Monday, May 23, 2016 Janice Luttrell

Theme: Cone Heads. Words that can be ahead of CONE.

52A. Classic "Saturday Night Live" family, with "the" ... and, literally, what the starts of the answers to starred clues can be : CONEHEADS

38A. *Rhinoplasty : NOSE JOB. Nose Cone

28D. *Freeway congestion : TRAFFIC JAM. Traffic Cone

20A. *Make easier to hear, as bad news : SUGAR COAT. Sugar Cone

explanation

 

11D. *Appliance that makes Eggos unnecessary : WAFFLE IRON. Waffle Cone

Argyle here. Nice pinwheel grid but marred slightly by the two ice cream cones instead of a forth type of cone.

Across:

1. Like a store ready for business : OPEN

5. Gadget for KP duty : PEELER

11. Part of www : WEB

14. Champagne Tony of golf : LEMA. His fame was cut short by his death in a plane crash in 1966.

15. Replacing, with "of" : IN LIEU

16. "__ we done here?" : ARE

17. Old pharmacy weight : DRAM. It's complicated.

18. Phonograph inventor : EDISON

19. Quaint "Tsk, tsk!" : "FIE!". "Fie, my lord, fie! a soldier, and afeard?" ~ Lady Macbeth

22. Not as risky : SAFER

24. Misrepresents, as data : SKEWS

25. Veil of gloom : PALL

26. __ voce: softly : SOTTO. Lowish?

29. Kid gloves? : MITTENS

32. Unadulterated : PURE

33. Promotional bribe : PAYOLA

36. Novelist Fleming : IAN

37. Letter after zeta : ETA

39. Genetic letters : RNA

40. Terrier's welcome : [ARF!]

41. Writing fluid container : INKPOT

42. Laugh good and loud : ROAR

43. Removes impurities from : REFINES

45. Minister's home : MANSE

46. French cruise stops : ILES

47. Manuscript insertion mark : CARET

50. Emmy-winning daytime host Lake : RICKI

56. Modifying wd. : ADJ. (adjective)

57. Martial arts film star Chuck : NORRIS

 

59. Fingerprint, to a detective : CLUE

60. "Kampgrounds" chain : KOA. (Kampgrounds of America)

61. Most adorable : CUTEST

62. Not just ready and willing : ABLE

63. Big shade tree : ELM

64. Radiator sounds : HISSES. Not a good sound.

65. __ Springs, California : PALM

 

Down:

1. The "O" in REO cars : OLDS. (Ransom E. Olds)

2. Land of Lima and llamas : PERU. A little alliteration to start us off.

3. Kindle read, briefly : E-MAG

4. Word that ends many yoga classes : NAMASTE. Hindu's hello or goodbye accompanied by a suitable gesture.

5. Jigsaw puzzle unit : PIECE

6. Provide with funds : ENDOW

7. Sewing machine inventor Howe : ELIAS

8. "Schindler's __" : LIST

9. Fair-hiring abbr. : EEO. (Equal Employment Opportunity)

10. Gets credit from the bartender : RUNS A TAB

12. One of the Great Lakes : ERIE. What?! There are other Great Lakes?

13. Suds in a mug : BEER

21. "King Kong" studio : RKO. What RKO stands for here.

23. PC key : ALT

25. Show's first episode : PILOT

26. Asparagus unit : SPEAR

27. Very odd : OUTRE

29. Magic charm : MOJO

30. Family babysitters : NANAs

31. Hunter's trap : SNARE

33. Southern loaves : PONES. Sounds good.

34. Poses a poser : ASKS

35. Slangy affirmative : "YEP!"

38. Like the width of many foot-long envelopes : NINE INCH

42. Interest limitation : RATE CAP

44. Sort : ILK

45. "Doesn't thrill me" : "MEH"

47. Apple centers : CORES

48. Sambuca flavoring : ANISE

 

49. Enjoys a hammock : RESTS

50. Leaf-clearing tool : RAKE. I'd rather enjoy the hammock.

51. Superstar : IDOL

52. Old PC monitors : CRTs. (cathode ray tube)

53. Jessica of the "Fantastic Four" films : ALBA

 

54. Yawn-inducing : DULL

55. Outwardly appear : SEEM

58. Yves' yes : "OUI"

 

Argyle