Tuesday, July 1, 2014 Gareth Bain

Theme: Brought to you by the letters O and G - Two across, two down and one in the center.

17A. *"We're All Family Here!" Italian restaurant : OLIVE GARDEN

56A. *Goal for many an elite athlete : OLYMPIC GOLD

38A. "Gosh" ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues : "OH GEE"

3D. *Barbecuing option : OPEN GRILL

34D. *Kitchen safety item : OVEN GLOVE

Rabbit, rabbit! Argyle here. A straight two letter theme seems a bit retro but it may have been in the system for sometime. All the G's are hard G's.

Across:

1. Guy sib : BRO

4. "__ Smile": Hall & Oates hit : SARA

8. Dancer de Mille : AGNES. She had an interesting life. Bio (Also, a CSO to Irish Miss)

13. Mender's target : RIP

14. Hale-Bopp, e.g. : COMET. The Great Comet of 1997. Next return? Around the year 4385.

15. Go : LEAVE

16. Grow old : AGE

19. Hairbrush target : TANGLE

21. Submission encl. : SAE. (self-addressed envelope)

22. After-dinner candy : MINT

23. Grabs, in slang : GLOMS

25. "The Magic Flute" composer : MOZART

27. Yearly : PER ANNUM

30. Actor Silver : RON. (1946-2009) Number of Roles: 84. Best Known for Playing: Sleazy politicians and doctors.

31. Speakeasy owners' concerns : RAIDS

32. NCO nickname : SARGE

34. Have debts : OWE

37. Capri, e.g. : ISLE

39. Physiologist Pavlov : IVAN

40. Gibson of "Lethal Weapon" : MEL

41. Museum employee : GUIDE

42. Graph revelation : TREND

43. __ tai: cocktail : MAI

44. Insults : AFFRONTS

46. Individual : PERSON

49. Acting litigiously toward : SUING

50. Old horses : NAGS

51. Federation in OPEC : UAE. (United Arab Emirates)

53. Hid from the police : LAY LOW

59. Eggs, to a biologist : OVA

60. Home on the range : TEPEE

61. Jockey rival : HANES

62. Kilmer of "Willow" : VAL

63. Lauder of cosmetics : ESTÉE

64. Sign of stagnation : ODOR

65. Caribou kin : ELK

Down:

1. Naughty kid : BRAT

2. Capital of Latvia : RIGA

4. Like a moment of silence : SOLEMN

5. "__ imagining things?" : AM I

6. Guns, as a motor : REVS

7. Mr. T's group : A TEAM

8. Styled after : À LA

9. Austria's official language : GERMAN

10. Bottommost point : NADIR

11. Milestone, e.g. : EVENT

12. Text message status : SENT

14. Eyes, in many emoticons : COLONS

18. First name of three presidents : GEORGE

20. Clearing in the woods : GLADE

24. Bite-sized Japanese fare : SUSHI

26. "Avatar" actress Saldana : ZOE

27. Strait-laced : PRIM

28. Relaxation : EASE

29. Sister of Eva and Zsa Zsa : MAGDA

                  Zsa Zsa, Magda & Eva

33. Coral phenomena : REEFS

35. Have a yen for : WANT

36. Wraps up : ENDS

38. "Certainly, monsieur!" : "OUI, OUI!"

39. Literary technique involving incongruity : IRONY

41. Freeway sign word : GAS

42. Three-toned chords : TRIADS

43. Capt. Hook's henchman : MR. SMEE

45. __ Brush Company : FULLER

46. Looks inferior, comparatively : PALES

47. Luxor's country : EGYPT. The ruins of ancient Thebes.

48. Salsa holder : NACHO

50. Musical symbol : NOTE

52. "My goodness!" : "EGAD!"

54. Basic track shape : OVAL

55. Base on balls : WALK

57. Capital of Portugal? : PEE. The letter P.

58. Musician Yoko : ONO. Hello, old friend.

Argyle