Theme: 'Tis the Season - Three green leafy substances and where to find them.
17A. Reuters or Bloomberg : NEWS AGENCY
30A. Nutritionist's recommendation : HEALTHY MEAL
44A. "My goose is cooked!" : "I'M IN TROUBLE!"
61A. Aromatic plot, and where to find three different plants hidden in 17-, 30- and 44-Across : HERB GARDEN
Argyle here. How sweet it is!
Across:
1. Sleeps out under the stars : CAMPS
6. NYC gambling outlets closed in 2010 : OTBs. (off-track betting)
10. Transcript figs. : GPAs. (grade point average)
14. Cookies in some pie crusts : OREOs
15. Gather in a field : REAP
16. Latin for "elbow" : ULNA
19. Geological age : AEON
20. Los Angeles-to-San Bernardino direction : EAST
21. Sausage unit : LINK
22. Produce seller's kiosk : STAND
23. Macho man : STUD
25. Chips in a chip : ANTEs
27. Top USN rank : ADMiral
34. Wedding party : BRIDE. The bride would have to be a party to the wedding for it to occur.
36. Popeye's Olive : OYL
37. "Alas!" : "AH, ME!"
38. At full speed : AMAIN. Asea.
39. Basic biological molecule : RNA
40. Skier's spot : SLOPE. "Look! There goes Marti."
41. Food __: listlessness after a large meal : COMA. Thanksgiving is coming.
42. Cranberry source : BOG. Ditto.
43. Lost color : PALED
48. Cavity filler's deg. : DDS. (doctor of dental science)
49. Not skilled in : BAD AT. Not what you want the practitioner above to be.
50. Lends a hand : AIDS
52. Boldly states : AVERs
54. Hay holder : BARN
56. County of the Blarney Stone : CORK
60. Parting word with an air kiss, perhaps : CIAO
63. SASEs, e.g. : ENCs. (self-addressed stamped envelope/enclosure)
64. Dancer Kelly : GENE. One of the best.
65. Tour leader : GUIDE
66. Homer Simpson outbursts : D'OHs
67. Home run gait : TROT
68. More than rotund : OBESE
Down:
1. Ice cream holder : CONE
2. Length times width : AREA
3. Kitten calls : MEWS
4. Updates a wiki page, say : POSTS. Have you ever?
5. Org. that issues about 5.5 million new numbers annually : SSA. (Social Security Administration)
6. Zesty Twirls maker : ORE-IDA
7. Graceland's st. : TENN. 3734 Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, TN
8. Informal "Likewise" : BACK AT YA'
9. Cloak-and-dagger type : SPY
10. Honduras neighbor : GUATEMALA
11. "Kindly stay on the line" : "PLEASE HOLD". "Your call is important to us" click!
12. In a bit, old-style : ANON
13. Golf bunker filler : SAND
18. Epoxy, e.g. : GLUE
22. Hog home : STY
24. "What happened next?" : "THEN?"
26. Stanley Cup org. : NHL. (National Hockey League)
27. Chinese counters : ABACI
28. Sick kid's TLC giver : DR. MOM
29. Southern Florida coastal resort city : MIAMI BEACH
31. Sound in "cube" but not "cub" : LONG U
32. Like electric guitars : AMPED
33. West Yorkshire's largest city : LEEDS. Former Coat of Arms.
35. Dorothy portrayer in the film "The Wiz" : DIANA ROSS
39. Sassafras soda : ROOT BEER
40. Drove too fast : SPED
42. Push-up top : BRA. No time for research. Hello Dennis.
45. QB scores : TDs. (touchdown)
46. Wager over darts, e.g. : BAR BET
47. Former "The View" co-host Lisa : LING
51. Cancel at NASA : SCRUB
52. Served to perfection? : ACED. Think tennis.
53. Ristorante glassful : VINO
55. River of Pisa : ARNO
57. Comics dog : ODIE
58. Cherry and ruby : REDS. Not vino today.
59. "Oh! Susanna" joint : KNEE. A strange and disturbing video by Neil Young & Crazy Horse: LINK
61. Alt. : HGT. (altitude/height)
62. In the past : AGO
Argyle
