Theme: Singing Male Siblings - Three singing groups, identified by their songs, and connected by the unifier.
20A. Group with the #1 hit "ABC": THE JACKSON FIVE. Image.
32A. Group with the #1 hit "One Bad Apple": THE OSMONDS. Image.
41A. Group with the #1 hit "Jive Talkin'": THE BEE GEEs. Image.
51A. 2001 Spielberg WWII miniseries, and what 20-, 32- or 41-Across is: BAND OF BROTHERS. Image.
Argyle here.
A rather straightforward puzzle; either you knew it or you didn't. I had a few new WODs(Word of the Day) but except for one cross where I had a brain skip, all were doable.
Across:
1. Lin or Angelou : MAYA. Lin and Angelou.
5. Terrier type : SKYE
9. Performed on stage : ACTED
14. Contest with seconds : DUEL
15. Gillette's __ II : TRAC
16. Do-re-mi : MOOLA. Slang for money.
17. Catch, as one's sleeve : SNAG
18. "Mazes and Monsters" author Jaffe : RONA
19. Ventilated, with "out" : AIRED
23. Emeritus, e.g.: Abbr. : RET.. Retired.
24. Some garden plants need it : SHADE
25. Official count : CENSUS
28. Control tower devices : RADARS
35. Western-style "Scram!" : "GIT!"
36. Lena who played Glinda in the movie version of "The Wiz" : HORNE
37. Epi center? : PEE. The letter 'P', center of Epi. (No snickering.)
38. Nez __, Native Americans who breed their own horses : PERCE. They live in the Pacific Northwest region(Columbia River Plateau).
40. Faulkner's "__ Lay Dying" : AS I. A 1930 novel by William Faulkner
43. Garden tool : WEEDER. It's in the shed getting rusty now.
46. Snorkel et al., familiarly : SARGEs. Sgt. Snorkel, from the comic strip, "Beetle Bailey".
47. Put in a seat : ELECT
50. MIT or UCLA : SCH.. What about RPI?
57. Believed without question : ATE UP
58. Cosecant's reciprocal : SINE. Math.
59. Really long time : AEON
61. Present moment : NONCE
62. Ski resort lift : T-BAR
63. Arp's movement : DADA
64. Exceed the limit : SPEED
65. Eponymous logical diagram creator : VENN. Go ahead and look it up, I had to!
66. Online annoyance : SPAM
Down:
1. Docs : MDs
2. Godmother, often : AUNT
3. Slangy okay : YEAH
4. "Flowers for __": story from which the film "Charly" was adapted : ALGERNON. A science fiction short story and subsequent novel written by Daniel Keyes, Algernon is a laboratory mouse who has undergone surgery to increase his intelligence by artificial means. The name came from the poet Algernon Charles Swinburne which Keyes thought was an unusual name. And so do I.
5. Layer : STRATUM
6. Big cheese associated with Big Macs? : KROC. Ray Kroc, McDonald's founder.
7. Americans, to Brits : YANKS
8. PayPal funds : E-CASH
9. Actress Peet or Plummer : AMANDA. Peet and Plummer.
10. Styled in the salon : COIFED
11. Doughnut shapes : TORI. Image. This is funny: I had to change Google to strict search to get away from Tori Spellings(and others) and found this image on...Crossword Corner.
12. Mtn. road sign stat : ELEV. Elevation on the mountain.
13. Miami-__ County : DADE. They showed up a lot on "Cops" TV show when it first aired.
21. Wrestler Ventura : JESSE. So much more than just a wrestler, eh?
22. Rowing crew : OARS
25. Selected : CHOSE
26. Spine-tingling : EERIE
27. Next year's junior : SOPH. Sophomore.
29. What double-checked totals should do : AGREE
30. Runs through a sieve : RICES. Or use a special tool. Video.(0:16)
31. Jeanne d'Arc et al.: Abbr. : STEs
32. Defrost : THAW
33. Michelle Obama __ Robinson : NÉE
34. Ball girls : DEBS. We had DEBUTANTE BALL yesterday.
38. Birdcage feature : PERCH
39. Highbrows : EGGHEADS
41. Not kosher : TREF. Where did TREF come from?
42. New York's time zone : EASTERN
44. Figure out : DEDUCE
45. Married in secret : ELOPED
48. Network with an eye logo : CBS TV
49. "Survivor" faction : TRIBE. Don't watch it. It is on CBS.
51. Outlaws : BANS. Verbs.
52. Resting on : ATOP
53. Hawaii's state bird : NENE
54. __ errand: out : ON AN
55. Harvest : REAP
56. Fizzy drink : SODA
60. "The Deer Hunter" war zone, for short : NAM. Image.
Answer grid.
Note from C.C.:
Here is a great photo of eddyB & his dog Daisy. Eddy said: "Daisy is an AKC Boxer who thinks she is a lap dog. We will see when she is 70 lbs."
Argyle
20A. Group with the #1 hit "ABC": THE JACKSON FIVE. Image.
32A. Group with the #1 hit "One Bad Apple": THE OSMONDS. Image.
41A. Group with the #1 hit "Jive Talkin'": THE BEE GEEs. Image.
51A. 2001 Spielberg WWII miniseries, and what 20-, 32- or 41-Across is: BAND OF BROTHERS. Image.
Argyle here.
A rather straightforward puzzle; either you knew it or you didn't. I had a few new WODs(Word of the Day) but except for one cross where I had a brain skip, all were doable.
Across:
1. Lin or Angelou : MAYA. Lin and Angelou.
5. Terrier type : SKYE
9. Performed on stage : ACTED
14. Contest with seconds : DUEL
15. Gillette's __ II : TRAC
16. Do-re-mi : MOOLA. Slang for money.
17. Catch, as one's sleeve : SNAG
18. "Mazes and Monsters" author Jaffe : RONA
19. Ventilated, with "out" : AIRED
23. Emeritus, e.g.: Abbr. : RET.. Retired.
24. Some garden plants need it : SHADE
25. Official count : CENSUS
28. Control tower devices : RADARS
35. Western-style "Scram!" : "GIT!"
36. Lena who played Glinda in the movie version of "The Wiz" : HORNE
37. Epi center? : PEE. The letter 'P', center of Epi. (No snickering.)
38. Nez __, Native Americans who breed their own horses : PERCE. They live in the Pacific Northwest region(Columbia River Plateau).
40. Faulkner's "__ Lay Dying" : AS I. A 1930 novel by William Faulkner
43. Garden tool : WEEDER. It's in the shed getting rusty now.
46. Snorkel et al., familiarly : SARGEs. Sgt. Snorkel, from the comic strip, "Beetle Bailey".
47. Put in a seat : ELECT
50. MIT or UCLA : SCH.. What about RPI?
57. Believed without question : ATE UP
58. Cosecant's reciprocal : SINE. Math.
59. Really long time : AEON
61. Present moment : NONCE
62. Ski resort lift : T-BAR
63. Arp's movement : DADA
64. Exceed the limit : SPEED
65. Eponymous logical diagram creator : VENN. Go ahead and look it up, I had to!
66. Online annoyance : SPAM
Down:
1. Docs : MDs
2. Godmother, often : AUNT
3. Slangy okay : YEAH
4. "Flowers for __": story from which the film "Charly" was adapted : ALGERNON. A science fiction short story and subsequent novel written by Daniel Keyes, Algernon is a laboratory mouse who has undergone surgery to increase his intelligence by artificial means. The name came from the poet Algernon Charles Swinburne which Keyes thought was an unusual name. And so do I.
5. Layer : STRATUM
6. Big cheese associated with Big Macs? : KROC. Ray Kroc, McDonald's founder.
7. Americans, to Brits : YANKS
8. PayPal funds : E-CASH
9. Actress Peet or Plummer : AMANDA. Peet and Plummer.
10. Styled in the salon : COIFED
11. Doughnut shapes : TORI. Image. This is funny: I had to change Google to strict search to get away from Tori Spellings(and others) and found this image on...Crossword Corner.
12. Mtn. road sign stat : ELEV. Elevation on the mountain.
13. Miami-__ County : DADE. They showed up a lot on "Cops" TV show when it first aired.
21. Wrestler Ventura : JESSE. So much more than just a wrestler, eh?
22. Rowing crew : OARS
25. Selected : CHOSE
26. Spine-tingling : EERIE
27. Next year's junior : SOPH. Sophomore.
29. What double-checked totals should do : AGREE
30. Runs through a sieve : RICES. Or use a special tool. Video.(0:16)
31. Jeanne d'Arc et al.: Abbr. : STEs
32. Defrost : THAW
33. Michelle Obama __ Robinson : NÉE
34. Ball girls : DEBS. We had DEBUTANTE BALL yesterday.
38. Birdcage feature : PERCH
39. Highbrows : EGGHEADS
41. Not kosher : TREF. Where did TREF come from?
42. New York's time zone : EASTERN
44. Figure out : DEDUCE
45. Married in secret : ELOPED
48. Network with an eye logo : CBS TV
49. "Survivor" faction : TRIBE. Don't watch it. It is on CBS.
51. Outlaws : BANS. Verbs.
52. Resting on : ATOP
53. Hawaii's state bird : NENE
54. __ errand: out : ON AN
55. Harvest : REAP
56. Fizzy drink : SODA
60. "The Deer Hunter" war zone, for short : NAM. Image.
Answer grid.
Note from C.C.:
Here is a great photo of eddyB & his dog Daisy. Eddy said: "Daisy is an AKC Boxer who thinks she is a lap dog. We will see when she is 70 lbs."
Argyle
