Theme: LITTLE WOMEN (59. Louisa May Alcott classic whose main characters are hidden in the answers to the starred clues)
17. *"We'll never understand": IT'S A MYSTERY.
25. *Color named for a fruit: LIME GREEN.
34. *Large bovine of American folklore: BABE THE BLUE OX.
50. *Political satirist who wrote "Holidays in Hell": P. J. O'ROURKE.
Interesting - I have a sister named Amy and a cousin named Jo. Not sure if I am ready for a Wednesday. I have heard her child is full of woe.
Across:
5. Indian dignitaries: RAJAHS. Interesting how native Americans acquired the tag of Indians. Columbus had no idea where he landed.
11. Pizzeria order: PIE. So bye, bye, Miss American PIE.
14. Make bootees, say: KNIT. I never picked up this skill.
15. Childish response: ARE TOO. AM NOT!
16. Lenient: LAX. Also a busy Airport.
19. Sports rep: AGT.
20. Familia members: TIAS.
21. __ Palmas: Canary Islands port: LAS. Tra LA LA LA
22. Ranch unit: ACRE. A bad tooth.
23. Not just a few: EVERY. EVERY day of the week comes another puzzle.
27. Public face: PERSONA. In line ahead of PERSON B
29. Not yet firm: UNSET.
30. D'backs, in box scores: ARI. ARIZONA, Take off your rainbow shades.
31. Residue in a charcoal grill: ASH. Louisville Slugger bats.
33. Pt. of many long weekends: FRI. Tough puzzle day.
40. Slithery swimmer: EEL. Yuck!
41. Loaf that may contain caraway seeds: RYE. Seinfeld stole it from a lady
42. Rival: FOE.
44. Like a designated driver: SOBER. I am this. My meds do not agree with the stuff in that other bottle.
47. Weepy: TEARFUL. It does not make me cry. I never liked the hard stuff much.
54. "Phooey!": NERTS.
55. Umbrella spokes: RIBS. Great dinner as well.
56. __ chi: martial art: TAI.
57. Ten, for openers: DECA. But I thought December was the 12th month.
58. Recede: EBB. The tide goes out unless it's laundry soap.
63. Wonderment: AWE.
64. Lipton drink: ICE TEA. Great stuff in Minnesota's hot hot summer.
65. High coif: UPDO.
66. Teller of corny jokes, stereotypically: DAD. Yeah, that's me.
67. Not strict with: EASY ON.
68. Discreet summons: PSST. Do you want to know a secret ?
Down:
2. Colony critter: ANT. I have had ants, but not in the house, only driveway.
3. Climbing vine with purple flowers: WISTERIA. Sounds like something our Vikings may grow.
4. Connecting flights: STAIRS. Three in our home. Difficult for me with bad legs and shoulder.
5. Tampa Bay baseballers: RAYS. Do they still have a pool beyond the outfield fence with a devil ray in it?
6. Horace's "__ Poetica": ARS.
7. "Fist of Legend" action star: JET LI.
8. Starting squad: A TEAM. Twins are now an F team. Pitching coach quit and went to LSU.
9. Neigh-sayer: HORSE. A horse is a horse of course. Mr. Ed.
10. __ latte: dairy-free order: SOY.
11. Director's call: PLACES. Came in second at Churchhill Downs.
12. "So true!": I AGREE.
13. Magnitude: EXTENT.
18. Cinco de __: MAYO.
22. Golfer Palmer, informally: ARNIE. Had an Army of fans.
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23. Org. with a Climate Change section on its website: EPA.
24. Sink or swim: VERB. Kitchen SINK is a noun.
25. Mascara target: LASH. I keep my LASH mascara-free.
26. Hindu spiritual adviser: GURU. Does he give stock tips?
28. The older of baseball's two leagues: Abbr.: NATL. I am not old enough to remember when there was only one league.
32. Possessive pronoun: HER.
33. Vamoose: FLEE. I'm outta here soon!
35. Pub round: BEERS. "Beer, beer, beer said the privates - happy men are we, There's none so fair as can compare with the sighting infantry'
36. Architect Saarinen: EERO.
37. Data unit: BYTE. Take a BYTE of the Apple Eve.
38. Freeway exits: OFF RAMPS. Slow down.
39. Cross off: X OUT.
43. Overhead trains: ELS. Golfer Ernie.
44. Cream cheese, e.g.: SPREAD. Not my favorite.
45. Algonquian language: OJIBWA.
46. Rose and fell on the waves: BOBBED. If it goes under, you caught a fish!!
48. Over again: ANEW.
49. Get back: RECOUP. Investors got some of their dough back in July.
51. City near Syracuse: UTICA. Not a small town. Everything's big in NY.
52. Hotel postings: RATES. Going up all the time.
53. Poker pot: KITTY.
57. Leader with an .edu address: DEAN. Dean Phillips is our
congressman from Minnesota. Last week he suggested that Biden should
not run again. Makes sense. Joe B is four years older than me and I am
not running.
59. Fabrication: LIE.
60. Name of 13 popes: LEO. I don't remember any of them. I think there were 23 Johns.
61. Masthead VIPs: EDS.
62. "__ too shabby!": NOT. Thank you!
Boomer
Notes from C.C.:
Happy birthday to our beautiful Melissa, the longest blogger on our team after me. Melissa and her mom Barbara B were avid crossword solvers and commenters back in 2008. After her world was turned upside down, she founded Adopt an Inmate project and has successfully facilitated thousands of adoptions.Event though she's extremely busy with her job, she continues to find time to blog for us. Thank you so much, Melissa!
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