Theme: Shaken, not stirred, the reveal is found in 57 Across: Its components are hidden at the ends of 17-, 20-, 35- and 53-Across: DRY MARTINI.
17. Delta location: RIVER MOUTH. An "aromatized" wine, flavored with herbs and spices, such as cinnamon, chamomile, marjoram, cardamom. The inventor was inspired by a wine which in German was called Wermuth (flavored with wormwood, a component of absinthe).
20. Source of showroom shock?: STICKER PRICE.
35. Standing by for an on-air appearance: ABOUT TO GO LIVE. The word "oil" in several languages is derived from words for olive and olive tree. Originally, oil only meant "olive oil"
53. Risk calculation: SAFETY MARGIN. Shortening of geneva, altered by influence of the similarity of the name of the Swiss city, with which it has no other connection. from Dutch genever "juniper" because the alcohol was flavored with its berries.
Hi all, Al here again on a Thursday. Today's theme answers were both helpful and yet not helpful for me. Recognizable phrases, so they filled in missing letters, but the endings were disguised as part or parts of words, so that had me scratching my head how the full words could be related. See Don's note at the bottom of the write-up.
ACROSS:
1. Get used to it: ADAPT.
6. PBS moderator Ifill: GWEN. A new name for me..
10. Go for: COST. A yooper scooper for handling large amounts of snow? How much does that go for?
14. Martinez with three Cy Young Awards: PEDRO. Baseball pitching award.
15. By __: from memory: ROTE. Bi rote "by heart," of uncertain origin. I thought for sure this would have a Latin root, but I guess not...
16. Sale modifier: ONLY. And you can have it for ONLY 19.95 per month, and your first born child.
19. Actor Sitka who appeared in numerous Three Stooges films: EMIL. Apparently called "the fourth stooge". Another unknown name for me.
22. Healthy routine: HYGIENE. From Hygiea, daughter of the god of medicine, Asclepius. His other daughters were Iaso ("Medicine"), Aceso ("Healing"), Aglæa/Ægle ("Healthy Glow"), and Panacea ("Universal Remedy")
25. "Catcher in the Wry" author: UECKER. Bob. Named "Mr. Baseball" by Johnny Carson.
26. Make __ dash for: A MAD.
27. Hershiser with a Cy Young Award: OREL. And some more baseball pitching excellence.
30. Wind instrument vibrator: REED.
31. Send: THRILL. Sam Cooke: You send me.
33. Battle gp.: REGT. Armed Forces group, Regiment.
40. Bauble: GAUD. A large ornamental bead in a Rosary.
41. Citi Field org.: NY METS. And baseball again. I'm catching on to this sub-theme, you don't have to hit me over the head with a bat...
43. Central Chinese city: XIAN. Today's geography lesson.
46. Jazzman Stan: GETZ. I get misty.
48. Some are named for music genres: ERAS.
49. Carrying limit: ARMFUL.
51. Fit for consumption: EATABLE. This seems odd, I hear "edible" more often, but it's been around since the 15th century.
56. Beard-preventing brand: ATRA.
61. Forest denizens: DEER.
62. Capri, e.g.: ISLE.
63. Quilt filler: EIDER. Duck down harvested from nests after the young leave.
64. Used too much: ODED.
65. USNA part: Abbr.: ACAD. United States Naval Academy.
66. Puts in a hold: STOWS. Sometimes you have to wrestle it down the stairs...
DOWN:
1. Mortgage no.: APR. Annual Percentage Rate.
2. "De Civitate __": "The City of God," St. Augustine work: DEI.
3. -ly word, usually: Abbr.: ADV. Get your Adverbs here.
4. Spanish fort: PRESIDIO. From Latin præsidium, from præsidere "to sit before, protect". Related word, preside.
5. Rich dessert: TORTE.
6. Food merchant: GROCER. One who buys and sells in gross quantities.
7. "The Caine Mutiny" novelist: WOUK. Herman.
8. Cigar tip?: ETTE. A suffix clue: cigarette.
9. Early Indian leader: NEHRU. Jawaharlal. Prime minister having the longest time of service to date, 1947-64
10. Strong-arm: COERCE.
11. Wired for sound: ON MIKE.
12. Did a deli job: SLICED.
13. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" singer Bonnie: TYLER. Obligatory link.
18. Camera company that merged with Konica: MINOLTA. I hope they didn't mind.
21. With some sauce: PERTLY. Saucy, variant: sassy, giving off a little heat, using spicy language.
22. One of many jobs, in metaphor: HAT.
23. Jewish social org.: YMHA. Young Men's Hebrew Association.
24. Things to wear: GARB. "Elegance, stylishness," from M.Fr. garbe "graceful outline", from It. garbo "grace, elegance,"
28. Wear away: ERODE. Originally a gnawing-away at, as of rodents.
29. Relay runner's assignment: LEG.
32. Wheel securer: LUG NUT.
34. Spokane university: GONZAGA. The bulldogs. It all started on Thanksgiving Day, 1892. A new sport – then often referred to as American rugby – was played for the first time on the Gonzaga campus in front of 500 fans. The sport soon became known as football and Gonzaga was able to compete until 1942, when there were not enough male students to field a team due to their service in World War II.
36. Play with a dog toy, maybe: TUG.
37. Response to "You were kidding, right?": I MEANT IT.
38. Word of action: VERB.
39. And friends, facetiously: ET AL.
42. Capt.'s heading: SSE.
43. Like DVDs in a restricted room: X-RATED.
44. "We can talk now": I'M FREE.
45. Terrified, to the bard: AFEARD.
47. Designated: TERMED.
49. South American grilled meat dish: ASADO. A barbecue.
50. Croesus' kingdom: LYDIA. Now Anatolia (Asia Minor)
52. Exhausts: TIRES.
54. "Happy Days" mom, to the Fonz: MRS. C. Marion Cunningham, played by Marion Ross.
55. Auel heroine: AYLA. Jean Auel, The Clan of the Cave Bear. Played by Daryl Hanna.
58. Altar promise: I DO.
59. Fresh: NEW.
60. Letters seen in many forms: IRS. Sigh.Yes, it's that time of year again.
-Al
Answer Grid
A note from Don about today's theme:
"As a solver, I really like puzzles where words just pop out of nowhere to form new words. I wanted to hide something at the end of phrases where, when all was solved, one could take those items and put them together to make something. A mixed drink sounded like a good possibility. ICE and GIN came to mind, and I thought this would be easy. OLIVE? The phrase “About to go live” popped out of my head as something that I have heard a million times on TV. But how do you clue it? Rich and I struggled with that one. I don’t know yet how it ended up. I was afraid VERMOUTH from RIVER MOUTH was going to be too obvious and tip the whole puzzle theme from the getgo. We’ll see!"
P.S., Thanks to C.C. for getting me the puz file last night after Cruciverb made some changes again.
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