17A. Like #1 hits: TOP RANKING.
29A. Stands for sheets with notes: MUSIC RACKS.
44A. For a full license, it's 17 or 18 in most states: DRIVING AGE.
Boomer here.
Good
morning all. I am sure you were able to CRACK a GAG while you solved
this puzzle. Much simpler Monday offering than last week. We finally
got two new doors on our humble home last week. Now C.C. can open them
with one arm, and I can open them without the colorful language.
Across:
1. Pet adoption org.: ASPCA.
6. Sore after exercise: ACHY. Billy Ray Cyrus had a Breaky Heart
10. Landlocked African nation: CHAD. Okay, but my clue would have been Mr. Mitchell of the famous 60s Trio.
14. They're entered in court: PLEAS.
15. One of Pittsburgh's three rivers: OHIO. What is round on the ends and High in the middle?
16. Hawaii County seat: HILO. A song of love is a sad song, Hi Lili, Hi Lili, Hilo.
19. Wide-eyed: AGOG.
20. Buffet fuel: STERNO. This would be a backwoods buffet. Most casino buffets use steam tables.
21. Sewn medical treatment: STITCHES.
23. 36 inches: YARD. How many were in Tom Brady's passing stats this year?
25. "So that's your game!": OHO.
26. Auto loan default result: REPO.
35. Key with one sharp: Abbr.: E MIN. I think this was my grade on my first Latin test.
36. Rice field: PADDY. A fixture in Vietnam, but also Paddy O'Furniture is a famous Irish furniture store. Is Irish furniture always green?
37. Shirt with a slogan: TEE. First time I've seen this word in a puzzle without a golf reference.
38. School basics: ABCS.
39. Pub beer orders: PINTS.
40. Cup of joe: JAVA. How many names can you think of for coffee?
41. Writing desk room, perhaps: DEN.
42. Classic orange soda: FANTA. A Coca Cola Company product - comes in many flavors but I don't see it in stores around Minnesota.
43. Inch or mile, e.g.: UNIT. Also a term for an Army Company. Add a "wit" and it's what the sergeant called any one of us.
47. Macy's department: MEN'S.
- History lesson. Macy's in Minnesota was once Dayton's, owned by the
family of our current Governor, Mark. Dayton's was very popular years
ago. Macy's is high class but a bit on the pricey side.
48. LeBron, e.g., briefly: CAV. Looks like the Celtics are handling Mr. James pretty well in the playoffs.
49. Nose-in-the-air type: SNOB.
51. Challenging words: I DARE YOU. Sometimes you get "Double Dared"
56. Privy to the scheme: IN ON IT.
60. Sushi seaweed: NORI. This is seaweed that people eat! Not me.
63. Leg joint: KNEE.
64. Litter yippers: PUPS.
65. Sufferer healed by Jesus: LEPER.
66. Apt "ayes" anagram: YEAS. All in favor ?
67. Exxon, formerly: ESSO.
68. Substitutes' squad: B TEAM. As opposed to the team of George Peppard and Mr. T who called everyone "Sucka", not lollipop.
Down:
1. Tenants' qtrs.: APTS.
2. Vegas machine: SLOT. Remember the old machines where you put coins in the slot. Now they only take paper money.
3. Le Pew of skunkdom: PEPE. A famous skunk created in the 40s. I think he fell in love with Penelope Pussycat.
4. Bags you don't check: CARRY-ONS.
I really hate it when people carry on bags that my bowling balls would
fit into, then stuff them overhead. Two other cross-referenced answers: 31. 4-Down attachments: ID TAGS. 34. 4-Down may be stored under them: SEATS. Not the bowling ball size though.
5. Yoga position: ASANA.
6. Hunky-dory: A-OK. NASA talk in Houston I believe.
7. Letters after phis: CHIS. It's Greek to me.
8. Dash, as of a spice: HINT.
9. Quotable Berra: YOGI. One of my all time favorite Yankees. "When you get to a fork in the road, Take it." Finished his career as a Met.
10. "One, two, one-two-three" dance: CHA CHA.
11. Like more efficient gas: HIGH OCTANE. Since Octo is eight in Spanish and ten in Month number, why is high octane 89-92 ?
12. Botanical balm: ALOE. Add VERA and we have a plant on our deck.
13. Kennel barkers: DOGS.
18. Usual: NORM. After the movie "Psycho" I think people stopped naming their sons, Norm. (Apologies to any Normans here on the blog today).
22. Whig rival: TORY.
I think people believe that Whigs and Tories became Republicans and
Democrats, however after the big wedding Saturday, I think there's a bit
of Whig in all of us.
24. Fooling: DUPING.
26. Check, as an invoice: RE-ADD.
27. Fireplace glower: EMBER.
28. Park place with tables: PICNIC AREA.
30. North Pole letter recipient: SANTA. Memories of Argyle here.
32. DJ's assortment: CDS.
33. Actor Costner: KEVIN.
One of my favorites, especially as Crash Davis in "Bull Durham". I
think he bought into a casino in Deadwood, SD but it did not do well.
39. Flying Peter: PAN.
40. 747, e.g.: JUMBO JET. We don't see them much any more. The 737 seems to be the jet of choice these days.
42. Pentagon side count: FIVE. Hand slap gimme.
45. Isn't the same for everyone: VARIES.
46. Oklahoma city: ENID.
50. 16 oz.: ONE LB. Okay - Libra is Latin for scale. That is how "pound" got the "LB" abbreviation. This is why Latin drove me insanis.
51. Pitch-black: INKY.
I once scored 208,000 on a Pac Man machine at Great America Amusement
Park in Northern Illinois. When I finally lost there were about ten
people behind me watching. Inky was one of the characters in the game.
I think he was the blue one.
52. All finished: DONE. Almost
53. "Jeepers!": YIPE.
54. Heavy burden: ONUS.
55. Govt. mail agency: USPS. - We have 80,000 people in Brooklyn Park. The mail gets delivered, but not always on time.
57. "Uh-uh": NOPE.
58. Flat-package furniture chain: IKEA. We have a huge IKEA store near the Mall of America.
59. Senate six years: TERM. 33 seats are up for grabs in 169 days!
62. Prefix with metric: ISO.
Boomer
