Theme: Where the first little piggy went - each theme word can precede MARKET.
17A. High-performing Wall Street investment : SUPER STOCK. Super market, Stock market.
26A. Salmon, trout, cod, etc. : FOOD FISH. Food market, Fish market.
36A. Big day for a new store, or an apt description of each part of 17-, 26-, 50- and 58-Across : MARKET OPENING
50A. Past all major obstacles : HOME FREE. Home market, Free market.
58A. Unifying connection : COMMON BOND. Common market, Bond market.
Argyle here sans Cruciverb. A nice smattering of clues/answers. A few tricky clues and some hard answers. But if you look hard enough, you can probably find a nit. Let the week begin!
Across
1. Some Ford autos, briefly : MERCs. Yes, and some "fur'in" cars.
6. Mocking remark : JAPE. Sorry, did I just make a jape?
10. __ team: police crisis unit : SWAT
14. With good cheer : GAILY
15. Airline to Tel Aviv : EL AL or 30A. Netherlands airline : KLM
16. Hawaiian seaport : HILO
19. Giggly Muppet : ELMO
20. “He’s __ no good” : UP TO. Is that why Elmo's giggling?
21. Distribute in portions : ALLOT
22. Resume the original speed, in music : A TEMPO
29. Double-check, as in a lab : RETEST
31. Farm pen : STY
32. Sp. maiden : SRTA. (señorita)
33. Like the area under an awning : SHADED
41. Giorgio of fashion : ARMANI
42. Per __: daily : DIEM
44. Ship’s pronoun : SHE. All ships are referred to as female.
47. Have the flu : AIL
48. Scrabble 10-pointers : Z TILES
53. Borgnine who did voice work in “SpongeBob SquarePants” : ERNEST
54. Fowl pole : ROOST. Have your chickens come home to roost?
55. Swim meet assignment : LANE
57. Stops hedging : OPTs
64. Beekeeper played by Fonda : ULEE. Peter Fonda in "Ulee's Gold".
65. Throat-clearing sound : [AHEM]
66. Ready for bed : TIRED
67. Fathers : DADs
68. Bull in a corrida : TORO
69. Popular toaster waffles : EGGOs
Down:
1. British sports cars : MG's. Trivia question: What does MG stand for.
2. __ de toilette : EAU
3. Tear at the seam : RIP
4. NFL’s Browns, scoreboard-style : CLE. (Cleveland)
5. Pancake toppers : SYRUPS
6. Rocker Joan : JETT
7. Emotionally detached : ALOOF
8. Gp. providing campaign funds : PAC. (political action committee)
9. Fraternal society member : ELK. (The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks)
10. Knickknack holder : SHELF
11. “The Sixth Sense” star Bruce : WILLIS. If you've seen 'Expendables 2', how was it?
12. “Close, but no cigar” : "ALMOST"
13. Like Alfred E. Neuman’s grin : TOOTHY
18. Dalmatian feature : SPOT. They have many features then.
21. Product pitchers : AD MEN
22. __ gratia artis: MGM motto : ARS. (Art for art's sake)
23. Contract period : TERM
24. James or Jones of jazz : ETTA. We know Ms James. Ms James singing "Canadian Sunset" clip.(2:38)
25. Stiller’s comedy partner : MEARA. Ben Stiller's parents.
27. Giraffe cousin : OKAPI
28. Merrie __ England : OLDE
33. Like dry bread : STALE
34. Sugar substitute? : HON. Not as an actual sweetener but as a euphemism you might get from the diner's waitress.
35. Bumped off : DID IN
37. “Make today delicious” food giant : KRAFT
38. Mideast chieftain : EMIR
39. Luxor’s river : NILE. Map.
40. Thousands, to a hood : GEEs
43. Denver hrs. : MST
44. Turin treasure : SHROUD
45. Fanfare : HOOPLA
46. Gushed on stage : EMOTED
48. Stoicism founder : ZENO
49. Thirty, in Montréal : TRENTE. French speaking city.
51. Double curves : ESSES
52. Toondom’s Fudd : ELMER
56. Gun filler : AMMO
58. Calico pet : CAT
59. “Well, well, well!” : "O, HO!"
60. Sizable : BIG
61. URL ender for a charity : .ORG
62. Prefix with natal : NEO
63. Cavity filler: Abbr. : DDS. Not what is put in the cavity; who filled the cavity. (Doctor of Dental Surgery)
Argyle
Note from C.C.:
Happy 64th Birthday to Lemonade (Left, with John Lampkin on the right), whose wits, humor & cheerfulness brighten our Friday mornings. Happy 64th Birthday to the knowledgeable Anony-Mouse too!
Note from C.C.:
Happy 64th Birthday to Lemonade (Left, with John Lampkin on the right), whose wits, humor & cheerfulness brighten our Friday mornings. Happy 64th Birthday to the knowledgeable Anony-Mouse too!
