Theme: Two-way Talk
18A: "Framed" toon in a 1988 film: ROGER RABBIT
27A: Xerox product: COPY MACHINE
47A: In an awkward position: OVER A BARREL
61A: Like oysters in summer months: OUT OF SEASON
Argyle blogging.
These words are used when talking to someone using a two-way radio, like CBers and fire and police personnel or on walkie-talkies.
ROGER indicates that a message had been received and understood.
COPY refers to hearing a signal clearly enough to be understood.
OVER means "I have finished speaking for the moment, but am expecting your reply - go ahead".
OUT means "I have finished speaking, and the conversation is finished; don't reply."
#1 "Did you Get a COPY on that?"
#2 "ROGER that."
#2 "Anything else, OVER?"
#1 "That is all. OUT."
Across:
1A: Candy in a collectible dispenser: PEZ. Often with a theme.
4A: Great time: BLAST.
9A: Get to one's feet: STAND.
17A: Pi-sigma link: RHO. Greek Alphabet.
20A: Splendid display: POMP. A little Pomp and Circumstance.
22A: Keystone lawman: KOP.
23A: Houston team that became the Tennessee Titans: OILERS.
24A: Provide weapons for: ARM.
26A: Barn topper: VANE. As in a weather vane.
32A: Seaman's pronoun: SHE. All ships are SHE.
37A: Go through rehab, in a way: DETOX.
40A: Funny Philips: EMO. I never thought he was funny.
41A: Pusher chaser: NARC.
45A: "Goosebumps" author R.L.: STINE.
50A: Popular jeans: LEES. WHAT? Not Levis!
52A: More than dislike: DETEST.
57A: Gyro bread: PITA. But what is NAN? nan or naan?
65A: College town near Bangor: ORONO. And 66A: Mission to remember: ALAMO. Crosswordese places.
70A: TV-watching room: DEN. Who has a TV den anymore.
Down:
1D: Criminal, to a cop: PERP. That isn't what it means to us.
4D: Tap room: BAR.
5D: Kid's cry before "No hands!": LOOK MA. And 9D: Discolored with a spill: STAIN. How's it going, Tarrajo?
7D: Resign, with "down": STEP.
8D: It paves the way: TAR.
10D: Restaurant booth alternative: TABLE.
11D: Parisian cleric: ABBE. And 12D: Blanc's opposite: NOIR. French.
13D: Kids' book connectibles: DOTS. Connect a Dot is a precursor to crosswords, right?
21D: Bribe to a DJ: PAYOLA. Payola is a portmanteau of the two words "pay" and "Victrola" meaning to bribe to play on the radio. It came to light in the Sixties that some disk jockeys were taking money to play certain songs, which the record companies hoped would boost sales.
25D: House divisions: Abbr.: RMS. Some of those RMS are BRS.
26D: Abe of "Barney Miller": VIGODA. Abe VIGODA played the old detective on the show, Phil Fish. He had a short-lived spin-off show called Fish. He and his wife, Bernice, ran a group home. He's in the front; she is in the back.
29D: Land maps: PLATS.
30D: Blintz relatives: CREPES. Do you want some now?
31D: Funny business: HUMOR.
34D: Do very well: EXCEL.
38D: Lure via a sting: ENTRAP. One of the sneakiest I ever heard of, was a man and a woman want to purchase alcohol but the man says he left his wallet in the car and she pays it. She is not of age.
43D: Really likes: GOES FOR.
48D: November honorees: VETS. Veterans Day in 2009 is on Wednesday, the 11th of November.
49D: Turn into: BECOME.
50D: Sierra __: African republic: LEONE. Southwest of MALI. And 55D: Niger neighbor: MALI. Northwest Africa Niger is to its east.
53D: Peseta replacer: EURO. Former Spanish currency.
54D: Sporty auto roof: T-TOP. Removable panels over the driver and the passenger but leaving a center section, in theory, for greater strength in case of a rollover.
56D: Quickly, in memos: ASAP. As Soon As Possible.
63D: Sine qua __: NON. This phrase is Latin for "without which not", meaning, if an essential element is missing, it's not gonna happen.
Answer grid.
Argyle
18A: "Framed" toon in a 1988 film: ROGER RABBIT
27A: Xerox product: COPY MACHINE
47A: In an awkward position: OVER A BARREL
61A: Like oysters in summer months: OUT OF SEASON
Argyle blogging.
These words are used when talking to someone using a two-way radio, like CBers and fire and police personnel or on walkie-talkies.
ROGER indicates that a message had been received and understood.
COPY refers to hearing a signal clearly enough to be understood.
OVER means "I have finished speaking for the moment, but am expecting your reply - go ahead".
OUT means "I have finished speaking, and the conversation is finished; don't reply."
#1 "Did you Get a COPY on that?"
#2 "ROGER that."
#2 "Anything else, OVER?"
#1 "That is all. OUT."
Across:
1A: Candy in a collectible dispenser: PEZ. Often with a theme.
4A: Great time: BLAST.
9A: Get to one's feet: STAND.
17A: Pi-sigma link: RHO. Greek Alphabet.
20A: Splendid display: POMP. A little Pomp and Circumstance.
22A: Keystone lawman: KOP.
23A: Houston team that became the Tennessee Titans: OILERS.
24A: Provide weapons for: ARM.
26A: Barn topper: VANE. As in a weather vane.
32A: Seaman's pronoun: SHE. All ships are SHE.
37A: Go through rehab, in a way: DETOX.
40A: Funny Philips: EMO. I never thought he was funny.
41A: Pusher chaser: NARC.
45A: "Goosebumps" author R.L.: STINE.
50A: Popular jeans: LEES. WHAT? Not Levis!
52A: More than dislike: DETEST.
57A: Gyro bread: PITA. But what is NAN? nan or naan?
65A: College town near Bangor: ORONO. And 66A: Mission to remember: ALAMO. Crosswordese places.
70A: TV-watching room: DEN. Who has a TV den anymore.
Down:
1D: Criminal, to a cop: PERP. That isn't what it means to us.
4D: Tap room: BAR.
5D: Kid's cry before "No hands!": LOOK MA. And 9D: Discolored with a spill: STAIN. How's it going, Tarrajo?
7D: Resign, with "down": STEP.
8D: It paves the way: TAR.
10D: Restaurant booth alternative: TABLE.
11D: Parisian cleric: ABBE. And 12D: Blanc's opposite: NOIR. French.
13D: Kids' book connectibles: DOTS. Connect a Dot is a precursor to crosswords, right?
21D: Bribe to a DJ: PAYOLA. Payola is a portmanteau of the two words "pay" and "Victrola" meaning to bribe to play on the radio. It came to light in the Sixties that some disk jockeys were taking money to play certain songs, which the record companies hoped would boost sales.
25D: House divisions: Abbr.: RMS. Some of those RMS are BRS.
26D: Abe of "Barney Miller": VIGODA. Abe VIGODA played the old detective on the show, Phil Fish. He had a short-lived spin-off show called Fish. He and his wife, Bernice, ran a group home. He's in the front; she is in the back.
29D: Land maps: PLATS.
30D: Blintz relatives: CREPES. Do you want some now?
31D: Funny business: HUMOR.
34D: Do very well: EXCEL.
38D: Lure via a sting: ENTRAP. One of the sneakiest I ever heard of, was a man and a woman want to purchase alcohol but the man says he left his wallet in the car and she pays it. She is not of age.
43D: Really likes: GOES FOR.
48D: November honorees: VETS. Veterans Day in 2009 is on Wednesday, the 11th of November.
49D: Turn into: BECOME.
50D: Sierra __: African republic: LEONE. Southwest of MALI. And 55D: Niger neighbor: MALI. Northwest Africa Niger is to its east.
53D: Peseta replacer: EURO. Former Spanish currency.
54D: Sporty auto roof: T-TOP. Removable panels over the driver and the passenger but leaving a center section, in theory, for greater strength in case of a rollover.
56D: Quickly, in memos: ASAP. As Soon As Possible.
63D: Sine qua __: NON. This phrase is Latin for "without which not", meaning, if an essential element is missing, it's not gonna happen.
Answer grid.
Argyle
