Theme: No Reveal Monday - A step above just a number sequence.
19. Panama Canal nickname: EIGHTH WONDER
34. When baseball closers usually shine: NINTH INNING
42. NYC thoroughfare that becomes Amsterdam at 59th Street: TENTH AVENUE
57. When time is running out: ELEVENTH HOUR
Argyle here. Missing: {JZ} The theme was easy enough so some of the fill was not. On balance, a good Monday.
Across:
1. Soothsayer: SEER
5. Quick fix for an elbow hole: PATCH
10. Underwater vessel: SUB
13. Cuba libre fruit: LIME
14. Lorena of LPGA fame: OCHOA. She played the Tour from 2003 to 2010.
15. Phony: FAKE
16. Votes in favor: YEAs
17. "My mistake": "SORRY"
18. Rice field draft animals: OXEN. Difference Between Ox and Buffalo(link)
22. Robotic maid on "The Jetsons": ROSIE
23. Inherently: BY NATURE
27. Where to find Lima and llamas: PERU
30. Like farm country: RURAL
31. Thanksgiving tuber: YAM
38. They're often big in showbiz: EGOs
40. Sparkle: GLEAM
41. "I'm hungry enough to __ horse!": EAT A
45. Vert. counterpart: HOR. (horizontal) 63A. TV signal part: AUDIO
46. Gandhi's land: INDIA
47. Garbage email: SPAM
49. "Get moving!": "STEP IT UP!". STAT, ASAP.
53. Wash or spin: CYCLE
60. Computer image: ICON
64. "Giant" author Ferber: EDNA
65. Four-sided campus area: QUAD. (quadrangle)
66. Extended families: CLANS
67. Cincinnati ballplayers: REDS
68. Tennis match segment: SET
69. Saintly rings: HALOs
70. "Garfield" pooch: ODIE
Down:
1. Not as forthright: SLYER
2. "Old MacDonald" letters: EIEIO
3. Webzines: E-MAGs
4. Mail again, as a package: RESHIP
5. Fancy-schmancy: POSH
6. Have __: freak out: A COW
7. Pulsate: THROB
8. Like grandpa's jokes, probably: CORNY
9. Contemporary of Mozart: HAYDN. "One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words." ~ Gemälde von Edouard Leon Cortes.
10. Jazz combo horn: SAX
11. Don Ho's instrument: UKE
12. "Gone Girl" co-star Affleck: BEN
15. Mint of money: FORTUNE. Don't be minting your own fortune; it's frowned upon.
20. High school junior, usually: TEEN
21. Merit: EARN
24. Dickens villain Heep: URIAH
25. Totaled, as a bill: RAN TO
26. "Pomp and Circumstance" composer: ELGAR. Sir Edward Elgar.
28. Capital of Latvia: RIGA
29. Sch. near the Strip: UNLV. (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
31. "Abominable" critters: YETIs
32. Insurance rep: AGENT
33. Paris newspaper Le __: MONDE
35. Golfer's starting point: TEE
36. __ Christian Andersen: HANS
37. "Still sleeping?" response: "I'M UP"
39. Regular payment: STIPEND. One you receive, not pay out.
43. Precipitation stones: HAIL
44. A pop: EACH
48. Rescued damsel's cry: "MY HERO!"
50. Enlighten: TEACH
51. Throat dangler: UVULA
52. Bicycle feature: PEDAL
54. Encrypted: CODED
55. Monday, in Le Mans: LUNDI
56. Use the delete key, e.g.: ERASE
58. El __: weather phenomenon: NIÑO
59. Throw away: TOSS
60. Mensa nos.: IQs. (intelligence quotient)
61. Billiards stick: CUE
62. Breakfast grain: OAT
Argyle
Note from C.C.:
Happy Birthday to dear Santa Argyle, who just wrote his 748th blog post this morning. Argyle joined me a few months after I started and has been tirelessly guiding us every since. Off the blog, he's also my trusted advisor and sounding board. Thanks for being you, Santa!
Happy Birthday to dear Santa Argyle, who just wrote his 748th blog post this morning. Argyle joined me a few months after I started and has been tirelessly guiding us every since. Off the blog, he's also my trusted advisor and sounding board. Thanks for being you, Santa!
Argyle, Jan 29, 2017
