Theme: Hare Hoax - Five theme endings that are when a rabbit isn't a real rabbit. Unifier is at the tail end.
18A. Procter & Gamble laundry product: IVORY SNOW. A snow bunny is a female that goes to the mountain with more than skiing on her mind.
27A. Keep America Beautiful concerns: LITTERBUGS. Bugs Bunny needs no intro.
35A. New England storm: NOR'EASTER. Neither does the Easter bunny. A nor'easter is a big storm of the North Atlantic coast and its counter-clockwise rotation brings water(or snow)-laden winds coming from the northeast to all New England. Actually. it can affect the whole eastern seaboard.
49A. Space particles: COSMIC DUST. If you don't know what a dust bunny is, then I want to meet your maid.
59A. Beach Boys album with bees and flowers on the cover: WILD HONEY. Here, I'll play the song for you, my little honey bunny. Clip.(2:40)
68A. Critter that can follow the ends of this puzzle's five longest answers: BUNNY
Argyle here. While none of the themes are very long, they are interesting and the stacks of sevens in the corners are impressive.
I await your comments. Of course, I awaited a comment on the band, Phish, yesterday but only Seen spoke of them.
Across:
1. Prepared for pie, as apples : CORED
6. Skirt fold : PLEAT
11. 1,150, to Brutus : MCL
14. Speed skater __ Anton Ohno : APOLO. An unknown to me with an unknown spelling. US-American Olympic gold medal-winning short track speed skater who also won Dancing with the Stars in 2007. Here is a short(1:50) clip that may explain the popularity of the show. Hot!
15. Get-up-and-go : OOMPH
16. Author Levin : IRA. He wrote the play, No Time for Sergeants and the novel, Rosemary's Baby.
17. What cats and bats do : RHYME
20. Earl Grey et al. : TEAs (weak link) 42. Rank below marquis : EARL
21. "The loneliest number," in a song : ONE. Clip(2:56)
22. Nickel or cadmium : METAL
23. The works : ALL
24. Favorite : PET
25. Simian : APE-LIKE
30. Lawyers' charges : FEES
31. Craft that can be rolled : KAYAK. You can put your kayak upside down in the water and still roll it back upright, if you haven't lost your paddle.
32. "As ye sow, so shall ye __" : REAP
34. Country rtes. : RDs.
39. Bruin legend Bobby : ORR
43. Nutritious beans : SOYAs
47. Razz : JEER
52. Asks to the party : INVITES
54. King of France : ROI
55. 9-Down adviser : CPA and 9D. 30-day mo. : APR.
56. Kentucky county named for a trailblazer : BOONE. Daniel Boone.
57. It follows Wed. : THU.
58. Stride : GAIT
62. Beyond the fringe : OUTRE. We see this spelling frequently.
63. Columnist Buchwald : ART. Snapshot.
64. Alleviated : EASED
65. __ mix: hiker's fare : TRAIL
66. Snake sound : "SSS!". Can make a hiker drop his trail mix.
67. Wipe out : ERASE
Down
1. NPR auto show : "CAR TALK". National Public Radio; The hosts of Car Talk are brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi, also known as Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers.
2. Hamlet's love : OPHELIA. Spoiler alert: She dies...oh wait, they all die...never mind.
3. Writer's payment : ROYALTY
4. Shady bunch? : ELMS
5. Anonymous John : DOE
6. Destination in a two-part route : POINT B. After you start from point A.
7. "Many-splendored thing" of song : LOVE. In case you've forgotten the great ballad.(3:02)
8. Comic Philips : EMO. Alleged comic.
10. Mint family herb : THYME
11. Toothpaste comparison word : MINTIER
12. Cried like a raven : CROAKED
13. Like anarchy : LAWLESS
19. Note to __ : SELF
21. Across, in verse : O'ER
24. "Orange" tea grade : PEKOE. We've had a big discussion about this before but if you want, we can go over it again.
25. A long time : AGES
26. 130-minute H.S. exam : PSAT
28. Beach lover's goal : TAN
29. Eurasian range : URALS. The range dividing Europe from Asia.
33. Joe of "GoodFellas" : PESCI. He played a whack-job(but don't tell him I said that).
36. Senate contest : RACE
37. God with arrows : EROS
38. Staff associate? : ROD
39. Lake Superior natives : OJIBWAs. The Ojibwa Indians, also known as the Chippewa Indians, lived mainly in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Ontario, Canada at the time of European contact. Good web site here.
40. Some Impressionist paintings : RENOIRs. Google page.
41. Sickens : REVOLTS
44. Mexican peninsula : YUCATAN. Map. It has been hard hit by hurricanes before.
45. Bayer product : ASPIRIN
46. Majestic : STATELY
48. Melon exterior : RIND
50. Villainous literary alter ego : MR. HYDE. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is the original title of a novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson
51. Promise to pay : IOU
53. Little laugh : TE-HEE
57. Golfer's pocketful : TEEs
58. Spiritual guide : GURU
60. Stick in the lake? : OAR
61. Govt. hush-hush org. : NSA. National Security Agency (NSA)
62. Bettor's hangout, briefly : OTB. Off-Track Betting. It was bad when the mob did it but OK now that our govt. does it.
Answer grid.
18A. Procter & Gamble laundry product: IVORY SNOW. A snow bunny is a female that goes to the mountain with more than skiing on her mind.
27A. Keep America Beautiful concerns: LITTERBUGS. Bugs Bunny needs no intro.
35A. New England storm: NOR'EASTER. Neither does the Easter bunny. A nor'easter is a big storm of the North Atlantic coast and its counter-clockwise rotation brings water(or snow)-laden winds coming from the northeast to all New England. Actually. it can affect the whole eastern seaboard.
49A. Space particles: COSMIC DUST. If you don't know what a dust bunny is, then I want to meet your maid.
59A. Beach Boys album with bees and flowers on the cover: WILD HONEY. Here, I'll play the song for you, my little honey bunny. Clip.(2:40)
68A. Critter that can follow the ends of this puzzle's five longest answers: BUNNY
Argyle here. While none of the themes are very long, they are interesting and the stacks of sevens in the corners are impressive.
I await your comments. Of course, I awaited a comment on the band, Phish, yesterday but only Seen spoke of them.
Across:
1. Prepared for pie, as apples : CORED
6. Skirt fold : PLEAT
11. 1,150, to Brutus : MCL
14. Speed skater __ Anton Ohno : APOLO. An unknown to me with an unknown spelling. US-American Olympic gold medal-winning short track speed skater who also won Dancing with the Stars in 2007. Here is a short(1:50) clip that may explain the popularity of the show. Hot!
15. Get-up-and-go : OOMPH
16. Author Levin : IRA. He wrote the play, No Time for Sergeants and the novel, Rosemary's Baby.
17. What cats and bats do : RHYME
20. Earl Grey et al. : TEAs (weak link) 42. Rank below marquis : EARL
21. "The loneliest number," in a song : ONE. Clip(2:56)
22. Nickel or cadmium : METAL
23. The works : ALL
24. Favorite : PET
25. Simian : APE-LIKE
30. Lawyers' charges : FEES
31. Craft that can be rolled : KAYAK. You can put your kayak upside down in the water and still roll it back upright, if you haven't lost your paddle.
32. "As ye sow, so shall ye __" : REAP
34. Country rtes. : RDs.
39. Bruin legend Bobby : ORR
43. Nutritious beans : SOYAs
47. Razz : JEER
52. Asks to the party : INVITES
54. King of France : ROI
55. 9-Down adviser : CPA and 9D. 30-day mo. : APR.
56. Kentucky county named for a trailblazer : BOONE. Daniel Boone.
57. It follows Wed. : THU.
58. Stride : GAIT
62. Beyond the fringe : OUTRE. We see this spelling frequently.
63. Columnist Buchwald : ART. Snapshot.
64. Alleviated : EASED
65. __ mix: hiker's fare : TRAIL
66. Snake sound : "SSS!". Can make a hiker drop his trail mix.
67. Wipe out : ERASE
Down
1. NPR auto show : "CAR TALK". National Public Radio; The hosts of Car Talk are brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi, also known as Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers.
2. Hamlet's love : OPHELIA. Spoiler alert: She dies...oh wait, they all die...never mind.
3. Writer's payment : ROYALTY
4. Shady bunch? : ELMS
5. Anonymous John : DOE
6. Destination in a two-part route : POINT B. After you start from point A.
7. "Many-splendored thing" of song : LOVE. In case you've forgotten the great ballad.(3:02)
8. Comic Philips : EMO. Alleged comic.
10. Mint family herb : THYME
11. Toothpaste comparison word : MINTIER
12. Cried like a raven : CROAKED
13. Like anarchy : LAWLESS
19. Note to __ : SELF
21. Across, in verse : O'ER
24. "Orange" tea grade : PEKOE. We've had a big discussion about this before but if you want, we can go over it again.
25. A long time : AGES
26. 130-minute H.S. exam : PSAT
28. Beach lover's goal : TAN
29. Eurasian range : URALS. The range dividing Europe from Asia.
33. Joe of "GoodFellas" : PESCI. He played a whack-job(but don't tell him I said that).
36. Senate contest : RACE
37. God with arrows : EROS
38. Staff associate? : ROD
39. Lake Superior natives : OJIBWAs. The Ojibwa Indians, also known as the Chippewa Indians, lived mainly in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Ontario, Canada at the time of European contact. Good web site here.
40. Some Impressionist paintings : RENOIRs. Google page.
41. Sickens : REVOLTS
44. Mexican peninsula : YUCATAN. Map. It has been hard hit by hurricanes before.
45. Bayer product : ASPIRIN
46. Majestic : STATELY
48. Melon exterior : RIND
50. Villainous literary alter ego : MR. HYDE. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is the original title of a novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson
51. Promise to pay : IOU
53. Little laugh : TE-HEE
57. Golfer's pocketful : TEEs
58. Spiritual guide : GURU
60. Stick in the lake? : OAR
61. Govt. hush-hush org. : NSA. National Security Agency (NSA)
62. Bettor's hangout, briefly : OTB. Off-Track Betting. It was bad when the mob did it but OK now that our govt. does it.
Answer grid.
Notes from C.C.:
1) Today we celebrate the birthday of Windhover, our blog farmer and philosopher. I think the third picture there is what made Annette want to ride his bike.
2) Speaking of cool, click here and here for two terrific shots of Splynter. Obviously he loves guitar (He writes music) & hockey (a goalie). He is in construction/remodeling business, and he wants to "Make your home your castle".
Argyle
1) Today we celebrate the birthday of Windhover, our blog farmer and philosopher. I think the third picture there is what made Annette want to ride his bike.
2) Speaking of cool, click here and here for two terrific shots of Splynter. Obviously he loves guitar (He writes music) & hockey (a goalie). He is in construction/remodeling business, and he wants to "Make your home your castle".
Argyle
