Theme: I think I saw something?! - While two of these elusive critters remain hidden, the head of a jackalope may be found mounted on walls in bars all cross this land.
17A. Sighting in the Scottish Highlands : LOCH NESS MONSTER
33A. Sighting in Douglas, Wyoming : JACKALOPE
38A. Sighting in the Pacific Northwest : SASQUATCH
53A. One studying this puzzle's sightings : CRYPTOZOOLOGIST
Argyle here. How's this for a theme? Some fun and the fill isn't half bad either. (Not sure what that phrase actually means.)
Across:
1. Speeder's undoing : RADAR
6. TiVo ancestor : VCR
9. Wherewithal : MEANS
14. Erie Canal city : UTICA. A shout-out to our locals.
15. Letters for debtors : IOU
16. Big name in computer chips : INTEL
20. Accident scene fig. : EMT. (emergency medical technician)
21. Gallop or canter : GAIT
22. "By Jove!" : "ZOUNDS!". "Egads!"
23. Cream of the crop : BEST
24. Like plugs vis-à-vis outlets : MALE
"Get the picture?"
25. Using only ones and zeros : BINARY
28. __-cheap: for a song : DIRT
29. Recipe amt. : TSP. (teaspoon)
32. Air freshener targets : ODORS
35. Belgrade citizen : SERB
36. Singer Horne and actress Olin : LENAs
37. Continental coin : EURO
40. Grammy winner Carpenter : KAREN. Tragic loss.
41. Pub brew : ALE
42. Christie's "Death on the __" : NILE
43. Large crowds : MASSES
44. Mani's salon go-with : PEDI. (manicure/pedicure)
45. Uncovered : BARE
46. Find a new table for : RESEAT
49. Gaucho's weapon : BOLA. A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of an interconnected cord.
50. "__ the season ..." : 'TIS
56. "Je __, donc je suis": Descartes : PENSE (French), "Cogito, ergo sum" (Latin), "I think, therefore I am" (English)
57. Corn unit : EAR
58. Shade of green from Ireland : KELLY
59. Promotional ploy : TIE-IN
60. Skid row affliction : DTs
61. Lauder of cosmetics : ESTÉE
Down:
1. Run the kingdom : RULE
2. Electron home : ATOM
3. Webster's, e.g.: Abbr. : DICT.
4. Essen exclamation : "ACH!"
5. Madison Square Garden hockey team : RANGERS
6. Drop in on : VISIT
7. What you pay : COST
8. Piña colada liquor : RUM
9. Konica __: Japanese conglomerate : MINOLTA. 13D. Camera types, for short : SLRs
10. Happen next : ENSUE
11. Business letter abbr. : ATTN.
12. On a __-to-know basis : NEED
18. "A snap!" : "EASY!"
19. Missouri range : OZARKS
23. Potato chip flavor, briefly : BAR-B-Q
24. Prophet whose name sounds like a mineral : MICAH. (mica)
25. __ nova: Brazilian music genre : BOSSA. A lyrical fusion of samba and jazz.
26. Exemplary : IDEAL
27. Viking language : NORSE
28. Hula or hora : DANCE
29. Travels with the band : TOURS
30. Binge : SPREE
31. Lowly laborers : PEONS
33. Beijing-born martial arts actor : JET LI
34. Apartment contract : LEASE
36. Stopped the ship, in nautical lingo : LAID TO
39. Still on the plate : UNEATEN
40. Bar sing-along : KARAOKE
43. Expanse near the Capitol, with "the" : MALL
44. Coke competitor : PEPSI
45. Churlish types : BOORS
46. Sales slip: Abbr. : RCPT.
47. "... __ saw Elba" : ERE I. Palindrome, "Able was I ere I saw Elba".
48. "Auld Lang __" : SYNE
49. Tub toy : BOAT
50. Pinball foul : TILT
51. __ of Wight : ISLE. "Every summer we can rent a cottage in the Isle of Wight
If it's not too dear"
52. Eye sore : STYE
54. Last letter, in Leeds : ZED or the Isle of Wight.
55. Some refrigerators : GEs
Argyle
Note from C.C.:
Happy 6-year anniversary to our blog! Thanks for making us part of your daily routine.
A special "Xie Xie" to my blogging team: Argyle, Jazzbumpa, Steve, Melissa, Marti, Lemonade & Splynter. Thank you for your hard work, commitment and your always quick & solid advice when I'm in trouble.
I also want to thank our regular commenters. This blog thrives because of your honest & respectful feedback about LA Times Daily Crosswords, your daily poems, funny cat/dog/animal track links, potato dumpling recipes, grandkids photos, expert tips on how to solve a computer glitch, thoughtful musings or just random observations.
Thanks for being here!
Happy 6-year anniversary to our blog! Thanks for making us part of your daily routine.
A special "Xie Xie" to my blogging team: Argyle, Jazzbumpa, Steve, Melissa, Marti, Lemonade & Splynter. Thank you for your hard work, commitment and your always quick & solid advice when I'm in trouble.
I also want to thank our regular commenters. This blog thrives because of your honest & respectful feedback about LA Times Daily Crosswords, your daily poems, funny cat/dog/animal track links, potato dumpling recipes, grandkids photos, expert tips on how to solve a computer glitch, thoughtful musings or just random observations.
Thanks for being here!
