Theme: Action Food - The four theme entries begin with an adjective form of a verb(action word), a verb that is also a noun and in this case, that noun is a food. The first two are fruits and the second two are considered seeds.
20A. Arborist's handiwork: PRUNED TREE
26A. Windshield nuisance: SQUASHED BUGS
44A. Result of an errant brushback pitch: BEANED BATTER
55A. Deli sandwich filler: CORNED BEEF
Argyle here. The puzzle was a lot easier than trying to articulate what I think the theme is. At first, I looked on them as past tense verbs but then realized they are adjectives. John, did I get it right?
Scrabbley, too, just a V short of a pangram. I bet Dennis finished as fast as yesterday.
Across:
1. Raise, as produce : GROW
5. Go badly together : CLASH
10. Stylish : CHIC
14. Instant, in product names : REDI
15. Madre's milk : LECHE. Spanish
16. Bride's ride : LIMO. I know, GROOM wouldn't fit. Nice rhyme.
17. Busy, busy, busy : AT IT
18. Time __ time: repeatedly : AFTER. Oh, what will Lois do with these five entries?
19. "The Wizard __": comic strip : OF ID
22. All there : SANE
23. Development developments : HOMES. What should we call this type of clue?
24. Jazz guitarist Montgomery : WES. Here is his version of Eleanor Rigby(3:05). There is a good write-up about him that goes with the song, worth a read if you're interested.
25. Shocking swimmer : EEL
31. Average guys : JOES
34. H.S. elite : SRs. High school seniors.
35. Older woman's young lover, facetiously : BOY TOY
36. Place to make deposits, briefly : ATM
37. Bouquet delivery letters : FTD
38. Dream letters : REM
39. Novelist Fleming : IAN. Bond creator.
40. Alabama's only seaport : MOBILE
42. Monopoly token : CAR
43. Chip in a pot, maybe : ANTE
47. HDTV brand : RCA
48. Out of use, as words: Abbr. : OBS. Obsolete(same as obscure?)
49. Chip in a bowl : NACHO
53. World dodo population : ZERO
57. Blue book filler : EXAM
58. Dust Bowl refugees : OKIES
59. Pier gp. : ILWU. International Longshore and Warehouse Union.
60. Religious recess : APSE
61. Center : MIDST
62. Amber brews : ALES
63. Dieter's goal : LOSS
64. Care for : SEE TO
65. Branching point : NODE
Down:
1. Boardroom diagram : GRAPH
2. Fashionably dated : RETRO
3. Intense dislike : ODIUM. From Greek by way of Latin
4. One sitting on the stand : WITNESS
5. Attired : CLAD
6. How liberals lean : LEFTWARD. OBS., IMHO.
7. Helen Hunt or Holly Hunter, e.g. : ACTRESS. Both have honey hair. Helen and Holly.
8. "Jeez Louise!" : "SHEESH!"
9. Not there : HERE
10. Quite near : CLOSE BY
11. Pretentious, informally : HIFALUTIN'. Variant spelling of highfaluting, origin unknown.
12. Chip-tossing declaration : "I'M IN"
13. Programmers' writing : CODE
21. ABA member's title : ESQ. Esquire, HIFALUTIN' name for a lawyer.
25. Ancient kingdom near the Dead Sea : EDOM
27. You, in Yucatán : USTED. Spanish again.
28. Longtime "At the Movies" co-host Roger : EBERT
29. Capricorn's animal : GOAT
30. Holiday song closer : SYNE
31. Doorway side : JAMB
32. Siouan tribe : OTOE. A not so common clue for a common tribe of late.
33. Humiliate : EMBARRASS
37. Pet pest : FLEA
38. Disorderly place : RAT'S NEST
41. Salaries, wages, etc. : INCOMES
42. Hack's service : CAB RIDE
43. Graceful steed : ARABIAN
45. One taking bets : BOOKIE
46. Conclusion : END
50. Yo-Yo Ma's instrument : CELLO
51. Hacked : HEWED
52. Worth having : OF USE
53. Zest : ZEAL
54. Trade show : EXPO. Shout out to Jeannie
55. Dot-__: e-businesses : COMs
56. This, to Pablo : ESTO. More Spanish
Answer grid.
Argyle
20A. Arborist's handiwork: PRUNED TREE
26A. Windshield nuisance: SQUASHED BUGS
44A. Result of an errant brushback pitch: BEANED BATTER
55A. Deli sandwich filler: CORNED BEEF
Argyle here. The puzzle was a lot easier than trying to articulate what I think the theme is. At first, I looked on them as past tense verbs but then realized they are adjectives. John, did I get it right?
Scrabbley, too, just a V short of a pangram. I bet Dennis finished as fast as yesterday.
Across:
1. Raise, as produce : GROW
5. Go badly together : CLASH
10. Stylish : CHIC
14. Instant, in product names : REDI
15. Madre's milk : LECHE. Spanish
16. Bride's ride : LIMO. I know, GROOM wouldn't fit. Nice rhyme.
17. Busy, busy, busy : AT IT
18. Time __ time: repeatedly : AFTER. Oh, what will Lois do with these five entries?
19. "The Wizard __": comic strip : OF ID
22. All there : SANE
23. Development developments : HOMES. What should we call this type of clue?
24. Jazz guitarist Montgomery : WES. Here is his version of Eleanor Rigby(3:05). There is a good write-up about him that goes with the song, worth a read if you're interested.
25. Shocking swimmer : EEL
31. Average guys : JOES
34. H.S. elite : SRs. High school seniors.
35. Older woman's young lover, facetiously : BOY TOY
36. Place to make deposits, briefly : ATM
37. Bouquet delivery letters : FTD
38. Dream letters : REM
39. Novelist Fleming : IAN. Bond creator.
40. Alabama's only seaport : MOBILE
42. Monopoly token : CAR
43. Chip in a pot, maybe : ANTE
47. HDTV brand : RCA
48. Out of use, as words: Abbr. : OBS. Obsolete(same as obscure?)
49. Chip in a bowl : NACHO
53. World dodo population : ZERO
57. Blue book filler : EXAM
58. Dust Bowl refugees : OKIES
59. Pier gp. : ILWU. International Longshore and Warehouse Union.
60. Religious recess : APSE
61. Center : MIDST
62. Amber brews : ALES
63. Dieter's goal : LOSS
64. Care for : SEE TO
65. Branching point : NODE
Down:
1. Boardroom diagram : GRAPH
2. Fashionably dated : RETRO
3. Intense dislike : ODIUM. From Greek by way of Latin
4. One sitting on the stand : WITNESS
5. Attired : CLAD
6. How liberals lean : LEFTWARD. OBS., IMHO.
7. Helen Hunt or Holly Hunter, e.g. : ACTRESS. Both have honey hair. Helen and Holly.
8. "Jeez Louise!" : "SHEESH!"
9. Not there : HERE
10. Quite near : CLOSE BY
11. Pretentious, informally : HIFALUTIN'. Variant spelling of highfaluting, origin unknown.
12. Chip-tossing declaration : "I'M IN"
13. Programmers' writing : CODE
21. ABA member's title : ESQ. Esquire, HIFALUTIN' name for a lawyer.
25. Ancient kingdom near the Dead Sea : EDOM
27. You, in Yucatán : USTED. Spanish again.
28. Longtime "At the Movies" co-host Roger : EBERT
29. Capricorn's animal : GOAT
30. Holiday song closer : SYNE
31. Doorway side : JAMB
32. Siouan tribe : OTOE. A not so common clue for a common tribe of late.
33. Humiliate : EMBARRASS
37. Pet pest : FLEA
38. Disorderly place : RAT'S NEST
41. Salaries, wages, etc. : INCOMES
42. Hack's service : CAB RIDE
43. Graceful steed : ARABIAN
45. One taking bets : BOOKIE
46. Conclusion : END
50. Yo-Yo Ma's instrument : CELLO
51. Hacked : HEWED
52. Worth having : OF USE
53. Zest : ZEAL
54. Trade show : EXPO. Shout out to Jeannie
55. Dot-__: e-businesses : COMs
56. This, to Pablo : ESTO. More Spanish
Answer grid.
Argyle
