Theme: A Better Place - The last word of the theme entries is a Utopia.
17A. "I Dream of Jeannie" star : BARBARA EDEN. "Jeannie", with navel.
28A. WWII aircraft carrier nicknamed "Tokyo Express" : USS SHANGRI-LA. CV-38 Image.
44A. 1928 #1 song heard in a 1990 Steve Martin film of the same name : MY BLUE HEAVEN. This is that long ago song with some additional information.
58A. Narrator in Kerouac's "On the Road" : SAL PARADISE. "On the Road" is known as a semi-autobiographic story, and Kerouac admitted himself being Sal Paradise.
Argyle here. We can continue from yesterday being happy because now we are Somewhere Over the Rainbow.
Across:
1. Sells for : COSTS
6. In any way, shape or form : AT ALL
11. Word with legal or lily : PAD
14. Fur tycoon John Jacob : ASTOR
15. Wild Australian dog : DINGO. Image.
16. Census datum : AGE
19. CD-__ : ROM
20. Flu-like symptom : AGUE
21. Lifesaving technique: Abbr. : CPR. (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
22. Slangy starting point : GIT GO
24. "Dig in!" : LET'S EAT
26. Bike without pedaling : COAST
32. Cricket call : CHIRP
35. Type of sax : ALTO
36. Steamed up : MAD
37. Solitary : LONE
38. Mag with a "Bachelor of the Year" contest : COSMO
40. Libraries do it : LEND
41. Menu catchphrase : À LA
42. Crate component : SLAT
43. Merchandise : WARES
48. Sequence with a Y, sometimes : AEIOU (vowels)
49. Spouse's resigned assent : YES, DEAR
53. Taxpayer's dread : AUDIT
55. Take in, as a movie : SEE
56. Ultimatum end : ELSE
57. Incidentally, in online shorthand : BTW. (by the way)
62. Plea from a lea : MAA. Cute rhyme.
63. Walk leisurely : MOSEY
64. Scammed : HOSED
65. Inclined to avoid the spotlight : SHY
66. Give the slip : ELUDE
67. Unable to sit still : ANTSY
Down:
1. Conspiring group : CABAL. Popularized in English, 1673, as an acronym for five intriguing ministers of Charles II (Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, and Lauderdale), which gave the word its sinister connotations. Online Etymology Dictionary
2. Oklahoma native : OSAGE. Their web site.
3. Pompous gait : STRUT
4. "Without a doubt!" : TO BE SURE
5. Mme. in Madrid : SRA. The Spanish term for the French Mrs., ¿comprende?
6. Copes with change : ADAPTS
7. Wedding cake layer : TIER
8. "Furthermore ..." : AND
9. Part of XL: Abbr. : LGE. (extra large)
10. In olden days : LONG AGO
11. Many a McDonald's worker : PART-TIMER
12. Psyched up : AGOG
13. Test-driven car : DEMO
18. Some HDTVs : RCAS
23. Jerusalem is its cap. : ISR. (Israel)
25. Eerie ability, briefly : ESP. (extrasensory perception)
26. Pre-storm period : CALM. Does an eerie calm precede a storm or is that just an old wives tale?.
27. Savvy about : ON TO
29. Too big a hurry : HASTE
30. Co-worker of Kent and Olsen : LANE (Superman)
31. Mixes in : ADDS
32. Be silent, with "up" : CLAM
33. Fit for sainthood : HOLY
34. Really hurting : IN A BAD WAY
38. Egyptian played by Liz : CLEO. Both names are shortened versions of the full name.
39. Diamond Head's island : OAHU
40. Stopped at, as a board game square : LANDED ON
42. "Sounds good" : SUITS ME
43. "Scream" director Craven : WES. Movie.
45. Luau wreath : LEI
46. Salt's assent : AYE, AYE. (salt = sailor)
47. Avoid a pothole, say : VEER
50. Mass-mailing tool : E-LIST
51. Pompous types : ASSES
52. Like a bassoon's sound : REEDY
53. Aerial defense weapons, for short : ABMS. (anti-ballistic missiles)
54. Bryce Canyon's state : UTAH
55. Exceeded the limit : SPED
59. IM provider : AOL. (IM = Instant Messenger) Rather passé in today's world.
60. Baton Rouge sch. : LSU. (Louisiana State University)
61. "Solved it!" : AHA. Now that is almost too cute to have that as the last entry, but I liked it.
Answer grid.
Here are Part IV of Kazie's Oz series. From her trip to Darwin. Such vibrant color! Gorgeous Sunset Over the Water.
Argyle
17A. "I Dream of Jeannie" star : BARBARA EDEN. "Jeannie", with navel.
28A. WWII aircraft carrier nicknamed "Tokyo Express" : USS SHANGRI-LA. CV-38 Image.
44A. 1928 #1 song heard in a 1990 Steve Martin film of the same name : MY BLUE HEAVEN. This is that long ago song with some additional information.
58A. Narrator in Kerouac's "On the Road" : SAL PARADISE. "On the Road" is known as a semi-autobiographic story, and Kerouac admitted himself being Sal Paradise.
Argyle here. We can continue from yesterday being happy because now we are Somewhere Over the Rainbow.
Across:
1. Sells for : COSTS
6. In any way, shape or form : AT ALL
11. Word with legal or lily : PAD
14. Fur tycoon John Jacob : ASTOR
15. Wild Australian dog : DINGO. Image.
16. Census datum : AGE
19. CD-__ : ROM
20. Flu-like symptom : AGUE
21. Lifesaving technique: Abbr. : CPR. (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
22. Slangy starting point : GIT GO
24. "Dig in!" : LET'S EAT
26. Bike without pedaling : COAST
32. Cricket call : CHIRP
35. Type of sax : ALTO
36. Steamed up : MAD
37. Solitary : LONE
38. Mag with a "Bachelor of the Year" contest : COSMO
40. Libraries do it : LEND
41. Menu catchphrase : À LA
42. Crate component : SLAT
43. Merchandise : WARES
48. Sequence with a Y, sometimes : AEIOU (vowels)
49. Spouse's resigned assent : YES, DEAR
53. Taxpayer's dread : AUDIT
55. Take in, as a movie : SEE
56. Ultimatum end : ELSE
57. Incidentally, in online shorthand : BTW. (by the way)
62. Plea from a lea : MAA. Cute rhyme.
63. Walk leisurely : MOSEY
64. Scammed : HOSED
65. Inclined to avoid the spotlight : SHY
66. Give the slip : ELUDE
67. Unable to sit still : ANTSY
Down:
1. Conspiring group : CABAL. Popularized in English, 1673, as an acronym for five intriguing ministers of Charles II (Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, and Lauderdale), which gave the word its sinister connotations. Online Etymology Dictionary
2. Oklahoma native : OSAGE. Their web site.
3. Pompous gait : STRUT
4. "Without a doubt!" : TO BE SURE
5. Mme. in Madrid : SRA. The Spanish term for the French Mrs., ¿comprende?
6. Copes with change : ADAPTS
7. Wedding cake layer : TIER
8. "Furthermore ..." : AND
9. Part of XL: Abbr. : LGE. (extra large)
10. In olden days : LONG AGO
11. Many a McDonald's worker : PART-TIMER
12. Psyched up : AGOG
13. Test-driven car : DEMO
18. Some HDTVs : RCAS
23. Jerusalem is its cap. : ISR. (Israel)
25. Eerie ability, briefly : ESP. (extrasensory perception)
26. Pre-storm period : CALM. Does an eerie calm precede a storm or is that just an old wives tale?.
27. Savvy about : ON TO
29. Too big a hurry : HASTE
30. Co-worker of Kent and Olsen : LANE (Superman)
31. Mixes in : ADDS
32. Be silent, with "up" : CLAM
33. Fit for sainthood : HOLY
34. Really hurting : IN A BAD WAY
38. Egyptian played by Liz : CLEO. Both names are shortened versions of the full name.
39. Diamond Head's island : OAHU
40. Stopped at, as a board game square : LANDED ON
42. "Sounds good" : SUITS ME
43. "Scream" director Craven : WES. Movie.
45. Luau wreath : LEI
46. Salt's assent : AYE, AYE. (salt = sailor)
47. Avoid a pothole, say : VEER
50. Mass-mailing tool : E-LIST
51. Pompous types : ASSES
52. Like a bassoon's sound : REEDY
53. Aerial defense weapons, for short : ABMS. (anti-ballistic missiles)
54. Bryce Canyon's state : UTAH
55. Exceeded the limit : SPED
59. IM provider : AOL. (IM = Instant Messenger) Rather passé in today's world.
60. Baton Rouge sch. : LSU. (Louisiana State University)
61. "Solved it!" : AHA. Now that is almost too cute to have that as the last entry, but I liked it.
Answer grid.
Here are Part IV of Kazie's Oz series. From her trip to Darwin. Such vibrant color! Gorgeous Sunset Over the Water.
Argyle
