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Nov 17, 2015

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 C.C. Burnikel

Theme: Float Trip - the four rivers defined by the circles do not indicate country's borders but they do indicate the border's of the entry that they are part of.

17. Badminton court boundary : SERVICE LINE. Seine (Map)

23. Trilogy with the heroine Katniss Everdeen : THE HUNGER GAMES. Thames (Map)

36. GameCube, for one : NINTENDO CONSOLE. Nile (Map)

49. Vehicles for James Cagney : GANGSTER MOVIES. Ganges (Map)

58. It may straddle neighboring countries ... and, in a different way, what each of four sets of puzzle circles graphically depicts : BORDER RIVER

Argyle here. C.C. there. Cool how the longest river is in the longest answer. Four strong column words.

Across:

1. Adjust for daylight saving time, e.g. : RESET

6. Veggies in a sack : SPUDS

11. Sphere in the night skies : ORB

14. The first Mrs. Trump : IVANA

15. Plains dwelling : TEPEE

16. "Watch it!" : "HEY!"

19. Minn. summer hours : CDT. (Central Daylight Time)

20. Bambi's aunt : ENA

21. Heart : CORE

22. __ one's nose into: meddle : POKE

28. Ballroom moves : DIPS

29. Bit of buckshot : PELLET

30. Captain Picard's counselor : TROI. Star Trek: The Next Generation

33. Eat : DINE

34. Imprecise ordinal : NTH

41. __ Friday's: restaurant chain : TGI

42. Fuel from a bog : PEAT

43. Pretty pitcher : EWER

44. Youngster : MOPPET. Not much in common use these days.

46. Mosque official : IMAM

53. __ Major: Big Dipper : URSA

54. Double-reed woodwind : OBOE

55. Here, in Juárez : ACÁ

57. Bloke's bathroom : LOO

62. Target of fall shots : FLU. Big push to get your shots already.

63. Snoring cause, often : APNEA

64. Disbursed : SPENT

65. Labor Day mo. : SEP. (September)

66. Foppish neckwear : ASCOT

67. Lightens up : EASES

Down:

1. Word from the bailiff : RISE. Preceded by ALL.

2. Happening : EVENT

3. Comedian Silverman : SARAH

4. Ltr. holder : ENV. (envelope)

5. Meditative Chinese discipline : TAI CHI

6. Outboard motor areas : STERNS. The back of the boat.

7. "Moby Dick" ship co-owner : PELEG. Captains Peleg and Bildad were retired Nantucket whaling captains who co-owned the Pequod.

8. Longtime newswire org. : UPI. (United Press International)

9. Bear's home : DEN

10. "Catch my drift?" : "SEE?"

11. "You've got to be kidding!" : "OH, COME NOW!"

12. Salvation Army symbol : RED KETTLE

13. Memory units : BYTEs

18. Clever move : COUP

22. Friend : PAL

24. Prepare for publishing : EDIT

25. Grand-scale tale : EPIC

26. Gambling town near Carson City : RENO

27. Small valley : GLEN

30. Explosive initials : TNT

31. Complicated procedure : RIGMAROLE

32. Course served in a small crock : ONION SOUP

33. URL part : DOT

35. The Beatles' "And I Love __" : HER

37. Omar of "House" : EPPS

38. Bygone depilatory : NEET

39. Set of numbers next to a contract signature : DATE

40. Round before the final : SEMI,. Play-offs.

45. FedExCup org. : PGA. (Professional Golfers' Association)

46. "That wore me out!" : "I'M BEAT!"

47. "Wuthering Heights" setting : MOOR

48. Not at all eager : AVERSE

49. Large bays : GULFS

50. Bull rider's venue : RODEO

51. Roof edges : EAVES

52. Public spectacle : SCENE

56. Partner of sciences : ARTS. Arts and Sciences is often said of colleges and universities.

58. Cry from a lamb : [BAA!]

59. Black __: spy doings : OPS. (operations)

60. GOP org. : RNC. (Republican National Committee)

61. Hoppy brew, for short : IPA. (India pale ale)

Argyle