17-Across. Washington landmark : CAPITOL BUILDING.
38-Across. Escher's "Relativity" is an example of it : OPTICAL ILLUSION.
61-Across. 9-Across treatments : TOPICAL STEROIDS.
Did you see the common letters as you were solving? I had to go back and look for the theme when I was done. Pretty straight forward, and just a hint of deviousness in the clueing, so I was wondering if I had the wrong day of the week?!
Across
1. __ of Cleves : ANNE.
5. Ink, so to speak : TATS.
9. Skin problem : RASH. Get out those TOPICAL STEROIDS.
13. Genuine : REAL.
14. "How much wood __ a woodchuck chuck ..." : WOULD. ("...if a woodchuck could chuck wood. A woodchuck would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.")
16. "__ Wood sawed wood": tongue twister opening : ESAU. Did he beat the woodchuck, though? I wonder if our resident thespian Ol' Man Keith knows this one?
20. Hidden supply : STASH.
21. Major installation? : ARMY BASE. Here's a bit of that devious clueing I mentioned. Not an art exhibit or a new kitchen, but the home of a high ranking officer.
22. Pianist Dame Myra __ : HESS. Most famous for her luncheon concerts during the London blitz.
25. Site of South America's westernmost mainland point : PERU. The key word is "mainland."
30. Latin dances : SALSAS.
34. Saccharide suffix : OSE. Glucose...fructose...sucrose...(am I being verbose?)
35. Legal write-up : BRIEF.
37. Elizabethan strings : LUTE.
42. Provided with an email dupe : CC'ed. Shoutout to our leader!
43. Poke around : SNOOP.
44. Many corp. logos : TMs. Trademarks
45. Apollo home : HARLEM. The Apollo Theater in Harlem.
48. "The Wolf of Wall Street" director : SCORSESE. I didn't catch that one - any good?
50. Prominent theater sign : EXIT.
52. Suture securer : KNOT.
53. Impeded : SLOWED UP.
57. Bandleader Shaw : ARTIE.
64. NASCAR route : OVAL.
65. Incline : SLANT.
66. __ school : PREP.
67. Use a blowtorch on : WELD.
68. James of jazz : ETTA. And a partial clecho:
69. James portrayer : SEAN. Connery. Bond.
Down
1. Hammer-throw trajectories : ARCS.
2. With 59-Down, "Very clever!" : NEAT. And 59-Down. See 2-Down : IDEA.
3. Popular wine source : NAPA. Lately I have latched onto Chilean wines - their Carménères originate from Bordeaux.
4. Prophet in 2 Kings : ELISHA.
5. "Tea for __" : TWO.
6. Former Time Warner division : AOL.
7. Big wind : TUBA. Another little misdirection.
8. Drink noisily : SLURP.
9. Popular energy drinks : RED BULLS.
10. China setting : ASIA. Were you fooled? We have had this clue many times before.
11. Comic __: typeface : SANS. Hint: Unless you are applying for clown college, do not use this font for your resume!
15. Places to see FDR : DIMES.
18. "Doctor Who" broadcaster : THE BBC.
19. Constellation named for an instrument : LYRA. Beautiful old celestial map showing Lyra on the right.
23. Shot contents : SERA. Did you really want "ryes," Tin?
24. Some voyages : SAILS.
26. Shelter resident : POOCH. And another partial clecho:
27. Shelter org. : ASPCA.
28. Hero in a Prokofiev work : PETER. The wolf always gets second billing.
29. Rider's handful : REINS.
31. Hotel choice : SUITE.
32. Elemental bits : ATOMS.
33. "Common" asset : SENSE. It' s the least common one...
36. Congregation : FLOCK.
39. New York airport name until 1963 : IDLEWILD. It was renamed after the assassination of JFK.
40. "On Golden Pond" bird : LOON.
41. Big fuss : UPROAR.
46. Suit : EXEC.
47. Mythical gold maker : MIDAS.
49. Barbershop sharpeners : STROPS.
51. Bridal shop netting : TULLE. I always wonder what they are hiding under there?
53. Put in the overhead bin : STOW.
54. "All you need," in a Beatles song : LOVE.
55. Australian export : OPAL.
56. Hurdle for a jr. : PSAT.
58. Flag : TIRE.
60. "World Series of Poker" channel : ESPN.
62. Explosive initials : TNT.
63. Greek vowel : ETA.
Marti, over and out!
