Tuesday, April 12, 2016 Janice Luttrell

Theme: Somebody - Reveal word combined with theme word.

20. "Fine, don't listen to me" : "SUIT YOURSELF". Bodysuit. Google LINK (Gentlemen, please wait until you have read the blog before following that link.)

27. Lobster-steak combo : SURF AND TURF. Bodysurf. CLIP(1:52)

43. Two-rope jumping : DOUBLE DUTCH. Body Double. An actor substituted for a lead performer, especially in distance shots or nude scenes not involving the face.

52. Nonverbal communication ... and what the starts of 20-, 27- and 43-Across can be : BODY LANGUAGE

Argyle here. Janice with a Tuesday treasure.

Across:

1. Gearshift letters : PRNDL. Park, Reverse, Neutral, Drive, Low.

6. Where a baby develops : WOMB

10. Largemouth fish : BASS

14. Pianist Chick with 22 Grammys : COREA. Jazz.

15. Sheltered, at sea : ALEE

16. Johnson of "Laugh-In" : ARTE. I loved his dirty old man. (CLIP)(0:50)

17. Banjo sound : TWANG

18. Org. with many long missions : NASA. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

19. Whopper maker? : LIAR

23. Old TV-top receiver : ANTENNA

26. Calms : EASES

31. Prefix with -logue : IDEO

32. "Airplane!" actor Robert : HAYS. So many clips; you choose.

33. "We don't know yet," in a TV schedule : TBA. (To Be Announced)

36. Corner-to-corner line: Abbr. : DIAGonal

37. Accustom (to) : INURE

39. Timely blessing : BOON

40. Some MIT grads : EEs. (electrical engineer)

41. Tabloid twosome : ITEM

42. Lull in a cradle : ROCK

47. Texas landmark : ALAMO

51. Two-man Army helicopters : APACHES. That's a lot of fire power!

 

56. Spirited horse : ARAB

57. Like some dorms : CO-ED

58. PlugIns Scented Oil maker : GLADE

62. Multigenerational tale : SAGA

63. Sharpen : HONE

64. Haunted, say : EERIE

65. Marked, as a ballot : EXed

66. Squeezed (out) : EKE'D

67. Ward off : REPEL

Down:

1. Tipper's 15: Abbr. : PCT. (percent) Pretty low these days.

2. Use oars : ROW

3. Org. promoting hunter safety : NRA. (National Rifle Association of America)

4. Navigational hazard : DENSE FOG

5. Southern California's __ Beach : LAGUNA

 

6. Classified listing : WANT AD

7. Skin care brand with an Active Botanicals line : OLAY

8. Middle: Pref. : MESO

9. Sweetheart : BEAU

10. Lightweight wood : BALSA

11. Ram in the sky : ARIES. (March - April)

12. Like bread made into stuffing, perhaps : STALE

13. Feudal servants : SERFS

21. What a keeper may keep : INN

22. Two-legged zebras? : REFs. (referees)

23. Remark to the audience : ASIDE

24. Film with nakedness : NUDIE and little else.

25. Financial dept. : TREASury

28. Green digit? : THUMB

29. Onetime Egypt-Syria fed. : UAR. (United Arab Republic, 1958 - 1961)

30. Sandwich bread : RYE

33. Place for a crown or cap : TOOTH

34. Lawn bowling game : BOCCE. Basic Rules

35. Pharaohs' crosses : ANKHs

37. Norah Jones' "What Am __ You?" : I TO

38. Modern, in Munich : NEU

39. "Enter the Dragon" martial artist : BRUCE LEE

 

41. Hollywood favorite : IDOL

44. Praised : LAUDED

45. Waste watchers: Abbr. : EPA. (United States Environmental Protection Agency)

46. Cloak's partner : DAGGER

 

47. Put down : ABASE

48. Seuss' environmental advocate : LORAX

 

49. Words of wisdom : ADAGE

50. "Oops, sorry" : "MY BAD"

53. Yearn (for) : ACHE

54. Corner for breakfast : NOOK

55. Trait carrier : GENE

59. Dadaist Jean : ARP

 

60. Yahtzee cube : DIE

61. Slender fish : EEL

 

Argyle