Theme: Downers - Three things that will head you into a fall, either meteorologically, literally, or metaphorically. And they are all in the Down columns.
11D. Destined for one's comeuppance ... or what the last words of 3-, 9- and 25-Down are doing? : HEADING FOR A FALL
3D. Sultry stretch : DOG DAYS OF SUMMER. "the days dwindle down to a precious few"
9D. Vacation with worms? : FISHING TRIP. TRIP - fall down.
25D. Slogan on a Boston basketball fan's shirt : CELTIC PRIDE. Pride goeth before a (down)fall.
Argyle here. What have we done to deserve such largesse? First Marti and now C.C. and I have the privilege of blogging them both. Today we have two grid spanners and perhaps a tick harder fill so I think Rich got them in the right order.
Across:
1. Says "I do" to : WEDS. Doesn't need the 'to'.
5. Harvest bundle : SHEAF
10. Bone below the knee : SHIN
14. Big name in skin care : AVON. Still ringing doorbells?
15. Sculpture subjects : TORSI
16. Jay with a column in Popular Mechanics : LENO. "Jay Leno's Garage"
17. Smokes : CIGARETTES
19. Speak wildly : RANT
20. Dated song : OLDIE. From our collective adolescence.
21. Computer repair pros : TECHs
23. Fizzle out : DIE
24. 2013 Literature Nobelist Munro : ALICE
26. Words sighed after a defeat : I TRIED
28. Ice cream maker Joseph : EDY
30. Cultural funding gp. : NEA. (National Endowment for the Arts, not National Education Association)
31. Let loose, as pigs : UNPEN
32. Large group : PASSEL
34. Two-time Oscar-winning director Lee : ANG. Spike Lee hasn't won an Oscar.
35. Turkish general : AGHA
38. Pop star : IDOL
39. Fortuneteller's deck : TAROT
41. Corp. moneymen : CFOs. (chief financial officer)
42. Sidewalk eatery : CAFÉ
43. Suffix for a school of thought : ISM
44. Chopper blades : ROTORS
46. Classic role for Nimoy : SPOCK
48. Highchair protection : BIB
49. Be a fink : RAT
50. "Zip it!" : "SHUT UP!"
52. "Aida," for one : OPERA
54. Sewn edge : HEM
55. Catches in a sting : TRAPS
58. Until now : SO FAR
61. Poor box deposit : ALMS
63. "Tell me about it" : "I CAN RELATE"
65. Kennel pest : FLEA
66. "You've Got Mail" co-screenwriter Ephron : DELIA. Here with her late sister, Nora.(left)
67. Complete failure : FLOP
68. Civil suit cause : TORT
69. Philosophy test component : ESSAY
70. Shade trees : ELMS
Down:
1. Home of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame : WACO (From C.C.: TTP, do you remember you tricked me last time with your Texas Ranger Hall of Fame link? That's the clue I submitted.)
2. Villainous : EVIL
4. Slow mollusk : SNAIL
5. Fr. holy woman : STE.
6. Drink with dim sum : HOT TEA
7. Art Deco artist : ERTE. "R T"
8. "Be there in __" : A SEC
10. Nikon product, for short : SLR. (single- lens reflex camera)
12. Navel type : INNIE
13. Well-known : NOTED
18. Queen, in Quebec : REINE. "queen" in French.
22. Additive sold at Pep Boys : STP. 740 stores
27. Flinch, say : REACT
28. Long heroic poem : EPIC
29. Pop, to baby : DADA
31. One, for Juan : UNO
33. Got some shuteye : SLEPT
34. Pitcher's asset : ARM
36. Jewish wedding dance : HORA
37. Lead-in for prof. or D.A. : ASST.
40. Show curiosity : ASK
45. More than heavyset : OBESE
47. Not at home : OUT
48. __ and Herzegovina : BOSNIA
50. Golf club part : SHAFT
51. Greeting word : HELLO
53. John who married Pocahontas : ROLFE. Pocahontas saved Captain John Smith's life but married tobacco planter John Rolfe. His story.
56. Top pilots : ACES
57. Buds : PALS
59. Molecule part : ATOM
60. Crunch count : REPS
62. Used a chair : SAT
64. Boxing's Sugar __ Leonard : RAY
Argyle
Note from C.C.:
To Sallie & all those whose Blogger account was accidentally converted to Google Plus, please click here on how to switch back to your old account. Misty successfully got hers back last time. Be patient, it might take a few tries.
