Theme: Dairy Aisle - The second half of the theme entries are items found at the back of the store.
17. Meat jelly with a dairy-sounding name : HEAD CHEESE.
29. Jelly companion : PEANUT BUTTER. (Sure hope it's not that meat jelly.)
47. It's usually not needed with an electric razor : SHAVING CREAM.
62. San Francisco gay rights martyr played by Sean Penn in a 2008 film : HARVEY MILK. Assassinated on November 27, 1978, along with Mayor George Moscone, by Dan White.
Argyle here. The cheese and butter are made from the milk and cream. What the head cheese is made from...you don't want to know.
A few bumps on the road to Monday but, if you stayed up for the fireworks, there may have been some flash-bangs.
Across:
1. Have a meeting of the minds : AGREE.
6. Broadway attraction : SHOW. "The Phantom of the Opera" is now the longest-running show in Broadway history.
10. Matrix : GRID.
14. Yankee Stadium's borough : BRONX. Hence, the Bronx Bombers.
15. Came to : WOKE.
16. Top-ranked : A-ONE.
19. Old-fashioned pleated neckwear : RUFF. Image.
20. NFL tiebreakers : OTs. Football. OverTime
21. 1963 Paul Newman title role : "HUD". For Lois, Image.
22. What pests do : ANNOY.
23. Charlie Brown cry : "RATS!". What a blockhead. "Rats!"
25. Read the riot act to : LECTURED.
33. Hospital supply : BLOOD.
36. "The Man Who Fell to Earth" director Nicolas : ROEG. Also directed, "Walkabout", a 1971 British film set in Australia.
37. Outback bounder, briefly : ROO. An intended echo?
38. Dizzy feeling : VERTIGO.
41. Sensible, à la George Bush Sr. : PRUDENT. Brings back memories of SNL skits.
43. Ex-veep Quayle : DAN. There's that echo again.
44. 1040 or 1040EZ : FORM.
46. Wind-carried soil : LOESS.
51. TV hero who was really good with a Swiss army knife : MACGYVER. If you've never watched the show, MacGyver could always come up with fantastic devices from common items he might find.
52. Hops-drying oven : OAST.
56. Public embarrassment : SCENE.
58. Partner of vigor : VIM.
60. Tic-tac-toe loser : XOO.
61. Short skirt : MINI.
66. Feedbag stuff : OATS. And in cereal boxes, too. Get the MILK.
67. Top : ACME.
68. Treasure cache : TROVE.
69. "Gee" : "GOSH".
70. Patch up : MEND.
71. Biceps-flexing guys : HE-MEN. Flexing their biceps because they are feeling their OATS.
Down:
1. Really hate : ABHOR.
2. Legendary Garbo : GRETA. A classic look of this Swedish actress who successfully made the transition from silent films to the "talkies".
3. Family dinner entrée : ROAST.
4. Wrap up : END.
5. Part of NYSE: Abbr. : EXCH. New York Stock Exchange
6. Nobel's birthplace : SWEDEN. Stockholm, same as Garbo.
7. Gardener's tool : HOE.
8. Acceptances : OKs.
9. Tiny : WEE.
10. January birthstone : GARNET.
11. "Shaft" star Richard : ROUNDTREE. "But I'm talkin' 'bout Shaft".
12. Facts, briefly : INFO.
13. Resist openly : DEFY.
18. Hawaiian dance : HULA.
22. Salad bar greens : ARUGULA. Mediterranean plant, of the mustard family, having pungent leaves.
24. Blemish to remove : SPOT.
26. Junkyard dog : CUR.
27. Sporty car roof : T-TOP.
28. "Deutschland __ Alles" : ÜBER. "Germany Over All" Classical German anthem.
30. Big building : EDIFICE.
31. Many millennia : EONS.
32. Decays : ROTS.
33. Some briefs : BVDs. BVD stands for Bradley, Voorhees & Day, a New York City firm that initially manufactured bustles for women but became famous for their men's union suits.
34. Sister of Rachel : LEAH. Yeah, from one the Bible soap operas.
35. Yule danglers : ORNAMENTS.
39. Loud bell : GONG.
40. Out-of-control indulgence : ORGY.
42. Major-__: steward : DOMO.
45. Roman 1,105 : MCV.
48. Disappear : VANISH.
49. Gunned, as an engine : REVVED.
50. Cleveland's lake : ERIE.
53. Geometry postulate : AXIOM.
54. Finish, as a crossword : SOLVE.
55. Arcade coin : TOKEN.
56. City skyline blurrer : SMOG.
57. Italian's "So long" : CIAO.
59. Greek god story, e.g. : MYTH.
62. Breakfast meat : HAM.
63. Golfer's dream : ACE. A hole-in-one.
64. Pres. who resigned in '74 : RMN. Richard Milhous Nixon.
65. G.I. field ration : MRE. Meal, Ready-to-Eat.
Answer grid.
Argyle
Note from C.C.:
Congratulations to Argyle for his 100th write-up for our blog. Thank you for the time and dedication, Santa. No one compares to you!
17. Meat jelly with a dairy-sounding name : HEAD CHEESE.
29. Jelly companion : PEANUT BUTTER. (Sure hope it's not that meat jelly.)
47. It's usually not needed with an electric razor : SHAVING CREAM.
62. San Francisco gay rights martyr played by Sean Penn in a 2008 film : HARVEY MILK. Assassinated on November 27, 1978, along with Mayor George Moscone, by Dan White.
Argyle here. The cheese and butter are made from the milk and cream. What the head cheese is made from...you don't want to know.
A few bumps on the road to Monday but, if you stayed up for the fireworks, there may have been some flash-bangs.
Across:
1. Have a meeting of the minds : AGREE.
6. Broadway attraction : SHOW. "The Phantom of the Opera" is now the longest-running show in Broadway history.
10. Matrix : GRID.
14. Yankee Stadium's borough : BRONX. Hence, the Bronx Bombers.
15. Came to : WOKE.
16. Top-ranked : A-ONE.
19. Old-fashioned pleated neckwear : RUFF. Image.
20. NFL tiebreakers : OTs. Football. OverTime
21. 1963 Paul Newman title role : "HUD". For Lois, Image.
22. What pests do : ANNOY.
23. Charlie Brown cry : "RATS!". What a blockhead. "Rats!"
25. Read the riot act to : LECTURED.
33. Hospital supply : BLOOD.
36. "The Man Who Fell to Earth" director Nicolas : ROEG. Also directed, "Walkabout", a 1971 British film set in Australia.
37. Outback bounder, briefly : ROO. An intended echo?
38. Dizzy feeling : VERTIGO.
41. Sensible, à la George Bush Sr. : PRUDENT. Brings back memories of SNL skits.
43. Ex-veep Quayle : DAN. There's that echo again.
44. 1040 or 1040EZ : FORM.
46. Wind-carried soil : LOESS.
51. TV hero who was really good with a Swiss army knife : MACGYVER. If you've never watched the show, MacGyver could always come up with fantastic devices from common items he might find.
52. Hops-drying oven : OAST.
56. Public embarrassment : SCENE.
58. Partner of vigor : VIM.
60. Tic-tac-toe loser : XOO.
61. Short skirt : MINI.
66. Feedbag stuff : OATS. And in cereal boxes, too. Get the MILK.
67. Top : ACME.
68. Treasure cache : TROVE.
69. "Gee" : "GOSH".
70. Patch up : MEND.
71. Biceps-flexing guys : HE-MEN. Flexing their biceps because they are feeling their OATS.
Down:
1. Really hate : ABHOR.
2. Legendary Garbo : GRETA. A classic look of this Swedish actress who successfully made the transition from silent films to the "talkies".
3. Family dinner entrée : ROAST.
4. Wrap up : END.
5. Part of NYSE: Abbr. : EXCH. New York Stock Exchange
6. Nobel's birthplace : SWEDEN. Stockholm, same as Garbo.
7. Gardener's tool : HOE.
8. Acceptances : OKs.
9. Tiny : WEE.
10. January birthstone : GARNET.
11. "Shaft" star Richard : ROUNDTREE. "But I'm talkin' 'bout Shaft".
12. Facts, briefly : INFO.
13. Resist openly : DEFY.
18. Hawaiian dance : HULA.
22. Salad bar greens : ARUGULA. Mediterranean plant, of the mustard family, having pungent leaves.
24. Blemish to remove : SPOT.
26. Junkyard dog : CUR.
27. Sporty car roof : T-TOP.
28. "Deutschland __ Alles" : ÜBER. "Germany Over All" Classical German anthem.
30. Big building : EDIFICE.
31. Many millennia : EONS.
32. Decays : ROTS.
33. Some briefs : BVDs. BVD stands for Bradley, Voorhees & Day, a New York City firm that initially manufactured bustles for women but became famous for their men's union suits.
34. Sister of Rachel : LEAH. Yeah, from one the Bible soap operas.
35. Yule danglers : ORNAMENTS.
39. Loud bell : GONG.
40. Out-of-control indulgence : ORGY.
42. Major-__: steward : DOMO.
45. Roman 1,105 : MCV.
48. Disappear : VANISH.
49. Gunned, as an engine : REVVED.
50. Cleveland's lake : ERIE.
53. Geometry postulate : AXIOM.
54. Finish, as a crossword : SOLVE.
55. Arcade coin : TOKEN.
56. City skyline blurrer : SMOG.
57. Italian's "So long" : CIAO.
59. Greek god story, e.g. : MYTH.
62. Breakfast meat : HAM.
63. Golfer's dream : ACE. A hole-in-one.
64. Pres. who resigned in '74 : RMN. Richard Milhous Nixon.
65. G.I. field ration : MRE. Meal, Ready-to-Eat.
Answer grid.
Argyle
Note from C.C.:
Congratulations to Argyle for his 100th write-up for our blog. Thank you for the time and dedication, Santa. No one compares to you!
