Our other resident cruciverbalist, JW, joins PC this week in giving us another UP-DOWN puzzle. This one is the reverse - the theme is an added AM to the beginning (the "top") of four phrases two of which are grid-spanners, as is the reveal TOP OF THE MORNING. Showing off his mad gridding skills, he wraps the theme in double stacks of 7 and triple stacks of six in the middle. Thus despite 69 spaces of theme, he includes such sparkly fill as BARCODE. BLOOPER, CURATOR, DEAFENS, DO A DEAL, EDAMAME, EURASIA, PINENUT, STAMENS, and UNIFIER.
3D. Chronicles of Sodom and Gomorrah?: AMORAL HISTORIES (15).
4D. Group of stealthy attackers?: AMBUSH LEAGUE (12).
7D. Act like a court jester?: AMUSE AS DIRECTED (15).
7D. Act like a court jester?: AMUSE AS DIRECTED (15).
23D. Flashy jewelry for a stroll in the park?: AMBLING BLING (12).
And the reveal:
And the reveal:
11D. Supposedly Irish greeting ... or a hint to four long answers: TOP OF THE MORNING (15).
Across:
1. Org. monitoring wetlands: EPA. Environmental Protection Agency. No politics.
4. Reachable: AT HAND. This was NEARBY until it wasn't.
10. Wall support: STUD. Stud is an ancient word related to similar words in Old English, Old Norse, Middle High German, and Old Teutonic generally meaning prop or support. In case you wondered.
14. Like the dawn's early light: DIM.
15. "Old MacDonald" sound: MOO MOO. Here and a moo moo there.
16. One might be commanding: TONE. Also not my first thought.
17. Year, in Seville: AÑO. Just straight Spanish, though the newspaper did not give you the hint.
18. Caviar fish: BELUGA. Beluga caviar is caviar consisting of the roe (or eggs) of the beluga sturgeon Huso huso. Not related to
Beluga whales which are being trained by the Russian MILITARY.
19. Capital of Samoa: APIA. With all the nice vowels I am surprised we do not see this more.
20. Debussy's "La __": MER. The Sea in French.
21. Purposes: USES.
22. July 4th or December 25th, for many: DAY OFF. Some misdirection and holiday did not fit.
24. With 64-Across, "Henry and June" author: ANAIS. We get her full name in parts.
26. Request at the bar, with "up": SET EM. A partial, I think.
28. Old-style "Tsk!": FIE. Fee fum?
29. Gardener's supply: MULCH. You really do not need mulch, it is pretty and all.
30. Many a southwestern Asian: ARAB. Many forget that Arabs, Indians, and others are Asian. They all have booths at the annual Asian Festival in Fruit and Spice Park in Miami (the Redlands). You missed this year but there is still an Orchid Show and Fruit Festival.
31. The "1" in 15, really: TEN.
32. Lucy's TV pal: ETHEL.
33. Move using eBay: SELL.
34. Shop sign nos.: HRS.
35. Cause to boil: IRE. Not a favorite word, po'd appeals to me more.
36. '60s campus org.: SDS. My old friend is back to vote with your feet.
37. Chem. class suffix: IDE.
39. Small shot: BBS.
41. When "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" is spoken in "Macbeth": ACT I. JW gets his obligatory Friday Will S. in.
43. Identifies: NAMES.
46. PC key: ALT.
47. __ gum: thickening agent: GUAR.
48. Tile space-filler: GROUT.
49. Friend of Tigger: ROO.
50. More than asks: URGES.
52. "I didn't really say everything I said" speaker: BERRA.
53. Pupil covering: CORNEA.
55. "Sweet!": COOL.
57. "Platoon" setting, briefly: NAM.
58. Ronny Howard role: OPIE.
59. Teahouse mat: TATAMI.
61. British suffix: ISE.
62. Divided trio?: DEES.
63. Type of band: ONEMAN.
64. See 24-Across: NIN.
65. Once, quaintly: ERST.
66. Equestrian's forte: RIDING.
67. Empty talk: GAS.
Down:
1. Sushi bar side dish: EDAMAME.
2. Pesto morsel: PINENUT.
5. Ring holders: TOES.
6. Tiger's targets: HOLES.
8. Seasonal quaff: NOG.
9. Negotiate successfully: DO A DEAL.
10. Obedience school word: STAY.
12. One promoting togetherness: UNIFIER.
13. Overwhelms with sound: DEAFENS.
25. Writer of sweet words?: ICER.
27. Chic modifier: TRES.
36. Buck: STAG.
38. Take the risk: DARE.
39. Checkout facilitator: BARCODE.
40. Outtake, often: BLOOPER.
42. Museum manager: CURATOR.
44. It borders four oceans: EURASIA.
45. Pollen producers: STAMENS.
51. "Ditto!": SOAMI.
54. Aerie, for one: NEST.
56. Arabian Sea nation: OMAN.
60. Darth, when he was young: ANI.
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