Theme: Pack it in - Four containers that can be packed.
17A. Stunt pilot stunt : BARREL ROLL
24A. Quaint dating-and-dining event : BOX SOCIAL. Was there one in "Music Man"?
49A. Man cave celebration : CHEST BUMP
59A. Social agency employee : CASE WORKER
Reveal entry:
38A. Moving company service, and what the starts of 17-, 24-, 49- and 59-Across may be used for : STORAGE
Argyle here. Time to pack up another year. Solid Tuesday.
Across:
1. Heavy book : TOME
5. High-end Honda : ACURA
10. Roof edge : EAVE
14. Shepard who hit golf balls on the moon : ALAN
15. In a huff : UPSET
16. Headed for overtime : TIED
19. __ d'oeuvre : HORS
20. Still in the store : UNSOLD
21. Kanga's creator : A.A. MILNE
23. Cuba libre liquor : RUM with coke and some lime.
26. Quite a few : A LOT
28. Buddhist sect : ZEN
29. Singing syllable : TRA La La
30. Like a stage performance : LIVE
31. Eye-roller's reply : "I BET"
33. Mess makers : SLOBS
37. Microbrewery brew : ALE
40. Japanese carp : KOI
41. Remove insulation from : STRIP. From wires.
43. __ stick : POGO
44. You can see Lincoln on one : CENT
45. Aunt, en español : TIA
47. No longer burning : OUT
48. Bailiff's cry : "OYEZ"
53. Cease : END
54. Hold : POSSESS
55. Obtain via threats : EXTORT
58. Actress Kudrow : LISA
62. "Fly-Fight-Win" org. : USAF
63. Tequila plant : AGAVE
64. Winery prefix : OENO
65. Eyelid problem : STYE
66. Videos that go viral, e.g. : MEMEs
67. Rhône-Alpes city : LYON
Down:
1. "Forbidden" perfume : "TABU"
2. "The Good Earth" mother : OLAN
3. NASA's Curiosity, e.g. : MARS ROVER
4. Along the way : ENROUTE
5. "__ Lang Syne" : AULD
6. EMT procedure : CPR
7. Troupe for the troops: Abbr. : USO
8. Enjoy some downtime : RELAX
9. "Finally!" : "AT LAST!"
10. Guided by good : ETHICAL
11. Garlicky mayo : AIOLI. Mayo with attitude.
12. Actress Bloom of "High Plains Drifter" : VERNA. And of "Animal House".
13. Eponymous Ford : EDSEL. Eponymous is something or someone that gives its name to something else.
18. Shade source : ELM
22. Code creator : MORSE
24. Charlie Parker jazz genre : BEBOP
25. Like old-time schoolhouses : ONE-ROOM
26. Cry of dismay : "ALAS!"
27. Happy tune : LILT
28. Skin blemish : ZIT
32. Prepare to advance after a fly ball : TAG UP
34. "Roger that!" : "OKEY-DOKEY!"
35. Femur, e.g. : BONE
36. __ bath: therapeutic soak : SITZ
38. Rancor : SPITE
39. Picked up : GOT
42. "You can come out now" : "IT'S SAFE"
44. Word before group or freak : CONTROL
46. '70s-'80s scandal that inspired "American Hustle" : ABSCAM
49. Academically above average : C-PLUS
50. Raise, as a flag : HOIST
51. College application part : ESSAY
52. Meter reading : USAGE
53. Prefix with skeleton : EXO
55. Meadow females : EWEs
56. Gambling town near Tahoe : RENO
57. 1982 Disney sci-fi flick : "TRON"
60. "Casablanca" piano man : SAM
61. Night before : EVE. Hoist the party flag. We have a barrel of rum and case of ale. Also, some Tia Maria, tequila and find some wine for the oenophiles. Don't forget the hors d'oeuvres. Do the Hustle. Maybe strip later(nothing tabu) and sing some lilts. Tra La La. Play it, Sam. Play "Auld Lang Syne".
Argyle
Note from C.C.:
Here is a picture of Dudley and his wife from their Nantucket voyage last Saturday. He said "It
was taken for us by a passing airport employee, a kind hearted fellow,
at sunset when we were preparing to leave. Marti helped me edit the
frame a bit (she’s clever like that)."
