After being confronted with a 4 letter addition last week, we only have one little letter and some very amusing clue/fill combinations. This is my first exposure to Joe Kidd, perhaps a Nom de Plume of a shy constructor who likes Clint Eastwood. It is also his 6th LAT to go with a single NYT, for which no picture was run. He sticks in some nice fill like HOGTIED, I MADE IT, NATALIE and TURN OFF but shines with two that are new to the Corner since the change to the LAT - CREATE A STIR and INCOME TAXES. I do not think I have had a puzzle with 5 eleven space theme fill before. Overall, it seemed easy, with many toeholds, but YMMV.
17A. Cheeky server?: FRESH WAITER (11). The base phrase - FRESH WATER - I like the cheeky server.
26A. Bro on the go?: MOBILE HOMIE (11). The base phrase - MOBILE HOME - I love mobile homie!
37A. European auto left out in the rain?: SATURATED FIAT (13). The base phrase - SATURATED FAT -Cute.
49A. Food for thought? : BRAIN MUFFIN (11). The base phrase - BRAN MUFFIN - A RECIPE. Or THIS.
49A. Food for thought? : BRAIN MUFFIN (11). The base phrase - BRAN MUFFIN - A RECIPE. Or THIS.
58A. Result of a yank prank?: WEDGIE ISSUE (11). The base phrase - WEDGE ISSUE - a divisive political issue, especially one that is raised by a candidate for public office in hopes of attracting or alienating an opponent's supporters. I have seen nothing but attack ads, with no attempt to put forth a platform. If you have never had your underwear tugged, this would be obscure.
Across:
1. Decision-making tool: COIN. I flip you for it.
5. Slips in pots: CHITS. A chit is a tab or an IOU, a record of money owed. Your neighborhood deli might give you a chit the end of each week, letting you know how much you owe for your daily bagels.
10. Assure, as victory: ICE.
13. One of four on a keyboard: ARROW. Just to the right of the letters.
15. Comics unit: PANEL.
16. Nice handle?: NOM. The French city misdirection.
19. Call from a cote: COO. I think they mean the birdhouses built for doves (pigeons) but I would prefer this cooing.
20. Former Rocket Ming: YAO. My Oo is actually Thongyao.21. Hanoi holiday: TET. More Asian information.
22. "NBC Nightly News" anchor Lester: HOLT.
23. Sgt.'s underling: PFC.
29. Alienate: TURN OFF. Extreme.
31. Creator of many word lists: ROGET. Mr. Thesauras.
32. Sailing: ASEA.
33. Stately shaders: ELMS.
36. '40s Giant manager: OTT.
41. Draw at a pub: TAP.
42. Weight adjustment factor: TARE.
43. One no longer serving: EX-GI.
45. Prove to be untrue: BELIE.
47. Late arriver's cry: I MADE IT.
52. Airport near OAK: SFO.
53. Outwit, as a tail: LOSE.
54. Taker of ppm measurements: EPA.
55. Dorm room, perhaps: STY.
57. Bad picnic omen: ANT.
63. B.S. part: Abbr.: SCI.
64. Oven setting: BROIL.
65. Put an end to: CEASE.
66. Rocky outcropping: TOR.
67. AAA and NRA: ASSNS.
68. Bar shelf lineup: RYES.
Down:
1. Half-__: coffee choice: CAF.
2. Nine-time NHL All-Star: ORR.
3. Aran Islands country: Abbr.: IRE.
4. Prone to prying: NOSY.
5. Many an IRS e-file user: CPA.
6. 1492 landing site, now: HAITI.
7. Gathering of spies: INTEL.
8. Show instability: TEETER.
9. Hasselblad product: SLR.
10. 5-Down's concern: INCOME TAXES.
11. "Chillax!": COOLIT.
12. Act to excess: EMOTE.
14. Hula Hoop manufacturer: WHAMO.
18. Sound system component: WOOFER.
22. Rendered immobile: HOGTIED.
23. Student advocacy gp.: PTA.
24. Ruckus: FUSS. Next to
25. Shake things up: CREATE A STIR. Quite a nice phrase, though all I can find online is Cause a Stir.
27. Key of Beethoven's Second Piano Concerto: B-FLAT.
28. Horseshoe holder: HOOF.
30. Merchant of 10,000 Maniacs: NATALIE. And much more. LINK.
34. Kingston Trio hit with the lyric "Fight the fare increase!": MTA. Poor Charlie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Jw_v3F_Q0
35. Letter enhancement: SERIF.
38. Go __ smoke: UP IN.
39. End that may be untimely: DEMISE. An odd clecho with...
40. End-of-week exclamation: TGIF.
44. Midori on the ice: ITO.
45. Bouncy ride, to say the least: BRONCO.
46. Arab bigwigs: EMEERS.
48. Bit of tomfoolery: ANTIC.
49. Rollicking good time: BLAST.
50. Prom night coifs: UPDOS.
51. Dickens bad guy: FAGIN.
56. River in western Belgium: YSER.
58. Org. for pugilists: WBA.
59. They, in Tours: ILS.
60. "Suppose ... ": SAY.
61. Play for a fool: USE.
62. Some MIT grads: EES.
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