Theme: Boys Only! - Four phrases that start with a man's name and a unifier.
17A. Wealthy relative: RICH UNCLE
24A. Emulate Muhammad Ali: BOB AND WEAVE
39A. Father-son talk, e.g.: FRANK DISCUSSION
50A. Assembled in a makeshift manner: JERRY-RIGGED
64A. Get-together for the starts of 17-, 24-, 39- and 50-Across?: STAG PARTY
Argyle here.
Even though there are five entries, I kept looking for a more complicated connection between the four names. Must be the effect of last week. Some others weren't invited to the party. 1A SETH, 19A TONTO, 17A BONO, 31A IAN, 47A DON, and 59D ART. O MAN!
Before anyone starts, JERRY-rigged and JURY-rigged are the same thing.
Across:
1. Eve's youngest : SETH. The only 3 names mentioned in the Bible are Cain, Abel, and Seth. Adam also had "other sons and daughters," though they aren't named. (Answers.com)
5. Special __: military force : OPS. Special OPerationS.
8. Priest's place : ALTAR
13. Trojan War epic : "ILIAD". The older of the two surviving ancient Greek epic poems, traditionally ascribed to Homer.
15. "The __": placekicker Lou Groza's nickname : TOE. Louis Roy Groza (January 25, 1924 - November 29, 2000) was an American football placekicker who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns. (Wikipedia)
16. Dog : POOCH
19. Sidekick who rode Scout : TONTO
20. Bagel flavoring : SESAME
21. Rio automaker : KIA. Korean automobile manufacturer. Image. A subcompact car.
23. Bones partner : SKIN. Emaciated. Nothing but skin and bones. But how many of you thought of Seely Booth from TV's Bones?
27. Free, as legal work : PRO BONO. A phrase derived from Latin meaning "for the public good", pro bono publico, shortened to just pro bono.
31. Author Fleming : IAN. James Bond creator.
32. Titled woman : DAME and 1D. 32-Acrosses' spouses : SIRS
33. Older but __ : WISER
36. Dean's list factor: Abbr. : GPA. Grade Point Average (GPA)
43. D.C. bigwig : SEN.
44. Annually : A YEAR
45. Jason's vessel : ARGO. Greek mythology.
46. Had some grub : ATE
47. Leave high and dry : ABANDON
55. North Carolina university : ELON. A private liberal arts university located in Elon, NC. Location.
56. Fed. loan guarantor : SBA. Small Business Administration (SBA).
57. Take turns : ROTATE
62. Bank takebacks, briefly : REPOs. Origin: by shortening of repossessions.
66. Used a prie dieu : KNELT. Image. A prayer desk.
67. Many, many moons : EON
68. Coach:athlete ::__:student : TUTOR. A coach is to athlete as a TUTOR is to student.
69. When tripled, and so on : YADDA. Or spelled with one D. Speaking of Double D's, where is my number one on the naughty list?
70. Gun lobby org. : NRA. The National Rifle Association of America, or NRA.
71. Rockwell or Gothic : TYPE. Types of type!
Down:
2. Nobelist Wiesel : ELIE. This man.
3. Nervous spasms : TICS
4. "Very funny!" : "HA-HA!"
5. Non-Rx : OTC. Over-the-counter (OTC). Also can apply to stocks.
6. Oktoberfest dance : POLKA. Let's all get up and dance around the breakfast table. "Beer Barrel Polka" : Myron Floren on accordion.
7. Make welcome : SEE IN
8. On-target : APT
9. Let out a few notches in : LOOSEN
10. Toy truck brand : TONKA
11. When Ophelia drowns : ACT IV. From Hamlet, by Shakespeare.
12. River at Arles : RHONE. Map. Arles is on the coast, the Riviera.
14. Disney pachyderm : DUMBO. The Flying Elephant.
18. One of the noble gases : NEON
22. French farewell : ADIEU
25. Alamo hero : BOWIE. That would be James Bowie, not David Bowie.
26. Part of V.F.W. : WARS. Veterans of Foreign Wars.
27. Commonly e-mailed files, for short : PDFs. Portable Document Format.
28. Porterhouse order : RARE. I tell you, it is very rare when I get a steak.
29. Arabian sultanate : OMAN. On the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula.
30. Golfer Hogan : BEN. Legendary.
34. "This __ ripoff!" : IS A
35. Scrawny one : SCRAG
36. Prepare, as for action : GIRD
37. Walt Kelly's possum : POGO. Comic strip.
38. Soon, poetically : ANON
40. "K-K-K-__": 1918 song : KATY. Let's all sing now! Lyrics.
41. Batik artisans : DYERS. They use wax and dye to produce images on cloth.
42. __ Francisco : SAN
46. Composer Schoenberg : ARNOLD. I thought they should have clued Gov. Schwarzenegger, after the previous clue.
48. Arctic floater : BERG
49. Take in from a pet shelter : ADOPT
50. Beef __: dried meat : JERKY
51. Kagan who replaced Stevens on the Supreme Court : ELENA
52. Enticed, with "in" : ROPED
53. "Peer Gynt" dramatist : IBSEN. Edvard Grieg famously composed incidental music and songs for his play.
54. Croc's cousin : GATOR
58. Drawn tight : TAUT
59. Culturally pretentious : ARTY
60. 'Vette roof option : T-TOP
61. Brontë's "Jane __" : EYRE
63. RR depot : STA.
65. Literary collection : ANA
Answer grid.
Argyle
17A. Wealthy relative: RICH UNCLE
24A. Emulate Muhammad Ali: BOB AND WEAVE
39A. Father-son talk, e.g.: FRANK DISCUSSION
50A. Assembled in a makeshift manner: JERRY-RIGGED
64A. Get-together for the starts of 17-, 24-, 39- and 50-Across?: STAG PARTY
Argyle here.
Even though there are five entries, I kept looking for a more complicated connection between the four names. Must be the effect of last week. Some others weren't invited to the party. 1A SETH, 19A TONTO, 17A BONO, 31A IAN, 47A DON, and 59D ART. O MAN!
Before anyone starts, JERRY-rigged and JURY-rigged are the same thing.
Across:
1. Eve's youngest : SETH. The only 3 names mentioned in the Bible are Cain, Abel, and Seth. Adam also had "other sons and daughters," though they aren't named. (Answers.com)
5. Special __: military force : OPS. Special OPerationS.
8. Priest's place : ALTAR
13. Trojan War epic : "ILIAD". The older of the two surviving ancient Greek epic poems, traditionally ascribed to Homer.
15. "The __": placekicker Lou Groza's nickname : TOE. Louis Roy Groza (January 25, 1924 - November 29, 2000) was an American football placekicker who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns. (Wikipedia)
16. Dog : POOCH
19. Sidekick who rode Scout : TONTO
20. Bagel flavoring : SESAME
21. Rio automaker : KIA. Korean automobile manufacturer. Image. A subcompact car.
23. Bones partner : SKIN. Emaciated. Nothing but skin and bones. But how many of you thought of Seely Booth from TV's Bones?
27. Free, as legal work : PRO BONO. A phrase derived from Latin meaning "for the public good", pro bono publico, shortened to just pro bono.
31. Author Fleming : IAN. James Bond creator.
32. Titled woman : DAME and 1D. 32-Acrosses' spouses : SIRS
33. Older but __ : WISER
36. Dean's list factor: Abbr. : GPA. Grade Point Average (GPA)
43. D.C. bigwig : SEN.
44. Annually : A YEAR
45. Jason's vessel : ARGO. Greek mythology.
46. Had some grub : ATE
47. Leave high and dry : ABANDON
55. North Carolina university : ELON. A private liberal arts university located in Elon, NC. Location.
56. Fed. loan guarantor : SBA. Small Business Administration (SBA).
57. Take turns : ROTATE
62. Bank takebacks, briefly : REPOs. Origin: by shortening of repossessions.
66. Used a prie dieu : KNELT. Image. A prayer desk.
67. Many, many moons : EON
68. Coach:athlete ::__:student : TUTOR. A coach is to athlete as a TUTOR is to student.
69. When tripled, and so on : YADDA. Or spelled with one D. Speaking of Double D's, where is my number one on the naughty list?
70. Gun lobby org. : NRA. The National Rifle Association of America, or NRA.
71. Rockwell or Gothic : TYPE. Types of type!
Down:
2. Nobelist Wiesel : ELIE. This man.
3. Nervous spasms : TICS
4. "Very funny!" : "HA-HA!"
5. Non-Rx : OTC. Over-the-counter (OTC). Also can apply to stocks.
6. Oktoberfest dance : POLKA. Let's all get up and dance around the breakfast table. "Beer Barrel Polka" : Myron Floren on accordion.
7. Make welcome : SEE IN
8. On-target : APT
9. Let out a few notches in : LOOSEN
10. Toy truck brand : TONKA
11. When Ophelia drowns : ACT IV. From Hamlet, by Shakespeare.
12. River at Arles : RHONE. Map. Arles is on the coast, the Riviera.
14. Disney pachyderm : DUMBO. The Flying Elephant.
18. One of the noble gases : NEON
22. French farewell : ADIEU
25. Alamo hero : BOWIE. That would be James Bowie, not David Bowie.
26. Part of V.F.W. : WARS. Veterans of Foreign Wars.
27. Commonly e-mailed files, for short : PDFs. Portable Document Format.
28. Porterhouse order : RARE. I tell you, it is very rare when I get a steak.
29. Arabian sultanate : OMAN. On the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula.
30. Golfer Hogan : BEN. Legendary.
34. "This __ ripoff!" : IS A
35. Scrawny one : SCRAG
36. Prepare, as for action : GIRD
37. Walt Kelly's possum : POGO. Comic strip.
38. Soon, poetically : ANON
40. "K-K-K-__": 1918 song : KATY. Let's all sing now! Lyrics.
41. Batik artisans : DYERS. They use wax and dye to produce images on cloth.
42. __ Francisco : SAN
46. Composer Schoenberg : ARNOLD. I thought they should have clued Gov. Schwarzenegger, after the previous clue.
48. Arctic floater : BERG
49. Take in from a pet shelter : ADOPT
50. Beef __: dried meat : JERKY
51. Kagan who replaced Stevens on the Supreme Court : ELENA
52. Enticed, with "in" : ROPED
53. "Peer Gynt" dramatist : IBSEN. Edvard Grieg famously composed incidental music and songs for his play.
54. Croc's cousin : GATOR
58. Drawn tight : TAUT
59. Culturally pretentious : ARTY
60. 'Vette roof option : T-TOP
61. Brontë's "Jane __" : EYRE
63. RR depot : STA.
65. Literary collection : ANA
Answer grid.
Argyle
