Theme: Audio Alerts - The last word of the first three theme entries can precede the last word of the fourth.
17A. Exec's perk: COMPANY CAR
23A. Tempts fate, in a way: PLAYS WITH FIRE
50A. Second in a Sue Grafton series: 'B' IS FOR BURGLAR
61A. Fairly spicy, as chili (and like this puzzle, literally, based on the ends of 17-, 23- and 50-Across): THREE ALARM
Argyle here. One minor problem and that may be just me. Solid construction but not much spice, even though spice is mentioned several times. LOL. If you look for them, there are quite a few connections, intentional or not.
Across:
1. Dissolves into a puddle : MELTS
6. Firing range rounds : AMMO
10. Dog bugger : FLEA
14. Audibly astonished : AGASP
15. Pastry served au rhum : BABA. A small yeast cake saturated in rum.
16. Bee, to Andy : AUNT. From the Andy Griffith Show
19. Adriatic resort : LIDO
20. Sixth sense letters : ESP
21. Tableland : MESA
22. Conestoga, e.g. : WAGON
27. God of manly beauty : APOLLO
29. Actor Diggs : TAYE. This man.
30. "Saturday Night Fever" dance genre : DISCO
31. Bogus plan : SCAM
33. Actress Cheryl : LADD. Image, of course.
37. Acolyte's suffix : IST. Can someone explain this? Donna?
38. One in an extra-large baby carriage, perhaps : TRIPLET
41. Angus's greeting : MOO. I had this strange picture of Scots going around saying, "Moo", to each other. Must be the Monty Python effect.
42. Space Shuttle gp. : NASA
44. Feb. 14 : V-DAY. Saint Valentine's Day.
45. Colorado resort : ASPEN
47. "Of __ I Sing" : THEE
49. Mideast fleet : OILERS. The big oil tankers.
55. One more time : AGAIN
56. "Trick" or "treat" : VERB. But NOUN works too.
57. Horn for a Muppet named Zoot : SAX
60. Defame : SLUR
64. Charged particles : IONS
65. Feathery wraps : BOAs
66. Dance in a line : CONGA
67. Layer of paint : COAT
68. Eyelid woe : STYE
69. Praise : KUDOS
Down:
1. Nutmeg spice : MACE
2. Boardroom clashers : EGOs
3. Streetlight supports : LAMPPOSTS, And lampposts are traditional supports for drunks.
4. 1/6 fl. oz. : TSP
5. Musical with the song "The Holy Grail" : SPAMALOT. Still looking for the Holy Grail!
6. Bottomless pit : ABYSS
7. Avian chatterbox : MACAW. Pretty bird.
8. Wharton deg. : MBA
9. Galley mover : OAR
10. Pita filling : FALAFEL. Falafel is made from ground chickpeas and/or fava beans and spices.
11. "Super Mario" brother : LUIGI. Video game.
12. Biblical witch's home : ENDOR. I think of Endora, from TV's "Bewitched".
13. Do penance : ATONE
18. R&B artist with the 2006 #1 hit "So Sick" : NE-YO. Unknown to me but this (3:29)(with lyrics) is pretty good.
22. "For what reason?" : "WHY?"
24. Partnership letters : LLC. Limited Liability Company.
25. Country with a da Vinci drawing on its one-euro coin : ITALY. Image.
26. Docile : TAME
27. Score after deuce : AD IN. One more letter and it's AD OUT, depending on which tennis player has won the next point, thus giving them the advantage.
28. Galileo's birthplace : PISA
31. Flip of a hit single : SIDE B
32. IRS audit rep : CPA
34. Barnes & Noble link? : AMPERSAND
35. Perpetrator : DOer
36. Crime bosses : DONS
39. Winnebago owner, briefly : RVer
40. NFL ball carrier, often : TAILBACK
43. In the beginning : AT FIRST
46. Gp. that abducted Patty Hearst : SLA. Symbionese Liberation Army. It happened in 1974.
48. Sweetie : HON
49. Meanie : OGRE
50. Rudimentary : BASIC
51. Inuit home : IGLOO. The Inuit were once known as Eskimos.
52. Sweat box? : SAUNA. Now that's funny; sweat box following the ice box(igloo).
53. Sun danger : UV RAY
54. Witherspoon of "Walk the Line" : REESE. The story of Johnny Cash.
58. Jason's vessel : ARGO
59. Dec. holiday : XMAS
61. "Very funny" TV station : TBS. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
62. In vogue : HOT
63. '70s TV boss of Mary, Ted and Murray : LOU. Mary Tyler Moore Show, editor LOU Grant(Ed Asner).
Answer grid.
Argyle
Note from C.C.:
Happy Birthday to Patriots' faithful fan Joshua (Barry G's handsome boy), who turns 6 years old today.
Happy Birthday to Bill G too. Sheng Ri Kuai Le, Bill!
17A. Exec's perk: COMPANY CAR
23A. Tempts fate, in a way: PLAYS WITH FIRE
50A. Second in a Sue Grafton series: 'B' IS FOR BURGLAR
61A. Fairly spicy, as chili (and like this puzzle, literally, based on the ends of 17-, 23- and 50-Across): THREE ALARM
Argyle here. One minor problem and that may be just me. Solid construction but not much spice, even though spice is mentioned several times. LOL. If you look for them, there are quite a few connections, intentional or not.
Across:
1. Dissolves into a puddle : MELTS
6. Firing range rounds : AMMO
10. Dog bugger : FLEA
14. Audibly astonished : AGASP
15. Pastry served au rhum : BABA. A small yeast cake saturated in rum.
16. Bee, to Andy : AUNT. From the Andy Griffith Show
19. Adriatic resort : LIDO
20. Sixth sense letters : ESP
21. Tableland : MESA
22. Conestoga, e.g. : WAGON
27. God of manly beauty : APOLLO
29. Actor Diggs : TAYE. This man.
30. "Saturday Night Fever" dance genre : DISCO
31. Bogus plan : SCAM
33. Actress Cheryl : LADD. Image, of course.
37. Acolyte's suffix : IST. Can someone explain this? Donna?
38. One in an extra-large baby carriage, perhaps : TRIPLET
41. Angus's greeting : MOO. I had this strange picture of Scots going around saying, "Moo", to each other. Must be the Monty Python effect.
42. Space Shuttle gp. : NASA
44. Feb. 14 : V-DAY. Saint Valentine's Day.
45. Colorado resort : ASPEN
47. "Of __ I Sing" : THEE
49. Mideast fleet : OILERS. The big oil tankers.
55. One more time : AGAIN
56. "Trick" or "treat" : VERB. But NOUN works too.
57. Horn for a Muppet named Zoot : SAX
60. Defame : SLUR
64. Charged particles : IONS
65. Feathery wraps : BOAs
66. Dance in a line : CONGA
67. Layer of paint : COAT
68. Eyelid woe : STYE
69. Praise : KUDOS
Down:
1. Nutmeg spice : MACE
2. Boardroom clashers : EGOs
3. Streetlight supports : LAMPPOSTS, And lampposts are traditional supports for drunks.
4. 1/6 fl. oz. : TSP
5. Musical with the song "The Holy Grail" : SPAMALOT. Still looking for the Holy Grail!
6. Bottomless pit : ABYSS
7. Avian chatterbox : MACAW. Pretty bird.
8. Wharton deg. : MBA
9. Galley mover : OAR
10. Pita filling : FALAFEL. Falafel is made from ground chickpeas and/or fava beans and spices.
11. "Super Mario" brother : LUIGI. Video game.
12. Biblical witch's home : ENDOR. I think of Endora, from TV's "Bewitched".
13. Do penance : ATONE
18. R&B artist with the 2006 #1 hit "So Sick" : NE-YO. Unknown to me but this (3:29)(with lyrics) is pretty good.
22. "For what reason?" : "WHY?"
24. Partnership letters : LLC. Limited Liability Company.
25. Country with a da Vinci drawing on its one-euro coin : ITALY. Image.
26. Docile : TAME
27. Score after deuce : AD IN. One more letter and it's AD OUT, depending on which tennis player has won the next point, thus giving them the advantage.
28. Galileo's birthplace : PISA
31. Flip of a hit single : SIDE B
32. IRS audit rep : CPA
34. Barnes & Noble link? : AMPERSAND
35. Perpetrator : DOer
36. Crime bosses : DONS
39. Winnebago owner, briefly : RVer
40. NFL ball carrier, often : TAILBACK
43. In the beginning : AT FIRST
46. Gp. that abducted Patty Hearst : SLA. Symbionese Liberation Army. It happened in 1974.
48. Sweetie : HON
49. Meanie : OGRE
50. Rudimentary : BASIC
51. Inuit home : IGLOO. The Inuit were once known as Eskimos.
52. Sweat box? : SAUNA. Now that's funny; sweat box following the ice box(igloo).
53. Sun danger : UV RAY
54. Witherspoon of "Walk the Line" : REESE. The story of Johnny Cash.
58. Jason's vessel : ARGO
59. Dec. holiday : XMAS
61. "Very funny" TV station : TBS. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
62. In vogue : HOT
63. '70s TV boss of Mary, Ted and Murray : LOU. Mary Tyler Moore Show, editor LOU Grant(Ed Asner).
Answer grid.
Argyle
Note from C.C.:
Happy Birthday to Patriots' faithful fan Joshua (Barry G's handsome boy), who turns 6 years old today.
Happy Birthday to Bill G too. Sheng Ri Kuai Le, Bill!
