Theme: Rose's Boys - The nicknames (in age older) of three Rose Kennedy's sons are the start of the first three theme entries (all in plural forms). And the forth entry is where they might have been found.
20A. Mister Fixit : JACK-OF-ALL-TRADES. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy.
30A. Footwear often turned down at the ankle : BOBBY SOCKS. Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy.
41A. Tots' furry sleeping companions : TEDDY BEARS. Edward Moore "Teddy" Kennedy.
54A. Hyannis Port site where the starts of 20-, 30- and 41-Across were often found : KENNEDY COMPOUND. Just a little place out on Cape Cod, MA.
Argyle here.
Very Friday-ish grid in terms of total word count (74) and block count (34). Lots of non-theme long words for a Monday (four 9s & two 7s). But the liberal use of esses detracts from an otherwise reasonable Monday for me.
Across:
1. Stringed instrument that may be taller than its player : HARP. Image
5. Left the room : WENT
9. Defame in print : LIBEL. Defame in speech is slander.
14. Chevy subcompact since 2004 : AVEO. An automobile manufactured by GM Daewoo (the South Korean subsidiary of General Motors) and marketed globally in 120 countries – prominently as the Chevrolet Aveo(ah-VAY-o).
15. Native Nebraskan : OTOE. There are many different clues for this one tribe.
16. Slip away to tie the knot : ELOPE
17. Phone sounds : DIAL TONES
19. "Manhattan" director Woody : ALLEN
22. What you eat, to a dietitian : INTAKE
23. Canonized person : SAINT
24. Gallery fare : ART
26. Prefix with intellectual : PSEUDO
36. Vicinity : AREA
37. Qatari chieftains : EMIRS. Arabs
38. __ kwon do : TAE
39. Valued possession : ASSET
40. It means nothing to a Nicaraguan : NADA. Spanish.
43. Totally soak : DRENCH
45. Sun. church delivery : SER. Sunday sermon.
46. Jazz combo rhythm providers : DRUMS
49. Ice cream treat : SUNDAE
58. Skyscraper girder : I-BEAM. Not Z, not L, not H but good old I-beam.
59. Clan members : RELATIVES
60. Hippo ending : DROME. Hippodrome was a Greek stadium for horse racing and chariot racing. The name is derived from the Greek words "hippos ("horse") and "dromos" ("race" or "course").
61. Shave-haircut link : AND A. Two Bits.
62. Like valuable stamps : RARE
63. Loudness units : SONES. Units of perceived loudness.
64. Appear to be : SEEM
65. Israeli airline : EL AL
Down:
1. Pilgrim to Mecca : HADJI
2. Birdlike : AVIAN
3. Jerk or frown, e.g. : REACT
4. Gdansk dance : POLKA. Gdansk is a city on the Baltic coast in northern Poland.
5. Low-frequency speakers : WOOFERS. High-frequency speakers: tweeters.
6. Italian volcano : ETNA. On the island of Sicily, Italy.
7. Carols : NOELS
8. Onetime Edison rival Nikola : TESLA. Nikola has been getting quite a workout lately.
9. Absorbs the lesson : LEARNS
10. Anxious : ILL AT EASE
11. Like headline typefaces : BOLD
12. Fencing sword : EPEE
13. Camera's focusing device : LENS
18. Hungarian dessert wines : TOKAYS. Tokaji is the name of the wines from the region of Tokaj-Hegyalja in Hungary. The name Tokaji (Tokay) is used for labeling wines from this wine district. This region is noted for its sweet wines made from grapes affected by noble rot, a style of wine which has a long history in this region. Noble rot is the benevolent form of a grey fungus, Botrytis cinerea, affecting wine grapes.
21. Pointers : TIPS
25. Shopper's carryall : TOTE
27. Bear, to Brutus : URSA. Latin.
28. Bambi and kin : DEER
29. Cheerios grain : OATS
30. Give a little : BEND
31. Sharif of "Doctor Zhivago" : OMAR
32. Wait : BIDE
33. Nongeneric, as a drug : BRAND NAME
34. Gentleman's opposite : CAD
35. Sneakers since 1916 : KEDS
39. Discourteously curt : ABRUPT
41. Dull impact sound : THUD
42. Polite response to Mother : "YES MA'AM"
44. Heavy liqueurs : CRÈMES
47. Breckinridge and Hess : MYRAS. Myra Breckinridge1970 film), Dame Myra Hess(1890 – 1965) was a British pianist.
48. Act division : SCENE
50. Bête __ : NOIRE. The term is used to refer to an object or abstract idea that is particularly disliked or avoided.
51. David of the PGA : DUVAL. This golfer
52. End of __ : AN ERA
53. Memorable '50s lemon : EDSEL. It was said it looked like a Buick sucking a lemon.
54. Jokes with : KIDS
55. River through Spain : EBRO
56. Strip lighting : NEON
57. Quaint shoppe word : OLDE
20A. Mister Fixit : JACK-OF-ALL-TRADES. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy.
30A. Footwear often turned down at the ankle : BOBBY SOCKS. Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy.
41A. Tots' furry sleeping companions : TEDDY BEARS. Edward Moore "Teddy" Kennedy.
54A. Hyannis Port site where the starts of 20-, 30- and 41-Across were often found : KENNEDY COMPOUND. Just a little place out on Cape Cod, MA.
Argyle here.
Very Friday-ish grid in terms of total word count (74) and block count (34). Lots of non-theme long words for a Monday (four 9s & two 7s). But the liberal use of esses detracts from an otherwise reasonable Monday for me.
Across:
1. Stringed instrument that may be taller than its player : HARP. Image
5. Left the room : WENT
9. Defame in print : LIBEL. Defame in speech is slander.
14. Chevy subcompact since 2004 : AVEO. An automobile manufactured by GM Daewoo (the South Korean subsidiary of General Motors) and marketed globally in 120 countries – prominently as the Chevrolet Aveo(ah-VAY-o).
15. Native Nebraskan : OTOE. There are many different clues for this one tribe.
16. Slip away to tie the knot : ELOPE
17. Phone sounds : DIAL TONES
19. "Manhattan" director Woody : ALLEN
22. What you eat, to a dietitian : INTAKE
23. Canonized person : SAINT
24. Gallery fare : ART
26. Prefix with intellectual : PSEUDO
36. Vicinity : AREA
37. Qatari chieftains : EMIRS. Arabs
38. __ kwon do : TAE
39. Valued possession : ASSET
40. It means nothing to a Nicaraguan : NADA. Spanish.
43. Totally soak : DRENCH
45. Sun. church delivery : SER. Sunday sermon.
46. Jazz combo rhythm providers : DRUMS
49. Ice cream treat : SUNDAE
58. Skyscraper girder : I-BEAM. Not Z, not L, not H but good old I-beam.
59. Clan members : RELATIVES
60. Hippo ending : DROME. Hippodrome was a Greek stadium for horse racing and chariot racing. The name is derived from the Greek words "hippos ("horse") and "dromos" ("race" or "course").
61. Shave-haircut link : AND A. Two Bits.
62. Like valuable stamps : RARE
63. Loudness units : SONES. Units of perceived loudness.
64. Appear to be : SEEM
65. Israeli airline : EL AL
Down:
1. Pilgrim to Mecca : HADJI
2. Birdlike : AVIAN
3. Jerk or frown, e.g. : REACT
4. Gdansk dance : POLKA. Gdansk is a city on the Baltic coast in northern Poland.
5. Low-frequency speakers : WOOFERS. High-frequency speakers: tweeters.
6. Italian volcano : ETNA. On the island of Sicily, Italy.
7. Carols : NOELS
8. Onetime Edison rival Nikola : TESLA. Nikola has been getting quite a workout lately.
9. Absorbs the lesson : LEARNS
10. Anxious : ILL AT EASE
11. Like headline typefaces : BOLD
12. Fencing sword : EPEE
13. Camera's focusing device : LENS
18. Hungarian dessert wines : TOKAYS. Tokaji is the name of the wines from the region of Tokaj-Hegyalja in Hungary. The name Tokaji (Tokay) is used for labeling wines from this wine district. This region is noted for its sweet wines made from grapes affected by noble rot, a style of wine which has a long history in this region. Noble rot is the benevolent form of a grey fungus, Botrytis cinerea, affecting wine grapes.
21. Pointers : TIPS
25. Shopper's carryall : TOTE
27. Bear, to Brutus : URSA. Latin.
28. Bambi and kin : DEER
29. Cheerios grain : OATS
30. Give a little : BEND
31. Sharif of "Doctor Zhivago" : OMAR
32. Wait : BIDE
33. Nongeneric, as a drug : BRAND NAME
34. Gentleman's opposite : CAD
35. Sneakers since 1916 : KEDS
39. Discourteously curt : ABRUPT
41. Dull impact sound : THUD
42. Polite response to Mother : "YES MA'AM"
44. Heavy liqueurs : CRÈMES
47. Breckinridge and Hess : MYRAS. Myra Breckinridge1970 film), Dame Myra Hess(1890 – 1965) was a British pianist.
48. Act division : SCENE
50. Bête __ : NOIRE. The term is used to refer to an object or abstract idea that is particularly disliked or avoided.
51. David of the PGA : DUVAL. This golfer
52. End of __ : AN ERA
53. Memorable '50s lemon : EDSEL. It was said it looked like a Buick sucking a lemon.
54. Jokes with : KIDS
55. River through Spain : EBRO
56. Strip lighting : NEON
57. Quaint shoppe word : OLDE
Argyle
