Tuesday, August 4, 2015, Greg Johnson

Theme: Power LIFT. The last word in each theme answer can precede LIFT.

16. Aid in finding a pitch : TUNING FORK. Forklift.

23. Foldable outdoor seat : LAWN CHAIR. Chairlift.

46. Hard-to-read expression : POKER FACE. Facelift.

55. Bubba Gump company vessel : SHRIMP BOAT. Boatlift

34. Motorist's question ... and hint to the ends of 16-, 23-, 46- and 55-Across : NEED A LIFT

A fine Tuesday puzzle, with the clever reveal right in the center. Zoomed through pretty quickly, you?
 
Across         

1. Network celebrating early Hollywood : TCM. Turner Classic Movies

4. Doesn't leave a gratuity : STIFFS. Not cool.

10. Little untruth : FIB. Little white lie.


13. Fury : IRE


14. Like an atrium : SUNLIT

15. __ sapiens : HOMO. Latin homo man + sapien wise.

18. Trebek with all the answers : ALEX


19. "Dallas Buyers Club" Oscar winner Jared : LETO


20. "I certainly will!" : SURE


21. "I'm here to help" : ASK ME


22. New Haven collegians : ELI'S

25. __-mo replay : SLO


26. Internet access letters : DSL Digital Subscriber Line


28. "That's the spot!" : AAH


29. ICU VIPs : RN'S


30. Eponymous Hicks with an online list : ANGIE. Angie's list - local business reviews. Never knew her last name.


32. Pasta specification : AL DENTE. "To the tooth."

36. Moves stealthily : TIP-TOES


38. "Ain't gonna happen" : NOHOW


41. Dominate, in slang : OWN


42. Baby newt : EFT


43. Berlin article : DER


44. Prefix with conservative : NEO

49. Diner's list : MENU


50. Proofreaders' catches : TYPOS


51. Credit alternative : CASH


53. Leftover food bits : ORTS


54. TV host Hannity : SEAN


57. Little boys : TADS


58. Motion detector, e.g. : SENSOR. When I went to Tracker School, late at night after class the students would try stalking past the motion detector lights without tripping them.


59. Uncover, poetically : OPE


60. Where drs. wear masks : ORS


61. Botswana biter : TSE TSE

62. __ school : MED
 
Down


1. Names on spines : TITLES


2. "101 Dalmatians" villain de Vil : CRUELLA


3. Refer to in passing : MENTION


4. Confidential personal ID : SSN


5. Harbor guiders : TUGS


6. Preferred way to be paid? : IN FULL


7. Regional plant life : FLORA


8. Online security device : FIREWALL


9. Investor's purchase: Abbr. : STK


10. Indigenous drawings, carvings, etc. : FOLK ART. This is a Mexican folk art print, called "Flower Tree of Life."

11. Harrison song on the Beatles' "Let It Be" album : I ME MINE

12. Stocky dogs : BOXERS


15. Corned beef dish : HASH


17. Aegean island : IOS


21. Want very badly : ACHE FOR


24. Literature Nobelist Gordimer : NADINE. South African writer and political activist, Nobel prize winner. Died in 2014 at 90 years old.

26. Weight watchers : DIETERS


27. Wave to from the dock : SEE OFF

31. Econ. measure : GNP. Gross National Product.


32. Remote control batteries : AA'S


33. Ultimate degree : NTH


35. Unfastens : DETACHES


36. Like a House representative's term : TWO YEAR


37. Desk stamp go-withs : INK PADS

39. Like quaint rural schoolhouses : ONE ROOM

40. Got violently emotional : WENT APE

41. Decides one will : OPTS TO

43. Partner of cease : DESIST

45. Forcibly removed from power : OUSTED

47. Ages and ages : EONS

48. Chili con __ : CARNE. Meat.

49. Unruly crowd : MOB

52. Managed care gps. : HMO'S

55. Bygone jet, briefly : SST

56. School opening? : PRE. Love this clue.

Melissa