(Note: The Notepad in today's puzzle says: Saturday's puzzle had no e's in either the clues or answers.)
Theme: Tonsorial Requests - The last word in the answers indicated by the unifier is what you might get if you visit the unifier.
Theme: Tonsorial Requests - The last word in the answers indicated by the unifier is what you might get if you visit the unifier.
16A. Near miss : CLOSE SHAVE
22A. Boxer's fit condition : FIGHTING TRIM
37A. Neckwear accessory : TIE CLIP
49A. Specially edited version of a film : DIRECTOR'S CUT
61A. Establishment where the ends of 16-, 22-, 37- and 49-Across take place : BARBERSHOP
Argyle here. The theme and the entries are pretty much self-explanatory so I'll move right on to the rest. A good start to the week.
Across:
1. Shire of "Rocky" : TALIA. "Yo! Adrian!"
6. Mortgage insurance org. : FHA. Federal Housing Administration.
9. "__, poor Yorick!": Hamlet : ALAS. Cemetery scene, Act 5, scene 1.
13. Giving the old heave-ho : AXING
14. Flippered mammal : SEAL
15. Tibetan spiritual master : LAMA. It may be because it was close to Easter but there are several religious entries.
18. And others, in footnotes : ET AL.
19. Casino game : KENO
20. Make smooth, as a transition : EASE
21. Glacial ridge : ARÊTE. A view of ARÊTES in Peru.
25. Texas city across the border from Ciudad Juárez : EL PASO
28. Bottle opener, e.g. : TOOL
29. Pine (for) : YEARN
30. "Phooey!" : "DRAT!"
32. Betray sleepiness : YAWN
36. Musician's asset : EAR
40. Hush-hush fed. gp. : CIA
41. Design detail, for short : SPEC. This SPEC stands for specification. Building ON SPEC stands for on speculation.
43. It's younger than a yearling : FOAL. A yearling is a young animal of either sex that is between one and two years old, hence the name. Except, the official age, for racing, a one year old horse is dated from January 1 of the year after the year of foaling.
44. Deserves : EARNS
46. Police action : RAID
48. Police action : ARREST
54. Regal pronouncement : EDICT
55. Equine restraint : REIN
56. Cuba, por ejemplo : ISLA. Spanish.
60. "Candy is dandy" poet : NASH. "but Liquor is Quicker". I can't find out who added "but acid`s like lightning", anybody know?
63. You, to Quakers : THEE
64. Load to bear : ONUS
65. Worldly-unwise : NAIVE
66. Turgenev's "Fathers and __" : SONS. Easy guess. Russian novelist, Turgenev's most famous and enduring novel, appeared in 1862.
67. RR stop : STN. Railroad station.
68. Building wing : ANNEX
Down:
1. Notice holder : TACK. Clever clue.
2. Bridge toll unit : AXLE. Often trucks are charged by the number of axles they have, figuring the more axles, the heavier the weight.
3. King of the jungle : LION. A legend in his own mind. Cartoon.
4. To such an extent : IN SO FAR
5. Go gray, maybe : AGE
6. Lavish dinner : FEAST
7. Succeed in every way : HAVE IT ALL
8. Brown or pale quaff : ALE
9. With vigilance : ALERTLY
10. "See ya __" : LATER
11. Valuable violin : AMATI
12. Oregon's capital : SALEM
14. Persian king : SHAH
17. Lily that's Utah's state flower : SEGO. Google images.
21. In the past : AGO
23. George Harrison's "__ It a Pity" : ISN'T. Isn't It a Pity [Version Two](4:51)
24. "Me? Never!" : "NOT I!"
25. Storm centers : EYES
26. __ of faith : LEAP
27. Cut the peel from : PARE
30. Underarm product : DEODORANT
31. "His Master's Voice" co. : RCA. Image.
33. Field measure : ACRE
34. Pitching successes : WINS
35. Democratic donkey designer : NAST. A quick story about it.
38. "__ makes you happy ..." : IF IT
39. Bolivia neighbor : PERU
47. Take steps : ACT
48. Teen facial woe : ACNE
49. Fender dings : DENTS
50. The Snake flows along much of its border with Oregon : IDAHO
51. (Has) ascended : RISEN
52. It's not an all-new episode : RERUN
53. Sis and bro : SIBS
57. Knee-to-ankle bone : SHIN
58. Zero, at Wimbledon : LOVE. Tennis.
59. Acme : APEX
61. Logan Airport city: Abbr. : BOS. Boston Map. Built into Boston Harbor on fill and reclaimed land.
62. Messenger molecule : RNA
And to wrap this up...clip.(0:05)
Argyle
