TailSpins: The word Tail is "spun" into each of today's theme answers.
17-Across. Crude carrier: OIL TANKER.
31-Across. Gem set by itself: SOLITAIRE.
46-Across. It's useless to argue with one: KNOW IT ALL.
9-Down. Good thing to spend with one's kids: QUALITY TIME.
25-Down. "Rebel Without a Cause" co-star: NATALIE WOOD. Natalie Wood (née Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko; July 20, 1938 ~ Nov.
29, 1981) died under mysterious circumstances.
And the unifier:
66-Across. Dramatic descents, and a hint to each set of circles: TAIL SPINS. Interesting how two of the spun tails intersect. The forms sort
of form a bit of a tail spin, I suppose.
Across:
1. Crosses by wading: FORDS.
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| A Ford Fording a River. |
6. Bag-checking org.: TSA. As in the Transportation Security Administration.
9. Juice buy: QUART.
14. Spreads used instead of butter: OLEOs. // Not to
be confused with 2-Down. Hodgepodges: OLIOs.
15. Bar passer, briefly: ATT. As in an Attorney.
16. Latin bears: URSAE. Today's Latin lesson. Probably
the most well known Latin bears are Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
19. De La Garza of "FBI": ALANA. Alana de la Graza (b. June
18, 1976) was also a character in the Law & Order franchise.
20. "Stop stalling!": DO IT!
21. Like a stunt pilot's maneuvers: AERIAL. See the video
above.
23. Disfigure: MAR.
24. Part of an act: SCENE. Hi, OMK!
26. Notable biblical birth: NATIVITY.
28. "Inferno" poet: DANTE. Dante Alighieri (circa 1265 ~ d.
1321) was from Florence, Italy. The Inferno is just one
part of his longer poem The Divine Comedy. The other 2 parts
are Purgatorio and Paradiso. The focus of
this poem is the SOUL.
30. Tour de France saison: ÉTÉ. Today's French lesson.
The Tour de France bicycle race takes place in the Summer.
35. "She loves you" followers, in song: YEAHs. The Beatles!
39. What may be before now?: ERE.
40. Old nuclear agcy.: AEC. As in the Atomic Energy Commission. It operated from August 1946 to 1975. It was created by
Congress during the Truman administration and was designed to control the
peacetime development of atomic science and technology for military and
civilian use.
41. Chicago winter hrs.: CST. As in Central Standard Time.
43. Statesman with an eponymous jacket: MAO. Andy Warhol made many portraits of Mao.
44. Court case: TRIAL.
49. Predicament: FIX.
51. "Speed Racer" genre: ANIME. Speed Racer is a
Japanese comic about car racing.
52. Hikers' flasks: CANTEENS.
56. Serena's sister: VENUS. As in the tennis-playing
sisters Serena (née Serena Jameka Williams; b. Sept. 26, 1981) and Venus (née
Venus Ebony Starr Williams; b. July 17, 1980) Williams.
59. Time to remember: ERA.
60. Twist in pain: WRITHE.
62. Barbershop sound: SNIP.
64. Kaka'ako crooner: DON HO. Don Ho (né Donald Tai Loy Ho;
Aug. 13, 1930 ~ Apr. 14, 2007) is best known for his song Tiny Bubbles.
68. Prenatal test, informally: AMNIO.
69. Circus closing?: ESS. As in the letter "S".
Circus. I am not a fan of this type of clue.
70. Pigeon shelters: COTES. These shelters are usually
referred to as Dovecotes. They can come in all shapes and sizes.
You can make your own pigeon cote if you are so inclined.
71. Like starfish: RAYED.
72. Legal thing: RES. More of today's Latin lesson.
73. It's quite a blast: H-TEST. Hydrogen Bomb.
Down:
1. __ chain: FOOD.
3. Bit of antiquity: RELIC.
4. Punctuational symbol of completeness: DOTTED I.
5. U.S. ID issuer: SSA. As in the Social Security Administration.
6. Word before heart or heed: TAKE. Take heart, you know you
can complete today's puzzle.
7. Less lax: STERNER.
8. Skylit courts: ATRIA.
Take Heed of the Atria in the Heart
10. Internet acronym: URL. As in the Universal Resource Locator. This appears with some frequency in the puzzles.
11. "Ditto": AS AM I.
12. Approached aggressively: RAN AT.
13. Lachrymose: TEARY.
18. Swaying hip-hop dance: NAE NAE. I am not familiar with
this dance despite the fact that half of the dance appeared in a recent puzzle.
22. Downed: ATE.
27. Sign of success: VEE.
29. Clock sound: TICK.
31. Collector's goal: SET.
32. Yossarian's "Catch-22" tentmate: ORR.
Catch-22 is a 1961 satirical war novel by Joseph Heller (May
1, 1923 ~ Dec. 12, 1999)
33. Island garland: LEI.
34. Janet Yellen's field: Abbr.: ECON. Janet Louise Yellen
(b. Aug. 13, 1946) is an Economist who is the current United States Secretary of the Treasury. She
earned her Ph.D. in Economics at Yale University.
36. Physicians' org.: AMA. As in the American Medical Association.
37. Scary "2001" computer: HAL.
38. Fifth of a musical series: SOL.
42. Desk chair feature: SWIVEL.
45. Admiral's rear: AFT. Hi, Spitzboov!
47. '70s tennis star Ilie: NĂSTASE. In the 1970s, Ilie Năstase (né Ilie Theodoriu Năstase; b. July 19, 1946) was ranked the number 1 tennis
singles player. He was born in Bucharest, Romania.
48. Two fins: TEN SPOT.
50. Gen-__: XER.
52. Aromatic closet-lining wood: CEDAR.
53. Barbecue draw: AROMA.
54. Child minder: NANNY.
55. Fertilizer compound: NITER. Niter is another term for
Potasium Nitrate. A weird word for a Tuesday puzzle.
57. Act in concert: UNITE.
58. Angle calculations: SINEs. We all remember this from
high school math, don't we!
61. Escaping-steam sound: HISS.
63. Verbal nudge: PSST!
65. Step on it, quaintly: HIE.
67. BYU or NYU: SCH. Brigham Young University and New York
University are both Schools.
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