Words: 72
Blocks: 30
I guessed it this time~!! A great construction with little "clunky" fill - those answers that are so VAGUE (see 53A.) that you get that "ugh" feeling when you solve them some Saturdays. Lots of "A" names and food as well - see the *starred* clues/answers. Two 11-letter climbers today:
11D. D.C. monument that includes a dog : FDR MEMORIAL - Image - we often see "Fala" in puzzles - well, there he is~!!
22D. Film in which Agnes Moorehead debuted as the title character's mother : CITIZEN KANE - did not see this classic movie, but I had enough across to suss this one
Triple stacks of 9's, and two 'stand alone' 9-letter answers worth a mention;
29A. Clue outlets : TOY STORES - now, I was on Mr. Silk's wavelength here, since I was thinking about the board game with its secret passages diagonally across the 'mansion' - not the right "outlet", but....
36A. Four-time Grammy-winning R&B group : BOYZ II MEN - Great letter COMBO, and since this group was a contemporary of the stuff I grew up with, I nailed it, once I solved the "Z"
And Onward~!!
ACROSS:
1. Group of cats : JAZZ COMBO - And I thought we were going to get "clowder" here (or even destruction)- "cool, daddy-o, cool"
10. B's equivalent : C FLAT - a musical rarity, but I screwed up and thought it said B- (B minus), so I started with "C-plus", which strangely gave me the "L" for LOAMY, and so....
15. Mr. Wickfield's clerk : URIAH HEEP - common in CW, but not the whole name
16. They can make you hungry : ODORS
17. Mild : TEMPERATE
18. Grouch : CRANK - not Oscar~!
19. ID issuer : SSA - Social Security Administration - I need a new card - my paper one is showing its age big time.
20. Judge : RATE
21. 1960s-'70s outfielder *Agee : TOMMIE - I defer to our baseball fan C.C.
22. Application datum : CITY
23.* Sweetened, in a way : HONEYED
24. HBO title agent whose name includes dollar signs in the show's logo : *ARLISS - the Wiki
27. Jazz pianist inspired by Waller : TATUM - more Wiki for those who need more
28. Wasteland : HEATH
33. "__ Love Her" : AND I
34. Forecast word : WINDY
35. Exceptional : RARE
38. Language that gives us "pundit" : HINDI
39. Broke off : ENDED
40.* Part of a product name chosen because it sounds Scandinavian : HÄAGEN - as in Dazs, the ice cream
41. Sunburn-related meas. : U.V. INDEX
44. Cyan relative : TEAL
45. Disgust : SICKEN
46. Recipe direction : SEAR
47. Plant activity: Abbr. : MFG - I suppose it could be 'both' types of plant - the factory, and the organism that can be found ManuFacturinG oxygen....
50. Place with crests : OCEAN - waves
51. Some free downloads : SHAREWARE - I tried PHONE APPS, which gave me the "H" for SHAH; oh, the misdirection....
53. Hard to make out : FAINT - not VAGUE
54. Crystal clear : EASY TO SEE
55. Baseball's Angels owner Moreno et al. : *ARTES - C.C., anything to add~??
56.* Kraft spread : CHEEZ WHIZ
DOWN:
1. Protrudes : JUTS
2. War deity : *ARES
3.* MillerCoors malt beverage : ZIMA - seen this before on Saturday
4. Stun : ZAP
5. Remember fondly : CHERISH
6. "Nuts!" : "OH RATS~!"
7.* Like some spaghetti sauces : MEATY
8. __ de somme: beast of burden : BETE
9. "... thus wide I'll __ my arms": "Hamlet" : OPE
10.* Indonesian export : COCONUT
12. Like fertile soil : LOAMY
13. Contemporary of Jack and Gary : *ARNIE - Golfers, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Arnold Palmer
14. Showed disapproval : TSKed
21. Hotsy-__ : TOTSY - Urban dictionary - this is my idea of "hotsy-totsy"; can a man be "hotsy-totsy, ladies?
23. Mozart contemporary : HAYDN - another great letter combo
24. Pequod skipper : *AHAB
25. City at the foot of the Sierra Nevada : RENO - map, on the left - I hope I can visit from my new home soon~!
26. Jane Grey's title : LADY
27. Fit : TONED
29. Ironman watch maker : TIMEX - funny, 5-letter brand could also be ROLEX, SEIKO, BRERA, FENDI, GUCCI, CASIO
30. Jingled : RANG
31. Earth, to Freud : ERDE
32. "__Language": 1993 best-seller : SEIN - Jerry Seinfeld
34. Add a lane to, say : WIDEN
37. Moves to the right, usually : INDENTS - nothing political, just the "tab" key
38. Israel's oldest daily newspaper : HAARETZ - here is the online version
40. Court call : HEAR YE, hear ye
41. D.C.'s locale, familiarly : U.S.OF A.
42. Parish priest : VICAR
43. Nail down the deal : ICE IT
44. Bait : TEASE
46. Old Mideast ruler : SHAH
47.* Squish : MASH - like potatoes - right~?
48. Emancipated, in Essen : FREI
49. "Yikes!" : GEEZ and a straight clecho at 52A.
51. Short time? : SECond
52. "Yikes!" : WOW
Oh, and here's your "Q"
Splynter
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