20. "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" subject: CORPORATE GREED.
32. Occupant-owned apartment overseeing group: COOP BOARD.
40. Many a comics supervillain: CRIME LORD. Not Crime Boss.
51. Eschewing big cable, and a hint to 20-, 32- and 40-Across: CUTTING THE CORD.
Melissa here. Another beauty from our prolific C.C. I imagine she is always thinking of how to turn (or cut) phrases into a clever theme, like this one.
Across:
1. Sources of fast cash: ATMS.
5. Paper holder: CLIP.
9. Underworld society: MAFIA. It doesn't really fit, but I was thinking more along these lines.
14. Secular: LAIC. As a layperson.
15. Gambling city that rhymes with "casino": RENO.
16. Chatting on WhatsApp, e.g.: IMING. Instant messaging.
17. "Frozen" queen: ELSA.
18. Serpentine swimmers: EELS.
19. Gall: NERVE.
23. Hotmail alternative: AOL.
24. Fashion monogram: YSL. Gimme.
25. Suffix with real or ideal: IST.
26. Functional: USABLE. Not useful.
29. "Well, golly!": OH GEE.
31. Subway stops: Abbr.: STNS.
36. Comfy shoe: MOC.
37. Adopt a caveman diet: GO PALEO. PALEO was in last Sunday's puzzle.
39. Utter: SAY.
42. Shower affection (on): DOTE.
43. Three squares, so to speak: MEALS.
44. Apple music manager: ITUNES.
46. Longtime NBC hit: SNL.
47. Canon SLR: EOS. Electro-Optical System. Wikipedia.
50. Band's stint: GIG.
56. Think tank member: BRAIN.
57. Beet, e.g.: ROOT.
58. "I don't like the sound of that": UH OH.
60. "Snowy" wader: EGRET.
61. "The Time Machine" race: ELOI.
62. Actress Hatcher: TERI.
63. In vogue again: RETRO. I think of it as meaning from the recent past, although retro is often in vogue.
64. Put through a screen: SIFT.
65. Fifth Avenue store since 1924: SAKS. History of Saks.
Down:
1. Tavern pour: ALE.
2. Salon powder: TALC.
3. Soup with tofu and seaweed: MISO. MISO was also in last Sunday's puzzle.
4. Sacred beetles: SCARABS. Both an insect, and an artifact.
5. Étouffée cuisine: CREOLE.
6. Lusty look: LEER.
7. Woodwork embellishment: INLAY.
The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California contains some beautiful hand-inlaid parquet floors and trim.
8. Blog write-ups: POSTS. People often refer to a post as a blog. Not the same thing.
9. Dynasty known for its vases: MING.
10. Explorer Vespucci: AMERIGO.
11. Drought-affected annual period: FIRE SEASON. Wildfire season in the American West is now more than 4 months longer than it was just 40 years ago.
12. Dyed-in-the-wool: INVETERATE.
13. Like fine Scotch: AGED.
21. D.C. insider: POL.
22. Marry in a hurry: ELOPE.
26. "Oorah!" org.: USMC. Marines.
27. Coastal hurricane threat: STORM SURGE.
28. Cave painting, e.g.: ANCIENT ART.
30. "Silicon Valley" channel: HBO.
32. Nav. noncom: CPO.
33. Wake maker: OAR.
34. Not at all fresh: OLD.
35. Batik supplies: DYES.
37. Toothpaste choice: GEL.
38. Jimmy of the Daily Planet: OLSEN.
41. More grainy, as lager: MALTIER.
42. Where bats hang out?: DUGOUTS. Nice.
44. "That makes sense": I GET IT.
45. Nervous twitch: TIC.
48. Scary beasts: OGRES.
49. Absolut rival, familiarly: STOLI.
51. Trucker with a handle: CBER.
52. Really digging: INTO.
53. Filly's foot: HOOF.
54. Ostrich relative: RHEA.
55. Socially awkward type: DORK.
59. Friendly exchanges: HIS.
Notes from C.C.:
1) Melissa's granddaughter Jaelyn turned two on Saturday. Here is a cute picture of the birthday girl. So sweet!
2) Click here to solve the the Puzzle
Society Crossword, edited by the talented David Steinberg. It's the debut of Jim
Bordoni, JimmyB on our blog. Jim used to comment on our blog regularly.
He still reads our comments these days. Click here
to see the answer grid and the constructors' note. Congratulations, Jim!
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| Dianne (Jim's wife), Jim and C.C., Sept 25, 2016 |
