17. *Programs that generate hardware sales : KILLER APPS.
26. *Certain repair site : BODY SHOP.
40. *Brings up to speed : CLUES IN.
52. *Bargain for less jail time : COP A PLEA.
At first, I thought that the first words formed a headline in the morning paper:
"KILLER BODY CLUES [IN] COP." Hence, my idea of the theme.
But it is just things that one might find on any NCIS episode, and they always figure it out, as in the reveal here:
62. Climactic announcement suggested by the starts of the answers to starred clues : CASE SOLVED.
Across
1. Dangler on a dog : ID TAG. Hmmm, I just submitted a puzzle to Rich with this same entry, and the same clue. So needless to say, it was a gimme.
6. D-Day city : ST. LÔ. It was 95% destroyed during the Battle of Normandy in WWII.
10. "A likely story!" : AS IF.
14. 19th-century English novelist Charles : READE. Appropriate name for an author!
15. Greenish-blue : CYAN. And 33-Across. Greenish-blue : AQUA. Another name for CYAN. Both are RGB: 0, 255, 255
19. Religious offshoot : CULT. I wanted "sect" at first.
20. Paperless publication : EZINE.
21. "Ditto!" : I DO TOO.
23. Having "but one life to give for my country," to Hale : REGRET. Nathan Hale, American patriot during the Revolutionary War. He was captured and convicted of spying on the British, and was hanged. His last words were "I only regret that I have but one life to give to this country."
28. "__ you finished?" : ARE.
29. Feel sorry about : RUE.
31. Gael or Druid : CELT.
32. Retin-A target : ZIT.
35. __ Martin: flashy car : ASTON. You can have one that skids for a mere $300,000.
39. LAX listing : ETA.
42. "Surfin' __" : USA. The Beach Boys.
43. Like painter Jan Steen : DUTCH.
45. Assents at sea : AYES.
46. Capture : NAB. And when they do, CASE SOLVED!
47. Extremely attentive : RAPT.
49. Big laugh : YUK.
51. It may need boosting : EGO.
56. Capital on the Sava River : ZAGREB.
58. José's "Moulin Rouge" co-star : ZSA ZSA. Ferrer and Gabor starred in the 1952 movie, directed by John Huston. Nicole Kidman revised the role of Satine in 2001.
59. Salvage crew acronym : SCUBA.
61. Literary bell town : ATRI. Do not confuse Longfellow's bell with Hersey's bell, which we just had yesterday!
67. Shed tool : RAKE. Ugh. Time to get them out of the shed.
68. Quaint oath : EGAD.
69. Antipasto ingredient : OLIVE. I like mine surrounded by vodka.
70. Span. ladies : SRAs. Señoras.
71. Feature of some stadiums : DOME.
72. Green : MONEY. Moola, cabbage, dough, smackers....
Down
1. Aggravate : IRK.
2. Agnus __ : DEI. Latin for "Lamb of God."
3. Latvian chess champ of 1960-'61 : TAL. Mikhail, often called "The Magician From Riga."
4. Only woman to outwit Holmes : ADLER. Irene Adler, the opera singer in "Scandal in Bohemia." I just watched this the other night, for about the fifth time!
5. Eccentric sort : GEEZER. Usually with "old."
6. Reading at the checkout counter : SCAN.
7. Laid-back sort : TYPE B. What's your type?
8. Indy circuit : LAP.
9. Kind of surprise kick : ONSIDE. Fantastic example in the Colts-Texans game last week.
10. Confronts rudely : ACCOSTS.
11. Word in two state names : SOUTH. Dakota and Carolina.
12. White house? : IGLOO. Cute clue!
13. Lens setting : F-STOP.
18. Ceremony : RITUAL.
22. "Lay Lady Lay" singer : DYLAN.
23. Knocked down : RAZED.
24. "Un Ballo in Maschera" aria : ERI TU. Verdi's "A Masked Ball" is one of my favorite operas, and has a fascinating history.
25. Imply : GET AT.
27. Dublin-born playwright : O'CASEY. Sean O'CASEY wrote plays that were often about the Dublin slums. I don't think I have ever read any of them.
30. Consider identical : EQUATE.
34. Chase scene maneuver, slangily : UEY.
36. One working on pitches : TUNER. Oh no! Baseball!! Oh, how will I ever...oh, never mind. It's a piano tuner. (Whew!)
37. Missouri river or county : OSAGE.
38. Mover and shaker : NABOB. Are they usually nattering?
40. Blokes : CHAPS.
41. Troopers, e.g. : ISUZUS. Great misdirection.
44. Extreme jitters, with "the" : CRAZIES. "The Crazies" was also a 1973 horror movie, remade in 2010.
48. Put : PLACED.
50. Explosive sound : KA-BOOM.
52. Business magnates : CZARS.
53. Very hot celestial orb : O STAR.
54. Arctic garb : PARKA.
55. Tea-producing Indian state : ASSAM. Abejo, did you ever try ASSAM tea?
57. Big name in wine : GALLO. Ernest
60. Give up : CEDE.
63. Earlier : AGO.
64. Rouge or blanc : VIN. French wine, anyone?
65. Eden dweller : EVE.
66. "L.A. Law" actress : DEY. Susan.
That's all for now!
Marti
Note from C.C.:
Happy Birthday to CrossEyedDave, who has brought so much joy to the
blog. It's easy to link a fun picture/clip once in a while, but to do it
day after day and tying all the pictures to theme entries is hard work!
Thanks for the time and effort, Dave! Click
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