Moving Up the Ranks:
16-Across. Intimate meeting with an important person: PRIVATE AUDIENCE.
22-Across. Rum brand with a pirate logo: CAPTAIN MORGAN.
48-Across. Significant parts of family budgets: MAJOR EXPENSES.
58-Across. United Nations body: GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Across:
1. Covertly includes on an email: BCCs. As in Blind Carbon Copy. A term that originated back in the day when correspondence was on
paper.
5. "You're a winner!" email, often: SCAM.
9. "In that case ... ": IF SO.
13. Chills-inducing: EERIE.
14. Tom yum soup cuisine: THAI. Tom Yum Soup must be good because it has YUM in its name! Hi, Lemon and Oo.
15. Spanish hundred: CIEN. Hi, Lucina!
19. Tax-collecting agcy.: IRS. The dreaded Internal Revenue Service.
20. Pool float filler: AIR.
21. Stock up on: AMASS. // And 37-Across.
Hoarder's heaps: PILES.
27. Big-eyed bird: OWL.
28. Pride newborn: LION CUB.
31. Stager of live shows: IMPRESARIO.
36. Like some off-price merchandise: Abbr.: IRR. As
in Irregular.
38. Roomy family car, for short: SUV.
39. Last Greek letter: OMEGA. Also the name brand of an
expensive watch that makes occasional guest appearances in the puzzles.
// 65-Across. Pricey watch brand: ROLEX. Another
expensive watch. What's the difference?
41. Gulf st.: ALA. Alabama is one of the American Gulf
States. It has a some nice beaches.
42. Didn't mind one's own business: INTERFERED.
44. Hotel pricing information: DAY RATE.
47. Former U.K. record label: EMI. The history of
the Electrical and Musical Industry name.
54. Birch who had a recurring role on "The Walking Dead": THORA.
I have never seen The Walking Dead, and am not familiar with
Thora Birch (b. Mar. 11, 1982). It took this long in the list to come to
the first name in the puzzle. [Name # 1.]
56. Rock's __ Speedwagon: REO.
57. Prefix in some genre names: ALT. Short for Alternative.
63. Makes really mad: IRES.
64. Javier's "Being the Ricardos" role: DESI. Javier Bardem
(né Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem; b. Mar. 1, 1969) is a Spanish actor. He
is married to fellow Spanish actress, Penélope Cruz (b. Apr. 28, 1974).
[Name # 2.]
66. Racing legend A.J.: FOYT. This name did not ring a bell
for me. A.J. Foyt (né Anthony Joseph Foyt, Jr.; b. Jan. 16, 1935)
won the numerous races including the Indy 500 four times in the 1960s and
early 1970s. [Name # 3.]
67. Garden of Genesis: EDEN.
68. Prayer ender: AMEN.
Down:
1. Quotable catcher Yogi: BERRA. Although he was a
professional baseball catcher, Yogi Berra (né Lawrence Peter Berra; May 12,
1925 ~ Sept. 22, 2015) is probably best known for his unintentionally funny
quotes. [Name # 4.]
2. Like raw celery: CRISP. Because Crunchy was too many
letters.
3. Western __: history class, briefly: CIV. As in Western
Civilization. Is this even taught in school these days?
4. Salty expanse: SEA.
5. Oktoberfest mug: STEIN.
6. Bracelet ornament: CHARM. Charms are also found on the Charivari that men attach to their lederhosen at
Ocktoberfest.
7. Non-pro sports org.: AAU. As in the Amateur Athletic Union.
8. Prefix with Atlantic: MID.
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| Mid-Atlantic States |
9. "Top Gun" moniker: ICEMAN. Val Kilmer (né Val Edward
Kilmer; b. Dec. 31, 1959) portrayed Lt. Tom "Iceman" Kazansky in the
movie Top Gun.
10. Venture capitalist, e.g.: FINANCIER.
11. Min. parts: SECs. 60 Seconds make up one Minute.
12. Dollar bills: ONES.
13. Large-scale tale: EPIC.
17. Coin toss choice: TAILS.
18. Othello's false friend: IAGO. Iago is a fictional
character from Willie the Shakes' play Othello. Iago hates
Othello and plans to destroy him. [Name # 5, fictional]
23. Ripped: TORE.
24. Fills with wonder: AWES.
25. Tapenade fruit: OLIVE. Tapenade is an olive spread that is common in southern France.
26. __ de Janeiro: RIO.
29. Compulsion: URGE.
30. "Country Nation" singer Paisley: BRAD. As you can
probably tell by the name of the song, Brad Paisley (né Bradly Douglas
Paisley; b. Oct. 28, 1972) is a country music musician. [Name # 6.]
31. Apple tablet: iPAD. How did I ever survive without my
iPad?
32. Actress Kunis: MILA. Mila Kunis (née Milena Markovna
Kunis; b. Aug. 14, 1983) was born in the Ukraine when it was a Soviet state.
Since 2015, she has been married to Ashton Kutcher. [Name # 7.]
33. Bills included with some board games: PLAY MONEY.
34. Ed who plays Santa in "Elf": ASNER. Ed Asner (né Eddie
Asner; Nov. 15, 1929 ~ Aug. 29, 2021) is probably best known for his portrayal
of Lou Grant on the Mary Tyler Moore shows. He died just about a year
ago at age 91. [Name # 8.]
35. Dirt road furrow: RUT.
39. "All __": John Legend #1 song: OF ME.
40. Lo __: noodle dish: MEIN. Yummers!
42. Judge featured in a season of "American Crime Story": ITO.
American Crime Story is a television story featuring true
life crimes. Its first season focused on the murder trial of OJ Simpson.
Judge Lance Ito (né Lance Allen Ito; b. Aug. 2, 1950) is best known for
presiding over the trial. [Name # 9.]
43. Some towed cars, for short: REPOS. Anyone see the 1984
movie Repo Man?
45. Hardest to find: RAREST.
46. Open just a crack: AJAR. When is a door not a door?
49. Totally remove: ERASE.
50. Marks, as a ballot: X'ES IN. Awkward!
51. Black fur: SABLE. The black sable ferret is a cute
little critter.
52. Pompeo of "Grey's Anatomy": ELLEN. Ellen Kathleen Pompeo
(b. Nov. 10, 1969) portrayed Dr. Meredeth Grey on the television series,
Grey's Anatomy. [Name # 10.]
53. River that made Achilles (mostly) invincible: STYX. When
Achilles' mother dipped him into the River Styx, she held him by his heel.
He became invincible, except for that portion of his foot held by his
mother.
54. "Bring on the weekend!" letters: TGIF. Also the name of
a restaurant chain.
55. Courageous one: HERO.
59. Fruit drink suffix: ADE. Hi again, Lemonade!
60. Was on top: LED.
61. Important time: ERA.
62. Cry during an argument between siblings: MOM.
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