Good morning, cruciverbalists. This marine mammal is still up in the mountains so today's recap will, again, be a bit on the brief side. A fortnight ago the recap was almost exclusively verbiage. Today, however, we'll lean more heavily on the adage that "a single picture is worth a thousand words."
Today's puzzle setter is Chris Sablich (who previously had puzzles recapped by yours truly on 09 September and 26 August of this year). This morning he and Daffy are not leaving much to our imagination. Let's start with the reveal:
62 Across: 1996 Demi Moore film ... and a hint to how four puzzle answers were created: STRIPTEASE.
At four places within the grid Chris has dropped the letter T from a two-word expression and thereby morphed it into a different two-word expression with a different meaning. Stripped Tees.
17 Across: Polished orator?: ABLE TALKER. Formerly, Table Talker. Table talk is defined as casual conversation around, you guessed it, a table.
22 Across: Indication that the coffee is ready?: URN SIGNAL. Formerly, Turn Signal
38 Across: Regret the choice of wall paint color?: RUE BLUE. Formerly, True Blue
50 Across: Carol Burnett, at the end of an episode?: EAR JERKER. Formerly, Tear Jerker. Carol Burnett tugged her ear at the end of each show as a message to her grandmother that Carol was doing well and that she loved her grandmother.
. . . and now for the rest of the story . . .
Across:
1. First name in old horror films: BELA.
5. They're earned at U's: DEGS. DEGreeS. When the topic was raised last time about constructors taking the first three letters of any word to use for an answer it was not meant to be a road map.
9. Serious wound: GASH. Let's skip this graphic.
13. Suit, so to speak: EXEC. A Suit, in this case is a slang, and somewhat derogatory, term for a business EXECutive.
14. Artist Matisse: HENRI.
15. Start to freeze?: ANTI.
16. __ fail: EPIC. A modern bit of slang.
19. Like C's, in some cases: SO SO. Are we grading on the curve?
20. One way to go to a party: STAG.
The Dave Clark Five - 1965 - Over and Over
21. Steak __: DIANE A preparation usually involving Cognac and mushrooms.
25. One in a large octet. PLANET Formerly a large nonet.
28. Southernmost of the Southeast's Sea Islands: AMELIA.
32. Main line: AORTA.
33. Palindromic title: MA'AM.
36. Skiff movers: OARS. A skiff is a small, usually flat-bottomed, rowboat.
37. Corp. money manager: CFO. Chief Financial Officer
41. Is, once: WAS. The past tense of is is was.
42. "__ Shanter": Burns poem: TAM O.
44. Dance movement: STEP.
45. Bridge along the Arno: PONTE. Italian for bridge.
47. Golf lesson topic: STANCE.
49. Becomes aware of: SENSES.
54. Like some online purchases: IN APP.
57. Small case: ETUI. Crosswordese,
58. Field unit: ACRE.
64. Post: MAIL. As in The Box Tops' "My baby posted me a letter."
65. Cry of success: I WIN.
66. Sign of early spring: ARIES. Zodiac.
67. Senior __: PROM. Moment would not fit.
68. Errors, say: STAT. A baseball reference. Short for Statistic. R H E Runs, Hits, Errors
69. PC connections: DSLS. Digital Subscriber LineS.
70. Gels: SETS.
Down:
1. Half a sex-ed metaphor, with "the": BEES.
2. Trade show: EXPO.
3. Floral necklaces: LEIS.
4. Explanation: ACCOUNT.
5. Financial statement items: DEBTS. Usually, Assets and Liabilities of which Debts is a subset.
6. China's Zhou __: ENLAI.
7. System of shorthand: GREGG.
8. Warm the bench: SIT. A sports reference. Not in the game.
9. Probe that visited Jupiter: GALILEO. Named for a famous Pisan (but not Fibonacci).
10. "She's a Lady" songwriter: ANKA.
11. British WWII gun: STEN.
12. Put on: HIRE. You're putting me on, right?
14. "Who __?!": "Join the club!": HASN'T.
18. NBA commissioner Silver: ADAM.
23. Bring up: REAR. Not "bring up the rear".
24. First killer whale to perform with a human: NAMU.
25. Accords: PACTS.
26. For dieters, in ads: LO FAT. Ad-speak for Low Fat.
27. Coffee asset: AROMA.
29. They may be manicured: LAWNS.
30. Steaming: IRATE.
31. Beasts of burden: ASSES.
33. Ran into: MET.
34. Half a sawbuck: ABE. A sawbuck is a ten-dollar bill.
35. Zugspitze, e.g.: ALP. Germany's highest point.
39. Manipulative sort: USER.
40. Olympics fencing event: EPEE.
43. Ice cream purchase: ONE PINT.
46. Parts of cloverleafs: ON RAMPS.
48. Yokum cartoonist: CAPP.
49. Irving Berlin's "Blue __": SKIES.
51. Signs of crowd displeasure: JEERS.
52. Online biz: ETAIL. An E word, again.
53. Deceptions: RUSES.
54. Goddess usually depicted holding an ankh: ISIS.
55. Food package amt.: NT WT. NeT WeighT
56. Bizet's "Habanera," e.g.: ARIA.
The Royal Opera
59. Diligence: CARE.
60. Comedy club hit: RIOT.
61. Stately trees: ELMS.
63. Bit: TAD.
And now, with a special "Thank you" to Shaun The Sheep for his appearances today . . . .
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