Greek letter that is 23rd. (In physics, commonly used to represent wave functions)
39A
Opposition position
40A
What "C" means in William Steig's "CDB"
41A
"Where the bee sucks, there suck I; --- cowslip's bell I lie; Gee, I'm the tiniest little guy"; Okay, it's late and I'm getting punchy
42A
Courteous
45A
What "Oh, roar a roar for Nora; Nora Alice in the night; For she has seen Aurora; Borealis burning bright; A furore for our Nora!; And applaud Aurora seen!; Where, throughout the Summer; has Our Borealis been" is an example of.
46A
Perfect and representative
47A
Carrier to Stockholm
48A
Goes on a tirade
49A
Caustic substances
51A
The last time one of my puzzles was featured in the New York Times
53A
--- de France; region centered in Paris
55A
He set foot on the moon at 03:15:16 (UTC) on July 21, 1969. (His first words were "Beautiful View"... we should have sent a poet....)
57A
One of these cold guys cometh, but two of them ... come? ..... sigh. Sometimes clever clues just don't work....
61A
"---- canem"; Beware of dog
63A
Mineral with a Mohs hardness of 9.25. (It was first discovered in Canyon Diablo, AZ, in 1893)
65A
Tied
66A
Basically an eggless quiche, but savory. And caramelized. Yum.
67A
Broad valley
68A
Ways out
Down
1D
Ways to go
2D
2.54 cm or so
3D
Prefix for down, as in ---clysm, or ---comb
4D
Place faith upon
5D
Gives a speach
6D
Take it easy
7D
---- in Ichthyosaur (spelling instructions)
8D
Musical compositions having a mixture of free recitative and metrical song
9D
Inquire
10D
Legal action
11D
Seek favor by servile flattery
12D
Wild way to run
14D
"Ctrl" singer; What? It's not my fault you old fogies haven't heard of her....
17D
Aliens
21D
Pigs
24D
Spies
26D
George's lyricist brother
27D
Maybe this island is named for wild boars, or maybe it's named for goats. It's hard to tell. Etymology can be ----cious
28D
Concerned, bothered (British slang)
29D
Volume
31D
Neglect
33D
Principle
34D
Red waxed cheeses
36D
"---, as I live, Devil is a cod"; strange theological belief that makes as much sense backwards as forward
37D
Set and harden
39D
Possible subject of 44D
43D
Shell out
44D
Aficionado's publication
45D
Immediate progenitors
48D
Wicker again
50D
Total
52D
Cap shade
53D
Chilled
54D
Magma when its above ground
56D
Where to see animals
58D
Soldiers not accounted for
59D
To be in Paris
60D
Makes after cost
62D
Chemical ending that lists to the right and slightly upward?
64D
Faction within a larger body; abbr.
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You can do better. And so can I. I did this one before but it didn't go over well. But I really liked the mechanism and I think I made it better this time. (Unless I made it too easy.)
(This time I didn't misspell "DIETY".)
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KayW 🤓7:48 · about 2 years ago
Well! Apparently I CAN'T do better... I am first? is that possible?
Very clever!! I had a sneaking suspicion about the answer and googling confirmed most of the also-rans. Was there another path to the answer that I leap-frogged over?