Monday November 21, 2022 Dan Caprera

Theme: C O L D SPELL (60. Stretch of chilly weather, and what the first words of the answers to the starred clues amount to, phonetically?)

17. *Song sung by sailors: SEA SHANTY.

25. *"Huzzah!": OH HAPPY DAY.

36. *Yosemite monolith in the 2018 documentary "Free Solo": EL CAPITAN.

50. *Actress who played Elliott's mom in "E.T.": DEE WALLACE.

Boomer here again. 

After the Vikings stole the game in Buffalo, they returned to Minnesota and were greeted with twelve seven straight days of below 33 temperatures.  Monday also had two inches of snow and 566 accidents were reported by MN-DOT.  Not sure if any were Bills fans smashing their cars into trees.

In any case Thanksgiving will be a chilly one.  Hope yours will be happy and also Happy Festivus for the rest of us.

Across:

1. "Skedaddle!": SCRAM.  Not last week.

6. CSI stuff: DNA.

9. Word before act or action: CLASS.  Head of one.

14. Hockey venue: ARENA. A busy on at the University of MN.

15. "Am __ the right track?": I ON.

16. Underworld: HADES.

19. Feathers in a duvet: EIDER.

20. Consumed: HAD.

21. Desktop computer originally sold in Bondi Blue: IMAC.

22. Stuffs to the gills: SATES.  Everyone will be SATED on Turkey Day.

23. "Vous __ ici": "You are here," in French: ETES.

28. World __ of Poker: SERIES.  Baseball is more popular

30. Homophone of 31-Across: TOO. 31. Homophone of 30-Across: TWO. TOO and TWO are FORE.

11D. Expanded, as a collection: ADDED TO.  Lots of baseball cards in my man cave.

32. Old fast fliers: Abbr.: SSTS.  Super Sonic.

33. Fishing spot: PIER.  Or a dock or ice house.

35. Not bad, not great: SO SO.

39. Quick swims: DIPS.

42. Auth. unknown: ANON. Anonymous.

43. Meadow bleats: BAAS.  Sheep not asleep

46. Top pitcher: ACE.  Verlander in the running.

47. Payable now: DUE.

48. __ Bros. Discovery: media conglomerate: WARNER.  Movie time ??

54. Roof overhang: EAVE.  We have one, keeps the drips away.

55. "I'll __ to that!": DRINK.  Hic!

56. Computer giant: DELL.

58. Hustle, quaintly: HIE.  Giddy up!

59. Bee's defense: STING.  Ouch !

62. In the future: HENCE.

63. Mine lode: ORE.  State below Wash.

64. Quick and nimble: AGILE.

65. Bright-eyed: EAGER.

66. Spider creation: WEB.  Tangled.

67. Made docile: TAMED.

Down:

1. Merit badge holders: SASHES.  Pin it anywhere.   

2. Makes from scratch: CREATES.  Turkey stuffing.

3. Bookworms: READERS.

4. Reply to a ques.: ANS.

5. Half a menu fish: MAHI.

6. Blues singer Washington: DINAH.  Ms. Shore also.

7. V-shaped slit: NOTCH.  In your belt.

8. "__ news?": ANY.  Not today.

9. Chintzy: CHEAPO.

10. Church attendees: LAITY.

12. Playground fixtures for two: SEESAWS.  Teeter totters.

13. Outdated geopolitical letters: SSR.  Super Senior -- ME

18. Singer-songwriter Tori: AMOS. 

22. Cricket or squash: SPORT. Or bowling and golf.

24. Web pages: SITES.

26. Enjoyed home cooking: ATE IN.  Black Friday meal.

27. "__-hoo! Over here!": YOO.

29. Course for intl. students: ESL.

33. Comic strip unit: PANEL.  Comics don't strip.

34. Wall St. launch: IPO.  Not a good idea at this time.

35. Catch: SNARE.

37. Tub sealant: CAULK.  Messy but it works,

38. Atty.'s group: ABA.

39. Pa: DAD.  Nine is long gone.

40. Beverage that may be served with a lemon slice: ICED TEA.  Delicious!

41. Looking (in): PEERING.

44. California home of the Angels and the Ducks: ANAHEIM.  And Disneyland.  Small World.

45. Rossini's "The Barber of __": SEVILLE.  Figaro.

47. Warning sign word: DANGER.

48. Fuse using heat: WELD. 

49. Walked unsteadily: REELED.  Caught a fish.

51. Pained reaction: WINCE.

52. Crush on: ADORE.  Your Black Friday Meal.

53. A-lister: CELEB.

57. Future atty.'s exam: LSAT.

59. "Murder, __ Wrote": SHE.  Angela Lansbury

60. Dairy farm animal: COW.  I never saw a purple one

61. Links org.: PGA.  Home of the Masters.

Boomer