Well it seems that we have a new Patti Varol (Rich's assistant) mentee debuting on a Friday. The gimmick is simple but I have not seen it before. The adding a letter to a word to make it into an animal related fill is skillfully done. CATTITUDE is my favorite and LAMBITION, not so much, but they are all good.
17A. Know-nothing swine? : PIGNORAMUS (10). Do people say Ignoramus any more? I guess so; LISTEN at your own risk.
22A. Puppet's desire to manipulate Shari Lewis for a change? : LAMBITION (9). This takes knowing LAMB CHOP was her lead sock puppet.
35A. Sass from a young lion? : CATTITUDE (9). I leave this for CED to go wild with.
51A. Lazy lady's man? : SLOTHARIO (9). Yes this is REAL.
58A. Cephalopod wizard's game? : SQUIDDITCH (10). The only one that has no google life. It is a portmanteau of SQUID and QUIDDITCH.
Finding five which could be placed symmetrically was great.
Across:
1. Actress Kaczmarek or Krakowski : JANE. It took me a minute, but I think the first was from Malcolm in the Middle and the latter from Ally McBeal and 30 Rock.
5. Friends abroad : AMIS. French.
9. Resigned words : AH ME.
13. Chihuahua cheers : OLES. Chihuahua, Mexico.
14. Point of view : SLANT.
15. Creep : TOAD. Not a meaning I know.
16. Woodshop tools : SAWS.
19. "Conan" channel : TBS. Turner Broadcasting System.
20. Baja vacation spot : CABO. Both spring breakers and high end travelers go HERE.
21. Co-owner of the Pequod : PELEG. I do know Moby Dick. But is he FUNNY?
25. Yale founder Yale : ELIHU. Hence Eli.
27. Come to light : EMERGE.
28. Cry of fright : EEK.
30. GoPro product, briefly : CAMera.
31. Before thou know'st : ANON. Popular Shakespeare word.
32. The teensiest bit : A TAD.
34. One filling in : TEMP. Temporary help.
38. Conceal : MASK. The movie?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phWOcrG7sCQ
41. Piano recital piece, e.g. : SOLO.
42. Marine predator : ORCA.
45. Lead-in to roll or spree : ON A.
46. Moll's leg : GAM. Two words from the gangster world; moll has meant gangster's girlfriend since the 1500's. Gam appeared in the 30's.
47. Fast entry : IN RUSH.
49. Mink relative : OTTER. I knew this, not sure why.
54. Long Island airport town : ISLIP. I flew into Islip with my wife two years ago on our trip to my childhood haunts.
56. __ Domani: Italian wine brand : ECCO. Where is Chairman Mao, our wine expert?
60. Tale spinner : LIAR.
61. Sport whose champions are called "yokozuna" : SUMO. A great MATCH featuring two champions.
62. CoverGirl competitor : ALMAY.
63. Car rental giant : AVIS. We this more often than Hertz.
64. Suckling spot : TEAT. Oh My!
65. Come off as : SEEM.
66. Formally relinquish : CEDE.
Down:
1. Elbow one's way : JOSTLE.
2. "To Kill A Mockingbird" setting : ALABAMA.
3. Ones turning in stories : NEWSMEN.
4. Small opening? : ESS. The S starting Small.
5. "I was home alone," perhaps : ALIBI. That is not much of an alibi.
6. Myopic Mr. : MAGOO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8GTHXTEvIc
7. Roadside retreat : INN.
8. "Knock it off!" : STOP.
9. One bit : AT ALL. I used say that so much in the 70's and 80's.
10. Hockey advantage : HOME ICE. The cold version of home field advantage.
11. "The Razor's Edge" novelist : MAUGHAM. An interesting MOVIE as well.
12. Mad men? : EDS.
14. Flood : SPATE. I did not know this definition.
20. Aetna rival : CIGNA.
23. Lou who stole 938 bases : BROCK.
24. "Sweet!" : NEATO.
26. One working at a base : UMP.
29. Kin of gov : EDU.
32. Molecular particles : ATOMS.
33. Up to, briefly : TIL.
34. __ firma : TERRA.
36. Org. with body scanners : TSA.
37. "Tiny Bubbles" singer : DON HO.
38. Farm sound : MOO.
39. It's not new : ANTIQUE.
40. Asian citrus fruit : SATSUMA.
43. Gettysburg Address feature : CURSIVE.
44. "Let me repeat myself ... " : AS I SAID.
46. Graph paper design : GRID.
47. Like a mosquito bite : ITCHY.
48. Raspy : HOARSE.
50. "Adam Bede" novelist : ELIOT.
52. "Here, I'll do that" : LET ME.
53. Non-shaving razor name? : OCCAM.
55. BlackBerries, e.g. : PDAS.
58. Former JFK lander : SST.
59. French landmass : ILE.
60. Fond du __, Wisconsin : LAC.
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