Theme: Pals of Snell - Common S?ELL patterned word leads off each theme answer.
20A: React to one's child's achievement, say: SWELL WITH PRIDE.
25A: Retail establishment with a mollusk feature as its logo: SHELL STATION.
43A: Word processing feature: SPELL CHECKER.
50A: Imminent winner's whiff: SMELL OF VICTORY.
Those are all the S?ELL patterned common words you can find in a dictionary, I believe. Or can you think of something else?
Argyle here. Four entries but still a weak theme. Ah, it's a Monday. 7 K's though.
Across:
1A: "Outta my way!": "MOVE!". Rude start for a Monday.
9A: Place to store firewood: SHED.
13A: Cereal "for kids": TRIX.
14A: Burstyn of "The Exorcist": ELLEN. She played the part of the mother, Chris MacNeil.
16A: Golf shirt: POLO.
17A: Prez's next-in-command: VEEP.
18A: Most-preferred invitees: A-LIST.
19A: "__ and Away": Fifth Dimension hit: UP, UP.
23A: Gimlet garnish: LIME. Four parts gin, one part sweetened lime juice. Mix and serve. Garnish with a slice of lime.
24A: Beau's dozen: ROSES. Who doesn't like roses? And 31A: Treat for Pooh: HONEY. Who doesn't like honey? Honey Roses
32A: Award nominations, e.g.: NODS.
33A: Sasha, to Malia: SIS. The Presidential kids.
36A: Nursery school song opener: A B C D.
37A: Frozen waffles: EGGOS.
39A: Pain in the neck: KINK.
40A: Wednesday's child is full of it: WOE.
41A: Haggard's "__ from Muskogee": OKIE. One for you country lovers.
42A: Fab Four member: RINGO.
46A: Columbus's Santa __: MARIA.
49A: Jeopardy: RISK.
56A: All's opposite: NONE. (All or none.)
57A: Jail, slangily: CLINK.
58A: Body fuel: FOOD. And 60A: Fiber source: BRAN.
61A: Argentine dance: TANGO.
62A: Actress Dunaway: FAYE.
63A: Boston hoopster, for short: CELT.
64A: Calendar row: WEEK.
65A: Tobogganer's need: SNOW. Got the snow, need the toboggan.
Down:
1D: "The Osbournes" airer: MTV. No link (I just couldn't do it.)
3D: Panorama: VIEW.
4D: Kicked out of school: EXPELLED.
5D: Spheres of influence: REALMS.
6D: Totally wrong: ALL WET. The original allusion in this expression is unclear, that is, how moisture or dampness is related to wrongness. Here's a theory. The newly born of most species are "all wet." So maybe it means ignorant, born yesterday.
7D: The year 1052: MLII.
8D: Mosquito, e.g.: PEST.
9D: Urge forward: SPUR ON.
10D: Pueblo dwellers: HOPIS. A scene
11D: Sidestep: ELUDE.
12D: Lunkheads: DOPES.
21D: Bell-shaped bloom: LILY.
25D: "Rich Man, Poor Man" novelist Irwin: SHAW. "Rich Man, Poor Man" was a 1976 miniseries that aired on ABC in one-hour episodes a week for twelve weeks. It was produced by Universal Television and was the first time programming of this nature had been attempted. It proved to be a critical and ratings success and was the forerunner for similar projects based on literary works, such as "Roots" and "Brideshead Revisited".
26D: Bum kin: HOBO. Another bum heard from.
27D: Suffix with exist: ENCE. (existence)
28D: Celestial messenger: ANGEL.
30D: Bouncer's requests, briefly: IDS.
33D: Hole, as a putt: SINK.
34D: "Picnic" playwright: INGE. William Inge (1913-1973). "Picnic" earned him a Pulitzer Prize (1953).
35D: Hershey's toffee bar: SKOR. Watch your teeth when you bite into one of these!
38D: Hodges of the Dodgers: GIL. Major league debut was October 3, 1943 for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
39D: Football openers: KICKOFFS. A different kind of football opener
43D: Like the "h" in honor: SILENT.
44D: Shrink in fear: CRINGE.
45D: "Wild" West lawman: HICKOK. Wild Bill Hickok really existed although some of his exploits are fictionalized.
46D: 24-hr. TV news source: MSNBC.
47D: Leonardo's love: AMORE. Italian.
52D: Imperfection: FLAW.
53D: Plant with tendrils: VINE.
54D: Mottled equine: ROAN.
55D: Cellist __ Ma: YO-YO.
59D: Dawn drops: DEW.
Answer grid.
Argyle
20A: React to one's child's achievement, say: SWELL WITH PRIDE.
25A: Retail establishment with a mollusk feature as its logo: SHELL STATION.
43A: Word processing feature: SPELL CHECKER.
50A: Imminent winner's whiff: SMELL OF VICTORY.
Those are all the S?ELL patterned common words you can find in a dictionary, I believe. Or can you think of something else?
Argyle here. Four entries but still a weak theme. Ah, it's a Monday. 7 K's though.
Across:
1A: "Outta my way!": "MOVE!". Rude start for a Monday.
9A: Place to store firewood: SHED.
13A: Cereal "for kids": TRIX.
14A: Burstyn of "The Exorcist": ELLEN. She played the part of the mother, Chris MacNeil.
16A: Golf shirt: POLO.
17A: Prez's next-in-command: VEEP.
18A: Most-preferred invitees: A-LIST.
19A: "__ and Away": Fifth Dimension hit: UP, UP.
23A: Gimlet garnish: LIME. Four parts gin, one part sweetened lime juice. Mix and serve. Garnish with a slice of lime.
24A: Beau's dozen: ROSES. Who doesn't like roses? And 31A: Treat for Pooh: HONEY. Who doesn't like honey? Honey Roses
32A: Award nominations, e.g.: NODS.
33A: Sasha, to Malia: SIS. The Presidential kids.
36A: Nursery school song opener: A B C D.
37A: Frozen waffles: EGGOS.
39A: Pain in the neck: KINK.
40A: Wednesday's child is full of it: WOE.
41A: Haggard's "__ from Muskogee": OKIE. One for you country lovers.
42A: Fab Four member: RINGO.
46A: Columbus's Santa __: MARIA.
49A: Jeopardy: RISK.
56A: All's opposite: NONE. (All or none.)
57A: Jail, slangily: CLINK.
58A: Body fuel: FOOD. And 60A: Fiber source: BRAN.
61A: Argentine dance: TANGO.
62A: Actress Dunaway: FAYE.
63A: Boston hoopster, for short: CELT.
64A: Calendar row: WEEK.
65A: Tobogganer's need: SNOW. Got the snow, need the toboggan.
Down:
1D: "The Osbournes" airer: MTV. No link (I just couldn't do it.)
3D: Panorama: VIEW.
4D: Kicked out of school: EXPELLED.
5D: Spheres of influence: REALMS.
6D: Totally wrong: ALL WET. The original allusion in this expression is unclear, that is, how moisture or dampness is related to wrongness. Here's a theory. The newly born of most species are "all wet." So maybe it means ignorant, born yesterday.
7D: The year 1052: MLII.
8D: Mosquito, e.g.: PEST.
9D: Urge forward: SPUR ON.
10D: Pueblo dwellers: HOPIS. A scene
11D: Sidestep: ELUDE.
12D: Lunkheads: DOPES.
21D: Bell-shaped bloom: LILY.
25D: "Rich Man, Poor Man" novelist Irwin: SHAW. "Rich Man, Poor Man" was a 1976 miniseries that aired on ABC in one-hour episodes a week for twelve weeks. It was produced by Universal Television and was the first time programming of this nature had been attempted. It proved to be a critical and ratings success and was the forerunner for similar projects based on literary works, such as "Roots" and "Brideshead Revisited".
26D: Bum kin: HOBO. Another bum heard from.
27D: Suffix with exist: ENCE. (existence)
28D: Celestial messenger: ANGEL.
30D: Bouncer's requests, briefly: IDS.
33D: Hole, as a putt: SINK.
34D: "Picnic" playwright: INGE. William Inge (1913-1973). "Picnic" earned him a Pulitzer Prize (1953).
35D: Hershey's toffee bar: SKOR. Watch your teeth when you bite into one of these!
38D: Hodges of the Dodgers: GIL. Major league debut was October 3, 1943 for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
39D: Football openers: KICKOFFS. A different kind of football opener
43D: Like the "h" in honor: SILENT.
44D: Shrink in fear: CRINGE.
45D: "Wild" West lawman: HICKOK. Wild Bill Hickok really existed although some of his exploits are fictionalized.
46D: 24-hr. TV news source: MSNBC.
47D: Leonardo's love: AMORE. Italian.
52D: Imperfection: FLAW.
53D: Plant with tendrils: VINE.
54D: Mottled equine: ROAN.
55D: Cellist __ Ma: YO-YO.
59D: Dawn drops: DEW.
Answer grid.
Argyle
