16. *Where hockey transgressors cool their heels : PENALTY BOX. Penalty Flag.
21. *Future attorney's hurdle : STATE BAR. State Flag.
47. *Polite applause on the tee : GOLF CLAP. Golf Flag.
54. *Vessel for Captain Jack Sparrow : PIRATE SHIP. Pirate Flag.
10. *Colorful sushi creation : RAINBOW ROLL. Rainbow Flag.
23. *"Drove my Chevy to the levee" Don McLean hit : AMERICAN PIE. American Flag.
37. June 14th observance ... and a hint to the first word in the answers to starred clues : FLAG DAY.
Melissa here, Happy Flag Day, and congratulations to Agnes, our own Irish Miss, on her impressive, theme-heavy, and timely debut puzzle with C.C. Very impressive to see the FLAG DAY theme, on Flag Day, perfectly centered. A fun solve, that took a few turns around the grid. Ran into a little trouble when I entered TDS instead of YDS for 63A NFL gains.
Across
1. Drink-cooling shapes : CUBES
6. Family girl : SIS
9. Neighborhood : AREA
13. Seize : USURP
14. So very uncool : LAME
15. Mascara target : LASH
18. Issue a ticket to : CITE
19. Shout of discovery : EUREKA
20. Draft classification : ONE-A
25. Where sleeping dogs lie : PET BED
27. "Give me a break!" : OH MAN
28. Decide one will : OPT TO
29. Sound confirming a locked car door : BEEP
30. Oil-bearing rocks : SHALES
33. Jimmy Fallon asset : WIT. Fallon's (long but worth it) story about Prince and ping-pong.
36. Go wrong : ERR
38. Sudoku section : ROW
39. Camping gear brand : REI. Recreational Equipment, Inc. Love this store.
40. Winner's wreath : LAUREL
41. Voice quality : TONE
42. Film snippets : CLIPS. Saw this the other day, so bizarre.
44. TV's "Kate & __" : ALLIE
45. "The ability to fully experience life," per Thoreau : WEALTH
50. "Money __ object" : IS NO
51. Sandy or Roberto of baseball : ALOMAR
53. Catch sight of : ESPY
59. Fired, with "off" : LAID
60. Look carefully : PEER
61. Gravel unit : STONE
62. Colors, as hair : DYES
63. NFL gains : YDS. Who else tried TDS first?
64. Cackling scavenger : HYENA
Down:
1. Many a sports trophy : CUP
2. Function : USE
3. Hot dog holder : BUN
4. Notable time : ERA
5. Organ associated with ill temper : SPLEEN. Vent your spleen.
6. "Light" sci-fi weapon : SABER
7. "Don't worry about me" : I'M OK
8. Physical attractiveness : SEX APPEAL
9. "Little Women" novelist : ALCOTT
11. Perfumer Lauder : ESTEE
12. Down the road : AHEAD
14. Harp constellation : LYRA
17. Shower stall alternative, if it fits : TUB
21. Unloaded? : SOBER. Nice clue.
22. "At last!" : THERE!
24. Water source : TAP
26. Online crafts shop : ETSY
28. Shoppe adjective : OLDE
30. Silly to the extreme : SLAP HAPPY. Fun phrase.
31. Fräulein's abode : HAUS. German.
32. Farm sci. : AGR. Agriculture - the science and practice of farming.
34. Ancient Greek region : IONIA
35. Follower on Twitter, informally : TWEEP. Not a big twitter user - did not know this term.
37. Fly like a moth : FLIT
41. Affectionate attention, briefly : TLC. Tender Loving Care.
43. London insurance giant : LLOYD'S
44. From scratch : AFRESH
45. Exercise, as power : WIELD
46. Thoreau work : ESSAY
47. Second family of the 1990s : GORES. Al and Tipper, now separated.
48. "Rubáiyát" poet : OMAR
49. Zero deg. at the equator, say : LAT. Equator = Latitude; Prime Meridian = Longitude.
52. Told tall tales : LIED
56. Clod chopper : HOE
57. Ramada __ : INN
58. Green soup base : PEA
Note from C.C.:
As Melissa mentioned earlier, this
is Irish Miss's LAT debut. Congratulations, Agnes! She's such an
observant and fast learner, a caring friend on and off the blog for many
of our regulars. Thanks for being here for us, esp for me, Agnes.
You're an angel! Thanks for inspiring me with your creative ideas & thoughtful observations.
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| Eileen (sister of Agnes) & Agnes, Nov 22, 2013 |
