Well I (Lemonade) am back, but pinch hitting for the ubiquitous Marti Duguay-Carpenter, who has asked me to explain her latest publication. The theme was readily apparent and seemed appropriate for me who used to be a trial lawyer and presented many of the unifier. I found this fun, though it seemed like a Wednesday/Thursday with just a few clues toughened up. Or perhaps I just understand the divine miss m's mind...The difficulty for me was in some of the proper names, not all of whom came immediately to mind, but without any long deceptive fill, the puzzle was done in normal time. It features a great triple clecho in the middle and marti's wit. Let's see if the glove fits and how I acquit myself.
17A. "The Goodbye Girl" Oscar winner : RICHARD DREYFUSS.(15).
29A. Short-muzzled dog breed : BULL MASTIFF (11).
46A. Futuristic car unveiled at the 1933 New York Auto Show : SILVER ARROW (11).
62A. Court wrap-up ... and what's hidden in 17-, 29- and 46-Across? : CLOSING ARGUMENT
ACROSS:
1. Kazantzakis title hero : ZORBA. The author of the Zorba the Greek and the Last Temptation of Christ. I did npt revall the name, but what else starts ZORB_?
6. Singer James : ETTA.
10. Apple variety : I-MAC.
14. "Water is life" brand : EVIAN. Interesting STUFF.
15. Bishop's rte. : DIAGonal. The chess piece not Tutu.
16. Jet Propulsion Lab org. : NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
20. Classical theaters : ODEA. The plural of Odeum, from the Latin.
21. Private __ : EYE.
22. Has no obligation to : NEEDN'T.
23. Org. with an interlocking rings logo : IOC. International Olympic Committee.
25. Journalist Tarbell et al. : IDAS. The WOMAN was a very admirable journalist even if a bit of a muckraker.
26. CD precursors : LPS. Long Plays.
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35. Shoe box letters : EEE. When in doubt, trot it out.
36. Devoured : ATE UP. This one was a piece of cake.
37. French 101 word : ETRE. To be.
38. West Coast natl. monument since 2012 : FT. ORD. Monument? FT to start a word? This took a while.
40. Disney doe : ENA.
41. Times for action : D-DAYS. They are not just for war.
42. Honorable : TRUE.
43. Rear : RAISE. Not where your minds were going?
45. Disappoint, with "down" : LET.
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49. "... good witch, __ bad witch?" : OR A. Do you recall this scene (0:30) from Wizard of Oz
50. Part of Q.E.F. : ERAT. By now this should be in everyone's memory banks.
51. Tourney pass : BYE. The French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros is coming close with the best getting 1st round byes.
53. Hallowed : SACRED. Just don't have a cow about this clue/fill.
56. __ alai : JAI.
58. City on the Rhône : LYON.
65. Puma rival : AVIA.
66. Pull down : EARN.
67. Two-masted craft : KETCH. My oldest brother is the sailor in my family, my only experience with a ketch was ketchup.
68. Stores in a large building? : MALL. Gee, I never thought about it being a single building.
69. Till opener : ROTO. Windhover, do you use one on your farm?
70. Iroquois foes : ERIES. Best know your native tribes.
Down:
1. Shutout score feature : ZERO.
2. "Ars amatoria" poet : OVID. The Roman take on the Art of Love. LINK.
3. It might be sticky or dirty : RICE. Interestingly the center of Asian and Mexican cuisine.
4. Religion founded in Persia : Bahá'í. One of the newest judaeo-christian muslim fusion religions. I think this is the religion of Vic Damone.
5. Actress Gasteyer : ANA. If you are a die hard SNL fan you will know this performer, or maybe you watch the odd show Suburgatory which follows Modern Family.
6. Current event : EDDY. Tricky beginning to the triclecho, as eddys appear in water. 7. Current influence : TIDE. Still in the water. and, 8. Current observer : TAR. Our old sailor reappears.
9. Things to do : AGENDA.
10. Pest-ridden : INFESTED.
11. Irish revolutionary __ Gonne MacBride : MAUD. She was not in my memory banks, beyond Michael Collins, I know not much about Irish revolutionaries, especially since Branson wimped out. READ.
12. NCAA member?: Abbr. : ASSN.
13. Play group : CAST.
18. Saw again : RECUT. That saw!
19. Words said in passing? : YEAS. Legislation for example.
24. O.T. book after Amos : OBADiah is not one of the famous PROPHETS. The history is interesting.
25. Damage : IMPAIR. A Firday definition.
26. Some jabs : LEFTS.
27. Lab dish inventor : PETRI.Named for the German bacteriologist who invented it.
28. Capital city on the Han River : SEOUL.
30. Ogle : LEER AT.
31. Like some eclipses : LUNAR
32. Author Calvino : ITALO
33. Fritter maker : FRYER
34. Pisa party : FESTA
39. About-face : REVERSAL
41. Like early morning links : DEWY
44. Pulitzer-winning Ferber novel : SOBIG
47. "... harken __ die": Tennyson : EREI
48. Portrayer of Wawa and Litella : RADNER
52. Film composer Bernstein : ELMER
53. Phishing lure : SCAM
54. Menlo Park middle name : ALVA
55. Slinky, e.g. : COIL
56. Lawn game projectile : JART
57. River under the Ponte Vecchio : ARNO
59. Mountain legend : YETI
60. Grimm start : ONCE
61. Unspecified degrees : NTHS
63. Agcy. concerned with the federal fiscal outlook : GAO
64. Island strings : UKE
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