Favorite places. Each profession in the theme clue has a favorite "to-go" place that relates to his or her job.
20-Across. Journalist's go-to place for getting scoops?: ICE CREAM STAND. A good Journalist would get Scoops on a story, then go to the Ice Cream Stand for a Scoop of Ice Cream.
31-Across. Novelist's go-to place for spinning yarns?: CRAFT STORE. A good Novelist Spins Yarns for a story, the goes to the Craft Store for yarn for knitting.
40-Across. Screenwriter's go-to place for envisioning stories?: SKYSCRAPER. A Screenwriter Envisions Stories, then might climb Stories in the Skyscraper.
52Across. Business writer's go-to place for establishing accounts?: BROKERAGE FIRM. A Business Writer might Establish Accounts, which are at the Brokerage Firm.
Across:
1. Scallion kin: LEEK. What's the difference, you ask.
5. Call at the plate: SAFE. // And 39-Across. Diamond experts?: UMPS.
9. Furniture in a cozy inn's common room: SOFAs.
14. Tehran's land: IRAN.
15. Colorful breakfast cereal: TRIX. Trix are for rabbits.
16. Lyric poem: EPODE. An Epode is a form of lyric poem written in couplets, in which a long line is followed by a shorter one.
17. Savory paste in Japanese cuisine: MISO. It is a thick paste produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and kōji (the fungus Aspergillus).
18. Tick off: RILE.
19. __ City, Iowa: SIOUX.
23. Movies that aren't silent: TALKIES.
24. Luxury watches such as Seamaster and Speedmaster: OMEGAs. A brief history of the Omega watches.
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27. Many a time, poetically: OFT.
28. Burlap fiber: JUTE.
30. Nutritional fig.: RDA. As in the Recommended Daily Allowance.
35. "And not a moment too __!": SOON.
36. 50%: HALF.
37. Hankering: YEN. Also the currency of Japan.
38. __ sock: TUBE.
43. "Doesn't do much for me": MEH!
44. Club membership charges: DUES.
45. Pillbox, for one: HAT. Jackie Kennedy was known for wearing Pillbox hats.
46. Attach with a click: SNAP ON.
48. Open-sided garden shelters: GAZEBOs.
55. Steel girder: I-BEAM.
57. Tart: SOUR.
58. Theater box: LOGE.
59. Barista's brew: LATTE.
60. Bearers of gold, frankincense, and myrrh: MAGI.
61. Human rights lawyer Clooney: AMAL. Amal Clooney (née Amal Alamuddin; b. Feb. 3, 1978) married George Clooney in 2014. She holds duel Lebanese-British citizenship.
62. Performed an optical procedure, perhaps: LASED.
63. Idyllic place: EDEN.
64. Well-mannered fellow: GENT.
Down:
1. Set a boundary: LIMIT.
2. CNN journalist Hill: ERICA. Erica Ruth Hill (b. 1976) is an American journalist who has been with CNN since last year.
3. Painter's canvas holder: EASEL.
4. Merchandise that's not the real deal: KNOCK OFFS. We had expensive Omega watches above. Can you spot the knock off?
5. U2's "Where the __ Have No Name": STREETS.
6. Opera solos: ARIAS. One of my favorite arias.
7. Festival showing: FILM.
8. Post-breakup pair: EXES.
9. Bagel variety: SESAME.
10. Express a viewpoint: OPINE.
11. Dairy or grains: FOOD GROUP.
12. Garage converted to rental space, e.g., for short: ADU. Apparently this is short for Accessory Dwelling Unit. Unknown to me.
13. Driver's license datum: SEX.
21. Falling-out: RIFT.
22. Reusable bag: TOTE.
25. Photoshop company: ADOBE.
26. More reasonable: SANER.
28. Baby kangaroos: JOEYs. Kangaroos typically have one baby at a time. A female kangaroo can give birth to several joeys per year. The word Joey comes from the aborigine language and joey means ‘small animal’. Joey is the collective norm for any small animals.
29. Caterer's coffee containers: URNS.
31. Pals: CHUMS.
32. Quick-cooking noodles: RAMEN.
33. Collections of letters: ALPHABETS.
34. Youngster: TYKE.
35. Waver over a capital building: STATE FLAG. There is a mother pelican feeding her babies with her own blood in the center of the Louisiana state flag. A white ribbon beneath the crest displays the state motto, "Union, Justice, Confidence" in blue. The flag was officially adopted on July 1, 1912, one hundred years after Louisiana became a state. Louisiana joined the union in April 1812.
40. Done for: SUNK. // And 44-Down. Done for: DOOMED.
41. Embarrassment: CHAGRIN.
42. Bulldoze: RAZE.
47. Go on and on: PRATE.
48. Tire pressure indicator: GAUGE.
49. Ecological community: BIOME. A biome is an area classified according to the species that live in that location.
50. Church pipes: ORGAN. Hi, Splynter!
51. Silvery fish: SMELT.
53. Name in a Salinger title: ESME. For Esme is a short story that was originally published in 1950.
54. Took the high __: ROAD. The term Taking the high road means behaving in a moral and ethical way, even when faced the temptation to act in a less honorable way. It implies choosing a course of action that is righteous and upright.
55. Under the weather: ILL.
56. Sheep sound: BAA.
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