17. Period with dreams, e.g.: SLEEP STAGE STAGE SHOW
25. Subject of some weather advisories: SMALL CRAFT. CRAFT SHOW
37. Apple tablet from 2013 to 2016: IPAD AIR. AIR SHOW
48. Summit Plummet at Disney World, for one: WATER SLIDE. SLIDE SHOW
57. Perform in the theater ... and what can be done to the end of 17-, 25-, 37- and 48-Across: PUT ON A SHOW.
Across:
1. Factory work period: SHIFT.
6. Choral part: ALTO.
10. Stand the test of time: LAST. Has legs.
14. Hang around: TARRY. The verb is pronounced differently than the adjective.
15. Deliberately avoid: SHUN. That's a definition for the "English" but in the Amish community, shun means to expel and ostracize.
16. Nabisco nibble: OREO..
19. Screenwriter Ephron: NORA.
20. __ Ark: NOAH'S.
21. Rest area array: SEMIS.
22. Timber shaper: ADZE.
28. Stars and Stripes squad: TEAM USA.
30. Soup spheres: PEAS.
31. Delivery doc: OB-GYN. Obstetrician-Gynecologist
32. Movie lab assistant: IGOR.
33. App annoyances: ADS.
36. Gp. that isn't gun-shy: NRA.
40. Real estate buy: LOT.
41. Have some grub: EAT.
42. Ranch grazers: COWS.
43. Botanical swelling: EDEMA.
45. Yellow Brick Road dog: TOTO.
46. Back-of-book lists: INDEXES.
52. Bit of pageant attire: SASH.
53. Fashionista Mary-Kate: OLSEN. She and business partner / twin sister Ashley.
54. Flowers, in Florence: FIORI.
56. Pothole's place: ROAD.
62. Drive-__ window: THRU.
Wendy's claims the fast food industry innovation. McDonald's opened their first drive-thru in 1975 in Arizona.
63. Chicago mayor Emanuel: RAHM. The new mayor will be either Toni Preckwinkle or Lori Lightfoot.
64. Scrabble 10-pointer: Z TILE. The answer RAZE at 55d gave it away.
65. Diary securer: HASP.
66. Vein yields: ORES. Pay dirt.
67. Several hairpin turns: ESSES.
Down:
1. Wall and Bourbon: Abbr.: STS. Well known streets in Manhattan (NYC) and the French Quarter (NOLA).
2. Kubrick's out-of-control computer: HAL. Stanley Kubrick / HAL 9000. The groundbreaking film was 2001: A Space Odyssey
3. Dublin's land: Abbr.: IRE.
4. Faux ally: FRENEMY. Psychiatrist Paul Dobransky M.D., explains, in How to Spot Friends, Enemies, Frenemies and Bullies
5. Proofer's find: TYPO. If you see teh in my write ups, assume I meant the.
6. Bronchial woe: ASTHMA.
7. Capital of Tibet: LHASA.
8. Yank: TUG.
9. Ace's value, at times: ONE.
10. They don't like company: LONERS. Henry David Thoreau and Ted Kaczynski both went off to live in the woods. Compare and contrast.
11. Taco truck allure: AROMA.
12. Calligrapher's swirl: SERIF.
13. Wedding reception highlight: TOAST.
18. Mouth off to: SASS.
21. Visibly healed, as skin: SCARRED
22. Advice to sinners: ATONE.
23. Messing of "Will & Grace": DEBRA. Will (Eric McCormack) and Grace.
24. Restaurant survey creator: ZAGAT.
26. Lexi Thompson's sports org.: LPGA. The Ladies Professional Golf Association.
27. Sainted fifth-century pope: LEO I.
29. Mythical horned equine: UNICORN.
32. Cards with pics: IDS.
33. Amazon Echo's assistant: ALEXA. I turned her off. We no longer speak to each other.
34. Mosque toppers: DOMES.
35. Narc's discovery: STASH.
38. Cookware items: POTS.
39. AFB truant: AWOL. Air Force Base / Absent Without Leave
44. Calls it off: DESISTS.
45. Ready to drive, as a golf ball: TEED UP. It's better to be teed up than teed off.
46. Figures of speech: IDIOMS. They're a dime a dozen.
47. Hard-to-miss sign: NEON.
48. Value: WORTH.
49. Hawaiian hi: ALOHA.
50. Romanov royals: TSARS. The Romanovs ruled Russia for 300 years until 1917.
51. "__ shoe fits ... ": IF THE. Wear it.
55. Use a wrecking ball on: RAZE.
57. In favor of: PRO.
58. Former Mideast org.: UAR. United Arab Republic. The coalition of Syria and Egypt.
59. Embroidered pronoun: HIS.
60. World Cup shout: OLE.
61. Jazzman Montgomery: WES.
Note from C.C.:
Agnes mentioned their epic annual St. Paddy's Day celebration at her sister's house. Here is a picture of their gathering on Sunday night. Of the five sisters here, dear Agnes is the youngest (78 in a few weeks). Anne is the oldest, 91 years old. Agnes also has three older brothers: Bud, Bill and Jack.
L-R: Anne, Agnes, Eileen, Mary, and Peggy, 3/17/2019 |