Jascha Smilack

Theme: Re-imagine


20A. One keeping tabs on the best man? : TOASTER TIMER (12).

Across:

1. Traditional Islamic garment : BURQA.

6. Big fish : OPAH. We had this fish in a Bruce Haight in October that I blogged.

10. Literary group? : ARTS.

14. On the bad side (of) : AFOUL. He ran afoul of his in-laws.

15. Brazos River city : WACO. Two weeks in a row.

16. Skin malady : CHAP. Half a shout out to me.

17. Primus or Helena, in a classic play : ROBOT. Another R.U.R. reference.

18. Tan relative : ECRU.

19. Cord for Ford, perhaps : TYPO. Cute and much better than an old Gerald campaign slogan.

23. Preserve, in a way : ENCASE.

26. Strict : SEVERE.

27. Feed, but not food : VERB.Really nice misdirection.

28. Ready to pick : RIPE.

32. Court period: Abbr. : SESSion.

33. Abbr. in a footnote : ET AL.
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34. Of a battery terminal : ANODAL.
36. Portrait artist at a gym? : SWEATERDRAWER
41. Tank type : SEPTIC
42. Optimist's words : ICAN
44. Frequent fliers : JETS
47. Where to see decorative nails : TOES
48. Defense choice : ZONE
49. Biblical prophet : SAMUEL
51. Roma's home : ITALIA
53. Coach for a newspaper employee? : PRINTERTONER
57. Jamaican fruit : UGLI
58. Bucks' pursuits : DOES
59. Augment : ADDTO
63. Off : DOIN
64. Impedes, with "up" : GUMS
65. Haunted house sound : CREAK
66. Start of a run, maybe : SNAG
67. Big show : EXPO
68. Sources of shots : HYPOS

Down:

1. Shut out : BAR
2. Mars rover? : UFO
3. Fleece : ROB
4. Like Twain and Wilde, e.g. : QUOTABLE
5. Chorus section : ALTOS
6. Is short : OWES
7. Agreement : PACT
8. One of 640 in a square mile : ACRE
9. Quite a while : HOURS
10. Prone to heavy market trading : ACTIVE
11. Poet's stock-in-trade : RHYMES
12. Narrows : TAPERS
13. Fern seed : SPORE
21. Gas up? : AERATE
22. Palo Alto-based automotive company : TESLA
23. First lady? : EVE
24. Has left to spend : NETS
25. Dad or fish preceder : CRAW
29. Clumsy : INEPT
30. City south of Lisboa : PORTO
31. Murphy who voices Donkey in "Shrek" : EDDIE
35. Inverse trig function : ARCSIN
37. Plus : ASSET
38. Potter's specialty : WIZARDRY
39. Earth sci. : ECOL
40. Indian royal : RANI
43. "Great Public Schools for Every Student" gp. : NEA
44. Tongue : JARGON
45. Victim of Iago : EMILIA
46. What some forks are used for : TUNING
49. Taters : SPUDS
50. Overhang : LEDGE
52. Show : TEACH
54. Béchamel base : ROUX
55. Sub : TEMP
56. Bone, to Benito : OSSO
60. Bank statement abbr. : DEP
61. Lao Tzu principle : TAO
62. Sanctions : OKS