Theme: Should Have Used Cold Water - Three common phrases, the first word of which describes what can happen to clothes, and a unifier of when this happens.
17A. *Losing ground quickly: FADING FAST.
25A. *Seeking a municipal office: RUNNING FOR MAYOR.
46A. *Extreme introvert: SHRINKING VIOLET.
59A. When the accidents at the starts of the answers to starred clues are apt to occur: LAUNDRY DAY.
Argyle here with a Gareth Bain Monday.
Not bad. Two grid spanning entries, unusual for a Monday but easily attainable. A nice mix of old and new.
Across:
1A. Lost in a good book, say: RAPT.
5A. __ prof.: ASST..
9A. Attacker of seals: ORCA. Also, polar bear, up north.
13A. Length times width: AREA.
14A. In the freezer: ON ICE.
15A. Blockhead: FOOL.
16A. Jagger of the Stones: MICK.
19A. Farmer in a '40s-'50s film series: PA KETTLE. Rural comedy featuring 29D. Bumpkin: YOKEL.
21A. Golfer Els: ERNIE. He finished alone in third in the Open.
22A. Nabisco cookie: OREO.
23A. None: ZERO.
32A. Disney toon who traded her voice for legs: ARIEL. From Disney's "The Little Mermaid".
33A. Astronomical time span: EON.
34A. TV's kid explorer: DORA. Very big in product endorsements; "Dora the Explorer" everything!
35A. "The __ is up!": JIG.
36A. Southern Calif. daily: LA TIMES. Right there in the center (gotta help catch the editor's attention).
40A. The Sunflower St.: KAN..
41A. Poker "bullets": ACES.
43A. Hearty holiday quaff: NOG.
44A. Letter before iota: THETA. Greek to me.
50A. Color akin to aqua: TEAL.
51A. "Auld __ Syne": LANG.
52A. Knock out: FLOOR.
55A. Notified: SENT WORD.
62A. Atlas section: ASIA.
63A. __-skid brakes: ANTI.
64A. Whirlpool brand: AMANA.
65A. Dalmatian, e.g.: SLAV. Dalmatia, a region mainly in the southern part of modern Croatia. Map
66A. Gone by: PAST.
67A. Shaggy Tibetan beasts: YAKS. LOL Thought of Yeti first.
68A. Inedible doughnut part?: HOLE. So why can you buy them?
Down:
1D. Knievel prop: RAMP. For jumping his motorcycle.
2D. Diva's solo: ARIA.
3D. Chaste kiss: PECK.
4D. Offer from a flier distributor: "TAKE ONE".
5D. Like old television signals: ANALOG.
6D. Fries, e.g.: SIDE.
7D. __-fi: SCI.
8D. Hamilton is on it: TEN. Scott Hamilton is ON ICE.
9D. Designed for rough terrain: OFF ROAD.
10D. Palomino's stablemate, perhaps: ROAN. Two horses named for their coloring.
11D. Mozart's "__ fan tutte": COSI. Literally "Thus do all (women")." We had it on Sunday, June 6.
12D. Old, to Oskar: ALTE. German
14D. Time and again: OFTEN.
18D. Idea's start: GERM.
20D. Coloratura's vocal effect: TRILL. Wikipedia article. Probably the toughest entry today, for me at least.
23D. Camera function: ZOOM.
24D. Seaside flier: ERNE.
25D. Indian princes: RAJAS.
26D. Robert of "Spenser: For Hire": URICH. TV detective series set in Boston. Robert Urich He died in 2002.
27D. African river or country: NIGER. Map
28D. Pretend: FEIGN.
30D. Spout speeches: ORATE.
31D. Charged: RAN AT.
37D. "(You're) Having My Baby" songwriter: ANKA. Paul Anka, singer/songwriter.
38D. Hard work: TOIL.
39D. Time in the Army, e.g.: STINT.
42D. "Happy Days" catchphrase: "SIT ON IT!". The "Welcome Back, Kotter" catchphrase was...?
45D. Bunk: HOGWASH.
47D. Jock's antithesis: NERD.
48D. Learns bit by bit: GLEANS.
49D. Chekhov title uncle: VANYA. "Uncle Vanya", a play (1897) by Anton Chekhov. " ... just life, played out over four acts..."
52D. Exercise, as wings: FLAP.
53D. Turner of "Ziegfeld Girl": LANA. A poster from the 1941 film.
54D. Exposes: OUTS.
55D. Pierre's home: Abbr.: S. DAK.. Pierre, capital of South Dakota.
56D. Norwegian capital: OSLO.
57D. Iranian capital: RIAL. First, two cities then money; did it fool anybody?
58D. "I'm sorry, __": "2001: A Space Odyssey" line: DAVE. Spoken by HAL 9000 (voiced by Douglas Rain), , the computer.
60D. Flat fish: RAY.
61D. Singer Sumac: YMA.
Answer grid.
Argyle
17A. *Losing ground quickly: FADING FAST.
25A. *Seeking a municipal office: RUNNING FOR MAYOR.
46A. *Extreme introvert: SHRINKING VIOLET.
59A. When the accidents at the starts of the answers to starred clues are apt to occur: LAUNDRY DAY.
Argyle here with a Gareth Bain Monday.
Not bad. Two grid spanning entries, unusual for a Monday but easily attainable. A nice mix of old and new.
Across:
1A. Lost in a good book, say: RAPT.
5A. __ prof.: ASST..
9A. Attacker of seals: ORCA. Also, polar bear, up north.
13A. Length times width: AREA.
14A. In the freezer: ON ICE.
15A. Blockhead: FOOL.
16A. Jagger of the Stones: MICK.
19A. Farmer in a '40s-'50s film series: PA KETTLE. Rural comedy featuring 29D. Bumpkin: YOKEL.
21A. Golfer Els: ERNIE. He finished alone in third in the Open.
22A. Nabisco cookie: OREO.
23A. None: ZERO.
32A. Disney toon who traded her voice for legs: ARIEL. From Disney's "The Little Mermaid".
33A. Astronomical time span: EON.
34A. TV's kid explorer: DORA. Very big in product endorsements; "Dora the Explorer" everything!
35A. "The __ is up!": JIG.
36A. Southern Calif. daily: LA TIMES. Right there in the center (gotta help catch the editor's attention).
40A. The Sunflower St.: KAN..
41A. Poker "bullets": ACES.
43A. Hearty holiday quaff: NOG.
44A. Letter before iota: THETA. Greek to me.
50A. Color akin to aqua: TEAL.
51A. "Auld __ Syne": LANG.
52A. Knock out: FLOOR.
55A. Notified: SENT WORD.
62A. Atlas section: ASIA.
63A. __-skid brakes: ANTI.
64A. Whirlpool brand: AMANA.
65A. Dalmatian, e.g.: SLAV. Dalmatia, a region mainly in the southern part of modern Croatia. Map
66A. Gone by: PAST.
67A. Shaggy Tibetan beasts: YAKS. LOL Thought of Yeti first.
68A. Inedible doughnut part?: HOLE. So why can you buy them?
Down:
1D. Knievel prop: RAMP. For jumping his motorcycle.
2D. Diva's solo: ARIA.
3D. Chaste kiss: PECK.
4D. Offer from a flier distributor: "TAKE ONE".
5D. Like old television signals: ANALOG.
6D. Fries, e.g.: SIDE.
7D. __-fi: SCI.
8D. Hamilton is on it: TEN. Scott Hamilton is ON ICE.
9D. Designed for rough terrain: OFF ROAD.
10D. Palomino's stablemate, perhaps: ROAN. Two horses named for their coloring.
11D. Mozart's "__ fan tutte": COSI. Literally "Thus do all (women")." We had it on Sunday, June 6.
12D. Old, to Oskar: ALTE. German
14D. Time and again: OFTEN.
18D. Idea's start: GERM.
20D. Coloratura's vocal effect: TRILL. Wikipedia article. Probably the toughest entry today, for me at least.
23D. Camera function: ZOOM.
24D. Seaside flier: ERNE.
25D. Indian princes: RAJAS.
26D. Robert of "Spenser: For Hire": URICH. TV detective series set in Boston. Robert Urich He died in 2002.
27D. African river or country: NIGER. Map
28D. Pretend: FEIGN.
30D. Spout speeches: ORATE.
31D. Charged: RAN AT.
37D. "(You're) Having My Baby" songwriter: ANKA. Paul Anka, singer/songwriter.
38D. Hard work: TOIL.
39D. Time in the Army, e.g.: STINT.
42D. "Happy Days" catchphrase: "SIT ON IT!". The "Welcome Back, Kotter" catchphrase was...?
45D. Bunk: HOGWASH.
47D. Jock's antithesis: NERD.
48D. Learns bit by bit: GLEANS.
49D. Chekhov title uncle: VANYA. "Uncle Vanya", a play (1897) by Anton Chekhov. " ... just life, played out over four acts..."
52D. Exercise, as wings: FLAP.
53D. Turner of "Ziegfeld Girl": LANA. A poster from the 1941 film.
54D. Exposes: OUTS.
55D. Pierre's home: Abbr.: S. DAK.. Pierre, capital of South Dakota.
56D. Norwegian capital: OSLO.
57D. Iranian capital: RIAL. First, two cities then money; did it fool anybody?
58D. "I'm sorry, __": "2001: A Space Odyssey" line: DAVE. Spoken by HAL 9000 (voiced by Douglas Rain), , the computer.
60D. Flat fish: RAY.
61D. Singer Sumac: YMA.
Answer grid.
Argyle
