Theme: COWBOY UP
17. Like a cowboy in denial? : WEARING BLINDERS
26. Like an eager cowboy? : CHAFING AT THE BIT
44. Like a cowboy out of retirement? : BACK IN THE SADDLE
59. Like a cowboy in charge? : HOLDING THE REINS
17. Like a cowboy in denial? : WEARING BLINDERS
26. Like an eager cowboy? : CHAFING AT THE BIT
44. Like a cowboy out of retirement? : BACK IN THE SADDLE
59. Like a cowboy in charge? : HOLDING THE REINS
Howdy Pardners! Melissa here. Four grid-spanning theme answers. High-falutin' impressive, ain't it? I reckon let's giddy up! ðŸ¤
Across:
1. Your business is her business : YENTA. Fun clue.
6. Tiny cut : SNIP. Not SLIT.
10. Jeans line : SEAM
15. Comes to the rescue of : AIDS
16. "The Time Machine" race : ELOI. From Wiki: In H. G. Wells's The Time Machine. By the year AD 802,701, humanity has evolved into two separate species: the Eloi and the Morlocks, whereof the Eloi live a banal life of ease on the surface of the earth, while the Morlocks live underground, tending machinery and providing food, clothing, and inventory for the Eloi.
Across:
1. Your business is her business : YENTA. Fun clue.
6. Tiny cut : SNIP. Not SLIT.
10. Jeans line : SEAM
15. Comes to the rescue of : AIDS
16. "The Time Machine" race : ELOI. From Wiki: In H. G. Wells's The Time Machine. By the year AD 802,701, humanity has evolved into two separate species: the Eloi and the Morlocks, whereof the Eloi live a banal life of ease on the surface of the earth, while the Morlocks live underground, tending machinery and providing food, clothing, and inventory for the Eloi.
20. Emotional wound : SCAR
21. "At __, soldier!" : EASE
22. Quartet in "Whose woods these are I think I know" : IAMBS
23. Fodder for Forbes, initially : IPO
25. Play a part : ACT
35. Riveting icon : ROSIE. Great clue.
36. Overplay a part : EMOTE
37. Mission lead-in : ON A
38. Potentially offensive, for short : UNPC
39. Tends to the sauce : STIRS
40. Nerve : GUTS
41. Early 16th-century date : MDI
42. Earthquake : SEISM
43. "Impression, Sunrise" painter : MONET
47. Ky. neighbor : IND
48. Show stoppers : ADS. Love this clue.
49. Limoges product : CHINA. For them there city slickers.
52. Entertainment show VIP : HOST
55. Builder's map : PLAT
62. Area behind an altar : APSE
63. Wonder Woman's friend __ Candy : ETTA
64. Temporary tattoo dye : HENNA
65. Get weepy, with "up" : TEAR
66. State openly : AVOW
67. More curious : ODDER
Down:
1. Trees that sound like sheep : YEWS. Nice clue.
2. Corporate VIP : EXEC
3. Final Four letters : NCAA
4. Marvelous : TERRIFIC
5. "Hidden Figures" actor Mahershala __ : ALI. He plays Taraji P. Henson's love interest.
6. Epic tale : SAGA
7. They may be fine points : NIBS
8. Sit in traffic : IDLE
9. Tire gauge no. : PSI. Pounds per square inch.
10. Tranquil : SEDATE
11. Periodic table listing: Abbr. : ELEM(ent).
12. Limited choice : A OR B
13. Fail to see : MISS
18. Vegas illuminator : NEON
19. Nook or cranny : NICHE
24. Peach dessert : PIE
25. Many "Suits" characters: Abbr. : ATTS. Attorneys. Suits is a TV legal drama on USA Network, about a law firm in Manhattan.
26. Busser's target : CRUMB
27. Maker of Clarity alternative fuel cars : HONDA
28. Jelly made from meat stock : ASPIC
29. "Capisce?" : GET IT
30. Anabaptist descendants : AMISH. Meet the Amish.
31. Velvet-voiced Mel : TORME
32. Like most books : BOUND
33. Recon goal : INTEL
34. Palate : TASTE
39. FedEx, say : SEND. Verb, not noun. Sneaky.
40. "Safe travels!" : GODSPEED. Happy Trails!
42. Egyptian peninsula : SINAI
43. Satiric magazine since 1952 : MAD
45. Less harsh : KINDER
46. Fill and then some : SATE
49. Converse : CHAT
50. Partner of pray : HOPE
51. Ingrid's "Casablanca" role : ILSA
52. "Tiny House Hunters" cable channel : HGTV
53. Bart and Lisa's bus driver : OTTO
54. Professor Higgins' creator : SHAW
56. Swedish soprano Jenny : LIND. Wikipedia.
57. Hathaway of "The Intern" (2015) : ANNE
58. Winter Palace resident : TSAR
60. Org. for teachers : NEA. National Education Association.
61. 17th Greek letter : RHO
That's it y'all - time to skedaddle.
