Theme: Confectionery Fixes - The ends of the starred clues answers are ways to get your cacao bean fix. What's your favorite?
18A. *Chicken soup dumpling: MATZO BALL. Image. A dumpling made from matzah meal of white plain flour and water.
35A. *Paleontologist's lucky find: DINOSAUR EGG. Image. Mere coincidence they look like matzo balls.
43A. *Cappuccino seller: ESPRESSO BAR. Image. Espresso Bar in Melbourne.
61A. Confection that can start the ends of the answers to starred clues: CHOCOLATE
3D. *Basic computer component: SILICON CHIP. Image. Mere coincidence they look like matzo crackers.
27D. *Parting smooch: GOODBYE KISS. Clip.(0:35) Warning: Equal Opportunity Kisser.
Argyle here. Oh my, you should have a cup of hot cocoa instead of coffee this morning.
Ambitious lay-out for a Tuesday with the crossing of the long theme entries twice. Visually appealing but not affecting the solving, which was quite easy with some new cluing.
Across:
1. Cold shower reactions : GASPS
6. Chicken or turkey : FOWL
10. Hair tamers : GELS
14. Sacro- ending : ILIAC
15. Athletic shoe brand : AVIA. It isn't Latin for "fly". Right, Bob?
16. Stratford's river : AVON. Stratford-on-Avon is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of William Shakespeare.
17. Seward's Alaska purchase, to some : FOLLY. At the time, 1867, but they changed their tune when gold was discovered there, 1896.
20. National flower of Scotland : THISTLE. Image
22. Neophyte : TYRO. Beginner
23. Anatomical bag : SAC
24. Zeus' wife : HERA
26. Fight-or-flight response generator : DANGER
30. Ajar, say : OPEN
32. Atop : UPON
34. Typical studio apartment room count : ONE
38. Punch-in-the-gut grunt : "OOF!"
39. "Batt. not __" : INCL. "Batteries not included."
40. Bon __: witticism : MOT. French for 'good word'.
41. Sit in traffic : IDLE
42. Utmost degree : NTH
47. Baseball's Diamondbacks, on scoreboards : ARI. Arizona
48. Apollo program org. : NASA. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
49. Wee : TINY
50. Bunny or kangaroo : HOPPER
52. Came out with : SAID
54. Recede : EBB
57. Ahmadinejad's land : IRAN. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
59. Body surfer's ride : BREAKER
65. Come up : ARISE
66. Crest : PEAK
67. Coup d'__ : ÉTAT. French, overthrow of the state.
68. Correct, as a stitch : RESEW
69. Torah holders : ARKS
70. Geologic stretches : EONS. Should this be ERAS?
71. A barque has at least three : MASTS. This image may clear up your questions about what a barque is.
Down:
1. Birthday buys : GIFTS
2. Hawaii hi : "ALOHA"
4. Buddies : PALS
5. Grain-cutting tools : SCYTHES. It is an art to swing a scythe and this painting shows a very important part of it. It is nigh on impossible to cut without a razor sharp blade. Windhover, do you swing one?
6. Hall of __: athletic standout : FAMER
7. Breakfast for Brutus? : OVA. The old Roman is having eggs for breakfast.
8. Two-time 1980s skating gold medalist Katarina : WITT
9. Quick brown fox's obstacle? : LAZY DOG. "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is an English-language pangram, used in typing lessons.
10. Cameroon neighbor : GABON. Africa Map.
11. "The Loco-Motion" singer Little __ : EVA. Clip.(1:16) On Shindig 1965.
12. Texter's guffaw : LOL
13. Tina Fey was its first female head writer, briefly : SNL
19. Asian ape : ORANG
21. Singer Horne : LENA. One of the greats.
25. Sky lights : AURORAS
28. __ Gay : ENOLA
29. Send for consultation : REFER
31. D.C. go-getter : POL. Yes, but is he just going to get our money?
33. Tennis's Sampras : PETE
35. Shore of Hollywood : DINAH
36. Words before the talk show guest enters : INTRO
37. Masked men at home? : UMPS
41. Charged particle : ION
43. Diciembre follower : ENERO. Spanish December / January
44. Frozen cake maker : SARA LEE
45. Recipe direction : STIR
46. Holstered pistol, e.g. : SIDEARM
51. Selections : PICKS
53. Looks out for, as a partner in crime : ABETS
55. Plague : BESET
56. Beer and ale : BREWS
58. Belg.-based peacekeeping gp. : NATO. The NATO headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium.
60. Place : AREA
61. Tax pro : CPA
62. "I've Grown Accustomed to __ Face" : HER
63. Wine barrel wood : OAK
64. Brown shade : TAN
Answer grid.
Here are a few wonderful photos of the Lopez family making & enjoying traditional tamales. Click here (2:35pm) to see Lucina's secret recipe.
Argyle
18A. *Chicken soup dumpling: MATZO BALL. Image. A dumpling made from matzah meal of white plain flour and water.
35A. *Paleontologist's lucky find: DINOSAUR EGG. Image. Mere coincidence they look like matzo balls.
43A. *Cappuccino seller: ESPRESSO BAR. Image. Espresso Bar in Melbourne.
61A. Confection that can start the ends of the answers to starred clues: CHOCOLATE
3D. *Basic computer component: SILICON CHIP. Image. Mere coincidence they look like matzo crackers.
27D. *Parting smooch: GOODBYE KISS. Clip.(0:35) Warning: Equal Opportunity Kisser.
Argyle here. Oh my, you should have a cup of hot cocoa instead of coffee this morning.
Ambitious lay-out for a Tuesday with the crossing of the long theme entries twice. Visually appealing but not affecting the solving, which was quite easy with some new cluing.
Across:
1. Cold shower reactions : GASPS
6. Chicken or turkey : FOWL
10. Hair tamers : GELS
14. Sacro- ending : ILIAC
15. Athletic shoe brand : AVIA. It isn't Latin for "fly". Right, Bob?
16. Stratford's river : AVON. Stratford-on-Avon is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of William Shakespeare.
17. Seward's Alaska purchase, to some : FOLLY. At the time, 1867, but they changed their tune when gold was discovered there, 1896.
20. National flower of Scotland : THISTLE. Image
22. Neophyte : TYRO. Beginner
23. Anatomical bag : SAC
24. Zeus' wife : HERA
26. Fight-or-flight response generator : DANGER
30. Ajar, say : OPEN
32. Atop : UPON
34. Typical studio apartment room count : ONE
38. Punch-in-the-gut grunt : "OOF!"
39. "Batt. not __" : INCL. "Batteries not included."
40. Bon __: witticism : MOT. French for 'good word'.
41. Sit in traffic : IDLE
42. Utmost degree : NTH
47. Baseball's Diamondbacks, on scoreboards : ARI. Arizona
48. Apollo program org. : NASA. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
49. Wee : TINY
50. Bunny or kangaroo : HOPPER
52. Came out with : SAID
54. Recede : EBB
57. Ahmadinejad's land : IRAN. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
59. Body surfer's ride : BREAKER
65. Come up : ARISE
66. Crest : PEAK
67. Coup d'__ : ÉTAT. French, overthrow of the state.
68. Correct, as a stitch : RESEW
69. Torah holders : ARKS
70. Geologic stretches : EONS. Should this be ERAS?
71. A barque has at least three : MASTS. This image may clear up your questions about what a barque is.
Down:
1. Birthday buys : GIFTS
2. Hawaii hi : "ALOHA"
4. Buddies : PALS
5. Grain-cutting tools : SCYTHES. It is an art to swing a scythe and this painting shows a very important part of it. It is nigh on impossible to cut without a razor sharp blade. Windhover, do you swing one?
6. Hall of __: athletic standout : FAMER
7. Breakfast for Brutus? : OVA. The old Roman is having eggs for breakfast.
8. Two-time 1980s skating gold medalist Katarina : WITT
9. Quick brown fox's obstacle? : LAZY DOG. "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is an English-language pangram, used in typing lessons.
10. Cameroon neighbor : GABON. Africa Map.
11. "The Loco-Motion" singer Little __ : EVA. Clip.(1:16) On Shindig 1965.
12. Texter's guffaw : LOL
13. Tina Fey was its first female head writer, briefly : SNL
19. Asian ape : ORANG
21. Singer Horne : LENA. One of the greats.
25. Sky lights : AURORAS
28. __ Gay : ENOLA
29. Send for consultation : REFER
31. D.C. go-getter : POL. Yes, but is he just going to get our money?
33. Tennis's Sampras : PETE
35. Shore of Hollywood : DINAH
36. Words before the talk show guest enters : INTRO
37. Masked men at home? : UMPS
41. Charged particle : ION
43. Diciembre follower : ENERO. Spanish December / January
44. Frozen cake maker : SARA LEE
45. Recipe direction : STIR
46. Holstered pistol, e.g. : SIDEARM
51. Selections : PICKS
53. Looks out for, as a partner in crime : ABETS
55. Plague : BESET
56. Beer and ale : BREWS
58. Belg.-based peacekeeping gp. : NATO. The NATO headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium.
60. Place : AREA
61. Tax pro : CPA
62. "I've Grown Accustomed to __ Face" : HER
63. Wine barrel wood : OAK
64. Brown shade : TAN
Answer grid.
Here are a few wonderful photos of the Lopez family making & enjoying traditional tamales. Click here (2:35pm) to see Lucina's secret recipe.
Argyle
