Theme: Body Parts by the Number - Just in time for Halloween, some fun decorations for the lawn. Or combine them all into one freakish monster.
17. Casino machines : ONE-ARMED BANDITS
28. Novelty item whose user always wins a coin toss : TWO-HEADED NICKEL
49. Cooperative picnic running contest : THREE-LEGGED RACE
61. Game involving eight knights : FOUR-HANDED CHESS. Link
Arghoul here. What a delightful terror! Jeffery has given us with four grid spanners to boot. I see a couple Easter eggs, too. Be on the look out for them. (Easter egg - an unexpected feature included as a joke or a bonus.)
Across:
1. Indian prince : RAJAH
6. Bert, to Ernie : PAL
9. Formal agreement : PACT
13. __ Gay: WWII bomber : ENOLA
14. Dutch cheese : EDAM
16. Tibet's continent : ASIA
20. Small stream : CREEK
21. Dashboard prefix with meter : ODO
22. Fleur-de-__ : LIS
23. Sound from a Guernsey : MOO
25. Intense fear : TERROR
27. Suffix with formal or custom : IZE
32. Divide into shares : ALLOT
33. Foldable self-cooling device : FAN
34. Eyeglasses glass : LENS
35. From __ to riches : RAGS
38. Connecticut Ivy : YALE
40. Nailed, as a test : ACED
43. Banking convenience, briefly : ATM
45. Log home : CABIN
53. Actor Stephen : REA
54. Strikes lightly : TAPS ON
55. Work on a hem, say : SEW
56. Org. auditing 1040s : IRS
57. Comedian Margaret : CHO. I don't find her that amusing but her outfit is just right for Halloween.
58. Opinions : VIEWS
66. Head of the manor : LORD
67. Christian of couture : DIOR
68. Weddings, e.g. : RITES
69. French summers : ÉTÉs
70. Twice five : TEN
71. Perturbed : UPSET
Down:
1. __ Speed Wagon: classic truck : REO
2. "Today" anchor-at-large Curry : ANN
3. Snoopy, when he's wearing shades : JOE COOL
4. Banned fruit spray : ALAR
5. Loser to the tortoise : HARE
6. Looked when you shouldn't have : PEEKED
7. Contribute : ADD
8. In 2014, it fell on September 1 : LABOR DAY. 2015, Monday, September 7
9. Writing tablet : PAD
10. "... my way" : "... AS I LIKE"
11. "__ Kane": Welles film : CITIZEN
12. Fez danglers : TASSELS
15. "Like a Prayer" singer : MADONNA
18. Prefix with physics : META
19. Formal "Me neither" : "NOR I"
23. NYC subway org. : MTA. (Metropolitan Transportation Authority)
24. Hooting bird : OWL
26. TKO signaler : REF
29. Massive group : HORDE
30. Train schedule abbr. : ETA
31. Easy to grasp : CLEAR
36. Round Table knight : GALAHAD
37. "Drive faster!" : "STEP ON IT!"
39. Flat panel TV component : LCD. (liquid-crystal-display)
40. Slightly : A TRIFLE. A British trifle.
41. Cigar with open, untapered ends : CHEROOT
42. Sign of a changed test answer : ERASURE
44. British sports cars : MGs. (Morris Garages)
46. Droopy-faced hounds : BASSETS
47. Freezer cubes : ICE
48. Hot off the press : NEW
50. Scratch into glass, e.g. : ETCH
51. Run the country : GOVERN
52. City near Tulsa : ENID
59. Earth tone : ECRU
60. Blender speed : WHIP
62. Charing Cross and Abbey: Abbr. : RDs
63. Forest female : DOE
64. Understand : SEE
65. Former Air France jet, briefly : SST. (SuperSonic Transport)
Argyle
Note from C.C.:
Happy Birthday to Boomer, who's thoroughly enjoying his volunteering work for his old high school (Benilde-St. Margaret's). Look at their 2014-2015 roster on the right, two of the kids are from Shanghai and one from Vietnam. The host families are very supportive of kids' bowling interest. They have to pick up the kids after each practice/match.
Note from C.C.:
Happy Birthday to Boomer, who's thoroughly enjoying his volunteering work for his old high school (Benilde-St. Margaret's). Look at their 2014-2015 roster on the right, two of the kids are from Shanghai and one from Vietnam. The host families are very supportive of kids' bowling interest. They have to pick up the kids after each practice/match.
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| Tim (Boomer's friend), Boomer & C.C., 2003 |
