A Whale of a Puzzle
by Fred Piscop

Across

1. "Ars gratia __"
6. Monk's hood
10. Restful resorts
14. Strikers' demand
15. Garfield's canine pal
16. Drones' home
17. Characters played by Belushi and Aykroyd on "SNL"
19. Banned orchard spray
20. Siesta takers
21. South Seas wrap
23. __ Alicia of "Falcon Crest"
24. Midler of "The Rose"
25. Band rehearsal spot
29. Roll out, as a flag
32. Greet the day
33. Sound from the bull pen
34. "Big Blue"
37. Sound of lament
38. __-ovo-vegetarian
39. Hideous sort
40. "Yeah, right!"
41. Holmes's creator
42. Politically incorrect Bill
43. Feared fly
45. Brewski holder
46. Checkroom articles
48. Give two thumbs down to
49. Sorenstam of the LPGA
51. Listing of salaries by grade
56. Gemini or Cancer
57. They went for Obama in '12
59. Revolver inventor Samuel
60. Monocle, essentially
61. Moviedom's M. __ Walsh
62. Small bills
63. Oxen coupler
64. Stinks to high heaven

Down

1. Cumbersome boats
2. Crosstie crosser
3. Game piece
4. Archipelago part
5. Loss due to leaks
6. Hooded serpent
7. Laudatory lines
8. Golf's Michelle
9. Reduced by
10. Generous sort
11. Gas burner igniter
12. __-garde
13. Twilled fabric
18. Philosopher Descartes
22. Border on
25. Place for stitches
26. Stage solo
27. One of four in a square
28. Shade of blond
29. "I give!"
30. Score unit
31. To's partner
33. Gives an opinion
35. Belgian composer Jacques
36. "... for a __ pittance"
38. House builder's purchase
39. Muesli morsel
41. Cubicle item
42. "Nessie," for one
44. Periods on the job
45. Serenades the moon
46. Maine's __ Bay
47. It's served in rings
48. Bel __ cheese
50. With proficiency
51. The Ramones' genre
52. Showed up
53. "Look __ ..." ("Misty" line)
54. 47-Down cousin
55. Repair shop figs.
58. Late July baby

Copyright © Fred Piscop