FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED

Theme: FORE . (71. Links warning, and a prefix with the second word of the answers to starred clues). When I play golf, and there are too many very slow players in front, I might just take a shot at one, but I always yell the warning.

Good morning, boys and girls and trolls; how many were expecting a green puzzle today? Heaven FOREFEND such a concept. We do however, get the clever mind of Mike Peluso who gave us the wonderful President’s puzzle last month.

Welcome to wacky Wednesday with your guest blogger Lemonade 714.
I really enjoyed doing this puzzle, and now know how hard C.C., Argyle and all of the others who have sat in this place, work to entertain.

We begin:
17. *"Unbelievable!": OUTTA SIGHT . Hmm, okay out of sight, meaning amazing. A good Maynard G. Krebs word; he introduced the transistor radio to the world. Good thing this is a CROSS WORD puzzle. FORESIGHT. Which if I had any, would have told me there would be no St. Patrick here today.

25. *Knitting aid, in a way: PLASTER CAST . Now this clue I love, as who would think about bones knitting together. Great misdirection. FORECAST, what the weathermen do daily.

37. *Office component: MICROSOFT WORD . Another nice curve, as this is but one part of the MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE. Most old lawyers still use Word Perfect, but we are in the minority. FOREWORD, the writing before a book, not to be confused with FOREWARD, like our own dear Lois.

52. *Legendary archer: WILLIAM TELL . Always was the apple of my eye, and I really like his intro music by Rossini.
FORETELL, another look into the future.

61. *Cartoon beeper: ROAD RUNNER and of course my favorite, Wile E. Coyote, his nemesis, and another hero of mine. He never gives up.
FORERUNNER, not to be confused with 4Runner .

And our bonus word, for ones who look into the future, 70. Oracles: SEERS. Mr. Peluso did, perhaps wisely, leave out FORESKIN.

Across:

1. Repairs with thread: SEWS . Okay, nice simple beginning to get the juices flowing.
5. Burning: AFIRE , 43. Like angry bees: ASWARM , 57. Each: APIECE . Well we all have our favorites and not so….
10. Part of C.W. Post: Abbr.: INIT this refers to the Initials, C. W.
14. BCS org.: NCAA March Madness started tonight, good job Arkansas Pine Bluff, another example of not quitting, as the Golden Lions lost their first 11 games this year.
15. Tot watchers' nicknames: NANAS . I called one of mine Mimi, and the other- her.
16. Muscle quality: Tone. Well, do you like them Big or Small ?
19. Radio toggle switch: AM FM . What about satellite?
20. What you can't have success without?: ESSESS you could not spell it any other way.
21. Abate: EASE UP .
23. La Mediterranean e.g. : MER , our first French lesson of the day, meaning SEA, which led me to: 56. Evian for one: and of course I wanted EAU, which means water, but the perps told me it was: SPA .
28. "Born Free" lioness: ELSA , and I always get this PICTURE in my mind.
30. Record book: LOG, Captain’s LOG Stardate 124.8; yes I am a trekkie.
31. Evaluates: RATES .
32. Adopt, as a stray: TAKES IN . Is that how most of you got your kitties?
35. Cosmetic surgery, for short: LIPO . Maybe if I move my tummy, to my ass….
42. R.E.M.'s "The __ Love": ONE I. The band is originally from Georgia .
45. Highway with a terminus at Dawson Creek, British Columbia: ALCAN .
49. Night sch. course: ESL . We see that a lot in Florida.
51. Give off: EMIT .
58. Japanese-American: NISEI .
60. Almond __: crunchy candy: ROCA . Yummy.
66. Reactions to no-brainers: DUHS .
67. "Coffee __?": OR TEA . Or me?.
68. Nevada neighbor: : UTAH , we have seen this state often, recently.
69. Renege on a dele?: STET . What a great new clue, for some crosswordese, with a pun on DEAL to boot! Love it,



Down:

1. __-Cat: SNO Isn’t THIS what you wanted this winter Dennis?
2. Old French coin: back to our French lesson, but instead of old standby SOU, we have ECU .
3. Wakeboard relative: WATER SKI .
4. Exams for srs. SATS .
5. Yosemite photographer Adams : ANSEL a great EYE .
6. '60s-'70s Saudi king: FAISAL . Our government loved him because he hated communists.
7. Having one sharp, musically: IN G , I defer to one sharp himself, BUMPA.
8. Cry of support: RAH .
9. Competitor of Helena and Coco: ESTEE. Okay, we may be sick of the woman, but this is wonderful new way to get all those lovely EEs in the puzzle.
10. Mississippi River source: ITASCA a real gimme for our Minnie friends, C.C. and Lo-li-ta and others.
11. Vegan's credo: NO MEAT I promised Dennis, I would not go there.
12. Add, as if by pouring : INFUSE.
13. Plays the siren : TEMPTS . Did you all see the movie SIRENS with ELLE that is temptation with a capital T.
18. Cleopatra's undoing: she made an ASP of herself.
22. Equipment for 52-Across: ARROWS or for GREEN ARROW.
23. Came across: MET, like ran into.
24. Jack of Westerns: ELAM proving you have to be pretty to be in movies.
26. Recital performer: SOLOIST.
27. Pre-weekend "Phew!" : TGIF.
29. Cold War agcy. : AEC our friends at the Atomic Energy Commission
33. Like some unexpected endings: IRONIC.
34. Lille denial: NON back to French class, this is a city in Northern France.
36. Home-school link: Abbr. : PTA tricked you, nothing to do with home schooling.
38. Appear to be: SEEM
39. Have debts: OWE .
40. Collides with: RAMS INTO THIS .
41. Leak: DRIP .
44. Beantown transit syst. : MTA made famous by the Kingston Trio.
45. Oscars and such: AWARDS .
46. Curl around the edge of the hole without going in, in golf: LIP OUT which reminds me, Tiger will play the Masters.
47. Stale expression: CLICHÉ .
48. Blue Jays' div. : AL EAST spelled out for once.
50. Bank, often: LENDER As Polonious said, never a borrower nor a lender be.
53. Houston hockey team: AEROS why do they have hockey there?
54. Turkish money: LIRAS.
55. Sch. with a Shreveport campus: LSU part of the spawning of NICK SATAN.
59. Ample, slangily: ENUF It is real .
62. Pay dirt: ORE love this simple clue.
63. Had: ATE Did Mr. Peluso's Wednesday eat you alive?.
64. Auditory organ: EAR . Well, I am ‘ear today, gone tomorrow, thanks for having me.
65. Scoreboard letters: RHE Runs, did I score? Hits, any you liked? Errors, I know I am not perfect, so it is all good. My best to each and everyone of you. Even, well I am outta here.