Theme: Quite the Ts - Theme answers all end with homophonic Ts.
17A: Burlesque act: STRIP TEASE.
35A: University governing body: BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
59A: Baseball's Big Papi: DAVID ORTIZ.
24D: Summer coolers: ICE TEAS. (crosses 35A in the center)
Argyle here again. While the theme is mundane, it is suited to a Tuesday, unlike the somewhat esoteric Monday theme. The fit is rather scrabbly, as typical of Parrish's puzzle, only one letter Q away from a pangram.
Today's has some undertones and twists that make it fun. Besides Big Papi, there is 6D: Top pitchers: ACES., 8D: Pitcher's pinpoint control, say: ASSET., 56D: Washington team, familiarly: NATS., and 60D: Sportscaster Scully: VIN., for a taste of baseball. Pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report in a month.
Low block count resulting in a very open grid today; ergo, long fills.
Across:
1A: Rating for many HBO shows: TV-MA. (MA: mature)
5A: Capital of Morocco: RABAT. Just up the coast from Casablanca.
10A: Vise parts: JAWS.
14A: Twice the radius: Abbr.: DIAM.. Diameter, a straight line passing through the center of a circle.
15A: Funds for online buys: E-CASH.
16A: Make spelling corrections to, e.g.: EDIT.
19A: Camper driver, for short: RVer. Ever hear the story about an RVer who set his motor home on cruise control then went in the back to get a cup of coffee?
20A: Baghdad's river: TIGRIS.
21A: "Tobacco Road" novelist __ Caldwell: ERSKINE. He looks like he should be a statesman.
23A: Pioneer in pistol-grip hair dryers: CONAIR.
24A: Lang. of Lombardy: ITAL.. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy, at the top of the boot.
26A: "... boy __ girl?": OR A.
27A: Anti-discrimination agcy.: EEOC. (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
29A: Forensic evidence threads: FIBERS.
31A: Surrealist Joan: MIRO. No Comment.
33A: Allegiance: FEALTY. Akin to fidelity; Synonyms: loyalty, devotion.
41A: Tummy-tightening garment: CORSET.
42A: Sailor's patron saint: ELMO.
43A: Pour into a carafe: DECANT.
46A: __ prof.: ASST.. Don't call them TAs; they get very mad.
49A: Newbie reporter: CUB.
50A: Rose of Guns N' Roses: AXL.
51A: Resistance units: OHMS.
53A: Bathroom hangers: TOWELS. Cute clue.
55A: "You cannot be serious!" tennis great: McENROE. Clip
57A: Dolts: MORONS. And JERK (10D: Dolt).
58A: Pre-migraine headache phenomenon: AURA. Have any of us experienced this?
62A: Certain NCO: SSGT.
63A: Hoop-shaped gasket: O-RING.
64A: Picard's counselor: TROI. I saw this and said, "Oh, boy! I get to link a picture of my favorite Betazoid." Counselor Deanna Troi
65A: South Florida vacation destination: KEYS. I s'pose they didn't get that last blast of cold.
66A: Simultaneous equation variables: X AND Y.
67A: __ Kong: HONG.
Down:
1D: 100-plus-yd. kickoff returns, e.g.: TDs. (unless there is a flag on the play.)
2D: Director De Sica: VITTORIO. A leading figure in the neorealist movement.(means nothing to me) He won many awards.
3D: Tomato-based sauce: MARINARA.
4D: Pedro's girlfriend: AMIGA. Then he would be her AMIGO?
5D: Call it a night: RETIRE.
9D: Cold relief brand: THERAFLU.
11D: Recommend: ADVISE.
12D: Hot dog: WIENER.
13D: Spreads, as seed: STREWS.
18D: __-dieu: kneeler: PRIE. So you don't have to kneel on the floor to pray. A very plain one
22D: Narrow apertures: SLITS.
23D: Search high and low: COMB.
28D: Slays, mob-style: OFFS
30D: Computer memory unit: BYTE. Followed by 32D: Marine predator: ORCA., whose bite you wouldn't want.
34D: Martial __: ARTS.
36D: Blood drive participant: DONOR.
37D: Greek __ Church: ORTHODOX.
38D: City east of San Diego: EL CENTRO. Naval Air Facility El Centro historically kicks off the Blue Angels' season with their first air show, traditionally held in March. It is on the Mexican border.
39D: Liquid-in-liquid suspension: EMULSION.
43D: Table linen material: DAMASK. 'Damaske' "cloth from Damascus," the Syrian city, famous in medieval times for steel and silk.
44D: Forgive: EXCUSE. And 45D: Pastors and priests: CLERGY. (another neat pairing)
47D: Unduly formal: STODGY.
48D: Corrida competitor: TORO. Can't have a bull fight without a bull.
52D: Stiller's partner: MEARA. Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara's son is Ben Stiller.
57D: It can be changed or made up: MIND.
61D: Turn sharply: ZIG. Like a politician's mind, than zag again.
Answer grid.
A warm welcome to all newcomers!
17A: Burlesque act: STRIP TEASE.
35A: University governing body: BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
59A: Baseball's Big Papi: DAVID ORTIZ.
24D: Summer coolers: ICE TEAS. (crosses 35A in the center)
Argyle here again. While the theme is mundane, it is suited to a Tuesday, unlike the somewhat esoteric Monday theme. The fit is rather scrabbly, as typical of Parrish's puzzle, only one letter Q away from a pangram.
Today's has some undertones and twists that make it fun. Besides Big Papi, there is 6D: Top pitchers: ACES., 8D: Pitcher's pinpoint control, say: ASSET., 56D: Washington team, familiarly: NATS., and 60D: Sportscaster Scully: VIN., for a taste of baseball. Pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report in a month.
Low block count resulting in a very open grid today; ergo, long fills.
Across:
1A: Rating for many HBO shows: TV-MA. (MA: mature)
5A: Capital of Morocco: RABAT. Just up the coast from Casablanca.
10A: Vise parts: JAWS.
14A: Twice the radius: Abbr.: DIAM.. Diameter, a straight line passing through the center of a circle.
15A: Funds for online buys: E-CASH.
16A: Make spelling corrections to, e.g.: EDIT.
19A: Camper driver, for short: RVer. Ever hear the story about an RVer who set his motor home on cruise control then went in the back to get a cup of coffee?
20A: Baghdad's river: TIGRIS.
21A: "Tobacco Road" novelist __ Caldwell: ERSKINE. He looks like he should be a statesman.
23A: Pioneer in pistol-grip hair dryers: CONAIR.
24A: Lang. of Lombardy: ITAL.. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy, at the top of the boot.
26A: "... boy __ girl?": OR A.
27A: Anti-discrimination agcy.: EEOC. (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
29A: Forensic evidence threads: FIBERS.
31A: Surrealist Joan: MIRO. No Comment.
33A: Allegiance: FEALTY. Akin to fidelity; Synonyms: loyalty, devotion.
41A: Tummy-tightening garment: CORSET.
42A: Sailor's patron saint: ELMO.
43A: Pour into a carafe: DECANT.
46A: __ prof.: ASST.. Don't call them TAs; they get very mad.
49A: Newbie reporter: CUB.
50A: Rose of Guns N' Roses: AXL.
51A: Resistance units: OHMS.
53A: Bathroom hangers: TOWELS. Cute clue.
55A: "You cannot be serious!" tennis great: McENROE. Clip
57A: Dolts: MORONS. And JERK (10D: Dolt).
58A: Pre-migraine headache phenomenon: AURA. Have any of us experienced this?
62A: Certain NCO: SSGT.
63A: Hoop-shaped gasket: O-RING.
64A: Picard's counselor: TROI. I saw this and said, "Oh, boy! I get to link a picture of my favorite Betazoid." Counselor Deanna Troi
65A: South Florida vacation destination: KEYS. I s'pose they didn't get that last blast of cold.
66A: Simultaneous equation variables: X AND Y.
67A: __ Kong: HONG.
Down:
1D: 100-plus-yd. kickoff returns, e.g.: TDs. (unless there is a flag on the play.)
2D: Director De Sica: VITTORIO. A leading figure in the neorealist movement.(means nothing to me) He won many awards.
3D: Tomato-based sauce: MARINARA.
4D: Pedro's girlfriend: AMIGA. Then he would be her AMIGO?
5D: Call it a night: RETIRE.
9D: Cold relief brand: THERAFLU.
11D: Recommend: ADVISE.
12D: Hot dog: WIENER.
13D: Spreads, as seed: STREWS.
18D: __-dieu: kneeler: PRIE. So you don't have to kneel on the floor to pray. A very plain one
22D: Narrow apertures: SLITS.
23D: Search high and low: COMB.
28D: Slays, mob-style: OFFS
30D: Computer memory unit: BYTE. Followed by 32D: Marine predator: ORCA., whose bite you wouldn't want.
34D: Martial __: ARTS.
36D: Blood drive participant: DONOR.
37D: Greek __ Church: ORTHODOX.
38D: City east of San Diego: EL CENTRO. Naval Air Facility El Centro historically kicks off the Blue Angels' season with their first air show, traditionally held in March. It is on the Mexican border.
39D: Liquid-in-liquid suspension: EMULSION.
43D: Table linen material: DAMASK. 'Damaske' "cloth from Damascus," the Syrian city, famous in medieval times for steel and silk.
44D: Forgive: EXCUSE. And 45D: Pastors and priests: CLERGY. (another neat pairing)
47D: Unduly formal: STODGY.
48D: Corrida competitor: TORO. Can't have a bull fight without a bull.
52D: Stiller's partner: MEARA. Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara's son is Ben Stiller.
57D: It can be changed or made up: MIND.
61D: Turn sharply: ZIG. Like a politician's mind, than zag again.
Answer grid.
A warm welcome to all newcomers!
Argyle
