This wekk, JW is the Wizard of OZ, giving us four phrases which add the abbreviation for Ounce-OZ- to 4 phrases and create new, and humporously clued expressions.
http://www.xwordinfo.com/Crossword?date=04/09/2009
TRIODES, OTTOMAN, RICE BAR,, ONE MAN ON, FEMININE, TOPOLOGY, AMAZONIA
17A. Doughnut order from a king? : LION'S DOZEN (10). The king part was tricky, though we all know the Lion id King of the jungle whether or not in its den..
25A. Musicians given to tippling? : BOOZY BAND (9). Many boy bands do face problems with alcohol and drugs. LINK.
34A. Set of data within an atmospheric analysis? : TABLE FOR OZONE (13).
48A. Occupants of a well-insulated nest? : COZY YOUNG (9).
57A. How perfume is sold ... and this puzzle's title : BY THE OUNCE (10)
Across:
1. Talked into, with "on" : SOLD.
5. Calyx part : SEPAL. So a calyx is the sepals of a flower, typically forming a whorl that encloses the petals and forms a protective layer around a flower in bud.
10. Typical artist's apartment : LOFT.
14. Samoan capital : APIA. Apia is the capital and the largest city of Samoa.
15. Amtrak option : ACELA.
16. Cabinet dept. formed under Carter : ENER.
19. Fifty percent up front? : DEMI. Brilliant, the prefix (up front) like demitasse.
20. Recorded : ON TAPE.
21. GPS info : RTE.
23. Pisa possessive : MIO. Italian for my.
24. Recording device : METER.
28. Writer LeShan : EDA.
29. Is next to : ABUTS.
31. Sergeant Bilko, to friends : ERNIE.
32. Tapestry thread : WEFT. My first thought was WTF!?! I am not much of a weaver and missed the APRIL 12, 2015 puzzle where it last surfaced. I note that both ACELA and DEMI are in that one. I thought it a bit cruel to have Demi Moore and Mila Kunis in the same grid.
33. Saturn models : IONS. I owned a black one, with the odd doors.
40. Quarterback Tony : ROMO.
41. Swamplike : MIRY.
42. Protection against Mr. Decay Germ, in old ads : IPANA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT3snZo5StQ
44. Continued violently : RAGED.
45. MDX ÷ X : CLI.
50. One of the Coen brothers : ETHAN. Movie making brothers.
52. "10538 Overture" gp. : ELO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztjfiS9fnlY
53. Ocean bird : ERN.
54. Gets rid of : SCRAPS.
55. M's favorite agent : BOND. Is Daniel Craig out C.C. ? NEW?
60. Commercial exchange fee : AGIO. Way beyond me. LEARN.
61. Ames native : IOWAN.
62. Future ENT's exam : MCAT. Medical College Admission Test.
63. "You've Got Mail" co-star : RYAN. Meg.
64. Grabs : SNAGS. I snagged the last piece of pizza.
65. Turtles, sometimes : PETS. We had one stay with us recently. He was quiet.
Down:
1. Biblical seductress : SALOME.
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/208448/Salome-Original-Trailer-.html
2. Offered a view : OPINED.
3. Shoeless Joe Jackson portrayer in "Field of Dreams" : LIOTTA.
4. Mother of Perseus : DANAE.
5. Marquis de __ : SADE.
6. Prefix with friendly : ECO.
7. Product with a Simpsons set : PEZ.
8. Last Olds models : ALEROS.
9. Andy Panda creator : LANTZ. Walter Lantz became well known to me narrating the TV version of his Woody Woodpecker cartoons which took over the first half hour time slot of the Mickey Mouse Club in 1957. ANDY was one of the cartoons that ran on the show. I learned today that Lantz' first hit cartoon character was Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a creation stolen from Walt Disney.
10. Took charge : LED.
11. Two-run homer situation : ONE MAN ON. Simple phrase, but maybe not for non-baseball fans.
12. Like "executrix," e.g. : FEMININE. Testatrix...there are many.
13. Old TV parts : TRIODES. The old three pronged vacuum tubes. Triodes were widely used in consumer electronics devices such as radios and televisions until the 1970s, when transistors replaced them.
18. Urban __ : SPRAWL.
22. "Beauty is bought by judgement of the __": Shakespeare : EYE. Love's Labour's Lost | Act 2, Scene 1
PRINCESS
"Good Lord Boyet, my beauty, though but mean,
Needs not the painted flourish of your praise:
Beauty is bought by judgement of the eye,
Not utter'd by base sale of chapmen's tongues:"
25. Fit and muscular : BUFF. I should let someone else pick
26. Certain footrest : OTTOMAN. They must be good they named an empire after them.
27. Verve : BRIO. Maybe for Steve. LINK.
30. Quilting party : BEE.
34. Math branch concerned with surfaces : TOPOLOGY. It is the study of geometric properties and spatial relations unaffected by the continuous change of shape or size of figures. Please explain math people.
35. Rain forest region : AMAZONIA. LINK.
Not a documnetary...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkRg_374DlY
36. Beyond slender : BONY.
37. Former PBS "Mystery!" host : RIGG.
38. Extractable natural resource : ORE.
39. Louisiana genre featuring the accordion : ZYDECO.
40. Grain-based treat : RICE BAR.
43. "Understood, Cap'n" : AYE.
44. His stories inspired "Guys and Dolls" : RUNYON. I have always had an appreciation for this transplanted Kansas REPORTER.
45. Luck : CHANCE. The French word.
46. Pet that needs a sitter? : LAP CAT. A CSO to all of our cat ;lovers (CED!) and a well crafted Friday clue. Apparently this can TAUGHT.
47. Many Alaska maps : INSETS.
49. "__ non sufficit": the world is not enough : ORBIS.
51. Outdo : TRUMP. No doubt a tongue in cheek non-political choice by our New Jersey constructor.
54. Beltway VIPs : SENS.
56. Put on : DON. Our gay apparel....
58. BOAC competitor : TWA. Now both gone.
59. Storied cauldron stirrer : HAG. Despite the contribution of Elizabeth Montgomery, witches are still generally depicted as old crones. This seems silly since they can (in that owrld) make themselves look like whatever they want.
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