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Jun 16, 2015

Tuesday, June 16, 2015 C.C. Burnikel

Theme: [error] - Right or wrong, they get changed sometimes. Other times, they get mist(sic) - TYPO is hidden in each theme entry.

17. Wet blanket : PARTY POOPER

24. Poverty symbol : EMPTY POCKETS

47. Power line holders : UTILITY POLES

58. Smartphone texting feature, which usually detects and fixes the thing hidden in 17-, 24- and 47-Across : AUTOCORRECT

Argyle here but hardly needed.

Across:

1. Sounds of disbelief : GASPS

6. Old French money : FRANC

11. Snip : CUT

14. Disney mermaid : ARIEL

15. "Star-cross'd" lover : ROMEO

16. Genetic material : RNA

19. Devilish child : IMP

20. Tongue trouble? : SLIP

21. Philosophy suffix : ISM

22. Valley where Hercules slew a lion : NEMEA. Not just any lion; the Nemean lion was a vicious monster.

28. Over-the-fence blasts : HOMERS

31. Orchestral reeds : OBOEs

32. Five Norwegian kings : OLAVs

33. Periodic pork sandwich at the Golden Arches : McRIB

35. Beer holder : CAN

38. Canoeing site : LAKE

39. Organ features : PIPES

40. Architect Saarinen : EERO

41. Easter egg coloring : DYE

42. "What a pity!" : "SO SAD!"

43. Brings into harmony : SYNCs

44. "Land __ alive!" : SAKES

46. Taco topping : CHEESE

51. Fertilizer compound : NITER

52. Otto I's realm: Abbr. : HRE. (Holy Roman Empire)

53. Has a mortgage, say : OWES

57. Brylcreem amount : DAB

62. "__ tu": Verdi aria : ERI

63. Delicate dishes : CHINA

64. Steel plow pioneer : DEERE

65. Joplin's "Maple Leaf __" : RAG

66. Annual sports awards : ESPYs. from ESPN.

67. Invite from the balcony : ASK UP

Down:

1. Generational disconnects : GAPS

2. Shrunken Asian sea : ARAL

3. Voice of the iPhone : SIRI

4. Personal source of annoyance : PET PEEVE

5. Like a fox : SLY

6. Cold-morning pumpkin coating : FROST


7. Spacious : ROOMY

8. Piece of music festival gear : AMP

9. Maiden name preceder : NÉE

10. Barbecue discard : CORNCOB

11. Area where evidence is gathered : CRIME SCENE

12. Yet to be realized : UNMET

13. Barcelona bar bites : TAPAS

18. Spots on a die : PIPS

23. Scratch (out), as a living : EKE

25. "__ Doubtfire" : MRS.

26. Read carefully : PORED

27. Japanese sashes : OBIs

28. Hang on to : HOLD

29. Fresh Effects skin care brand : OLAY


30. Succeeds and then some : MAKES IT BIG

33. Rapper Elliott : MISSY. Knot 4 me



34. Tax law expert: Abbr. : CPA. (Certified Public Accountant)

36. Curved paths : ARCs

37. Battery-free smoke detector? : NOSE

39. Pound or Pope : POET

40. Condemned buildings, say : EYESORES

42. Slalom, e.g. : SKI RACE

43. Byron's "__ Walks in Beauty" : SHE

45. Dark or pale brew : ALE

46. Egyptian queen played by Liz : CLEO

47. Sedated : UNDER

48. Pageant accessory : TIARA

49. Counterfeit : PHONY

50. SeaWorld swimmers : ORCAs

54. The Beatles' "Eight Days a __" : WEEK

55. Neutral hue : ECRU

56. Prefix in combined families : STEP

59. Sounds of hesitation : UHs

60. Piece of advice : TIP

61. Old vitamin bottle no. : RDA. (Recommended Dietary Allowance)

Argyle