Theme: Are your legs tired? - After Monday's workout, catch a ride on the first syllable of these four phrases. It's the way to go.
17A. Attire with deep pockets : CARGO PANTS
27A. Place offering good looks? : VANTAGE POINT
36A. "Good job!" (and a hint to the beginning of 17-, 27-, 43- or 57-Across) : "WAY TO GO!"
43A. Lake Tahoe's sole outlet : TRUCKEE RIVER
57A. Penniless, as in the opening of "Me and Bobby McGee" : BUSTED FLAT
Argyle here. I'm saying that BUS is the first syllable of BUSTED. Call it crossword license, like poetic license.(Janis4:50) I found it strange I didn't find any puns. What's up with that, Jerome? No matter if your driving style is 3-Down or 32-Down, this should be an enjoyable puzzle.
Across:
1. Phone-to-computer link : MODEM
6. Picture of health? : X-RAY
10. Doubtful : IFFY
14. Mimic's skill : APERY
15. Box office sight, often : LINE
16. The Big Easy acronym : NOLA. New Orleans, LouisianA
19. Sketch : DRAW
20. Nikon D3S, e.g., briefly : SLR. (single-lens reflex camera)
21. Chops meat : PORK
22. Peaceful protest : SIT-IN
23. Cake layer : ICING
25. Bullets with luminous trails : TRACERS
30. Frittata needs : EGGS
31. Frenzied indulgence : ORGY
32. Martini request : DRY
35. Ra or Odin : GOD
39. "The Color Purple" actress __ Dawn Chong : RAE. Google images.
40. Past : AGO
41. Creme-filled cookie : OREO
42. Pyramid plateau : GIZA. Fascinating view.
47. Renaissance : REBIRTH
50. Stand up : ARISE
51. What the fashionably late never are : EARLY
52. Saharan : ARID
53. Many AARP mems. : SR's
56. Having a tiff : AT IT
60. Mystical character : RUNE
61. Egyptian symbol of life : ANKH
62. Helmsley dubbed "Queen of Mean" : LEONA. At one time, there were twenty-three hotels directly controlled by Leona Helmsley.
63. Went lickety-split : SPED
64. Snoopy : NOSY
65. Longtime NBC newsman Newman : EDWIN. I don't believe he was the nosy type.
Down:
1. Apples on many desks : MACs
2. Play-of-color gem : OPAL
3. Bold bravery : DERRING-DO
4. Work measure : ERG
5. Mr. Magoo's malady : MYOPIA
6. Bigger than average, commercially : XLARGE
7. Hockey venue : RINK
8. Colony crawler : ANT
9. "Uh-huh" : "YES"
10. Charge with a crime : INDICT
11. Area of expertise : FORTE. Pronunciation note: Link.
12. Pizazz : FLAIR
13. Shows boredom : YAWNS
18. Early Atari video game : PONG
22. Company that made Japan's first plastic radio : SANYO. (1952)
24. Pennies: Abbr. : CT's
25. Spanish bull : TORO
26. Diana who played Mrs. Peel : RIGG
27. Old Chevy : VEGA.
28. Wide-eyed : AGOG
29. "The Chosen" author Chaim __ : POTOK. A Jewish author and rabbi, Potok is most famous for his first book The Chosen, a 1967 novel which was listed on The New York Times’ best seller list for 39 weeks and sold more than 3,400,000 copies. (Wikipedia)
32. Best way to cross a speed bump : DRIVE SLOW
33. Bring down, as a house : RAZE
34. Wine datum : YEAR
36. Fret : WORRY
37. Stuck in __ : A RUT
38. "Ugh!" : "YECH!"
42. Enlistees, for short : GI's
43. Leaning : TILTED
44. Like the smell of soil : EARTHY
45. Pennsylvania port : ERIE. You should be able to find some Pennsylvania port in this list of 141 Pennsylvania wineries.
46. Conundrum : RIDDLE
47. Backsides : REARS. Link.
48. Enjoy to the max : EAT UP
49. Salty solution : BRINE
52. Questions : ASKS
54. Hindu princess : RANI
55. Zany Laurel : STAN
57. Outlaw : BAN. The verb form.
58. One, to Juan : UNO. (Spanish)
59. Gave a lot of bologna, say : FED. Seems like a odd clue but it's OK; I like bologna.
Argyle
