Theme: Brr! - Ending homophones.
19A. Dreary late fall forecast : CLOUDY AND CHILLY
37A. Food truck order : HOT DOG WITH CHILI
50A. South American seaport : VALPARAISO, CHILE
Argyle here. You knew CHILE was coming but VALPARAISO ...! Map. Appears to be a debut for our constructor. Three grid spanners, four good blocks in the corners, decent fill but maybe more appropriate for a Tuesday. That's no reflection on Diane, of course and tomorrow we may say Monday wasn't so hard.
Across:
1. Red-headed clown : BOZO
5. Enzyme ending : ASE. Mayonnaise is an enzyme? Oh, wait....
8. Oak nut : ACORN. Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
13. With, on le menu : AVEC. French restaurant.
14. Tiger Woods's ex : ELIN. Slideshow of what she's been up to, if you care.
15. "Bad, Bad" Brown, in a Croce song : LEROY. clip.(3:03)
16. DEA agent : NARC
17. 1958 film that won nine Oscars : GIGI. The list.
18. Not showy : PLAIN
22. Spices (up) : PEPS
23. Fond du __, Wisconsin : LAC. Literally it means "foot" or "bottom of the lake".
24. Lend a hand : ASSIST
27. Airport safety gp. : TSA. (Transportation Security Administration)
29. Bible book following the Gospels : ACTS
33. Brew, as tea : STEEP
34. Cheese on a ham sandwich : SWISS
36. Primitive shelter : HUT
40. Quarterback Manning : ELI. New York Giants quarterback.
41. Big name in air conditioning : TRANE
42. Have pizza delivered, say : EAT IN
43. Put in the mail : SEND
45. Give the once-over : EYE. ...but not leer, I swear.
46. Spellbound : ENRAPT
47. Go __: lose it : APE
49. "Trinity" novelist Leon : URIS. "A novel of Ireland".
58. Giraffe relative : OKAPI. Umm, what picture today?
59. Gulf War missile : SCUD
60. Online periodical, for short : E-MAG
61. Easily wrinkled fabric : LINEN
62. The Beatles' "__ Comes the Sun" : HERE. Clip.(3:06) It's finally coming up earlier.
63. "Scram!" : "SHOO!"
64. Hägar's dog : SNERT
65. Mind-reading, briefly : ESP
66. Throw easily : TOSS
Down:
1. Judge's seat : BANC. It sounds hard but I've only seen them in cushy chairs.
2. Shaped like Obama's office : OVAL
3. Celsius freezing point : ZERO
4. Busy : OCCUPIED
5. Police blotter name : ALIAS
6. "What's your __?" : SIGN
7. City NNW of Oklahoma City : ENID
8. Male in charge : ALPHA
9. Toyota until 2006 : CELICA. I call my Celica a Troyota because I bought it in Troy, not far from Irish Miss.
10. Vocally expressed : ORAL
11. Churn up : ROIL
12. Part of NASDAQ's address : NYNY. A city, a state, a way of life.
14. Land with pyramids : EGYPT
20. Tough ruler : DESPOT. What New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg would like to be.
21. What plaids and stripes do : CLASH
24. Result of hearth burn : ASHES. Any one see that as heart burn? I didn't think so.
25. Helped oneself, illegally : STOLE
26. Become established : SET IN
27. Strong string : TWINE
28. Building location : SITE
30. Singer/dancer Rivera : CHITA
31. Bloom from a bulb : TULIP
32. Time on the job : STINT
34. Rock to the music : SWAY
35. Nice to look at, as a landscape : SCENIC
38. Garson of "Mrs. Miniver" : GREER
39. Most severe : HARSHEST
44. Nattily attired : DAPPER. Dressed to the nines. Puttin' on the Ritz.
46. Steadily wear away : ERODE
48. Benjamin Moore product : PAINT
49. Use without authority : USURP
50. Lady __: Univ. of Tennessee team : VOLS. Shortened "Volunteers"
51. Like, with "to" : AKIN
52. Bowler's assignment : LANE. (Hi, Boomer)
53. Tennis great Arthur : ASHE
54. Freezes (up) : ICES. Not like a computer program.
55. "It seems to me," online : IMHO
56. Thailand neighbor : LAOS
57. Self-images : EGOs
Argyle
