20. Area : NECK OF THE WOODS.
32. SONIC's Quarter Pound Coneys, e.g. : FOOT LONG HOT DOGS.
39. 1985 sci-fi classic : BACK TO THE FUTURE.
And the reveal:
56. Hamlet's satisfied comment about the starts of 20-, 32- and 39-Across? : AY, THERES THE RUB. I stumbled with this entry by putting "Ah" at first, instead of AY. The first editions of the play actually say "I, there's the rub."
So we have three types of massage on the table:
NECK RUB, FOOT RUB or BACK RUB. I'll take one of each, than you!
Across
1. Dancing shoe item : TAP.
4. Initially : AT FIRST.
11. Doo-wop syllable : SHA...na na.
14. Modern address : URL.
15. Seedless raisin : SULTANA.
16. Oakley forte : AIM. Annie, get your gun!
17. Cape Town's nation: Abbr. : RSA. Republic of South Africa.
18. Farm hauler : TRACTOR.
19. Jurist in 1995 news : ITO. "People of the State of California vs. Orenthal James Simpson."
23. "Come __!" : ON IN.
24. Govt. stipend provider : SSI. Supplemental Security Income.
25. __ Addict: fragrance brand : DIOR.
27. Spot relative : FIDO. Immediately followed by:
28. Hound : NAG. Naturally, I was on the "cur" wavelength.
31. Fictional Melbourne Dame : EDNA. Such a character!
37. "Sweet as apple cider" girl of song : IDA. Eddie Cantor made it a standard.
38. Extinct emu relative : MOA.
48. "Argo" setting : IRAN.
49. Flying Cloud, for one : REO. They are also known for their "Speed Wagon."
50. "... __ is given": Isaiah : A SON.
51. Sub builder : DELI.
52. It may be pitched : WOO. Hmm, the AV crossword yesterday had a theme entry of "Pitch WOO." I had never head the phrase before, and now it's hit me two days in a row.
55. High-level predator : PUMA. They are also known as "Mountain Lions."
61. Dadaism founder : ARP. Jean or Hans.
62. Virgin America's frequent-flyer program : ELEVATE. Easily inferable.
63. Pipe turn : ELL.
64. Commuter's choice : BUS.
65. Backs out : RENEGES.
66. "The Murders in the __ Morgue" : RUE. Gimme.
67. Star quality : EGO.
68. Ballpark officials : SCORERS.
69. Old atlas abbr. : SSR. Soviet Socialist Republic.
Down
1. Alienate : TURN OFF.
2. Hall of fame : ARSENIO. Nice misdirection!
3. Tenor Domingo : PLACIDO. Drat - I already used my music link!
4. Concerning : AS TO.
5. Gang lands : TURFS.
6. Reasons for breakdowns : FLATS.
7. Result of many a bite : ITCHING.
8. Deserve : RATE.
9. Storm output : SNOW. Enough already!!
10. Hawaiian root : TARO.
11. Took marriage vows : SAID I DO.
12. Top-ten tune : HIT SONG.
13. Latin trio word : AMO. amas, amat.
21. Unit of speed : KNOT.
22. Had too much : ODed. Over Dosed.
26. Dorm figs. : RAs. Resident Assistants (or Advisors.)
29. Words of woe : AH ME.
30. Idle, with "off" : GOOF.
33. Fired : LIT. I just fired my fireplace?
34. Potpourri quality : ODOR.
35. "The Great" boy detective : NATE. WAG.
36. Greek consonant : TAU.
39. Bridge column datum : BID.
40. Decorator's recommendation : AREA RUG.
41. Nymph in Homer's "Odyssey" : CALYPSO. Ack - I filled in CAListO without thinking. But that nymph is spelled with two L's.
42. Baby bootee, often : KNIT.
43. "Wait, there's more" : HOWEVER.
44. Ticker __ : TAPE.
45. Loan sharks : USURERS.
46. Eponymous city founder : ROMULUS. Founder of Rome.
47. Co-dependency figure : ENABLER.
53. Oklahoma tribe : OSAGE.
54. Playful fish-eater : OTTER.
57. "His," per Ambrose Bierce : HERS. From The Devil's Dictionary.
58. Juice you can't drink: Abbr. : ELEC.tricity. Cute.
59. Attorney general after Barr : RENO.
60. Gas company with a green-bordered logo : HESS.
61. Profiled penny prez : ABE. Not sure it needed the word "profiled," but it makes for some nice alliteration.
That's it for me - your turn!
Marti
