Theme: A One and a Two... - Music related terms.
38A. Best Picture of 1965, and a hint to the ends of 18-, 23-, 50- and 59-Across : "THE SOUND OF MUSIC"
18A. Thing to make when a Post-it isn't handy : MENTAL NOTE
23A. Fan magazine for teens : TIGER BEAT. Vintage cover.
50A. Warm, muted color : EARTH TONE
59A. Frenzied state : FEVER PITCH
Maestro Argyle here. OK, I'm not really. If you have questions, save them for Jazzbumpa. I hope he shows up today. I'm glad there wasn't anything about female deer or jam and bread beverage. Nice straightforward Tuesday puzzle, anchored by a grid spanner.
Across:
1. Red planet : MARS
5. Put down stakes, maybe : CAMPED. A cute misdirection.
11. Jack Sprat's no-no : FAT.
"Jack Sprat could eat no fat.
His wife could eat no lean.
And so between them both, you see,
They licked the platter clean."
14. "Yeah, whatever!" : "I BET!"
15. It traditionally translates to "O come" : "ADESTE...". Fideles
16. Elem. school basics : RRR. The three R's: reading, writing, and arithmetic.
17. Facts and figures : DATA
20. Surgeons' tools : SCALPELS
22. Call it a night : TURN IN
25. Exclusive, as communities : GATED
26. Veto vote : NAY
27. "Blessed __ the peacemakers": Matthew : ARE
29. Carrying a weapon : ARMED
32. Clearance event : SALE
34. Enveloping glow : AURA
41. Geologic periods : EONS
42. Any time now : SOON
43. Not up to the task : INEPT
44. Distant : FAR
45. Supermarket chain with a red-and-white logo : IGA. (Independent Grocers Alliance) Not a chain, in the common sense. IGA operates as a franchise through stores that are owned separately from the brand. A lot of small town, Mom and Pop stores.
46. Take off : LEAVE
56. Former Indian prime minister Gandhi : INDIRA
58. College class staples : LECTURES
61. Shabby wear : RAGS. Not newspapers this time.
62. Prefix with cycle : TRI
63. Sprawling property : ESTATE
64. To be, to Berlioz : ÊTRE
65. Scale fifth : SOL
66. Game with falling blocks : TETRIS. (electronic game)
67. Revolutionary Trotsky : LEON
Down:
1. Central position : MIDST
2. Beaded calculators : ABACI
3. Change the price of : RETAG
4. Blah quality : STALENESS
5. Paid a visit : CAME BY
6. Fred's dancing sister : ADELE
7. High-IQ group : MENSA
8. Pasadena winter hrs. : PST. (Pacific Standard Time)
9. Floride, par exemple : ÉTAT. French for Florida indicates French for state.
10. Downpour : DELUGE
11. Forward-facing side : FRONT
12. Clarinetist Shaw : ARTIE
13. The way things are going : TREND
19. Gun lobby org. : NRA. (National Rifle Association of America)
21. Site of much Spanish art : PRADO. The Museo del Prado is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid.
24. Eagle's picker-upper : TALON. There are some super videos out there of eagles using their talons.
28. Gridiron enforcer : REF
29. Had a bite : ATE
30. Pi follower : RHO. More common Greek letters today.
31. Dudes : MEN
32. Sleep-disturbing sound : SNORE. Hah, not to the snorer.
33. Excitement : ADO
34. In the altogether : AU NATUREL. Or how to use make-up so it looks like you aren't using make-up.
35. Take advantage of : USE
36. Shred : RIP
37. Not just sit by : ACT
39. Springsteen's "Born in the __" : USA
40. Physical strength : MIGHT
44. Polecat relative commonly kept as a pet : FERRET
45. Needs scratching : ITCHES
46. London elevators : LIFTS
47. Month after diciembre : ENERO. Notice the lack of capitals.
48. Aleve competitor : ADVIL
49. Be in the game : VIE
51. Raised church area : ALTAR
52. Prefix with linear : RECTI. Rectilinear - characterized by straight lines.
53. Give a speech : ORATE
54. Part of UNCF : NEGRO. (United Negro College Fund)
55. German steel city : ESSEN
57. Church recess : APSE
60. Former comm. giant : ITT. The company was founded in 1920 as International Telephone and Telegraph.
Argyle
Note from C.C.:
Isn't this picture sweet? Lemonade's granddaughter Charlotte at a Lemonade Stand!
Note from C.C.:
Isn't this picture sweet? Lemonade's granddaughter Charlotte at a Lemonade Stand!
