We take a journey with back to back Bruce Haight Fridays and memories of going to the ocean and looking for stones to throw. This time he packaged his effort in a rare 14 x 16 with a total of 70 theme squares. The 14s are grid-spanners and with so many, there is not much room for sparkle, but we do get AM FM RADIO and SALMON ROE. Once again I will begin with the very clever reveal which tells us we are looking for stones in the skipped parts of fill, in the circles.
58A. Leisurely lakeside activity, and a clue for the circled letters : SKIPPING STONES (14).
16A. Reason kept to oneself : ULTERIOR MOTIVE (14). Limestone is a sedimentary rock that contains at least 50% calcium carbonate (CaCO3). Because sedimentary rocks are made of various types of sediments, the other 50% of a limestone rock could be virtually any other mineral. Limestone originates in wet areas which mean it could also be composed of shells and waste matter from organisms.
22A. Wig out : FLIP ONE'S LID (11). Fieldstone. This is a building construction material. Strictly speaking, it is stone collected from the surface of fields where it occurs naturally. Collections of fieldstones which have been removed from arable land or pasture to allow for more effective agriculture are called clearance cairns.Coming from New England we know all about this. What movie comes to mind?
29A. Thorny thicket : BRIAR PATCH (10). Birthstone. Am I the only one who always thinks about UNCLE REMUS?
48A. Bum rap : FALSE CHARGE (11). Flagstone. These flat stones are popular for making paths etc. so here is how to DIY.
Across:
1. "Anaconda" rapper Nicki : MINAJ. I am not sure why but I knew this MUSIC (4:49).
6. Sizable chunk : SLAB. Of roast beef? Or Nicki?
10. "Yuck!" : EWW. Ok, I agree. So does 63A. "Yuck!" : BLEH.
13. Carne follower, in Mexican fare : ASADA. Grilled beef.
14. Roll at the airport : TAXI. On the Taxiway.
15. Former Vietnamese emperor Bao __ : DAI. This man. LINK.
19. Barack Obama, astrologically : LEO. He has the same birthday as my step-son.
20. Old Venetian magistrate : DOGE. You should recall THIS.
21. Boy in the first family : ABEL. All the men had four letters.
25. Country singer Clark : TERRI. The only Clark I recall is ROY, not this tall Canadian.
28. Cold weather word : TEENS. Down here that would be freezing.
34. 1953 automobile innovation : AM FM RADIO. Introduced by a Mexican Company. HISTORY.
35. Catch something : AIL. Nice simple misdirection.
38. Put away : ATE. Nice simple misdirection.
39. Some caviar : SALMON ROE. Traditionally, the term caviar refers only to roe from wild sturgeon in the Caspian and Black Sea (Beluga, Ossetra and Sevruga caviars). Depending on the country, caviar may also be used to describe the roe of other fish such as salmon, steelhead, trout, lumpfish, whitefish, carp,and other species of sturgeon.
43. West Indian sorcery : OBEAH. Hard to discuss this PRACTICE when we do not talk religion.
47. Young partner : ERNST. CPA firm.
53. Low-cost home loan org. : FNMA. Federal National Mortgage Association.
54. Lug : HAUL.
55. Letters left of center? : EPI. Cute...left of mean a prefix.
62. "If __ again I meet him beard to beard ... ": Shak. : EER. Rar lay I do not know well, Coriolanus.
64. Whiz : MAVEN. It's back.
65. Carefree syllable : TRA. La La.
66. Fun : JEST.
67. Sarcophagus holder : CRYPT.
Down:
1. Stake-driving hammer : MAUL.
2. Part of a chain : ISLE.
3. Defense acronym : NATO. He must like this oraganization. North American Treaty Organization.
4. Thirst quencher : ADE
5. Rattle : JAR
6. Bend : STOOP
7. Slow passage : LARGO
8. Guitar players, slangily : AXMEN
9. Dust jacket info : BIO
10. Safe to put away : EDIBLE
11. Encourage to score, as a base runner : WAVEIN
12. Brandishes : WIELDS
17. First name in despotism : IDI
18. Zap : TASE
22. Set up : FRAME
23. NYC commuter line : LIRR
24. Ordinal ending : ETH
25. TV sched. uncertainty : TBA
26. Aunt with a "Cope Book" : ERMA
27. Divide : RIFT
30. El __ : PASO
31. Maroon 5 singer Levine : ADAM
32. Counter square : TILE
33. Lake of Lombardy : COMO
35. Auto company founder Citroën : ANDRE
36. Golf bag item : IRON
37. Not the best of times : LOWS
40. Universal donor's type, briefly : ONEG
41. Uvula doc : ENT
42. "Evita" role : CHE
43. Counterbalance : OFFSET
44. Loan officer, e.g. : BANKER
45. Twain's New York resting place : ELMIRA
46. "Make it snappy!" : ASAP
49. Country about 12 times longer than its widest point : CHILE
50. Underwear brand : HANES
51. Zero : AUGHT
52. Literary monogram : RLS
55. Green attitude? : ENVY
56. Sound often not allowed? : PEEP
57. "It __ Right": 1956 Platters' hit : ISN'T
59. Lunchbox staple, familiarly : PBJ
60. Cinephile's TV choice : TMC
61. Tool sometimes used for steering : OAR
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