Words:72
Blocks:29
Hi There~!
Triple 10's, triple 9's and a very low block count make up today's offering from Mr. Silk. Started off well by skipping the stacks and filling in the shorter answers first, and then on the second pass got most of the tough fill. Closed out in the SW corner, ironically with LOOSE ENDS - imagine that. Two 11-letter climbers as well;
10D. Dylan hit originally written for "Midnight Cowboy" :
LAY LADY LAY - I will let you link
30D. Basketball formation with numerous play options : SET OFFENSE - more at 60A, too - as you may not know, basketball is just not my thing - in fact, a game was on the TVs for sale in the Radio Shack I was shopping in, and just that squeak of sneakers made me want to leave...
ONward ~!
ACROSS:
1. Natural liniment : WITCH HAZEL
11. Beliefs : -ISMS
15. MacLeish work inspired by a treatise published circa 18 B.C. : ARS POETICA
16. "The Grapes of Wrath" traveler : OKIE
17. Decent sort : REGULAR GUY
18. Turner of records : TINA
19. Rubble creator : TNT
20. WWII leadership monogram : D.D.E. - Dwight David Eisenhower, usually clued as having played a part in the "ETO" campaign
21. Picks up : LEARNS
23. Like many poll questions : YES/NO
25. "Paradise Lost" figure : SATAN - not the NHL hockey player; has gone on to play in Slovakia
28. Period in a sonnet : E'EN - Evening
29. Without getting excited : IN STRIDE - as in "he took it in stride"
31. Govt. benefits provider : SSA - Social Security Administration - I am paying in to a benefit program I will not be able to draw from....
32. Bleep : DELETE - ah, not CENSOR
35. Sauté : FRY
36. Golfer's concern : HOOK
37. Mexican salamander : AXOLOTL - YIKES~!!
39. The States, to Mexicans : EL NORTE
41. Reunión attendees : TIOS - Uncle in Spanish, no?
42. Word of awe : OOH - and we have; 46D. "That feels great!" : AAH
44. Main arteries : AORTAS
45. Sudanese leader? : ESS - the capital "S"
46. "Age before beauty!" : AFTER YOU~!
48. __-Julie: Montreal suburb : STE - French abbr. for Saint
49. Media workers' org. : AFTRA - website
50. Employ against, as tear gas : USE ON
54. Develop canines, say : TEETHE - not the dog; see 26D
56. Welcome site : MAT
58. Jacuzzi setting : SPA - the locale, not "HOT", "JET", or "OFF" - hey, that could be a cute misdirection....
59. Last Stuart monarch : ANNE
60. Participant in an annual event since 1951 : NBA ALL-STAR
64. Year of Alexander V's death : MCDX - 1000, (-)100, 500, 10 = 1410
65. Dude ranch problem : SADDLE SORE
66. Nuisance : PEST
67. They require discussions : ESSAY TESTS
DOWN:
1. Toady? : WARTY
2. Castle seen in "The Whirl of Life" : IRENE - ah, the person, not the structure
3. USAF E-6's : T-SGTS - Forgive me if we have a Technical Sergeant who reads our blog, and I have forgotten who you are
4. Apple core, briefly : CPU - Apple, the computer company, that is
5. Keep : HOLD ONTO - again, not the structure
6. Command : HEAD - had LEAD here, made my first Across Witch Laze(r)
7. Idle : AT REST
8. First half of an indirect course? : ZIG - and of course, the second half being "ZAG"
9. Antique French coin : ECU
11. Speck : IOTA
12. Getaway that gives you a lift : SKI RESORT - what's your fave, HeartRx~?
13. Where Brooklyn Park is : MINNESOTA - not MANHATTAN; C.C., nearby perchance ??
14. Eel-like marine reptiles : SEA SNAKES
22. Ethyl ending : ENE - Ethylene
24. Nobelist Bohr : NIELS - WARNING~! Science Content
26. Boxer's cry : ARF - this BOXER
27. Weary : TIRE - This doesn't jive for me - tireD, yes
32. Office gadget : DATE STAMP
33. Ontologist's concern : EXISTENCE - sounds like they're making life even MORE complicated
34. Unfinished business : LOOSE ENDS
36. Falcon-headed god : HORUS - if ANT stops in, he'll appreciate this one - it's the album cover I think I liked best from Iron Maiden
38. Longtime Mississippi senator : LOTT
40. Bad sign for one seeking a shortcut : NO OUTLET - here on Long Island, you see this too often - lots of "exclusive" developments
43. Unnamed woman : HER
47. Inn choice : RAMADA
51. These, in Tijuana : ESTOS
52. Bridget Riley genre : OP-ART - take your pick
53. Nasal passages : NARES - pretty straight forward
55. Modern dialogue unit : TEXT - best church sign I have seen in a long time:
"HONK if you love Jesus; Text while driving to meet him now"
57. One who's with you : ALLY
61. Humanities degs. : BAs
62. Plugs : ADS - usually the verb for advertises is "plugs"
63. Helmsman's hdg. : SSE
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