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Apr 2, 2013

Tuesday, April 2, 2013 Jeffrey Wechsler

Theme: Rhyme Time - Rhymed word pairs in the pattern of ?O?O's *O?O.

18A. Crooner Perry's ad? : COMO'S PROMO

23A. Space pilot Han's shirt? : SOLO'S POLO

33A. U2 frontman's bit of naughtiness? : BONO'S NO NO

40A. Cartoon possum's corporate symbol? : POGO'S LOGO

47A. Japanese general Hideki's talisman? : TOJO'S MOJO

57A. Movie pooch's picture? : TOTO'S PHOTO

Argyle here. Not much to say. Two fun puzzles in a row.

Across:

1. "SNL"-like show filmed in Canada : SCTV. (Second City Television)

5. "Doctor Who" network : BBC. The Beeb.

8. Rafters shoot them : RAPIDS

14. Pre-Euro Italian coin : LIRA

15. Nest egg letters : IRA

16. With 3-Down, way west for many American pioneers : OREGON. 3D. See 16-Across : TRAIL

17. __-Iraq War: '80s conflict : IRAN

20. Self-righteous sort : PRIG

21. Manicurist's aid : EMERY. Did you remember the spelling?

22. Rage inwardly : STEW

25. Through : VIA

26. Classic racecars : GT's

27. Lighthouse light : BEACON

30. Nouveau __ : RICHE

36. Back in the day : AGO

37. Bedevil : TORMENT

39. PC monitor type : LCD

42. Chilean range : ANDES

44. Camera stand : TRIPOD

45. Roman 1,051 : MLI

46. Winery container : TUN. Big container.

53. Triumphant cries : AHAs

55. Disconnect : SEVER

56. Explosion sound, in comics : [BLAM!]

59. Poetry unit : LINE

60. Church key, e.g. : OPENER. Why? (From C.C.: I googled. Wiki said Church key is a kind of bottle opener. Never heard of it before.)




61. "__ My Party": Lesley Gore hit : IT'S

62. Fairly matched : EVEN

63. Great suffering : MISERY

64. Easter egg dip : DYE

65. "That didn't go well" : "RATS!". as Charlie Brown would say.

Down:

1. Pink ones are unwelcome--except in lingerie : SLIPS


2. Prefix with cumulus : CIRRO. High-altitude cloud.


4. Self-portraitist with a bandaged ear : VAN GOGH

5. Bodybuilder's "guns" : BICEPS

6. __-Seltzer : BROMO

7. Desert safari beast : CAMEL

8. Pink-cheeked : ROSY

9. Dada pioneer Jean : ARP

10. __ Gulf: Arabian waterway : PERSIAN

11. Reason given for calling in sick : I GOT A COLD

12. Rounded roof : DOME

13. Winter whiteness : SNOW

19. Pizarro's gold : ORO

24. Broad-brimmed hat : STETSON


25. Chaste priestesses of ancient Rome : VESTALS

27. "__ appétit!" : BON

28. Fairy tale start : ONCE

29. Dozes : NODS

30. Like one who can't put a book down : RAPT

31. Composer Stravinsky : IGOR

32. Ponders : COGITATES. Today's word to work into conversations.

33. Male sib : BRO

34. "Egad!" in an IM : "OMG!"

35. Opposite of paleo- : NEO

38. Long in the tooth : OLD

41. Tommy Dorsey hit tune : "OPUS ONE". Clip(2:56)

43. Less clumsy : NIMBLER

45. Sullen : MOROSE

47. Internet slang based on a common typo : TEH. Slang for THE, go figure. The 'T' was almost a Natick until I remembered Tojo.

48. Egg-shaped : OVOID

49. Harbor wall : JETTY

50. Eight-time All-Star Tony of the '60s-'70s Minnesota Twins : OLIVA
C.C. & Oliva, 2011

51. Sister of La Toya : JANET

52. Warning signs : OMENS

53. Elemental particle : ATOM

54. Arizona native : HOPI

55. Twinkle-toed : SPRY

58. Rev.'s message : SER. (sermon)


Argyle