as well as made-for-TV movies.
43A. Barber's blade: RAZOR.
46A. Star's part: LEAD.
51A. Horse house: STABLE. Cute alliteration.
53A. Final, e.g.: EXAM.
54A. Nailed, as a 53-Across: ACED.
55A. NHL stat: PTS. Points(Goals and Assists). UPDATE: The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. (Thank you, Lemonade714)
65A. Tenor Bocelli: ANDREA From Wikipedia. He is the biggest-selling singer in the history of Classical music. In 1998, Bocelli was named one of People magazine's 50 most beautiful people and in March of this year, he was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for his contribution to live theater. Clip
66A. NASA thumbs-up: A-OK.
67A. New Mexico ski resort: TAOS.
68A. Puts back to zero: RESETS.
70A. A.D. part: ANNO.
Down:
1D. Lauderdale neighbor: BOCA. Map. Cavil alert: Last name of Fort Lauderdale and the first name of Boca Raton.
2D. Like two peas in __: A POD.
3D. Untamed: WILD.
4D. Workout wear: LEOTARD.
5D. 401(k) alternative, briefly: IRA.
6D. Central: MID.
7D. It may be Olympic-size: POOL.
8D. Seek ambitiously: ASPIRE.
9D. Golf pros often break it: PAR.
10D. Upper-class rule: ELITISM.
11D. Goes for the gold: MINES. Good misdirection.
12D. Common Woody Allen theme: ANGST.
13D. Home in a tree: NEST.
18D. Like a bright future: ROSY.
19D. Clothing line?: SEAM.
24D. Nick and Nora's clue sniffer: ASTA. Movie dog from The Thin Man.
25D. Manx murmur: PURR. Image They have genetic mutation that results in a short or non-existent tail.
27D. Busboy's aid: TRAY.
28D. Cowardly Lion player: LAHR.
29. Evidence of Sills' skills: ARIA. Beverly Sills
30. Nabisco cracker: RITZ.
31D. Mazda two-seater: MIATA. Zoom Zoom.
35D. Eve's second: ABEL.
36D. Fervor: ZEAL.
37D. Discontinues: ENDS.
39D. Nursery bed: CRIB.
40D. Soft or hard attachment: WARE.
41D. "Stronger than dirt!" cleanser: AJAX.
44D. How some hotdogging is done: ON A DARE.
46D. "Raging Bull" boxer Jake: LaMOTTA. Movie. Regarded among the greatest boxing films made despite its violent content.
48D. Top dogs: ALPHAs.
49D. "__ move on!": GET A.
50D. Young deer: FAWN.
51D. Tea cart treat: SCONE.
52D. Watches over: TENDS.
54D. Close to closed: AJAR.
56D. Stocking problem: SNAG.
58D. Teach not to rely on, with "from": WEAN.
59D. Wrinkle remover: IRON.
60D. North-of-the-border gas: ESSO. Exxon in the states.
62D. Hanoi holiday: TET.
63D. Job's lot?: WOE. Biblical Job.
64D. '50s presidential moniker: IKE.
Answer grid.
Chris in LA mentioned yesterday that his local newspaper, the New Orleans Times Picayune, is running a crossword survey. Please vote for LAT so Chris and others in the area can solve and comment the same puzzle as we do. Thank you.
Argyle
