Theme: President Nixon - Rhyme time for cartoon characters.
17A. High-maintenance Gonzales? : NEEDY SPEEDY
62A. Overeating bird tempting Sylvester? : MEATY TWEETY
11D. Bullwinkle pal who's been working out? : STOCKY ROCKY
25D. Fussy Disney mouse? : PICKY MICKEY
Argyle here...with friends. A nice pinwheel puzzle with a pinch of pizazz.
Across:
1. Parking lot attendant : VALET
6. False friends : USERs
11. Brillo competitor : S.O.S
14. St. Teresa's home : ÁVILA. NW of Madrid.
15. Just beginning to learn : NEW AT
16. Demolition need : TNT
19. Native Nebraskan : OTO. Today the Otoe Tribe is based in Red Rock, OK.
20. Power co. service : ELEC.
21. Pitcher Maglie : SAL
22. Dove call : COO
23. Off-the-cuff stuff : IMPROV. (improvisation)
26. Took a chance on : RISKED
28. Cinque e uno : SEI. Italian. (six, we had seven on Sunday)
29. Naps, say : RESTS
33. Versatile bean : SOY
34. Fond du __, Wisconsin : LAC. (bottom of the lake)(the outlet of the lake)
35. Like a blue moon, in old Rome : RARA
36. Hand-holding group dances : HORAs
39. Sacred synagogue cabinets : ARKs
41. Muse of poetry : ERATO
43. Forum robe : TOGA
44. Rahm Emanuel, vis-à-vis Chicago : MAYOR. When you put it that way, I can remember him.
46. Felipe or Matty of baseball : ALOU
47. Outdated PC monitor : CRT. (cathode ray tube)
48. Curly tormentor : MOE. The Three Stooges.
49. December drop-in : SANTA. Who?
51. __ to the city : KEY
52. Bee bites : STINGS. Sign of spring, the wasps are waking up.
55. One in the game : PLAYER
57. Curved part : ARC
58. Feverish : ILL
60. In need of sharpening : DULL
61. Round-bottomed cooker : WOK
67. Eden outcast : EVE
68. Spooky : EERIE
69. "Sesame Street" roommate : ERNIE and Bert.
70. "L.A. Law" co-star Susan : DEY
71. Sports page data : STATS
72. Sporty sunroofs : T-TOPS
Down:
1. Airport shuttle, often : VAN
2. Many a Monopoly prop. : AVE.
3. More than a fib : LIE. Just semantics?
4. Respected village figure : ELDER
5. President after Polk : TAYLOR. Zachary Taylor was our 12th President. He died sixteen months into his term.
6. Like "stewardess" nowadays, briefly : UN-PC
7. "I __ what you did there" : SEE
8. Meadow moms : EWEs
9. Storm-tracking device : RADAR
10. In vogue : STYLISH
12. En pointe, in ballet : ON TOE
13. Waited in line, say : STOOD
18. Harsh : SEVERE
23. Muslim religion : ISLAM
24. Stiller's partner : MEARA
27. Smudge on 49-Across's suit : SOOT
30. Poet Teasdale et al. : SARAs
31. Refrain syllables : TRA LA
32. Kept under wraps : SAT ON
37. Shake hands (on) : AGREE
38. Mythical man-goat : SATYR
40. "It won't be long" : "SOON". "Are we there yet?"
42. Yield : OUTPUT
45. Periods of power : REGIMEs
50. Way off base : ALL WET
52. Cut, as logs : SAWED
53. Valuable stash : TROVE
54. Driving hazard : SLEET
56. Bright-eyed : ALERT
59. Actress __ Flynn Boyle : LARA
60. Salon supplies : DYES
63. __ for tat : TIT
64. Record producer Brian : ENO
65. Gratuity : TIP
66. "Right!" : "YES!"
Argyle
Note from C.C.: Jason is our Friday blogger Lemonade, who just had his IPO (Initial Puzzle Offering, a la Spitzboov) last Sunday. Marti, our Thursday blogger, used HeartRx in her daily blog Comments. Congratulations, you two, sweet puzzle!
