Theme: More than a job - Four types of jobs.
61A. Employment opportunity, and a hint to the first word of the answers to starred clues : JOB OPENING
17A. *Malicious prank : DIRTY TRICK. Dirty Job...but somebody's got to do it.
37A. *Winter storm school closing : SNOW DAY. Snow Job. Deceptive flattery.
11D. *Humor among friends : INSIDE JOKE. Inside Job. Most big heists require someone on the inside.
27D. *Employee who does the firing : HATCHET MAN. Hatchet Job. A calculated attempt to ruin someone's reputation.
Argyle here. Good theme but the rest seemed inconsistent. No real stinkers but some clues and answers that weren't Monday friendly. YRMV.
Across:
1. Honolulu "howdy" : "ALOHA" to our friends on the islands.
6. Cozy eatery : CAFÉ
10. Exasperated sound : [SIGH!]
14. Access the Internet : LOG ON
15. Word-of-mouth : ORAL
16. Merely : ONLY
19. Memo writer's "Pronto!" : ASAP. (As Soon As Possible) and it better be PDQ.
20. White Monopoly bills : ONES
21. Church recess : APSE
22. Sarcastic in a mean way : SNIDE
23. Approximately 3.26 light-years : PARSEC
25. One doing simple math : ADDER. One who adds.
26. Written in few words : SHORT. ?
28. Has __ for news : A NOSE
30. Flood : SPATE
31. Trumpeter Alpert : HERB
33. Spanish eyes : OJOs
36. House cat, e.g. : PET
40. Cries of pain : OW!s
41. Part of IRA: Abbr. : ACCT.
43. Corrida cheers : ¡OLÉ!s
44. Like the old bucket of song : OAKEN
46. The __ Boys: fictional detectives : HARDY
48. Moorehead of "Bewitched" : AGNES. CSO to Irish Miss.
49. Last Greek letter : OMEGA
51. Speak sharply to : SNAP AT
54. Fall guy : PATSY
55. Japanese detective Mr. __ : MOTO. There were eight films in the Mr. Moto series.
56. Director Kazan : ELIA. Elia Kazan (1909 – 2003)
60. Bombeck of household humor : ERMA. Erma Bombeck (1927 – 1996)
63. Iranian currency : RIAL
64. Similar (to) : AKIN
65. Govt.-backed investment : T-NOTE. 'Treasury Note'
66. Ill-fated Boleyn : ANNE. (Second wife of King Henry VIII)
67. George Eliot's "Adam __" : BEDE. Published in 1859.
68. Boat with an outrigger : CANOE
Down:
1. Gucci of fashion : ALDO. I'm not on a first name basis with the man.
2. Pork cut : LOIN
3. Storybook meanie : OGRE
4. Trendy club : HOT SPOT
5. " ... have you __ wool?" : ANY. Three bags full.
6. The "C" in USMC : CORPS. Semper Fi!
7. Get up : ARISE
8. Kings, queens and jacks : FACE CARDS
9. Antlered grazer : ELK
10. Son-of-a-gun : SO AND SO
12. Forest clearing : GLADE
13. Really keyed up : HYPER. Hyper-agitated fits the bill.
18. Small fruit pie : TART
22. __ Paulo, Brazil : SÃO. According to Times magazine, São Paulo has the world’s worst daily traffic jams. Who knew?
24. Greek war god : ARES
26. Design detail, briefly : SPEC. Specification this time, not speculation.
29. L.A. Clippers' org. : NBA. (National Basketball Association)
30. Place for a mani-pedi : SPA
31. "Gee whiz!" : "HOLY SMOKE!"
32. Barnyard female : EWE
34. Has obligations : OWEs
35. Govt.-issued ID : SSN. (Social Security number)
38. Drop (off) : NOD. My specialty.
39. Discipline using mats : YOGA
42. Bric-a-brac disposal event : TAG SALE
45. Rabbit ears : ANTENNA
47. Unit of hope or light : RAY
48. Per person : A POP
49. "Aida," for one : OPERA
50. County on San Francisco Bay : MARIN
52. "I pass" : "NO BID". Probably no face cards.
53. Make amends : ATONE
57. Animal Crackers feline : LION
58. Really digging, as a hobby : INTO. Or like archaeology.
59. "A Death in the Family" author James : AGEE. James Agee (1909 – 1955)
61. Quick poke : JAB
62. List-ending abbr. : ETC. (et cetera) "and other things"
Argyle
Note from C.C.:
Happy Birthday to Ergo (Husker Chuck), who was quite active on our blog last year. How's the new job, Chuck?
