16. With 58-Across, "sweet" expression about consequences: YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR.
58. See 16-Across: CAKE AND EAT IT TOO. You have to pick one. Either or.
22. With 48-Across, "sweet" expression about consequences: THAT'S THE WAY THE.
48. See 22-Across: COOKIE CRUMBLES. Sometimes bad things happen, and there's nothing you could have done that would have have prevented it.
36. Experiencing some "sweet" consequences: EATING HUMBLE PIE. Having to admit that you were wrong, or that you couldn't back up your boasts.
Paul takes the cake today in providing us with an easy as pie early week puzzle that has three grid spanners, proving again that he's one smart cookie ! Nothing half baked here; the proof is in the pudding.
Across:
1. Sail supports: MASTs.
6. Forearm bone: ULNA.
10. Balls and strikes caller: UMP.
13. Off-the-cuff: AD LIB.
14. What insomniacs count: SHEEP. Never worked for me.
15. Slithery squeezer: BOA.
19. Courses for coll. credit: APs. Advanced Placement courses.
20. __ de cologne: EAU.
21. Defensive trenches: MOATs.
27. Forest floor growth: MOSS.
28. Funnyman Jay: LENO.
29. Supercharged engine, for short: TURBO.
32. Bit of gel: DAB.
33. Flock female: EWE.
41. Gym shirt: TEE.
42. Car nut: LUG. Not an automobile aficionado, but these:
43. Be of use to: AVAIL.
44. Kind of butter used in moisturizers: SHEA.
46. Half up front?: HEMI. Hemi won out over semi due to HULAS at 46D. Saved my bacon.
54. Photographer Adams: ANSEL.
55. Yale student: ELI.
56. Soak (up), as sauce: SOP.
63. Acapulco aunt: TIA.
64. Enjoys a novel: READS.
65. Songs for two: DUETs.
66. Bargain bin abbr.: IRR. Irregular.
67. Thanksgiving side dish: YAMs. I like them candied, as long as they are not cloyingly sweet.
68. Daisy variety: OXEYE. Fine in your gardens, but invasive in your pastures.
Down:
1. Poet Angelou: MAYA.
2. Take home from an animal shelter: ADOPT.
3. Partly melted snow: SLUSH. Also, a type of fund in some circles.
4. Idiosyncrasy: TIC.
5. Entrepreneur-helping org.: SBA. Small Business Administration
6. "Yeah": UH-HUH. No it isn't. Yes it is. Uh-uh. Uh-huh.
7. Pasture: LEA. Paul, you got in EWE, SHEEP and LAMB and now Pasture/LEA. Are you a part time shepherd or sheepherder ? Or is this just a "sweet"
8. Ariz. neighbor: NEV.
9. Theoretical primate: APEMAN.
10. WWII sea attacker: U-BOAT. Unterseeboat - German for submarine, abbreviated and hyphenated to U-boat.
11. River delta area: MOUTH.
12. Break down grammatically: PARSE.
14. Sports figures: STATs. Statistics, not people. Stats make it easy to compare player and team performance, but organizations are increasingly using analytics to get more meaningful information to aid in their decision making processes.
17. Loch with a legend: NESS.
18. Up-and-down toy: YOYO. My sister had a loving cat named Tinkerbell that had a Jacks ball that was her "Up-and-down toy." In the early AM hours, Tinker would carry the ball up the stairs, and then push it down. Then rumble down after it. Then hide it when my dad got out of bed. This went on multiple times until someone finally found the ball.
23. Prefix with dextrous: AMBI.
24. Warner Bros. creation: TOON.
25. Jack of "Rio Lobo": ELAM.
26. Jack of "Dragnet": WEBB. Played Sgt. Joe Friday. Loved that show. The opening, with dum-de-dum-dum sounds, was, ''This is the city. Los Angeles, California. I work here. I carry a badge. My name's Friday. The story you are about to see is true; the names have been changed to protect the innocent." Snopes fact checked and indicated that he never actually said, "Just the facts, ma'am."
29. Vietnamese New Year: TET.
30. Abu Dhabi's federation: Abbr.: UAE. United Arab Emirates. "The Trucial States of the Persian Gulf coast granted the UK control of their defense and foreign affairs in 19th century treaties. In 1971, six of these states - Abu Dhabi, 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah, Dubayy, and Umm al Qaywayn - merged to form the United Arab Emirates (UAE). They were joined in 1972 by Ra's al Khaymah." - The World Factbook.
31. GPS suggestion: RTE. Route
32. Found really groovy: DUG. Feeling groovy.
33. Antipollution org.: EPA. Environmental Protection Agency
34. Nintendo game console since 2006: WII.
35. Slithery swimmer: EEL.
37. Pure joy: GLEE.
38. '50s Red Scare gp.: HUAC. House Un-American Activities Committee.
39. Souvlaki meat: LAMB. Souvlaki is an ancient Greek word meaning skewer. I think of kebabs.
40. Bad to the bone: EVIL.
44. __-Ball: midway game: SKEE.
45. Two-time Oscar winner Swank: HILARY.
46. Luau dances: HULAs.
47. Discharge: EMIT.
48. Spiny desert bloomers: CACTI.
49. "We're live!" studio sign: ON AIR.
50. Liam's "Schindler's List" role: OSKAR.
51. Marshy grasses: REEDs.
52. Cosmetician Lauder: ESTEE.
53. Like a chimney sweep: SOOTY.
57. Sit for a picture: POSE. I wonder if she was part of the family ? Or just happened to be sitting there ?
59. Cultural funding org.: NEA. National Endowment for the Arts.
60. Beaver's output: DAM. "Gee, Wally..."
61. Altar vow: I DO. Thought I DOs were "Words between partners" in Greg Johnson's Saturday stumper. Nope, it was ANDS.
62. Prom rental: TUX. Tennessee Tuxedo didn't need to rent a tux. Here shown with his friend Chumley, who went on to stardom on Pawn Stars.
The grid:
