Theme: Soft Phoneme - 49A and 50A start with 'C' but they are hard C's. We are looking for soft C's and their homonyms.
17A. 2003 horse movie that won Best Picture : SEABISCUIT
28A. One who’s not on the honor roll : 'C' STUDENT
46A. “Yes, ma’am,” in Madrid : "SI, SENORA"
60A. Primer sentence : "SEE JANE RUN"
Argyle here. Hurrying to beat any power outage. Nice puzzle. Look a little closer and find some fun sidebars.
Across:
1. Well-constructed : SOLID
6. Formal agreement : PACT
10. Carried a balance : OWED
14. Boxing venue : ARENA
15. Turkish honorific : AGHA
16. Kolkata cover-up : SARI. Oh, Kolkata = Calcutta.
19. Early 11th century date : MXIV. 1014
20. Bunny gait : HOP.
21. Important bee : QUEEN
22. Runs easily : LOPES
23. Throw for a loop : ASTOUND
25. __ acid : AMINO
27. Suffix with neat or beat : NIK
31. Tee off : ANGER
34. Gets moving : HIES
35. Stick around : STAY
36. Pal of Piglet : ROO
37. Stress, as a key point : ITERATE. If needed, I can reiterate that.
40. DSL offerer : ISP. (internet service providers)
41. Banjo ridge : FRET
43. WWII females : WACS. The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps(WAAC) was converted into the Women's Army Corps(WAC) in 1943. Web site.
44. Like Stallone’s persona : MACHO
48. “Fresh Air” airer : NPR. (National Public Radio)
49. Colgate rival : CREST
50. Bench or Berra : CATCHER. Two of the greatest, Johnny and Yogi.
54. Manager who managed the Mets, Braves, Cardinals, Yankees and Dodgers : TORRE. Also played as a catcher.
56. ’70s sitcom family name : BRADY. What a bunch.
58. Firefighter’s tool : AXE
59. Antioxidant berry in fruit juices : AÇAÍ
62. Idle : LAZE
63. Cologne that sounds forbidden : TABU
64. Sidestep : ELUDE
65. About 5.88 trillion mi. : LT. YR.
66. Comical Laurel : STAN
67. Uses a stopwatch for : TIMES
Down:
1. Malia Obama’s sister : SASHA
2. Black-and-white treats : OREOS
3. Jumped : LEAPT
4. Having five sharps, musically : IN 'B'
5. Rum cocktail : DAIQUIRI. More "Cheers!"
6. Walked around the waiting room : PACED
7. Fluish feeling : AGUE
8. Waters near Hong Kong and Shanghai : CHINA SEAS. Hmm...China, not a hard 'C' or a soft 'C'.
9. One might have “Mom” in a heart, briefly : TAT
10. Utah singing family : OSMONDS. What a bunch.
11. Woo like Cyrano : WAX POETIC
12. New York’s __ Canal : ERIE
13. Parts of depts. : DIV's. (division)
18. Done for : SUNK
22. Lucy of “Kill Bill” : LIU
24. Small number : ONE
26. __ Helens, Wash. : MT. ST.
28. About, chronologically : CIRCA
29. “A bit of talcum/Is always walcum” poet : NASH
30. Proofreader’s pickup : TYPO
31. Fido’s greetings : ARFs
32. “Me neither” : "NOR I"
33. Flips out : GOES CRAZY
34. Chest pulsation : HEART BEAT
38. “Terrible” age : TWOS
39. Uncontested, like some hockey goals : EMPTY NET
42. Jack Russell or wirehair : TERRIER
45. Rainbow shape : ARC
47. Word before a maiden name : NÉE
48. Zilch : NADA
50. Like some Louisiana fare : CAJUN
51. __-scarum : HARUM
52. Radiate : EXUDE
53. Auberjonois and Russo : RENEs
54. Hard to believe, as a tale : TALL
55. One __: kids’ ball game : O' CAT. A lot of info, all different!
57. Singer McEntire : REBA
60. Rds. : ST's. (roads/streets)
61. Actor Wallach : ELI
Argyle
Note from C.C.:
1) Part V of JD's Italy trip: Cinque Terre. She said:
"Cinque Terre is made up of 5 little fishing villages built on the hills,
covered with vineyards. Until recently one could only get there by boat. We
visited 3 of the villages by boat, but left via train. Last year they
experienced horrendous mud slides, but it has all been cleaned."
Click here for more pictures.
2) Just in. Lemonade's beautiful granddaughter Charlotte Perle, who was born yesterday. Lemonade said she's "6 pounds, 5 ounces 19 3/4 inch little dark haired bundle of joy".
Click here for more pictures.
2) Just in. Lemonade's beautiful granddaughter Charlotte Perle, who was born yesterday. Lemonade said she's "6 pounds, 5 ounces 19 3/4 inch little dark haired bundle of joy".
