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Aug 24, 2015

Monday, August 24, 2015 Gail Grabowski and Bruce Venzke

Theme: Ahoy! - Come aboard. First we'll show you the parts of the ship.

60A. In tidy condition, and a hint to the first words of the answers to starred clues : SHIPSHAPE

17A. *Historic Chicago landmark co-founded by Jane Addams : HULL HOUSE

24A. *Anxiety caused by confinement : CABIN FEVER

38A. *Dress fancily : DECK OUT

53A. *Old phone feature for multiple calls : HOLD BUTTON

Argyle here. The fill came from many ports of call but still smooth sailing. I failed to find a suitable diagram of a ship that showed all of today's listing so I defer any questions to Spitzboov. I don't know who to ask about link Hull House. New to me.

Across:

1. "Just as I suspected!" : "A-HA!"

4. Alabama protest city : SELMA

9. Crude dwelling : SHACK

14. Sun, in Mexico : SOL

15. Oak-to-be : ACORN

16. Company newbie : HIREE

19. With time to spare : EARLY

20. Angler's basket : CREEL

21. One thousandth: Pref. : MILLI

23. Fishtank organism : ALGA

29. Bill, Louis and Carrie : NYEs. The science guy, comedian who was on the Steve Allen show, and Carrie Nye, a stage, film and television actress and wife of Dick Cavett.

30. Porthole view : OCEAN. A-ha, another ship part.

31. Flight-related prefix : AERO

32. Either of the first two consonants in "coccyx," but not the third : HARD C

34. "We __ Overcome" : SHALL

35. Lavish affairs : DOs

41. Summer shirt : TEE. For wear at do's.

42. Curving : ARCED

44. Annual athletic awards : ESPYs. Awarded by ESPN.

46. Actor Connery : SEAN

47. "Midnight Cowboy" hustler Rizzo : RATSO. NOW we get Ratso.

49. Cantina snack : TAPA

55. Stein fillers : ALES

56. Coeur d'__, Idaho : ALENE

57. Braying beasts : ASSES

58. Drainage conduit : SEWER

64. Remove pencil marks : ERASE

65. Dutch bloom : TULIP

66. Scratching post user : CAT

67. Inner turmoil : ANGST

68. Oozes : SEEPS

69. Aliens, briefly : ETs

Down

1. Refuse receptacle : ASH CAN. Not these.

2. Like some regular news updates : HOURLY

3. Claim without proof : ALLEGE

4. Satirist Mort : SAHL

5. Novelist Umberto : ECO

6. Comical Costello : LOU. Bud Abbott's buddy

7. __ Butterworth : MRS. Syrup.

8. Iron-poor blood condition : ANEMIA

9. Place for books : SHELF

10. Racetrack near Miami : HIALEAH

11. Reach, as a destination : ARRIVE AT

12. Animation still : CEL

13. __ lime pie : KEY

18. Collar attachment : LEASH

22. Vacation stopover : INN

24. Apple discard : CORE

25. Adaptable, electrically : AC/DC

26. "Waiting for Godot" playwright Samuel : BECKETT

27. Writer __ Stanley Gardner : ERLE

28. Film cameo, e.g. : ROLE

33. Mix in : ADD

34. Hog's home : STY

35. Hyphen-like punctuation : DASH

36. Cookie with a Thins variety : OREO

37. Rascal : SCALAWAG

39. __ buco: veal dish : OSSO

40. "Once __ a time ..." : UPON

43. Nonstop : ENDLESS

45. Secret supply : STASH

47. Compete for a seat : RUN

48. '50s nuclear trials : A-TESTS

50. Strasbourg's region : ALSACE. without Lorraine today.

51. Spy on : PEEP AT

52. Balance sheet heading : ASSETS

54. Artist's flat hat : BERET. Mais oui!

57. Once-sacred snakes : ASPs

58. Baltic, for one : SEA

59. Directional suffix : ERN

61. Color chart listing : HUE

62. Land in la mer : ILE

63. Domino dot : PIP

Argyle