Thene: No Reveal Tuesday - Duties of a prep cook.
10D. Fail to advance to a subsequent round : MISS THE CUT
20A. Martial arts wood-breaking move : KARATE CHOP
29D. Six-faced puzzle : RUBIK'S CUBE
53A. Shady advantage for a craps shooter : LOADED DICE
"Chop" refers to cutting foods into pieces that are not necessarily even, but all about 1/2" in diameter. "Cube" means to cut food into pieces that are even, like a square. "Dice" means to cut food into even, small squares about 1/4" in diameter.
Argyle here with my Ginsu at the ready. I felt this pinwheel was an apt Tuesday.
Across:
1. Like a three-dollar bill : BOGUS. The un-pc word fit also.
6. Schedule opening : SLOT
10. "Welcome" sites : MATS
14. Take over forcibly : USURP
15. Surrounding radiance : AURA
16. One with star power : IDOL
17. __ apso: dog : LHASA
18. Touchpad toucher : USER
19. California's __ Valley : SIMI
22. Plant generator : SEED. How does your garden grow?
23. All-purpose vehicle, for short : UTE
24. Like some angles : OBTUSE. Do NOT call Warden Norton this word~!
26. Marble rye pattern : SWIRLS
30. Rental period : MONTH
32. __ New Guinea : PAPUA. Some difference from Simi Valley.
33. Employment agency listing : JOB
34. Barbecue brand : WEBER. So barbecue can mean the grill but if you were wondering....
38. Gulf States native : ARAB. NOT the Gulf of Mexico states.
39. "Wheel of Fortune" purchase : AN I
40. Deep sleep : COMA
41. Newspapers and such : MEDIA
43. "I agree" : "YES"
44. Language of ancient Carthage : PUNIC. Wikipedia
45. Word before Kat or Glue : KRAZY. The Kat came way before the glue.
47. Place to chow down : EATERY
48. Rumormonger's output : GOSSIP
51. Grain bristle : AWN. Wild rye.
52. Price-per-barrel org. : OPEC. (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
60. Prego rival : RAGU
61. Gumbo pod : OKRA
62. Burger and fries, e.g. : ORDER
63. Get a good grip on : GRAB
64. Hurt seriously : MAIM
65. King or tsar : RULER
66. To be, in Versailles : ÊTRE
67. Tournament passes : BYEs
68. Bottomless chasm : ABYSS
Down:
1. Cheapest way to buy, with "in" : BULK
2. Workplace watchdog: Abbr. : OSHA. (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
3. __ gum: thickening agent : GUAR
4. Bear in two constellations : URSA
5. Kitchen flipper : SPATULA
6. Pasta cook's potful : SAUCE
7. Rife with vegetation : LUSH
8. Three-ply cookie : OREO
9. Silvery game fish : TARPON
11. "Farewell, chérie" : "ADIEU"
12. Dictionaries, encyclopedias, and the like : TOMEs
13. Playground feature : SLIDE
21. X-files subjects, briefly : ETs
25. FYI relative : BTW. "for your information"/"By the way"
26. E-junk : SPAM
27. Hard finish? : WARE
28. Tablet with a Smart Keyboard attachment : iPAD
30. Monopoly game need : MONEY
31. Japanese decorative belts : OBIs
33. Hip-hopper who married Beyoncé : JAY Z. Shawn Corey Carter.
35. Dog biscuit shape : BONE
36. Gulf States leader : EMIR
37. Risqué : RACY
42. Jackie O's second : ARI
44. Box opener of myth : PANDORA
46. Poise : APLOMB
47. Woolly female : EWE
48. Narrow canyon : GORGE
49. Eye-fooling pantings : OP-ART
50. Popeye's creator : SEGAR
51. First one-term president : ADAMS. John.
54. Thumbs-up : OKAY
55. R&B vocalist India.__ : ARIE
56. Beat but good : DRUB
57. Without much thought : IDLY
58. So-so grades : CEEs
59. Transposes digits, say : ERRs
Argyle
