Theme: Imelda's love - Three theme enders that are types of the hint in the unifier...and what Imelda Marcos collected over 2700 pairs of.
20A. How many fall in love: HEAD OVER HEELS
34A. Temperature control devices: HEAT PUMPS. Not comfortable with the clue, although the use of any source of heat could be said to be a temperature control device.
40A. Bonneville Speedway terrain: SALT FLATS. The Bonneville Salt Flats is a densely-packed salt pan in northwestern Utah that is a remnant of the Pleistocene Lake Bonneville.
53A. Abridged maxim about accepting an apt description, and a hint to this puzzle's theme found in 20-, 34- and 40-Across: IF THE SHOE FITS.... "...WEAR IT" was left off the end of the maxim, that's why it is abridged.
Argyle here.
Have to say this feels a little flat after yesterday's puzzle but then, I don't have a shoe fetish. I do think it's funny that some sneakers are pumps now. Image.
Across:
1. Like serious collectors : AVID. Could apply to Imelda!
5. Ristorante staple : PASTA
10. Bristol baby carriage : PRAM. Alliteration and British (and no comments about Palin, please).
14. Fishing need : LINE
15. Turn red, as tomatoes : RIPEN
16. Genesis creator : SEGA. Video games system.
17. It may be enough : ONCE. ONCE is enough. (Doesn't apply to buying shoes.)
18. Keats, e.g. : ODIST
19. Arabian Peninsula port : ADEN
23. Mule's parent : ASS. A palomino mule. Image.
24. __ majesty : LESE. A crime, esp. high treason, committed against the sovereign power.
25. Adjustor's assessment : DAMAGE
28. Sought office : RAN
29. Dent or scratch : MAR
30. Mauna __ : LOA. "Long Mountain" in Hawaiian, it is the largest volcano on Earth in terms of volume. Mauna Kea, a neighbor of Mauna Loa on the same island of Hawaii is the tallest, from the sea floor.
31. Israeli desert : NEGEV. Map.
37. Door-to-door company : AVON
38. Stolen goods dealer : FENCE
39. Went like the wind : TORE
42. Less, in La Paz : MENOS. Either La Paz, Bolivia or La Paz, Mexico, it is still Spanish.
43. Do the math, in a way : ADD
44. Rowing implement : OAR
45. With it : HIP
46. Duds in a lot : LEMONS. The cleverest clue? A car lot.
48. Tiny power source : ATOM
50. Drama featuring a DNA lab : CSI. Crime Scene Investigation.
56. Course list : MENU
58. Spanish folk hero : EL CID. A hero for his fight against the Moors.
59. Mound stats : ERAs. See 56Across from yesterday.
60. Golf rarities : ACEs. A hole in one. Aces are also baseball pitchers, too.
61. River through France : RHONE
62. Earth tone : ECRU
63. Sit for a shooting : POSE
64. Located : SITED
65. Fashionable way to arrive? : LATE
Down:
1. Hilo hello : ALOHA. Hilo is on the Big Island with those two volcanoes. Musical interlude. (3:51)
2. Jungle growth : VINES
3. Pizarro victims : INCAs. Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador.
4. Certain title : DEED
5. No longer in doubt : PROVEN
6. Helpers : AIDES
7. Kremlin feature : SPIRE
8. New Age musician John : TESH
9. Precede : ANTEDATE, A date before the date in question.
10. Biblical hymn : PSALM
11. Fish also called a sockeye : RED SALMON
12. Candle count, on many cakes : AGE
13. Isle of __ : MAN
21. Patron saint of Norway : OLAV
22. Wild West lawman : EARP
26. Give up amateur status : GO PRO
27. Lets up : EASES
28. Tenants' strike leverage : RENT
29. PC alternatives : MACs
31. Twangy : NASAL
32. Get around : EVADE
33. Places with valuable veins : GOLD MINES
34. Catch wind of : HEAR
35. Tolkien tree creature : ENT
36. Lone Star State sch. : UTEP. University of Texas at El Paso.
38. Hazard lights, e.g. : FLASHERS
41. Type specification : FONT
42. Actor with nothing to say : MIME
45. Like some sweatshirts : HOODED. Hoodies, in modern parlance.
47. Helpful : OF USE
48. Fancy tie : ASCOT
49. Biblical possessive : THINE
50. Approximately, in dates : CIRCA
51. Onset : START
52. Debate subject : ISSUE
54. K-12 catchall : ELHI. The catchall we'all hate.
55. Sense : FEEL
56. It may be topographical : MAP
57. "The Name of the Rose" author Umberto : ECO. Finally has become a gimme but only through doing crosswords.
Answer grid.
20A. How many fall in love: HEAD OVER HEELS
34A. Temperature control devices: HEAT PUMPS. Not comfortable with the clue, although the use of any source of heat could be said to be a temperature control device.
40A. Bonneville Speedway terrain: SALT FLATS. The Bonneville Salt Flats is a densely-packed salt pan in northwestern Utah that is a remnant of the Pleistocene Lake Bonneville.
53A. Abridged maxim about accepting an apt description, and a hint to this puzzle's theme found in 20-, 34- and 40-Across: IF THE SHOE FITS.... "...WEAR IT" was left off the end of the maxim, that's why it is abridged.
Argyle here.
Have to say this feels a little flat after yesterday's puzzle but then, I don't have a shoe fetish. I do think it's funny that some sneakers are pumps now. Image.
Across:
1. Like serious collectors : AVID. Could apply to Imelda!
5. Ristorante staple : PASTA
10. Bristol baby carriage : PRAM. Alliteration and British (and no comments about Palin, please).
14. Fishing need : LINE
15. Turn red, as tomatoes : RIPEN
16. Genesis creator : SEGA. Video games system.
17. It may be enough : ONCE. ONCE is enough. (Doesn't apply to buying shoes.)
18. Keats, e.g. : ODIST
19. Arabian Peninsula port : ADEN
23. Mule's parent : ASS. A palomino mule. Image.
24. __ majesty : LESE. A crime, esp. high treason, committed against the sovereign power.
25. Adjustor's assessment : DAMAGE
28. Sought office : RAN
29. Dent or scratch : MAR
30. Mauna __ : LOA. "Long Mountain" in Hawaiian, it is the largest volcano on Earth in terms of volume. Mauna Kea, a neighbor of Mauna Loa on the same island of Hawaii is the tallest, from the sea floor.
31. Israeli desert : NEGEV. Map.
37. Door-to-door company : AVON
38. Stolen goods dealer : FENCE
39. Went like the wind : TORE
42. Less, in La Paz : MENOS. Either La Paz, Bolivia or La Paz, Mexico, it is still Spanish.
43. Do the math, in a way : ADD
44. Rowing implement : OAR
45. With it : HIP
46. Duds in a lot : LEMONS. The cleverest clue? A car lot.
48. Tiny power source : ATOM
50. Drama featuring a DNA lab : CSI. Crime Scene Investigation.
56. Course list : MENU
58. Spanish folk hero : EL CID. A hero for his fight against the Moors.
59. Mound stats : ERAs. See 56Across from yesterday.
60. Golf rarities : ACEs. A hole in one. Aces are also baseball pitchers, too.
61. River through France : RHONE
62. Earth tone : ECRU
63. Sit for a shooting : POSE
64. Located : SITED
65. Fashionable way to arrive? : LATE
Down:
1. Hilo hello : ALOHA. Hilo is on the Big Island with those two volcanoes. Musical interlude. (3:51)
2. Jungle growth : VINES
3. Pizarro victims : INCAs. Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador.
4. Certain title : DEED
5. No longer in doubt : PROVEN
6. Helpers : AIDES
7. Kremlin feature : SPIRE
8. New Age musician John : TESH
9. Precede : ANTEDATE, A date before the date in question.
10. Biblical hymn : PSALM
11. Fish also called a sockeye : RED SALMON
12. Candle count, on many cakes : AGE
13. Isle of __ : MAN
21. Patron saint of Norway : OLAV
22. Wild West lawman : EARP
26. Give up amateur status : GO PRO
27. Lets up : EASES
28. Tenants' strike leverage : RENT
29. PC alternatives : MACs
31. Twangy : NASAL
32. Get around : EVADE
33. Places with valuable veins : GOLD MINES
34. Catch wind of : HEAR
35. Tolkien tree creature : ENT
36. Lone Star State sch. : UTEP. University of Texas at El Paso.
38. Hazard lights, e.g. : FLASHERS
41. Type specification : FONT
42. Actor with nothing to say : MIME
45. Like some sweatshirts : HOODED. Hoodies, in modern parlance.
47. Helpful : OF USE
48. Fancy tie : ASCOT
49. Biblical possessive : THINE
50. Approximately, in dates : CIRCA
51. Onset : START
52. Debate subject : ISSUE
54. K-12 catchall : ELHI. The catchall we'all hate.
55. Sense : FEEL
56. It may be topographical : MAP
57. "The Name of the Rose" author Umberto : ECO. Finally has become a gimme but only through doing crosswords.
Answer grid.
Note from C.C.:
Today we celebrate the birthday of Dick (flanked by JD & Carol). With Dennis and Dr. Dad, Dick formed the formidable 3-D in the earlier days of this blog.
Argyle
Today we celebrate the birthday of Dick (flanked by JD & Carol). With Dennis and Dr. Dad, Dick formed the formidable 3-D in the earlier days of this blog.
Argyle
