A return visit from Alan whose first LAT I blogged back in July, 2013. He has had three other LATs in 2015 and has three NYTs. The end of the fill are types of basic living quarters. We do have an uncommon Friday reveal telling us exactly what to look for in our puzzle.
BEHESTS. IN HASTE, IN SO FAR, NO NAMES, STREAKS, TEN ACRE, CAST IN STONE, MINNEAPOLIS
19A. Cleaned meticulously : HAND POLISHED (12). Sheds come in all sizes and types.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDxpdFKuGb4
Across:
1. Cotton fabric : PIMA. Pima cotton is a generic name for extra-long staple (ELS) cotton grown primarily in the U.S., Australia, Peru and apparently the long staple makes it softer. Per wiki.
5. The Cavaliers of the ACC : UVA. University of Virginia.
8. Parkinson's drug : L-DOPA. Read and LEARN.
13. "What's Going __ Your World": George Strait hit : ON IN.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTSvKRXirsA
14. "Delta of Venus" author : NIN. We see Anais often; here is her work.
15. "Lincoln," for one : BIOPIC. Daniel Day Lewis.
16. "That's terrible!" : OH NO. This has to be the LINK.(0:36).
17. Internet __ : BOT. 79 million hits for THIS.
18. Internet lesson plan company : E-NOTES. More things I do not KNOW.
22. Weather forecast abbr. : SSE.
23. Heated feeling : IRE. This is a real word that appears all the time in crosswords.
24. Like a good-sized farm : TEN ACRE. Rather arbitrary
31. 2013 animated fantasy film : EPIC. Don't know the movie, but it looks fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xu3JLXfuwQ
32. Wear (away) : EAT.
33. Fan mail encl. : SAE. Self Addressed Envelope.
39. Voice of Barney on "The Flintstones" : MEL. He was AMAZING .
41. Like MacDonald : OLD. And a farmer.
42. Fertility goddess : ISIS. She pops up again.
49. To such an extent : IN SO FAR. Sounds like legalese.
50. __ Riddle, Lord Voldemort's birth name : TOM.
51. Málaga title: Abbr. : SRA. Senorita.
56. Take for granted : ASSUME. An ASS of U and ME.
59. Debt-laden fin. deal : LBO. Leveraged Buy Out. The wall street game where you purchase a company borrowing money by pledging the assets of the company being bought. LESSON.
60. Skyrocket : SOAR.
61. Arboreal marsupials : KOALAS. They look almost fake. Nice word for puzzles.
63. "Lonely Boy" singer : ANKA. PAUL.
64. Not relaxed at all : ANTSY.
65. Pindaric __ : ODE. Wow, it really is Friday. LESSON 2.
66. Hardy soul? : TESS. Nicely clued.
Down:
1. Cries of contempt : POOHS.
2. Rashly : IN HASTE. A bonus for naming the author.
" Thus grief still treads upon the heels of pleasure:
Married in haste, we may repent at leisure."
3. Home city of the WNBA's Lynx : MINNEAPOLIS. A CSO to our Minnesota connection.
4. "And giving __, up the chimney ... " : A NOD. Clement Clarke Moore's holiday classic.
5. Yet to arrive : UNBORN. Had me fooled even with the UN in place.
6. Spectrum color : VIOLET.
7. Standing against : ANTI. Would someone who always stands against be a PRO ANTI?
8. Department store section : LINENS.
9. "Camptown Races" refrain syllables : DOODAH. I love this VERSION (4:54).
10. Decide to be involved (in) : OPT.
11. Entrée follower, perhaps : PIE. I do like pie better than cake.
12. Coolers, briefly : ACS. I believe the perfecting of air conditioning in automobiles was the key to Florida becoming the third most populous state.
15. Commands : BEHESTS. A great old fashioned word.
20. Put (together) : PIECE. Really simple words with Friday cluing.
21. Lieu : STEAD. In the place of someone or something. More Old English.
25. Definite : CAST IN STONE. Cast is back.
26. Early 'N Sync label : RCA. Two weeks in a row and I still do not care.
29. Rim : LIP.
30. Top-ranked tennis star for much of the '80s : LENDL.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbfwkKMZhUg
35. Stars' opposites : NO NAMES. I guess they were not well cast.
36. Chili rating unit : ALARM. My wife refers to her spicy sauces as five star!
37. "Stand" opposite : HIT ME. Blackjack, twenty-one, vingt et un.
38. Exploit : USE.
39. Bygone telecom co. : MCI. MCI was founded as Microwave Communications, Inc.
40. Coastal flier : ERN.
43. Barely runs? : STREAKS.
45. Ski bumps : MOGULS.
46. "Allow me" : IF I MAY. If I might, have the wish I wish tonight....
47. Discouraging words from an auto mechanic : IT'S BAD.
48. More than discouraging words : NO HOPE.
52. Rich tapestry : ARRAS.
54. Muppet who always turns 3½ on February 3 : ELMO.
55. Future atty.'s ordeal : LSAT. Law School Admission Test.
56. Blotter letters : AKA. Also Known As.
57. Prince George, to Prince William : SON.
58. Didn't start : SAT. On the bench.
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