Today's challenge comes from the team of Brian Callahan from Chicago and Patti's assistant editor Katie Hale who lives in London.
Across
1. Wheels that are longer than cars: LIMO.
5. Chicago pub: TRIB - Uh, they got this headline wrong
9. Lighthouse spots: CAPES.
14. Like some Blue Apron kits: OVEN READY.
16. Kaaba honoree: ALLAH - Islam's holiest site
17. Attempt to reach a distant star: FAN LETTER 😀
18. "Westworld" role for Thandiwe Newton: MAEVE.
19. Spectrum hue: INDIGO - Neil deGrasse Tyson says there is no color INDIGO in the spectrum. He thinks Newton inserted it because he thought there needed to be seven colors.
Theme: 55-across. Corporate symbols, or how to make the answers to 15-/22-Across and 34-/46-Across match their clues: TRADEMARKS.
Puzzling Thoughts: Happy New Year, Cornerites. I guess that since this is my first blog of 2024 I can still utter this cordial wish. That said, did we have to start the New Year with such a difficult Friday puzzle? Or did you find both the puzzle AND the reveal/theme easy? Well, I didn't. I had a few minutes to collect my thoughts after solving the grid before writing this blog ... and my thought was, "what happened to the puns/wordplay or the add/subtract letter puzzles that were standard Friday fare in 2023"??
So first, let's find out about the collaborators for today's crossword. According to the puzzle editor, this is their debut puzzle at LA Times. Congrat's guys! A quick google check offered this info about them. Maybe if they know about us they'll stop by and give us some more input to how they came up with this puzzle, and about themselves
Today's puzzle has four 10-letter entries and a 14-letter reveal. That's a lot of characters to squeeze into a normal-sized puzzle, let alone one that's a 14x15 square grid (one column short). And because of the number of theme characters, there are a higher-than-normal count (21) of 3-letter answers (sorry, Irish Miss)
So how does this puzzle make sense to its entries and reveal? Here's how: 15-across. TV series that may have high costume budgets: DASH DRAMAS with 22-across. Recording device in a vehicle: PERIOD CAM. If you trade "DASH" (from 15-across) with "PERIOD" (from 26-across) you get "DASH CAM", which is a trademark (corporate symbol) from Garmin Dash Cam™. This supports the clue for 22-across
The "traded" pair becomes "PERIOD DRAMAS" which supports the clue for 15-across, as a period drama is a trademark (defined as "a distinctive characteristic or object) of a TV series that has lavish costumes (this: Marie Antoinette - 2006)
The next "trade" is between 34-across. (Fan-written story that romantically links same-sex characters: BRACKET FICTION) and 46-across. (Office competition during March Madness: SLASH POOL). SLASH FICTION is a common descriptor/trademark of two same sex characters - or as defined by [bustle dot com] "Slash fiction — named for the slash that separates the two main characters in the story description (for example, "Sirius Black/Severus Snape") — is a subgenre of fanfic that focuses on pairing up two characters (usually male) and describing their time together, often explicitly". This is not a phrase that the Chairman was aware of, but crossword puzzles should cater to more than one generation.
BRACKET POOL is a name known to fans of the NCAA "Final Four" men's and women's Basketball Tournament; aka "March Madness". The object here is to amass the most points within your wagering group (in this clue's case, an office of workers) by choosing the most winners within the BRACKET (see diagram). There's more to it than that, but my 2024 resolution was to be more brief in my comments ...
Still confused? If so, please add comments at the bottom. I thought it quite clever once I "got" the gist of it. Here is the grid, and then on to the rest of the clues, briefly ...
Across:
1. Nothing more than: MERE. May I ask d-otto if he got this one? I had something else scribbled into this spot until perps came into focus
5. Software-driven FX: CGI. FX is an American pay television channel owned by FX Networks, LLC, a subsidiary of the Disney Entertainment business segment and division of The Walt Disney Company. "Computer-generated imagery (CGI) is a specific-technology or application of computer graphics for creating or improving images in art, printed media, simulators, videos and video games. These images are either static (i.e. still images) or dynamic (i.e. moving images)." [wikipedia]
8. K-pop band with a community of fans known as ARMY: BTS. The only explanation I could find for this was at [wikipedia]: "BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010. The band consists of Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook, who co-write or co-produce much of their material." The ARMY part of the clue (I think) is based on ""RM, Jimin, V and Jung Kook (band members) will fulfill their required time with the military by enlisting in the army. RM and V will be enlisting according to their respective procedures, while Jimin and Jung Kook are scheduled to enlist together," the statement read." [today dot com]
11. Colombian street snack: AREPA. Also available in Venezuela. I had my first arepa at one of the Autopista (3-down. Stops on the interstate:) REST AREAS located west of Caracas
13. Laptop slot: PORT. PORT, as in a USB Port, e.g. Chairman Moe knows that PORT can also mean a fortified wine
14. Sass: LIP.
17. Alias indicator: AKA. What Chairman Moe is
18. Lag: TRAIL. Follow me on this; don't LAG too far behind ...
19. Uses one's noggin: THINKS.
21. Bun in a bamboo steamer: BAO. This is fast becoming crossword-ese
24. Radish kin: TURNIP. The Chairman loves radishes but can't stand TURNIPs
26. Digging: INTO. A hipster's description
27. "There you __!": ARE. Maybe I should've placed this clue/answer at the end of my blog ...
28. Energy bar brand: CLIF. KIND and LUNA also fit here
30. Crypto-linked collectibles: Abbr.: NFTS. "NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are unique cryptographic tokens that exist on a blockchain and cannot be replicated. NFTs can represent digital or real-world items like artwork and real estate"
38. Mediocre: SO SO. Might some of our followers of this blog describe today's puzzle thusly?
39. "Hey, you!": PSST.
40. Regret: RUE.
41. Like Robin Hood's beneficiaries: POOR. Good clue
44. Military directives: ORDERS.
50. Printing measures longer than ens: EMS. Does anyone else recall when the words "ENS" and "EMS" were part of the crossword puzzle lexicon?
51. Gibson of the "Fast & Furious" films: TYRESE. I had to look this one up
52. Parkinson's drug: L-DOPA. We haven't seen this clue/answer in a published puzzle in a few years; sadly (on a personal note) my mother may have to be prescribed with this as she is exhibiting Parkinson's desease symptoms
54. Do one's part?: ACT. Nice mis-direction; doing one's part - in a play - is ACTing
59. Tax org.: IRS.
60. Regatta equipment: OARS.
61. "Good __!": GRIEF. I witnessed this expression often when watching "A Charlie Brown Christmas" during the holiday season
62. Bit of sunshine: RAY. The word "RAY" brought to mind this comedy sketch:
63. Trident-shaped letter: PSI. [wikipedia] "Psi /ˈ(p)saɪ, ˈ(p)siː/ (P)SY, (P)SEE (uppercase Ψ, lowercase ψ or 𝛙; Greek: ψι psi [ˈpsi]) is the twenty-third and penultimate letter of the Greek alphabet and is associated with a numeric value of 700. In both Classical and Modern Greek, the letter indicates the combination /ps/ (as in English word "lapse")
64. Like DoorDash meals: TO GO.
Down:
1. Hot under the collar: MAD.
2. Reliever's stat: ERA. As in MLB; a reliever's statistic can also be a "hold" or a "save" but neither of those are abbriviated; ERA = Earned Run Average
4. Writer/director Nora: EPHRON.
5. URL ender: COM. "COM" seemed too obvious, at first; I was thinking that "NET", "EDU", "ORG", or "GOV" might have been the answer
6. Potatoes au __: GRATIN. GRATIN = cheese
7. "I am melting!": IT'S HOT. We don't "melt" here in AZ when IT'S HOT because it's a "dry heat"
8. White vin: BLANC. Your resident sommelier knew this one; BLANC = white. Look at some Champagne bottles: BLANC de BLANCs means "white (juice) of white grapes". BLANC de Noir means "white (juice) of red/black grapes"
9. Marinated tandoor dish: TIKKA. As in, Chicken TIKKA Masala
10. Jerk: SPASM. TIC did not have enough letters
12. Limón who is the first Latina to be Poet Laureate of the United States: ADA.
13. Not very bright: PALE. I tried DULL, first
16. __ effect: RIPPLE.
20. Terse denial: I DON'T. "No" would be an even terser denial, but 2-letter words are verboten in crossword puzzle
21. Pack animal: BURRO.
23. Musical phrases: RIFFS.
24. Can openers: TABS. According to [Industrial Physics dot com] " it was in 1959 – First all-aluminum beer can. Ermal Fraze (Kettring, Ohio) invents the easy open can! 1960 – Easy-open can introduced. 1962 – Beverage can pull-tab was introduced
31. Video game hero who defeats Goombas with flaming projectiles: FIRE MARIO.
Which corresponds with: (33-down. Classic game console, for short:) SNES. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, commonly shortened to Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo
32. Around-the-world jaunts: TOURS. Another fill-in-the-blank clue could've been: ___ of duty
35. Thicket: COPSE.
36. Tristan's beloved: ISOLDE.
37. Pos. for Lisa Leslie: CTR. Lisa Leslie is a WNBA player who played for the Los Angeles Sparks from 1997 to 2009 as a center (CTR). She is 6' 5" tall. The "normal" abbr. for the basketball position of center is "C", so this clue seemed "forced"
42. "You're embarrassing me!": OH,STOP!.
43. Met expectations?: OPERAS. Another clue mis-direction as Met is the nickname for the Metropolitan Opera Company
45. Leave: DEPART. EMBARK also fits
46. Flight unit: STAIR. Not an "airline" flight
47. Wetsuit material: LYCRA.
48. Quirkily creative: ARTSY.
49. Auto pioneer: OLDS. FORD also fits
53. "!!!": OMG. Odd clue; but the perps solved it
56. "Consider This" co-host Shapiro: ARI.
57. Brewpub cask: KEG.
58. OAK alternative: SFO. Airline reference; OAK is the airport code for OAKland; SFO is the airport code for San Francisco
"There you __!": ARE. Please comment below ... brief enough for you??!
Today's constructor, veteran Jesse Goldberg invites us solvers to "unpuzzle" four themers each consisting of pairs of inflectional morphemes, the first word of each pair being prefixed by "Un" ...
17A. Unprincipled principles: DOUBLE STANDARDS. Compartmentalization is something which most of us do to one degree or another.
44A. Unfinished finish: CLIFF HANGER. A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending
is a plot device in fiction which features a main character in a
precarious or difficult dilemma or confronted with a shocking revelation
at the end of an episode. One of the earliest films to use this device
was the 1914 silent melodrama The Perils of Pauline,
about an ambitious young heiress with an independent nature and a
desire for adventure. Here's episode 6 where her nemeses, who are
trying to get her inheritance, conspire to set Pauline aloft in a
balloon, but she manages to rescue herself by ...
59A. Unnamed name: JOHN DOE. John Doe (male) and Jane Doe (female)
are multiple-use placeholder names that are used in the United States
and the United Kingdom when the true name of a person is unknown or is
being intentionally concealed. In the context of law enforcement in the
United States, such names are often used to refer to a corpse whose
identity is unknown or cannot be confirmed.
Here's the grid ...
Here's the rest ... Across:
1. Report card period: TERM.
5. Minor celebs: D LIST.
10. Boundary building of some quads: DORM.
14. __-Z: classic Camaro: IROC. IROC stands for International Race of Champions.
This 1986 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z with only 28,338 miles sold for
$27,000 on December 2nd of this year. Sounds like a steal ...
21. Only Canadian NBA city, for short: TOR. A CSO to CanadianEh!
22. Illinois toll-paying convenience: I PASS. A service of the Illinois Tollway.
Adjacent states often have cooperative agreements that recognize each
other's automated toll payment systems. Maryland uses the EZPass
system. We make yearly trips through Pennsylvania to Ohio, and thus
far I've not succeeded in getting PA to bill our EZPass account for
using their rather long turnpike.
23. Planet's turning point: AXIS. The Earth's AXIS tilts
about 23.5 degrees from the plane of the ecliptic. Due to this axial
tilt, the sun shines on different latitudes at different angles
throughout the year. This causes the seasons.
25. As it happens: LIVE.
27. [Theme clue]
32. Supporter: FAN. I'm a big FAN of WBJC-FM, our local radio station.
33. Blake who was a longtime coach on "The Voice": SHELTON. Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country music singer and television personality. Here's Austin, his first big hit. It's not about the city, but about a love he thought he'd lost ...
36. Savanna predator: LION. Today's Swahili lesson: LION = anapumuamoto: "He who breathes fire". According to the Kratt Brothers they're predators, but they're also prideful members of families ...
38. Like some swarms: APIAN. Bee like.
39. Court postponement: STAY.
40. Out of fashion: UNCOOL. Would UNCOOL cool be IN fashion?
42. Counter: OPPOSE. . 44. [Theme clue].
48. Easily broken: FRAIL.
50. Youngest woman to serve in the U.S. Congress, familiarly: AOC. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; born October 13, 1989), also known by her initials AOC,
is an American politician and activist. She has served as the U.S.
representative for New York's 14th congressional district since 2019, as
a member of the Democratic Party.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
51. Yearns (for): ACHES.
54. "You snooze, you __": LOSE.
55. Like one of the houses destroyed by the Big Bad Wolf: STRAW.
57. "Ordinary Grace" novelist William __ Krueger: KENT. William Kent Krueger (born November 16, 1950) is an American novelist and crime writer, best known for his series of novels featuring Cork O'Connor,
which are set mainly in Minnesota. In 2005 and 2006, he won
back-to-back Anthony Awards for best novel. In 2014, his stand-alone
book Ordinary Grace won the Edgar Award for Best Novel of 2013. In 2019, This Tender Land was on the New York Times bestseller list for nearly six months.
58. Aussie college: UNI.
59. [Theme clue]
61. Sharp __ tack: AS A.
62. Binding words: I DO.
63. Shoreline changer: EROSION.
64. Used an excavator: DUG.
65. Cheadle of the "Avengers" films: DON.
66. 50-Across, for one: Abbr.: DEM. Democrat. REP didn't perp.
67. Solve a KenKen puzzle, say: ADD. KenKen and KenDoku
are trademarked names for a style of arithmetic and logic puzzle
invented in 2004 by Japanese math teacher Tetsuya Miyamoto, who intended
the puzzles to be an instruction-free method of training the brain. The
name derives from the Japanese word for cleverness (賢, ken, kashiko). Here are the rules.
68. Go out with: SEE.
Down:
1. Shoreline changer: TIDE.
2. God of love: EROS.
3. Drubbing: ROUT.
4. Ally in a courtroom: MCBEAL. Ally McBeal
is an American legal comedy drama television series, originally aired
on Fox from September 8, 1997, to May 20, 2002.The series stars Calista Flockhart
in the title role as a lawyer working in the Boston law firm Cage and
Fish, with other lawyers whose lives and loves are eccentric, humorous,
and dramatic. Although ostensibly a legal drama, the main focus of the
series was the romantic and personal lives of the main characters, often
using legal proceedings as plot devices to contrast or reinforce a
character's drama. The show also used vivid, dramatic fantasy sequences
for Ally's and other characters' wishful thinking.
Calista Flockhart
5. Ike's initials: DDE. Dwight David Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969), nicknamed Ike,
was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th
president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II,
he was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in
Europe and achieved the five-star rank as General of the Army.
Eisenhower planned and supervised two of the most consequential military
campaigns of World War II: Operation Torch in the North Africa campaign in 1942–1943 and the invasion of Normandy in 1944.
Dwight David Eisenhower
6. Final part of a job: LAST STEP.
7. Not against: INTO.
8. Hester Prynne's mark: SCARLET A. The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is a work of historical fiction by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850. Set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne.
She conceives a daughter with a man to whom she is not married, refuses
to identify him, and struggles to create a new life of repentance and
dignity. As punishment, she must always wear a scarlet letter 'A' (for
"adultery"). At the end of the novel the father silently and publicly
reveals his identity.
9. Face value?: TEN. On a scale of 1 to 10, a TEN would be a very beautiful face.
10. Huggies product: DIAPER.
11. Vegetable pod also called lady's fingers: OKRA.
18. Infiniti rival: LEXUS. LEXUS is the luxury vehicle division of the Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation.
The Lexus brand is marketed in more than 90 countries and territories
worldwide and is Japan's largest-selling make of premium cars. It has
ranked among the 10 largest Japanese global brands in market value.
Lexus is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan.
19. Backless sofa: DIVAN.
24. Bisected: IN HALF.
26. Decal type: IRON ON.
27. Self-centered: VAIN.
28. From time to time: ON OCCASION.
29. Younger "ManningCast" host: ELI. Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli, colloquially known as the Manningcast, is an American alternate live television broadcast of Monday Night Football hosted by brothers Peyton and Eli Manning, both former quarterbacks from the National Football League.
30. Car enthusiasts, slangily: MOTOR HEADS. Hang on to your hat... 31. Some congressional votes: YEAS.
32. Seasonal bug: FLU.
35. Get the gray out, say: DYE.
37. "Honest to God!": NO LIE.
39. Smidgen: SPECK.
41. Lubricate: OIL.
43. Jordan Spieth's org.: PGA. Jordan Alexander Spieth (born July 27, 1993) is an American professional golfer on the PGA
Tour and former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. He
is a three-time major winner and the 2015 FedEx Cup champion.
Jordan Spieth
45. Comprehend: FATHOM.
46. Traffic cacophony: HORNS. Like the sound track to Gershwin's American In Paris ... 47. Only national park in New England: ACADIA.
48. In flux: FLUID.
49. Repetitive musical movement: RONDO. A RONDO is a
musical form that contains a principal theme (sometimes called the
"refrain") which alternates with one or more contrasting themes,
generally called "episodes", but also occasionally referred to as
"digressions" or "couplets". Here's the Rondeau (French spelling) from Henry Purcell's Abdelazer Suite. 52. Come after: ENSUE.
53. Frightful site?: STAGE. For those who suffer from STAGE Fright. 😬
55. Bent out of shape: SORE.
56. Material for old golf clubs and tennis rackets: WOOD. Before Titanium was discovered? 😀
59. "The West Wing" prez: JED. The West Wing is an American serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin
that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May
14, 2006. The series has been ranked among the best television shows of
all time in publications such as Time, TV Guide, Rolling Stone, and the New York Daily News. The Writers Guild of America ranked it no. 10 in its "101 Best-Written TV Series" list.
The
series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White House, where the
Oval Office and offices of presidential senior personnel are located,
during the fictitious Democratic administration of President Josiah
("Jed") Bartlet. Here Senator Arnold (Alan Alda) and Jed (Martin Sheen) chat about politics and religion over ice cream ...
60. Wind up or wind down: END. A review meta clue?
Cheers, Bill
And as always, thanks to Teri for proof reading and for her constructive criticism.
Happy Hump Day~! Today's puzzle was relatively easy, but loaded with names; I find too many to be somewhat icky, and with two unknowns crossing, even more so. And then there was the reveal - maybe I was digging too deep, but I just did not see the connection until "CLONE" popped out, and when I reviewed the other theme answers, I finally saw the 'hidden' synonyms for COPY, both verb and noun, at the RIGHT end. Phew~! 18. *Bureaucratic obstacle to environmental projects: GREEN TAPE (vb) - a playful take on the classic "red" tape of governmental hassles 24. *Extreme winter-weather event: BOMB CYCLONE (vb) - never heard of this phenomenon
40. *Nickname for a Mozart work in C major: JUPITER SYMPHONY (n) - name #1/2
49. *Writer of the 2023 legal thriller "The Exchange": JOHN GRISHAM (n) - name #1 61. Protection of intellectual property, and what the answer to each
starred clue literally has: COPYRIGHT - parsed accordingly, COPY, RIGHT
EXIT, Stage LEFT
And Away We Go~!
ACROSS:
1. Mediterranean isle for which a style of pants is named: CAPRI
6. Periodic table's Pb: LEAD - from the Latin Plumbum, frequently used, in combination with other elements, to make organ pipes; due to its density and malleability, over the years, some pipes will actually 'sag'
Note how the pipe 'curves' towards the bottom
10. Female lobsters: HENS - I knew this, but it filled via perps - and - 16A. Lobster catcher: TRAP
14. Butcher's garment: APRON
15. Killer whale: ORCA - oddly, my 'spellcheck' doesn't like this word....
17. Takes hold: ROOTS - verb
20. Portuguese greeting: OLA
21. "Call Me by Your Name" name: ELIO - Even after I looked this one up, I don't recall anything about this movie; name #2, and a Natick
23. Declined, with "out": OPTED
28. Before, in verse: ERE
29. Dolly Parton hit: JOLENE - You'll excuse me if I don't provide a link to this one....name #3
33. Nonpoetic writing: PROSE
36. Phobia: FEAR - Gephyrophobia - do you know this one~? ( Answer below * )
38. Daffy or Bugs: 'TOON
43. Pit: SEED - ah, that kind of pit
44. Tons: LOTS
45. Lather, __, repeat: RINSE
46. Aspirations: DREAMS
48. PC alternative: MAC
55. Tyler of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?": AISHA - I have seen the show, but I had no clue of the host's name, filled via perps - name #4
59. Cereal grain: OATS
60. Prefix with tourism: ECO
64. Boise's state: IDAHO - name~?
66. Couple of magazines?: ITEM - the juicy details of a romance between stars
67. Mayberry boy: OPIE - hey, I knew this one....name #5
68. When the sun rises in the west: NEVER - that'll be a cold day in hell....
69. Dishwashing brand used to clean animals after oil spills: DAWN - name~?
70. D.C. MLB team: NATionalS - name~?
71. Honking birds: GEESE
DOWN:
1. Chocolate substitute: CAROB - Dah~! I entered COCOA to start
2. Speed skater Ohno: APOLO - knew from doing crosswords - name #6
3. Many a charity tournament: PRO/AM - professional / amateur
4. Go bad: ROT
5. Behind closed doors: IN SECRET - I tried SECRETLY first
6. Puzzle solver's skill: LOGIC - and sussing
7. Former "CNN Newsroom" anchor Barnett: ERROL - my last WAG, and disappointing for me, two proper names crossing - #7
8. Blackjack card: ACE
- and a gratuitous Daniel Craig to boot~!
9. Actor Daniel __ Kim: DAE - I did know name #8 - he appeared in "Lost", and the "Hawaii Five-O" remake; truly dismayed by the number of "remake" shows on TV - now I see "Frazier" is back :7P
10. URL intro: HTTP
11. Q.E.D. part: ERAT - I just read "Death of a Doxy" ( see 54D. ) - one of the characters uses the alias "Thales" but that did not fool Nero Wolfe - and it made me look the man up on Wiki, and then further to his mathematical proof - and there in the middle of the page, Q.E.D.
12. Travel pillow spot: NAPE - I had NECK to start
13. Raced: SPED
19. Fielding of "The Great British Bake Off": NOEL - name #9
22. Caustic chemical: LYE - and - 55D. Caustic chemical: ACID - pure clecho
25. Next to: BESIDE - not "B side"
26. "Love Train" group, with "The": O'JAYS - name #10
27. Convention: NORM - a collection of entries by "Norm" from "Cheers"
30. Law school course: ETHICS
31. Midday: NOON
32. Geological spans: EONS
33. Comfy attire that's rarely worn out?: PJs - I have 'worn out' my PJs, when I go to check the mailbox sometimes....
34. Regretted: RUED
35. Abbr. on old phones: OPERator
36. Future soph: FROSH - Sophomore, Freshman
37. Contractor's fig.: ESTimate
39. "Science Guy" Bill: NYE - name #11
41. Red "Sesame Street" resident: ELMO - name #12
42. Lauding: PRAISING
47. Somewhat open: AJAR
48. "Rocky III" actor with a mohawk: MR. T - I pity the fool~! - name #13
50. Like three Justin Verlander games: NO HIT - no clue, but it sounded baseball - name #14
54. Boxing legend Archie: MOORE - not familiar with the boxer, but I am currently reading Rex Stout's "Nero Wolfe" series, narrated by "Archie Goodwin" - I even bought 43 books from eBay to proudly display on my future office shelves - and name #15
56. Little bit: IOTA
57. Gush: SPEW
58. Church song: HYMN - not quite a "hymn", but it made me think of this
Monty Python's Holy Grail
62. Charged particle: ION
63. Transcript fig.: GPA
65. Dead end?: DEE - DeaD, correct on two counts~!
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