Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Neville Fogarty

Theme: "O, say can you see" - Various terms for flags are the ends of the theme entries.

18A. Real attitude underlying a facade : TRUE COLORS

25A. The Hulk's alter ego : BRUCE BANNER

45A. Song covered by Michael Bublé, say : POP STANDARD

57A. Aunt Jemima competitor : HUNGRY JACK

65A. Flier on a pole, and at the ends of 18-, 25-, 45- and 57-Across : FLAG

Argyle here. Get out and vote. This Tuesday is a good companion for yesterday's puzzle so let's run it up the flag pole and see who salutes it.

Across:

1. Things to wear : GARB

5. Chemists' rooms : LABS. They wear lab coats.

9. One who asks too many questions : PRIER. Where do the pollsters go now?

14. Campus sports gp. : NCAA. (National Collegiate Athletic Association)

15. Irish name for Ireland : ÉIRE

16. Christina of "Speed Racer" : RICCI. IMDb

17. Dough dispensers : ATM's

20. Letter to Santa, essentially : WISH LIST. Seasonal work.

22. Pennsylvania in Washington, for one : AVENUE

23. Summer in Lyon : ÉTÉ. Clearer than when Nancy cooks, eh?

24. Sent a quick note online : IMed. (Instant Message)

30. Barnyard brayer : ASS

33. Woman in Poe's "The Raven" : LENORE

34. J. Paul Getty or J.R. Ewing : OIL BARON. But only one is real.

36. Dubai bigwig : EMIR

37. "... to __ it mildly" : PUT

38. Piece of ice : CUBE

39. Revolutionary toy of the '70s-'80s? : SIT'N SPIN. Cute play on revolutionary.

42. "Boyfriend" singer Justin : BIEBER. This is the first of many musical links today. Link.(2:53)

44. Fr. holy woman : STE.

47. Glasgow vetoes : NAEs

48. Toronto's prov. : ONT. (Ontario)

49. Dining room necessities : CHAIRS

52. Photos at the precinct : MUGSHOTS

59. Auth. unknown : ANON. We all got this one.

60. Perfumer Lauder : ESTÉE

61. "As I see it," online : IMHO. (in my humble opinion)

62. Maker of Duplo toy bricks : LEGO. Duplo is the preschool size of Lego.

63. Just behind the runner-up : THIRD

64. Overly compliant : MEEK

Down:

1. Emulate a beaver : GNAW

2. Play beginning : ACT I

3. Farm butters : RAMS. They butt-ers.

4. Big party : BASH

5. Beatles tune that starts, "When I find myself in times of trouble" : "LET IT BE". Link.(4:09)

6. Like some Navy rescues : AIR/SEA

7. Champagne designation : BRUT. Unsweetened; very dry.

8. Set eyes on : SEE

9. "Ignorance is bliss," e.g. : PROVERB. "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise." - Thomas Gray

10. Upset : RILED

11. Clickable pic : ICON

12. Sandy-colored : ECRU

13. Levitate : RISE

19. Humped beast : CAMEL. Also ecru.

21. Sidelong look : LEER

24. Mid. name substitute : INIT. (initial)

25. Anoint : BLESS

26. Put the check in the mail : REMIT

27. Bring together : UNITE

28. Veggie on a cob : CORN

29. Pride and prejudice, e.g. : NOUNS. Such trickery on a Tuesday!

30. Caribbean resort : ARUBA

31. Like a teetotaler : SOBER

32. Bergen's dummy Mortimer : SNERD

35. Scored 100 on : ACED. Do they still score tests this way?

37. Domino dots : PIPS

40. Practiced in the ring : SPARRED

41. Art of verse : POESY. Really.

42. Thailand's capital : BANGKOK. Musical link. (3:57)

43. QB's mistakes : INT's. (Quarterback/interception)

46. "Well said" : "TOUCHÉ". French fencing term.

47. African river : NIGER. Map.

49. Atkins of country : CHET. Link.(2:09)

50. Silence : HUSH

51. Pro debater : ANTI

52. Auntie of the stage : "MAME". Link(2:45)

53. 45 minutes, in soccer games : HALF

54. Scott Turow work : "ONE L": The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School.

55. Roman robe : TOGA

56. Smooch, in Staffordshire : SNOG. Learned from Harry Potter.

58. __-dandy : JIM. Final link.(2:13)

Argyle