Theme: Presidential Vocalists - The last names of the four singers, their famous song part of the clues, are also the names of US Presidents. Two-part unifier.
17A. "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" singer : BRYAN ADAMS. The song. The President or President. Our second President was John Adams and served from 1797 to 1801. Our sixth President was John Quincy Adams and served from 1825 to 1829.
29A. "How Glad I Am" Grammy winner, 1964 : NANCY WILSON. The song. The President. Our twenty-eighth President was Woodrow Wilson and served from 1913 to 1921.
45A. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" singer : BONNIE TYLER. The song. The President. Our tenth President was John Tyler and served from 1841 to 1845.
61A. 1971 Oscar winner for "Theme from 'Shaft'" : ISAAC HAYES. The song. The President. Our nineteenth President was Rutherford B. Hayes and served from 1877 to 1881.
12D. With 36-Down, patriotic song that's a hint to this puzzle's theme : "HAIL TO..." and 36D. See 12-Down : "...THE CHIEF". The song. Can't be placed symmetrically due to 6/8 letter combination. Also impossible to put HAIL TO THE CHIEF together in the middle as it has a total of 14 letters. The middle theme answer has to have an odd number of letters.
Argyle here.
Too bad the Presidents weren't in chronological order. I didn't find much about our constructor; the first time we have seen him. He did attend the 33rd Annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. I hope he drops by and that we may see more of his work.
Across:
1. Jib supports : MASTS
6. Apparel : GARB
10. Waikiki's island : OAHU
14. Preminger and Klemperer : OTTOs. A film director and a music conductor.
15. Skinned knee, to a tot : OWIE
16. Pained sound : MOAN
19. Where the pupil is : IRIS
20. School cheer : YELL
21. Tofu source : SOY
22. Be a snitch : TATTLE
24. Shower wall growth : MILDEW
26. Fireplace fuel : LOG
27. Broke fast : ATE
28. TV network with an eye logo : CBS
32. Prefix with violet : ULTRA
34. Gladiators' venue : ARENA
35. Mexican money : PESO
36. Tuckered out : TIRED
38. Gym iterations : REPS
42. Dislike big-time : ABHOR
44. Fess up : ADMIT
50. Tissue layer : PLY
51. Beatle bride Yoko : ONO
52. Tuber also known as a New Zealand yam : OCA . To whom is it known as a New Zealand yam? Kazie?
53. Does spectacularly : EXCELS
55. From the beginning : AFRESH
57. 12/24 or 12/31 : EVE
58. Ice cream holder : CONE
60. In apple-pie order : TIDY
64. One of the HOMES lakes : ERIE . HOMES is a mnemonic device for remembering the Great Lakes.
65. Be deserving of : EARN
66. Techie's clients : USERs
67. In-basket stamp: Abbr. : REC'D.
68. Pool table cloth : FELT
69. "One of __ days, Alice...": Ralph Kramden : THESE
Down:
1. Melville's "__-Dick" : MOBY
2. Quaking : ATREMBLE
3. Hair salon staffers : STYLISTS
4. "... and __ a good-night" : TO ALL . I knew this one! Santa.
5. Fig. in an identity theft case : SSN
6. Decrease in value : GO DOWN
7. On vacation, say : AWAY
8. Backboard attachment : RIM . The basket in basketball.
9. Presented, as an honor, with "upon" : BESTOWED
10. Forget to include : OMIT
11. Main arteries : AORTAs
13. Not visible : UNSEEN
18. On the bounding main : ASEA
23. Opposed to, in dialect : AGIN
25. Evidence in paternity suits : DNA
26. Orpheus' instrument : LYRE
28. Sugar borrower's amount : CUP
30. Haul in one's arms : CARRY
31. Fat in the pantry : LARD
33. Horse coloring : ROAN
37. Greek "i" : IOTA
39. One on the payroll : EMPLOYEE
40. Pale lagers : PILSNERS . Beer.
41. Porker's pad : STY
43. Life stories, for short : BIOs
44. Rainbow shape : ARC
45. Yachtsman, e.g. : BOATER
46. In flames : ON FIRE
47. From Scandinavia : NORDIC
48. Pianist/actor Oscar : LEVANT . Oscar Levant's celebrity was based upon his reputation as a pianist. Here he plays the Chopin Etude in c# minor,op.10,no.4., recorded on August 26, 1946.
49. Corp. bigwig : EXEC.
54. Online shopping outlay : E-CASH .
56. Watched warily : EYED
57. __ of Sandwich : EARL
59. Latin "to be" : ESSE
62. MS. enclosure : SAE . Stamped Addressed Envelope.
63. Crude abode : HUT
Answer grid.
Here is a great photo of JD, Dick and Carol (in purple) seated in front of lily pond at Sunset Botanical Gardens. JD is based in California, Dick lives in Pennsylvania, and Carol has spent all her life in Oregon I think. They met via our blog and spent a few days vacationing together in Bandon, OR.
Argyle
17A. "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" singer : BRYAN ADAMS. The song. The President or President. Our second President was John Adams and served from 1797 to 1801. Our sixth President was John Quincy Adams and served from 1825 to 1829.
29A. "How Glad I Am" Grammy winner, 1964 : NANCY WILSON. The song. The President. Our twenty-eighth President was Woodrow Wilson and served from 1913 to 1921.
45A. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" singer : BONNIE TYLER. The song. The President. Our tenth President was John Tyler and served from 1841 to 1845.
61A. 1971 Oscar winner for "Theme from 'Shaft'" : ISAAC HAYES. The song. The President. Our nineteenth President was Rutherford B. Hayes and served from 1877 to 1881.
12D. With 36-Down, patriotic song that's a hint to this puzzle's theme : "HAIL TO..." and 36D. See 12-Down : "...THE CHIEF". The song. Can't be placed symmetrically due to 6/8 letter combination. Also impossible to put HAIL TO THE CHIEF together in the middle as it has a total of 14 letters. The middle theme answer has to have an odd number of letters.
Argyle here.
Too bad the Presidents weren't in chronological order. I didn't find much about our constructor; the first time we have seen him. He did attend the 33rd Annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. I hope he drops by and that we may see more of his work.
Across:
1. Jib supports : MASTS
6. Apparel : GARB
10. Waikiki's island : OAHU
14. Preminger and Klemperer : OTTOs. A film director and a music conductor.
15. Skinned knee, to a tot : OWIE
16. Pained sound : MOAN
19. Where the pupil is : IRIS
20. School cheer : YELL
21. Tofu source : SOY
22. Be a snitch : TATTLE
24. Shower wall growth : MILDEW
26. Fireplace fuel : LOG
27. Broke fast : ATE
28. TV network with an eye logo : CBS
32. Prefix with violet : ULTRA
34. Gladiators' venue : ARENA
35. Mexican money : PESO
36. Tuckered out : TIRED
38. Gym iterations : REPS
42. Dislike big-time : ABHOR
44. Fess up : ADMIT
50. Tissue layer : PLY
51. Beatle bride Yoko : ONO
52. Tuber also known as a New Zealand yam : OCA . To whom is it known as a New Zealand yam? Kazie?
53. Does spectacularly : EXCELS
55. From the beginning : AFRESH
57. 12/24 or 12/31 : EVE
58. Ice cream holder : CONE
60. In apple-pie order : TIDY
64. One of the HOMES lakes : ERIE . HOMES is a mnemonic device for remembering the Great Lakes.
65. Be deserving of : EARN
66. Techie's clients : USERs
67. In-basket stamp: Abbr. : REC'D.
68. Pool table cloth : FELT
69. "One of __ days, Alice...": Ralph Kramden : THESE
Down:
1. Melville's "__-Dick" : MOBY
2. Quaking : ATREMBLE
3. Hair salon staffers : STYLISTS
4. "... and __ a good-night" : TO ALL . I knew this one! Santa.
5. Fig. in an identity theft case : SSN
6. Decrease in value : GO DOWN
7. On vacation, say : AWAY
8. Backboard attachment : RIM . The basket in basketball.
9. Presented, as an honor, with "upon" : BESTOWED
10. Forget to include : OMIT
11. Main arteries : AORTAs
13. Not visible : UNSEEN
18. On the bounding main : ASEA
23. Opposed to, in dialect : AGIN
25. Evidence in paternity suits : DNA
26. Orpheus' instrument : LYRE
28. Sugar borrower's amount : CUP
30. Haul in one's arms : CARRY
31. Fat in the pantry : LARD
33. Horse coloring : ROAN
37. Greek "i" : IOTA
39. One on the payroll : EMPLOYEE
40. Pale lagers : PILSNERS . Beer.
41. Porker's pad : STY
43. Life stories, for short : BIOs
44. Rainbow shape : ARC
45. Yachtsman, e.g. : BOATER
46. In flames : ON FIRE
47. From Scandinavia : NORDIC
48. Pianist/actor Oscar : LEVANT . Oscar Levant's celebrity was based upon his reputation as a pianist. Here he plays the Chopin Etude in c# minor,op.10,no.4., recorded on August 26, 1946.
49. Corp. bigwig : EXEC.
54. Online shopping outlay : E-CASH .
56. Watched warily : EYED
57. __ of Sandwich : EARL
59. Latin "to be" : ESSE
62. MS. enclosure : SAE . Stamped Addressed Envelope.
63. Crude abode : HUT
Answer grid.
Here is a great photo of JD, Dick and Carol (in purple) seated in front of lily pond at Sunset Botanical Gardens. JD is based in California, Dick lives in Pennsylvania, and Carol has spent all her life in Oregon I think. They met via our blog and spent a few days vacationing together in Bandon, OR.
Argyle
