Theme: Puff Piece - Items of light weight.
17A. Exploit a situation for personal wealth: FEATHER ONE'S NEST
27A. Textured overhead interior feature in some homes: POPCORN CEILING. Google pictures.
48A. Large final loan remittance: BALLOON PAYMENT
64A. Has little significance ... and to all intents and purposes, what the first word of 17-, 27- and 48-Across does: CARRIES NO WEIGHT
Argyle here with Gail's solo effort. Some entries will test your crossword knowledge.
Across:
1. Plastering strip: LATH. Not many plaster walls left.
5. Go here and there: ROAM
9. Performs a full-body scan on?: OGLEs. New clue for an old favorite.
14. "Wonderfilled" cookie: OREO
15. Arizona county or its seat: YUMA
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| Gateway Park |
16. Decoratively patterned fabric: TOILE
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| 1950's nautical toile cocktail dress |
20. Decorator's asset: TASTE
21. Black & Decker rival: SKIL. Power tools.
22. Membership fees: DUES
23. Embarrassing shirt-pocket stain: INK
25. Range above tenor: ALTO
34. Soup aisle container: CAN
35. Director Kazan: ELIA
36. Walk-on role: CAMEO
37. Feels remorse over: RUEs
39. Sock away: AMASS
42. Works on a seam: SEWS
43. Identity-concealing name: ALIAS
45. Yr.-end consultants: CPAs. (Certified Public Accountant)
47. "The fresh air is delightful!": "AAH!"
52. iPod download: TUNE
53. Tofu source: SOY
54. Dating from: AS OF
57. Give the band a hand: CLAP
60. Brings in from the field: REAPS
67. German steel town: ESSEN. Actually, a quite 'green' town.
68. "I've got the tab": "ON ME"
69. Like some art class models: NUDE
70. Places for laces: SHOES
71. Call for: NEED
72. Shocked reaction: GASP
Down:
1. Artist's digs: LOFT. They get the best light.
2. Flooring calculation: AREA
3. Drinks with crumpets: TEAs
4. Inside racetrack info: HOT TIP
5. Loaf in a deli: RYE
6. For you and me: OURS
7. Wild way to run: AMOK
8. Hit song from "Flashdance": MANIAC
'Firewind' is a Greek power metal band.
9. Extra NFL periods: OTs. (overtime)
10. Ski resort transports: GONDOLAs. Will take you where a t-bar could only dream.
11. "In __ of gifts ... ": LIEU
12. Otherwise: ELSE
13. Sinks out of sight, as the sun: SETS
18. Therefore: HENCE
19. Couture monthly: ELLE
24. Beverage nut: KOLA
26. Personal quirk: TIC
27. Former "American Idol" judge Abdul: PAULA
28. Roger of NBC News: O'NEIL. Roger O'Neil has been a reporter for NBC News for over 30 years.
29. Volcano edge: RIM
30. Anti-discrimination org.: NAACP. (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
31. "In other words ... ": "I MEAN ... "
32. Not experienced in: NEW AT
33. "Golly!": "GOSH!"
34. Clawed crawler: CRAB. I miss Sally.
38. Like foods for a low-sodium diet: SALT FREE
40. Body wrap offerer: SPA
41. Comes out with: SAYS
44. Not worth a __: SOU. A former French coin of low denomination.
46. Camper's dessert: S'MORE
49. On a single occasion: ONCE
50. Willie of country: NELSON
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| Willie Nelson and his guitar, 'Trigger'. |
51. Watching closely: EYEING
54. Golf rarities: ACES. A hole in one.
55. Beauty pageant band: SASH
56. Roughly: ORSO
58. Celebrity chef Burrell: ANNE
59. Fleshy fruit: POME. A fruit consisting of a fleshy enlarged receptacle and a tough central core containing the seeds, e.g., an apple or pear.
61. Isla surrounder: AGUA. Spanish for island and water.
62. Advanced degrees: Abbr.: PHDs. (Doctor of Philosophy)
63. Staircase unit: STEP
65. State Farm's bus.: INS. (Insurance)
66. Exchange rings: WED
Argyle
Dear Peg sent me these two pictures on Sunday morning (before they were pounded with more rain). She said this:
"Here’s a pic or two from all the rain we’ve gotten….. over 24” in the last 12 hours!
No water in the house but it came within
half inch. Receding slowly. First pic is of our front yard. Second is
neighbor’s house across the street!"
