38. Shrewd ... and a phonetic hint to this puzzle's four longest answers : CAGEY - As a Minneapolis resident, C.C. was inspired by Kevin Garnett who spent the first part of his career playing in that city before moving to Boston.
16. Shade lighter than jade : KELLY GREEN - One of the team colors of the aforementioned KG
59. London co-creator of the International Plant Names Index : KEW GARDENS - Captain Bligh was gathering bread fruit in Tahiti for KEW GARDENS when the men on the HMS Bounty took issue with his command
10. Super-strong adhesive brand : KRAZY GLUE - Ah yes, I remember their ads
33. Extreme care : KID GLOVES - People always think debate moderators treat their candidate's opponent with KID GLOVES
Well let's KEEP GOING and see what other gifts C.C. has for us today.
Across
1. Welcomed at the door : SAW IN
6. "Shame on you!" : TSK
9. German trick-taking card game : SKAT - Have never played a hand
13. St. Teresa's town : AVILA - One of many Carmelite 39. Creatures of habit? : NUNS - in 16th century Spain
14. Use as a source : CITE
15. Egg on : URGE 18. Reckless act instigator : DARE - These two words can cause some very stupid behavior
19. Witty Bombeck : ERMA
20. Euros replaced them : LIRE
21. Buffoons : BOZOS
22. Target Field, e.g. : STADIUM - An easy drive from C.C.'s home
24. Nowhere near cool : DORKY
26. N.L. mascot whose head is a large baseball : MR. MET
28. Cracks up : LAUGHS
31. Finnish telecommunications company : NOKIA
34. Lindsay of "Freaky Friday" (2003) : LOHAN - A Disney star who "went south"
36. Bud's partner : LOU - Bud asked, "Who's on first?" LOU replied, "Yes!"
37. Exclude from the list : OMIT
40. Like Mars, visually : RED
41. Storybook elephant : BABAR
42. Sneaks a look : PEEKS
43. Points of view : ANGLES
45. Sleeping giant : SERTA - Love this clue
47. Actors memorize them : LINES - He's in a world of hurt!
49. Riddle-ending question : WHAT AM I - Stunning playground retort!
53. Chew out : SCOLD
55. "Now it makes sense" : I SEE
57. One-named supermodel : IMAN - Lovely Somali-born woman who is now 61
58. __ Scotia : NOVA - New Scotland in Latin
61. Meryl's "it's Complicated" co-star : ALEC - Rotten Tomatoes gave it a "meh" 54%
62. Chevy subcompact : AVEO
63. Pasta tubes : PENNE
64. Skip a turn : PASS
65. Headed up : LED
66. Infuriated with : MAD AT
Down
1. Sushi bar brews : SAKES
2. Prevent : AVERT
3. Bedrock wife : WILMA
4. Words starting a confession : I'LL ADMIT
5. Lawmaker's rejection : NAY - That's how they do it
6. 22-Across level : TIER
7. Energetic mount : STEED - Dudley's "trusty STEED" was named, uh, Horse
8. He's a doll : KEN - Barbie's main squeeze
9. Numbers game : SUDOKU
11. Soil-related prefix : AGRO - BOZOS took AGRI off my grid
12. Pro shop bagful : TEES
14. Forensics facility : CRIME LAB
17. Feeling blue : GLUM - Al Capp's poster child for this emotion - The man whose last name is vowelless
21. Cereal component : BRAN
23. Nest egg letters : IRA
25. Big name in facial scrubs : OLAY
27. Forum robes : TOGAS
29. Traffic alert : HONK
30. Puzzle (out) : SUSS
31. Screenwriter Ephron : NORA
32. It may be a bad sign : OMEN
35. "Fasten your seatbelts" : HERE WE GO
38. Violin protector : CASE
39. "Swell suggestion!" : NEAT IDEA
41. Calisthenics movement : BEND
42. After-school org. : PTA
44. Shrubs with lavender blooms : LILACS
46. Perlman of "Cheers" : RHEA - Ree' uh not Ray or Ray uh
48. Colander cousin : SIEVE
50. Change, as a motion : AMEND
51. Old Testament food : MANNA
52. Illustrator's close-up : INSET
53. Easy-peasy task : SNAP
54. Picnic soft drink : COLA
56. Neighbor of Nor. : SWED
59. __ Kan pet foods : KAL
60. Tach reading : RPM
Now it's your time for our CAGEY bloggers to give us their pertinent and impertinent remarks!
