theme: two of a kind - "Double" can precede both words in each theme entry, which also contains repeated & consecutive letters.
17. Titanic compartment on the lowest level : BOILER ROOM. there are several definitions, but the first one best fits our theme (from thefreedictionary.com): An area, as in a building or on a ship, that houses one or more steam boilers or hot-water tanks. double boiler. double room.
26. Setup of a sort : BLIND DATE. two strangers on a date arranged by a mutual friend. what could go wrong? double-blind. double-date.
50. Country kitchen design option : DUTCH DOOR. a door that is split horizontally into two parts, so that the top and bottom can open/close separately. double dutch. double door.
60. Verify : CROSS CHECK. two meanings here. 1: in hockey, checking is a technique to separate the player from the puck, by pushing or hitting against either the player's body or the puck. most forms of checking are legal, but cross checking, in which the shaft of the stick is held with both hands, is illegal and results in a penalty. 2: cross checking also means to check (data) against two sources. double cross. double check.
37. Drive-in offering, and what 17-, 26-, 50- or 60-Across has, in more ways than one : DOUBLE FEATURE. two feature movies shown one after another, with an intermission in between. there are only two drive-in theaters left in the bay area, one in san jose and one in santa cruz. i think you have to be under 40 to be able to stay awake for two movies in a row.
melissa here.
this puzzle obviously took a lot of thought to put together (by two women)
across:
1. Medical amts. : CC'S. cc!
4. Be accountable (for) : ANSWER
10. Remove, as coupons : CLIP. or hangnails.
14. Ernst collaborator : ARP. Max Ernst (1891 – 1976) and Jean Arp (1886 – 1966) were “lifelong friends, these two avant-garde artists were among the founders of the DADA movement… They questioned traditional society and used art to explore new moralities, politics and social structures.
15. Electronic music genre : TECHNO
16. Spherical opening? : HEMIsphere.
19. "All __": 1931 tune : OF ME. frank's cover (2:43).
20. Height: Pref. : ACRO. as in acrophobia.
21. Lord's Prayer opener : OUR father who art in heaven ...
22. Arterial trunk : AORTA
24. __ León: Monterrey's state : NUEVO. one of the 31 states within mexico.
29. Okay : ASSENT
31. Okay : NOD. clecho.
32. Project, with "out" : JUT
33. Mediterranean capital : BEIRUT. capital of lebanon.
36. Farm female : MARE. equine. and 62d. Udder woman? : COW. for some reason i don't love this clue.
41. 1% of a cool mil : TENG. absolutely no idea. google says teng is a rare chinese surname, and a flying snake in chinese mythology - but neither seems to fit here. who can clear this up? (From C.C.: Parse it as TEN G. Also, Teng is not obscure. Teresa Teng was very very famous. "Wherever there are Chinese people, the songs of Teresa Teng can be heard." No exaggeration. Teng is the same as Deng in Mandarin, as in Deng Xiaoping.)
42. Lethargic : TORPID
43. Stein filler : ALE
44. Poet's contraction : O'ER (over); and 58. Poet's preposition : THRO
46. Discography entries : ALBUMS
54. Wash softly against : LAP AT
55. Words after "What a coincidence!" : SO AM I
56. Muppet friend of Elmo : ZOE
59. Italian carmaker : FIAT
63. "Poppycock!" : BOSH. we've probably seen this before but i didn't remember it.
64. Find, as a frequency : TUNE TO
65. Whopper, e.g. : LIE
66. Very dark : INKY
67. It has its ups and downs : SEE-SAW
68. Family guy : DAD
down
1. Poolside structure : CABANA. at the copa.
2. Springtime bloomer : CROCUS
3. Tapering tops : SPIRES. breathtaking spire on the chrysler building.
4. Wore (away) : ATE
5. Fiery emperor? : NERO. if you're interested
6. Clean with effort : SCRUB
7. Fingerprint ridge : WHORL
8. Ambient music pioneer Brian : ENO
9. Parmesan alternative : ROMANO. yum.
10. A minor, for one : CHORD
11. Didn't quite close : LEFT AJAR
12. Childish : IMMATURE
13. Slapstick prop : PIE
18. Film Volkswagen with "53" painted on it : LOVEBUG. 1969 disney film.
23. Singular : ODD
25. Mark on an otherwise perfect record? : ONE B. as opposed to straight a's.
27. Place in the earth : INTER. underground, i suppose.
28. Hot time in France : ETE. french summer.
30. Dawn-dusk link : TIL
34. Like the '80s look, now : RETRO.
i wear your granddad's clothes
i look incredible
i'm in this big-a@@ coat
from the thrift shop down the road
35. Tabloid subj. : UFO
36. Spa treatment : MUD BATH. popular in calistoga, ca.
37. Aspect of paranoia : DELUSION
38. Person in the know : ONE TO ASK. aka, mom.
39. Therapists' org. : APA. american psychological association.
40. Cultivate : TILL
41. Smidge : TAD
44. Unit of resistance : OHM
45. Official orders : EDICTS
47. Defended, as family honor : UPHELD
48. Brady Bunch girl : MARCIA
49. Fed the fire : STOKED
51. Cartoonist Guisewite or her title character : CATHY
52. Depleted layer : OZONE
53. Blooms for lovers : ROSES
57. "¿Cómo __?" : ESTA
59. Justice Dept. division : FBI
61. Wish one hadn't : RUE
melissa
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