Theme: Double Talk - Double up a word but use a different connector each time.
17A. Gradually and steadily : STEP BY STEP
26A. Like a private tutoring session : ONE ON ONE
39A. Back up talk with action : WALK THE WALK
52A. Considering everything : ALL IN ALL
64A. In person : FACE TO FACE
Argyle here with Matt Skoczen making one of his infrequent Monday appearances. He even gave me a shout out. A great start to the week.
Across:
1. Bailiff's repeated cry : "OYEZ!"
5. Captain's order to stop : "AVAST!"
10. Amo, __, amat : AMAS
14. Prefix with scope or meter : PERI
15. Like many pretzels : SALTY. Cute, too.
16. Money owed : DEBT
19. Nebraska tribe : OTOE
20. Fellow members : BRETHREN
22. "Ben-__" : HUR
23. 2000s White House nickname : DUBYA
28. CIO partner : AFL. (The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations)
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29. Not used : NEW
32. Senior-to-junior address : KIDDO
33. Betty of cartoons : BOOP. Saucy wench.
35. Lantern fuel : LAMP OIL. FAQ
42. Make like new : RESTORE
43. Ventilates, with "out" : AIRS
46. "Ivanhoe" author Sir Walter : SCOTT. My middle name.
49. The Tar Heels of the NCAA : UNC. (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
51. Forget-me-__ : NOT
56. Stows away : HIDES
58. Naughty : BAD
59. Condition of being forgotten : OBLIVION. Oblivious - the condition of being soused. Have you heard it used that way?
62. Hosp. area for urgent care : EMERgency
68. Got to one's feet : ROSE
69. Not quite right : AMISS
70. Word after something or anything : ELSE
71. Mex. miss : SRTA. (señorita)
72. Eccentric : BATTY
73. Mass transit option : RAIL
Down:
1. Chances to get pics : OPs. Short for photo opportunity.
2. Up to now : YET
3. Before, in odes : ERE
4. Go past fast : ZIP BY
5. "__ sow, so shall ..." : AS YE
6. Expansive : VAST
7. Even if, briefly : ALTHO
8. Violinist Isaac : STERN
9. Melville work subtitled "A Peep at Polynesian Life" : "TYPEE"
10. "Much __ About Nothing" : ADO. Shakespeare
11. Way of doing things : METHOD
12. Teem (with) : ABOUND. Later in the week, rain hard.
13. Audio system : STEREO
18. Dietary fiber : BRAN
21. Finnish mobile phone giant : NOKIA
23. Blot gently : DAB
24. ET transporter : UFO
25. Squander, as a wad of cash : BLOW
27. Nabisco wafer brand : NILLA
30. Antlered grazers : ELKS
31. "W" on a light bulb : WATT
34. First installment of a miniseries : PART I
36. Old reciprocal electrical unit : MHO. (ohm backwards)
37. Lima's land : PERU. Down by Lake Titicaca.
38. Wilson of "Marley & Me" : OWEN. Marley is a dog.
40. "... __ man put asunder" : LET NO. But Marley might.
41. Compassionate : KIND
44. __ v. Wade : ROE
45. Ave. crossers : STs (street)
46. Cavalry blades : SABERS
47. Loud uproar : CLAMOR
48. Most senior : OLDEST
50. When doubled, tot's train : CHOO. Whoo Whoo!
53. BBC sitcom, to fans : AB FAB. Short for "Absolutely Fabulous".
54. Andes pack animal : LLAMA
55. Permitted by law : LICIT
57. Get by reasoning : INFER
60. Sleeveless garment : VEST
61. "The __-bitsy spider ..." : ITSY
63. "The Crying Game" actor Stephen : REA
65. Pie __ mode : A LA
66. CBS series with Miami and NY spin-offs : CSI. (Crime Scene Investigation)
67. Wriggly swimmer : EEL
Argyle
Note from C.C.:
Here is another precious picture of JD's four grandsons. JD joined our blog when Truman was about one-year-old. Also, I hope you did not try the Balsamic Chicken Breast recipe I linked 2 weeks ago. I did not like the result. Nether did JD. The smell was very unpleasant. JD said:
"I usually cut my chicken breasts into pieces, let them sit in an orange or some kind of bottled marinade for about an hour, then cook them quickly in a frying pan (10 min. max) and put over rice. It's always moist."
Maybe JD will tell us what orange marinade brand she's using, but this recipe looks very appealing to me.
Left to Right: Dylan & his bigger brother Cameron, Truman & his little brother Grady
