Theme: "Like a Rolling Stone," the final theme entry words get all messed up. Each one is an anagram of "stone."
20A. Reason for detention, perhaps : PASSING NOTES.
36A. Unexpected attack, as of dizziness : SUDDEN ONSET.
43A. Melodious sounds : DULCET TONES.
57. Publication since 1967, and a hint to the end of 20-, 36- and 43-Across : ROLLING STONE.
I found this one to be much easier than last Friday's anagram puzzle. Only eight 3-letter words, so some chances for longer fresh fill. Let's see what's on the plate today.
Across:
1. Canaanite god : BAAL. Deity of agriculture and life.
5. Humiliate : ABASH. I always hesitate between ABASH and "abase."
10. Speed-of-sound ratio : MACH.
14. Play the siren : LURE. Fun clue! I was in a police car somewhere (figuratively, not literally!)
15. Mombasa's country : KENYA. Its largest city.
16. Flash, perhaps : IDEA. Flash of "inspiration," that is. I had one, once...
17. Red states? : IRES. Another cute clue.
18. Hotel room amenities : IRONS. Wow, they provide golf clubs?!?
19. Convinced : SOLD. OK, I'm sold!
23. Fore-and-aft rigged ship : SLOOP.
24. Samson's betrayer : DELILAH.
28. "I am Fortune's fool" speaker : ROMEO. Act 3, Scene 1. Romeo has just killed Tybalt, and realizes that no matter what he does from now on, he is no longer in charge of his own destiny.
32. Dough : MOOLA.
33. Intel collector : SPY. With the short "intel," I was looking for an abbr. like CIA or FBI...then we have 54-Down. Whom to trust, per a 33-Across : NO ONE.
39. Srs.' income sources : IRAs. Now we get the abbr. in the clue, so Individual Retirement Accounts made sense to me.
41. Pedro's lucky number? : SIETE. The extent of my Spanish is counting from one to ten. Thank goodness they weren't looking for unlucky 13!!
42. Masters champ between Craig and Ben : SEVE. Craig Stadler (1982), Ben Crenshaw (1984) and Seve Ballesteros (1983.) He also won it in 1980.
46. Like Mars, apparently : RED. I dunno, what do you think?
47. Pioneering computer : ENIAC. A team of six women did most of the programming, but their role was historically downplayed.
48. Tennis great with 11 Grand Slam singles titles : NADAL. Did not know this guy. Impressive.
50. Frat party recyclable : BEER CAN. Hesitated between "keg" or CAN...perps to the rescue!
53. ___ code : PENAL.
61. Where to find a hero : DELI. Great clue!
64. Icy cold : GELID.
65. Floor plan division : ROOM.
66. Hubristic : VAIN. From the ancient Greek ύβρις, meaning extreme pride or arrogance.
67. "Hunger Games" battle setting : ARENA. I still haven't seen the movie. Am I the only one?
68. Prefix with European : INDO.
69. Put under : DRUG. Hard to suss this one.
70. Lamb creation : ESSAY. Charles Lamb, best known for his "Essays of Elia."
71. Hammer part : PEEN. More than you ever needed to know...
Down:
1. Control tower spots : BLIPS. "Beyond the Blips" article. Scary!
2. Ear-related : AURAL.
3. Playground retort : ARE SO. Now, now - play nice!
4. Rent collector : LESSOR.
5. Similar : AKIN. Not to be confused with a certain Missouri ex-Representative.
6. Cold water hazard : BERG. Do you remember the difference between a berg and a floe? Yellowrocks can remind you!
7. Before thou know'st : ANON. Cute.
8. Church council : SYNOD.
9. Cause of many a mistake : HASTE...makes waste.
10. Religious enterprises : MISSIONS. What's your position?
11. Busy goings-on : ADO.
12. Disney collectible : CEL. Short for celluloid, and now mostly abandoned as a medium since computer animation has taken over the field.
13. Hornswoggled : HAD. "I been had!"
21. NASDAQ debuts : IPOs. Initial Public Offerings.
22. Saint with a fire : ELMO. How would you like flying in this, Dudley? 0:41
25. Short-straw drawer : LOSER.
26. Anti-inflammatory brand : ALEVE. My go-to drug of choice...
27. Abominable : HATED. Aw, I can't hate this guy!
29. It's not optional : MUST.
30. Polish language : EDIT. Nice misdirection.
31. Ancient Greek theater : ODEON.
33. Hit back? : SIDE B. Nice misdirection.
34. Trim, as a tree : PRUNE. Anyone else want "adorn" at this time of year?
35. Singer in the Whiffenpoofs : YALIE. 2012 version here. 4:05
37. Italian peak : ETNA.
38. Sine qua non : NEED. Literally Latin "without which there"...is nothing.
40. Permanently marking : SCARRING. For life.
44. Danish shoe company : ECCO. This week we had UGG. Now ECCO. But neither one holds a candle to these.
45. Weakens : SAPS.
49. Deliver, as a rant : LET RIP.
51. Aquatic plant life : ALGAE. Like this. 0:31
52. Phils, e.g. : NLERS. Philadelphia Phillies, National Leagu(ers) of baseball.
55. Positive pole, perhaps : ANODE.
56. Fruit high in vitamin C : LEMON.ade, our own Friday blogger!
58. Places in la mer : ILES. French for "The Sea" and "islands." 9:29 and 9:14 (Hey, I try to do equal times here. Debussy and King Crimson.)
59. One of a historic seagoing trio : NINA. Pinta and Santa Maria were the other two ships...
60. Howdy from Adelaide : G'DAY.
61. Pirate's booty? : DVD. Like the spoils of this 92 Y.O. bada**.
62. Teacup handle : EAR. In MA, we have "teacup handle" turns at some traffic lights. You have to go right, in order to turn left. They are also called "Jug handle" turns in NJ and other northeastern states.
63. C.W. Post is its largest campus : LIU. Long Island University. Thursday level clue for early week movie actress Lucy. I believe this campus is close to Splynter.
That's all for this week!
Hugs,
Marti
Hugs,
Marti
