Theme: Acme - A synonym for acme, (high point), starts off each theme entry.
17A. Prime hours for television broadcasters : PEAK VIEWING TIME
23A. Down in the dumps : CRESTFALLEN
37A. "Greetings, Paddy!" : "TOP O' THE MORNIN'!"
53A. Moonshine, or a soda named for it : MOUNTAIN DEW
61A. Conduct observed during international negotiations : SUMMIT DIPLOMACY
Argyle here and, shore and begorrah!, a roundabout way to get an Irish greeting in! Took a couple of spanners but the job was done.
Across:
1. Zion National Park's state : UTAH
5. "Liquid diet" drinkers : SOTs. Nobody we know. ;~)
9. Low-prestige position : McJOB
14. Actress Rogers : MIMI. And competitive poker player; I did not know that.
15. Front of the boat : PROW
16. River in Lyons : SAÔNE. Oh, great, another river to remember.
20. Snorkeling spot : REEF
21. Quaint "before" : ERE
22. Scissors sound : SNIP
27. Scrape together, with "out" : EKE
28. Googler's success : HIT
29. Skinny Olive : OYL. But was she EVOO?
30. Transferred, as property : DEEDED
32. Small amount : IOTA
34. GM navigation system : ONSTAR. (OnStar)
42. List of corrections : ERRATA
43. Created, as a web : SPUN
45. Jim of "Liar, Liar" : CARREY. Canadian,; I did not know that.
48. Dreamer's acronym : REM. (rapid eye movement)
51. Dedicated lines? : ODE
52. Conquistador's treasure : ORO. (gold)
57. Connecting point : NODE
59. Game with Skip and Reverse cards : UNO. Fun for all ages.
60. Show one's pearly whites : GRIN
66. Delta rival, as it used to be called : USAIR
67. Southernmost Great Lake : ERIE
68. Top draft status : ONE A
69. Debussy's "slow" : LENTE. (French notation)
70. Studio payment : RENT
71. More-caloric egg part : YOLK. I did know that.
Down:
1. "Steee-rike!" caller : UMP. The Houston Astros will host the Texas Rangers in the first game of the 2013 regular season on Sunday, March 31 at 8 p.m. EDT.
2. Accessory with a Windsor knot : TIE
3. Liqueur sometimes used in amandine sauce : AMARETTO. Start with a trout from a clear Irish stream. amandine sauce recipes.
4. Backpackers' outings : HIKES
5. All gussied up : SPIFFY
6. Forty-niner's pay dirt : ORE. The eighteen forty-niners, looking for gold, not the footballers looking for the end zone.
7. Beach bring-along : TOWEL
8. Marble cake pattern : SWIRL
9. Flavor-enhancing additive : MSG
10. Maine Coon and Manx : CATS
11. Signed up for : JOINED
12. Ready for recording : ON MIKE. (ready or not, in some cases.)
13. Alerted, in a way : BEEPED
18. Legislative turndown : VETO. The executive branch may turn down the legislative branch.
19. Must : NEED TO
23. Ill. metropolis : CHI. Anybody know where this is?
24. Laugh-a-minute type : RIOT
25. Wahine's greeting : "ALOHA"
26. In the vicinity : NEAR
31. Coastal divers : ERNS. Normally, they dive down to the water but not in it.
33. Mimic : APER. (nouns)
35. Hoops dangler : NET. (Basketball)
36. Shrewd : SMART
38. City near Provo : OREM
39. Beta-test : TRY OUT
40. Little music player : iPOD NANO
41. Not decent, so to speak : NUDE. but not indecent, either. Depends on the context.
44. Still in the package : NEW
45. Government official working overseas : CONSUL
46. Inspire, as curiosity : AROUSE
47. Former NBAer Dennis : RODMAN. Yes, he inspired curiosity.
49. Predatory hatchling : EAGLET
50. Surrealist Joan : MIRO. but more surreal than Rodman?
54. Less than : UNDER
55. Bête __ : NOIRE. Something or someone particularly detested and avoided.
56. "Star Trek" co-star of Shatner : NIMOY
58. Radiate : EMIT
62. Anger : IRE
63. Tailor's fastener : PIN
64. Toon collectible : CEL
65. Talk and talk : YAK
Argyle
Notes from C.C.:
Here are two lovely pictures of Kazie & her husband Barry with their then 6-week old granddaughter Lea. Click here for more pictures.
Kazie said Lea is raised to be bilingual. So she and Barry are Grandma and Grandpa, and Lea's German grandparents are Oma and Opa.
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| Lea and Grandma Kazie |
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| Lea and Grandpa Barry |
Here is a picture of the wedding of Lea's mom & dad (Saxony, August 2008):
Left to right: Kazie' younger son, her husband Barry, the happy couple, her husband's brother and
sister, the sister's husband and Kazie.
