Theme: Jumbled - Shifting the letters of the word DAY (within the circles if you have them). All six permutations are used.
17A. Lois Lane portrayer in "Man of Steel" : AMY ADAMS
21A. Earliest recorded Chinese ruling group : XIA DYNASTY
33A. Kevlar-lined vest, e.g. : BODY ARMOR
44A. "Reelin' in the Years" rock group : STEELY DAN
55A. High-definition medium : BLU- RAY DISC
63A. What a nine-to-fiver works ... or, literally, what each set of circled letters represents : DAY SHIFT
Argyle here. No other connection between the answers but a little overlap on two sets. Two big corners. David's second puzzle with us but he has several with NYT. Their loss, our gain today.
Across:
1. "The Affair" network, briefly : SHO. The effects of an affair between a married waitress at a Hamptons diner and a teacher who spends his summer at his in-laws' estate on the island. Network: Showtime
4. Feel the pain : ACHE
8. Connect (with) : LIAISE. Taken from the French. I first heard it used in the military; the liaison officer.
14. "How's that again?" : "HUH?"
15. The season to be jolly : NOEL. Ho, Ho, Ho!
16. Sprain application : ICE BAG
19. Accruing very little interest? : BORING
20. Put one over on : FOOL
23. Ranking card suit : TRUMP. No politics. (It will be tough.)
25. Sunrise direction : EAST. Except on Venus and Uranus.
26. Tavern brew : ALE
28. Pantyhose shade : TAN. Not ecru today.
29. Heavenly balls : ORBS
37. Pet's reward : TREAT
38. Blood typing letters : A-B-O
39. Holy threesome : TRINITY
41. Multi-platinum 44-Across album pronounced like a continent : "AJA"
42. Abrasive : ROUGH
46. Frat party barrels : KEGS
47. Shine, in ads : GLO
48. Opposite of paleo- : NEO
49. Arboretum sight : TREE
51. Big name in cubes : RUBIK. Ern̈o Rubik
61. Melt fish : TUNA
62. Spring tweeters : ROBINS. My first thought was peepers.
65. Get payback : AVENGE
66. "I hear you" : "OKAY"
67. See 32-Down : LEE. See 32D. With 67-Across, co-creator of Spider-Man : STAN. Stan Lee makes another appearance.
68. Corporate consolidation : MERGER
69. Give for a while : LEND
70. Make an effort : TRY
Down:
1. Mining tunnel : SHAFT. "She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)"
Video(live)[3:08]
2. Funny business : HUMOR
3. "What a joker!" : "OH, YOU!"
4. "Then what happened?" : "AND?"
5. Sweet-talk : COAX
6. Prefix with sphere : HEMI
7. "Frozen" princess : ELSA
8. Tripoli native : LIBYAN
9. Clickable pictures : ICONS
10. Lawn maintenance tool : AERATOR
11. Nile wader : IBIS
12. Director Gus Van __ : SANT. I had a Z at the cross with LIAIsE.
13. Like French toast : EGGY
18. "The American Look" cosmetics brand : ALMAY
22. Luv : DEARIE
24. "The Bell Jar" author Sylvia : PLATH. Wiki (about the book.)
27. Make a boo-boo : ERR
28. Pinto-riding sidekick : TONTO. "Giddy-up, Scout!"
30. Enjoy a book : READ
31. Tijuana's peninsula : BAJA
33. Announce a visitor, dog-style : [BARK!]
34. Bassoon kin : OBOE
35. Magician Henning : DOUG
36. Sent on a wild-goose chase : MISLED
37. Polk's predecessor : TYLER. 10th and 11th Presidents.
40. Rightmost bowling pin : TEN
43. Stripper's bottom line? : G-STRING. [snicker, giggle]
45. Kid : YOUTH
47. Old Faithful, e.g. : GEYSER
50. Cooking stove : RANGE
52. Constructed : BUILT
53. Figure out : INFER
54. "Sons of Anarchy" actress Sagal : KATEY
55. Novelist Stoker : BRAM
56. Romcom subject : LOVE. (romantic comedy)
57. Over, in Germany : ÜBER
58. Celeb with a big fan base : IDOL
59. "Oh, for Pete's __!" : SAKE
60. Color similar to teal : CYAN. from Greek kuanos.
64. Guitarist Barrett : SYD. The original front man and songwriter for Pink Floyd. Web Site.
Argyle
Note from C.C.:
Hey, a shout-out from David to my husband Doug (35D), who celebrates his 68th birthday today. Happy Birthday, Boomer!
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| C.C. & Boomer, Sept 5, 2009 |
