20. Protection from a bowler : CRICKET HELMET. I thought, "What does bowling have to do with cricket?" (Oh - the bowler is the one who throws the ball in cricket.)
41. Mozart and Brahms each wrote a notable one : CLARINET QUINTET. BAM! Right off, I get a two-fer link! Mozart 34:37 Brahms 36:46
58. "Deny thy father and refuse thy name" speaker : JULIET CAPULET. Act II, Scene 2.
And the reveal:
73. Classical rebuke, and a homophonic hint to 20-, 41- and 58-Across : ET TU? "ET" x 2 ending each theme entry word. Funny, I did not notice the name of the constructor, but was speeding through and thought, "Wow, am I ever on this guy's wavelength!" At the reveal, the thought flashed across my mind, "Wow, where do these guys come up with such great ideas?" Of course! Our own C.C. nails it again.
Across
1. Short cuts : BOBS. Great misdirection. The short haircuts, not the the routes that your significant other always insists are "faster!"
5. Soup usually drunk directly from the bowl : MISO. I loved how this one crossed 7-Down. __ bar : SUSHI.
9. Key designation : MAJOR. Fill in the M**OR and wait for perps!
14. Common mirror shape : OVAL.
15. Load to bear : ONUS.
16. Grown : ADULT.
17. Ward with awards : SELA. You may have been surprised to see 69-Across. Hospital wing : WARD. in the same puzzle. C.C. is very careful about dupes, so I'm guessing the 17-A clue was edited by Rich. I wonder if she originally cross-referenced them as "With 69-Across, 'Once and Again' Emmy winning actress."
18. They're hopeless : LOST CAUSES.
22. Floors in the ring : KOs. Knock-outs.
23. Tax-deferred plan, for short : IRA. Individual Retirement Account.
24. Place of luxury? : LAP. Cute clue!
27. Chanced upon : MET.
30. Mike and __: candy : IKE. Jelly beans meet Good & Plenty.
32. Calder creation : MOBILE. I think I have seen this one at the Tate Museum.
35. French bread : EURO. Nailed it!
37. Notion : IDEA.
40. Mooring area : BASIN.
44. Closing passages : CODAS. Gimme.
45. Ball or strike, e.g. : NOUN. Of course, we needed a baseball reference if this were to be a "true" C.C. puzzle!
46. Dancer Kelly : GENE.
47. Contract negotiators : AGENTS.
49. Get ready to fire : AIM.
51. ISP choice : DSL. Internet Service Provider. Digital Subscriber Line (originally "loop.")
52. Isr. neighbor : SYR. Israel / Syria.
53. She played Fantine in "Les Misérables" (1998) : UMA. Thurman.
56. Sports bar array : TVs.
65. Honolulu Harbor beacon : ALOHA TOWER. WAG.
67. 12-time NFL Pro Bowler Junior : SEAU. I looked at "Bowler" and thought, "Huh? He played football, not bowling!" (DUH - Pro Bowl choice!!!) (I was getting bowled over by this puzzle, I guess.)
68. False front? : PSEUD-. As in PSEUDonym, meaning "false name."
70. Scientific acad. : INST.itution.
71. Aggressive : PUSHY.
72. Mmes., in Cuba : SRAs. Madames and señoras. French and Spanish equivalents of "mistress." And also 9-Down. Polite address : MA'AM. Madam.
Down
1. Pear variety : BOSC.
2. CBer's "Back to you" : OVER.
3. Island near Java : BALI. Just a stone's throw away. Map.
4. Not taut : SLACK.
5. Fabric used in adhesive pads : MOLESKIN.
6. How ties may be broken, briefly : IN OT. Overtime.
8. Cuisinart rival : OSTER.
10. Together, in music : A DUE.
11. New, in real estate ads : JUST LISTED.
12. World Cup shout : OLÉ.
13. They may be constitutional: Abbr. : RTs. Rights.
19. Symbol of happiness : CLAM. Lark also fit...
21. Ornamental fish : KOI.
25. "Men in Black" targets : ALIENS.
26. Click-N-Go pen maker : PENTEL.
27. Tourist draws : MECCAS.
28. Memorial tribute : EULOGY.
29. Food chain whose employees wear Hawaiian shirts : TRADER JOES. Consumer Reports ranks them in the top three in the nation, along with Wegman's and Publix.
31. Perfect place : EDEN.
33. Sash often tied with a butterfly knot : OBI.
34. [Just like that!] : BANG.
36. Algerian seaport : ORAN. William Schneider is one of the thousands of soldiers who passed through ORAN on his way to the front in Italy during Operation Torch in WWII. You can read the interview about his wartime experience here.
38. Zone for DDE : ETO. European Theater of Operations. This, of course, was north of where Schneider and his group landed.
39. Blue shade : AQUA.
42. Follower's suffix : IST. Are you a dedicated Crossword Corner-IST?
43. Acrobats' garments : UNITARDS.
48. Business outfit : SUIT.
50. A.L. or N.L. honoree : MVP. American League or National League Most Valuable Player.
54. Catty remarks : MEOWS. Love it! (Except when my cat starts in at 4:00 AM!)
55. Battling it out : AT WAR.
57. Sleepyhead in an Everly Brothers hit : SUSIE. Here's an earworm for you...2:11
59. "Not a chance!" : UH-UH.
60. Lord's partner : LADY.
61. "Juno" actor Michael : CERA. He co-starred with Ellen Page, who played Juno. Quirky, fun movie.
62. Advanced : LENT. Money, that is.
63. Sunup point : EAST.
64. Skirt in a Degas painting : TUTU.
65. iPad download : APP.
66. SEC school : LSU. CSO to Hahtoolah.
That's it from me for this week!
Marti
Note from C.C.:
Here is a sweet bonus
puzzle from Marti. Rich could not use it because he had just scheduled
one with similiar gimmick. Marti thought it's similar to last Friday's LAT. To me, the approaches are very different.
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