Theme: Carpe Diem (Write-up by Argyle)
Starting with the northeast corner: FIELD DAY, se: LABOR DAY, sw: CLEAR DAY, nw: ARBOR DAY; center unifier: NINETY DEGREE DAY
Note the corner words have a ninety degree bend in them. Ah, crossword corners!
Across:
1. Broke off engagement? : BORED. No longer engaging, became boring. (1. Not engaged : BORED)
6. 5X + 8 = 58 subj. : ALG. algebra
9. Jude Law 2004 movie : ALFIE. Also 1966 with Michael Caine.
14. Arles flower : RHONE. French river.
15. Sign of summer : LEO. Zodiac sign.
16. Handyman : DO-ALL
17. Tequila source : AGAVE
18. Saw red : SMOLDERED
20. Takes the plunge : WEDS
21. Gay marriage, for one : CAUSE
22. Eliot's "Adam ____" : BEDE. Published in 1859.
23. Super ____ (game console) : NES. The Nintendo Entertainment System
24. Lots of lots : ACRES
25. Sun. delivery : SER.
26. "Do ____?" : I DARE
29. Those, in Chile : ESOS
32. Cattle breed : ANGUS
34. "See ya later!" : "I GOTTA GO!"
38. Hot streak bellwether, or a five-letter word that can be read clockwise in each corner of this puzzle : NINETY DEGREE DAY
41. What 40D does : DESTROYS
42. Go green : REUSE
43. Planted : SOWN
44. Hogwash : SWILL
46. Advanced deg. : M.Sc. Master of Science
49. Rocker Frank : ZAPPA
51. Nonpareil : TOP
54. In vogue : CHIC
56. At full throttle : AMAIN
57. Ford auto, briefly : MERCury
58. Absolutely gorgeous : RAVISHING
60. Winter air : CAROL
61. O'Connor's successor : ALITO
62. Chinese "way" : TAO
63. Long operatic solo : SCENA
64. Spanish hero : EL CID
65. CPR pro : EMT
66. Beat : THROB
Down:
1. Muscle : BRAWN
2. "Shucks!" : "OH GEE!"
3. Pitching stuff? : ROAD SIGNS. Ads.
4. Ltr. carriers : ENVS Envelopes
5. Bad ending : DEE. BADDIE ?
6. Marcel Marceau birthplace : ALSACE. France.
7. Monkey cousin : LEMUR
8. 0 : GOOSE EGG
9. Throw in : ADD
10. "Stay" singer Lisa : LOEB
11. Going rates? : FARES
12. ___ France : ÎLE DE. Île-de-France literally Isle of France; see etymology below) is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-six administrative regions of France.
13. Like some statesmen : ELDER
19. Landlord : LESSOR
21. Jaguar, e.g. : CAR
27. Numbers for two : DUETS
28. Pirate rival : ASTRO
30. "SNL" alum Cheri : OTERI
31. Abs makeup : STEEL. "Buy now and you too can have ABS of STEEL."
32. "Then what?" : AND
33. Never, to Dietrich : NIE
34. DDE rival : IES. Oops, should be AES, Adlai Ewing Stevenson II. (34. Y, pluralized : IES)
Wait, I get it. If you pluralize a word ending in Y (industry) it changes to IES (industries).
35. Scarlet letter wearer : ADULTERER. The Scarlet Letter is an 1850 romantic work of fiction in a historical setting, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hester Prynne did the deed.
36. Total blast : GAS
37. "____ Como Va" : OYE. "Oye Como Va" is a song written by Latin jazz and mambo musician Tito Puente in 1963 and popularized by Santana's cover of the song in 1970.
39. "I'm amazed!" : "YOWZAH!"
40. It's a blast : DYNAMITE
44. Tap : SPIGOT
45. Pale : WAN
46. Carmen of jazz : McRAE
47. "____ we dance?" : SHALL
48. Kind of duty : CIVIC
50. Flier until '91 : PANAM
52. Maine college town : ORONO
53. Computer class room : PC LAB
55. Bank opening? : CITI
57. Jet speed unit : MACH
59. Ground cover : SOD
60. Wild hrs. : CST. Central Standard Time but don't get the 'Wild' (Note: Minnesota Wild, NHL team)
Answer grid.
Argyle
Starting with the northeast corner: FIELD DAY, se: LABOR DAY, sw: CLEAR DAY, nw: ARBOR DAY; center unifier: NINETY DEGREE DAY
Note the corner words have a ninety degree bend in them. Ah, crossword corners!
Across:
1. Broke off engagement? : BORED. No longer engaging, became boring. (1. Not engaged : BORED)
6. 5X + 8 = 58 subj. : ALG. algebra
9. Jude Law 2004 movie : ALFIE. Also 1966 with Michael Caine.
14. Arles flower : RHONE. French river.
15. Sign of summer : LEO. Zodiac sign.
16. Handyman : DO-ALL
17. Tequila source : AGAVE
18. Saw red : SMOLDERED
20. Takes the plunge : WEDS
21. Gay marriage, for one : CAUSE
22. Eliot's "Adam ____" : BEDE. Published in 1859.
23. Super ____ (game console) : NES. The Nintendo Entertainment System
24. Lots of lots : ACRES
25. Sun. delivery : SER.
26. "Do ____?" : I DARE
29. Those, in Chile : ESOS
32. Cattle breed : ANGUS
34. "See ya later!" : "I GOTTA GO!"
38. Hot streak bellwether, or a five-letter word that can be read clockwise in each corner of this puzzle : NINETY DEGREE DAY
41. What 40D does : DESTROYS
42. Go green : REUSE
43. Planted : SOWN
44. Hogwash : SWILL
46. Advanced deg. : M.Sc. Master of Science
49. Rocker Frank : ZAPPA
51. Nonpareil : TOP
54. In vogue : CHIC
56. At full throttle : AMAIN
57. Ford auto, briefly : MERCury
58. Absolutely gorgeous : RAVISHING
60. Winter air : CAROL
61. O'Connor's successor : ALITO
62. Chinese "way" : TAO
63. Long operatic solo : SCENA
64. Spanish hero : EL CID
65. CPR pro : EMT
66. Beat : THROB
Down:
1. Muscle : BRAWN
2. "Shucks!" : "OH GEE!"
3. Pitching stuff? : ROAD SIGNS. Ads.
4. Ltr. carriers : ENVS Envelopes
5. Bad ending : DEE. BADDIE ?
6. Marcel Marceau birthplace : ALSACE. France.
7. Monkey cousin : LEMUR
8. 0 : GOOSE EGG
9. Throw in : ADD
10. "Stay" singer Lisa : LOEB
11. Going rates? : FARES
12. ___ France : ÎLE DE. Île-de-France literally Isle of France; see etymology below) is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-six administrative regions of France.
13. Like some statesmen : ELDER
19. Landlord : LESSOR
21. Jaguar, e.g. : CAR
27. Numbers for two : DUETS
28. Pirate rival : ASTRO
30. "SNL" alum Cheri : OTERI
31. Abs makeup : STEEL. "Buy now and you too can have ABS of STEEL."
32. "Then what?" : AND
33. Never, to Dietrich : NIE
34. DDE rival : IES. Oops, should be AES, Adlai Ewing Stevenson II. (34. Y, pluralized : IES)
Wait, I get it. If you pluralize a word ending in Y (industry) it changes to IES (industries).
35. Scarlet letter wearer : ADULTERER. The Scarlet Letter is an 1850 romantic work of fiction in a historical setting, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hester Prynne did the deed.
36. Total blast : GAS
37. "____ Como Va" : OYE. "Oye Como Va" is a song written by Latin jazz and mambo musician Tito Puente in 1963 and popularized by Santana's cover of the song in 1970.
39. "I'm amazed!" : "YOWZAH!"
40. It's a blast : DYNAMITE
44. Tap : SPIGOT
45. Pale : WAN
46. Carmen of jazz : McRAE
47. "____ we dance?" : SHALL
48. Kind of duty : CIVIC
50. Flier until '91 : PANAM
52. Maine college town : ORONO
53. Computer class room : PC LAB
55. Bank opening? : CITI
57. Jet speed unit : MACH
59. Ground cover : SOD
60. Wild hrs. : CST. Central Standard Time but don't get the 'Wild' (Note: Minnesota Wild, NHL team)
Answer grid.
Argyle
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