Jeffrey's accompanying comments on that Friday said how he values terseness for that which made me look to see where he and Rich pared down to the most succinct cluing today.
You regulars will also be able to pick Jeffrey out of this gaggle of constructors shown in the accompanying picture here. I will post at the bottom (*) of the write-up which one is our prolific Jeffrey.
Across:
1. Safari sight: WILD ANIMAL - All right, who's watching whom?
11. Class clown, at times: APER - I had a student "APE" some of my actions during class and I laughed really hard!
15. MRI safety consideration: ENERGY DOSE - An ENERGY DOSE greater than 3.5 kJ/kg can be uncomfortable for the patient. You're welcome! 😙
16. Fabric used in sci-fi costumes: LAMÈ - Still puzzled about your halloween costume? For around $80 you can get this gold LAMÈ outfit that would make Elvis proud. Do sci-fi next year!17. Ones concerned with public images?: TV STATIONS - In my misspent yute, we had two and then three TV stations. Now...
18. Infuriates: IRES.
19. Where food may be collected: BIB.
20. Many Egon Schiele works: EROTIC ART - Search at your leisure. I couldn't pick a "favorite" to post
22. Lacking a key: ATONAL - A two-min primer on this type of music
26. __ code: PENAL.
27. Has as an address: RESIDES AT - Most here know what fictional character RESIDES AT this Baker Street address
31. "__ Mio": O SOLE - Sherrill Nielsen sings in Italian and then The King answers with the English adaptation of this lovely melody
32. Gradual process of concern to periodontists: BONE LOSS
34. Recognizes: ID'S.
35. See 46-Down: THIS and 46. With 35-Across, self-confident words: I CAN DO - That is the mantra for this anxious woman anticipating her first roller coaster ride
38. Annoying sort: TWERP.
39. Leporello in "Don Giovanni," e.g.: BASS - Don's servant. Description of the role is servant, comic relief, sidekick, misguided, loyal
40. Dorm figs.: RA'S - Resident Assistants are supposed to prevent liquor from entering the dorm
41. Vacation itinerary entry: TOUR SITE - Daughter avoids these on vacation and we seek them out
43. French dispatch boat: AVISO -I was proud my cwd experience filled this in immediately
45. Summer fun item attached to a ladder: POOL SLIDE - I CAN NOT DO THIS!
49. Cetera of Chicago: PETER - Not on my play list
50. __ powder: TALCUM - Whether TALCUM increases cancer risk due to some asbestos content is an open debate right now
51. Intellectual property statute: PATENT LAW - America's first patent issued to Samuel Hopkins and signed by G Washington
56. Greece neighbor: Abbr.: ALBania
57. Oklahoma city: ENID - About 7 hours SSW of me
58. Payment: REMITTANCE.
62. Coleridge work: RIME - Archaic spelling of rhyme. Coleridge's original title was RIME of the Ancyent Marinere.
63. Fair: EVENHANDED
64. Hightailed it: SPED.
65. Musical with the song "Sex Is in the Heel": KINKY BOOTS - Music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, book by Harvey Fierstein. Trailer
Down:
1. Rec room amenity: WET BAR - Yes, but here is a real (and really) WET BAR
2. Ask: INVITE.
3. Sappho's home: LESBOS - Here 'ya go
4. Gere title role: DR. T - The critics saw a lot more to like than the audiences
5. Ottoman honorific: AGA - The AGA Khan is said to be a direct descendant of the prophet Mohammed
6. News initials since 1851: NYT
7. Romeo's last words: I DIE.
8. Baskerville Hall setting: MOOR.
9. "It came __ surprise": AS NO.
10. Opposite of provided: LEST.
11. Eatery "just a half a mile from the railroad track": ALICE'S - The Smithsonian's take on Arlo's song
12. Conspiracy theory origin, perhaps: PARANOIA - Nobody as insignificant as Lee Harvey Oswald could have killed JKK, so...
13. Green shades: EMERALDS.
14. Antsy: RESTLESS - Supervise a 7th grade study hall and you can also find some 24. Commotion: ADO.
21. Wall St. events: IPOS - Ten biggest IPO's of 2019
23. Ink spots?: NIBS - The NIB on this pen is the spot where ink is placed
25. Tempo of Chopin's "Marche funèbre": LENTO - Same for this piece more familiar to me (assai means very)
28. Clinch: SEW UP.
29. Last Olds model: ALERO.
30. Where the heart is: TORSO - More "that's why I love Jeffrey's puzzles" cluing/fill
33. Like some wasted milk: SPILT - Don't cry over it 37. Anticipatory question: IS IT TIME? - Yes, it's time to let it go!
35. Early Hudson's Bay Company employees: TRAPPERS.
36. Imbibe minimally: HAVE A NIP - Not a SIP it turns out
39. Franklin half-dollar image: BELL - Can you find the mint mark that indicates where this coin was struck?
42. Org. with beeping wands: TSA - Truly a thankless job but...
44. Like some rye: SEEDED.
47. Pleasing to the ear: DULCET - My first thought was of Bing Crosby but this was too hard to pass up
48. Places firmly (in): EMBEDS - A ___ EMBEDS a(n) ____ into a ____
52. "Star __": TREK
53. First name in casual wear: LEVI - These LEVI jeans from 1879 (when Mr. Strauss was 50 yrs-old), with trademark rivets, were not made for casual wear. They are stored in a fire-proof safe where only two people have the combination.
54. "And that goes for me, too!": AMEN.
55. Pretend not to see, with "at": WINK - Trust me
59. Old possessive: THY.
60. Q neighbor: TAB - Not NOP or RST
61. "Is that __?": A NO - Not my response if you are asking to comment today!
*Jeffrey is standing next to C.C. in an argyle sweater
