20. Outgoing sort : PEOPLE PERSON
33. Extra-earnest entreaty : PRETTY PLEASE
56. Clerical worker, facetiously : PENCIL PUSHER
41. KP duty need : POTATO PEELER.
Two word phrases in which each word is six letters beginning with P. I can think of lots of P* P* phrases, but only PETER PIPER fits the six letter rule. Otherwise, there's Pentagon Papers, Pleasantly Plump, Personal Pronoun, Polling Place, Poison Pen, Pickled Peppers, Priscilla Presley.
Melissa here. Got through this one in record time - in large part because I realized the theme early on with PEOPLE PERSON. My one bad entry was misspelling WIENIE as weenie.
Across:
1. Negotiated agreements : PACTS
6. Coagulate : CLOT
10. Cry of disbelief : WHAT
14. Wake-up call alternative : ALARM
15. Talk wildly : RAVE
16. Dance that tells a story : HULA
17. Arm bones : ULNAE
18. Sign of things to come : OMEN
19. Wild goat with recurved horns : IBEX. For many solvers, this is one of the first memorized answers.
23. Spews : EGESTS
24. Sets upright : ERECTS
28. Danger color : RED
29. Body shop fig. : EST
31. Feel remorse over : RUE
32. Chop (off) : LOP
36. Crate component : SLAT
39. Multivolume ref. work : OED. Oxford English Dictionary. From their website, "The OED is the definitive record of the English language, featuring 600,000 words
40. Common diagnosis for distracted kids: Abbr. : ADHD
46. Back in time : AGO
47. Black __: spy doings : OPS
48. Critic Reed : REX
49. Punching tool : AWL
52. Sales enticement : REBATE
54. National park on the Maine coast : ACADIA
60. April honoree? : FOOL. Cute.
63. German automaker : AUDI
64. Occupy, as one's time : SPEND
65. Bridges in Hollywood : BEAU
66. TMZ twosome : ITEM
67. Creepy : EERIE
68. Vexes : IRKS
69. Gather in the fields : REAP
70. Expression of disdain : SNEER
Down:
1. Prince's lookalike, in a Twain novel : PAUPER. Little bonus, The Prince and the Pauper.
2. Assert without proof : ALLEGE
3. Enjoyed a ride in a birchbark : CANOED. Don't think I've ever heard this as a verb before. This author can make anything fascinating.
5. Metal refinery : SMELTER
6. Edit for size, as a photo : CROP
7. __ duck : LAME.
8. "Back to you," in CBspeak : OVER. Or a tune by John Mayer.
9. Stiffen in fear : TENSE UP
10. Moan and groan : WHINE
11. Center of activity : HUB
12. Draft pick : ALE
13. Price add-on : TAX
21. Latin 101 infinitive : ESSE
22. Sports analyst Hershiser : OREL
25. Unlike Lady Godiva : CLAD
26. Poppycock, to a Brit : TOSH. Didn't remember this, perps to the rescue.
27. Made tracks : SPED
30. Car roofs with removable panels : T-TOPS
31. Golf's __ Cup : RYDER. Biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the U.S.
33. Class-conscious gp.? : PTA. Parent Teacher Association. Clever.
34. Golf ball support : TEE
35. Musical gift : EAR. See 61 Down.
36. Box for practice : SPAR. So sneaky. Wanted RING, but waited for perps.
37. Theater section : LOGE. Private box for seating.
38. Get from __: make slow progress : A-TO-B
42. Carryall bag : TOTE
43. Outdoor : OPEN AIR
44. Spring : LEAP
45. Reasons that may be flimsy or lame : EXCUSES
49. Cling : ADHERE
50. Dog at a roast : WIENIE. That spelling just looks funny to me.
51. Kitchen storage area : LARDER. Vaguely familiar with this word but needed perps for help. A storage room for food, commonly used before refrigeration.
53. Top grade : A-PLUS
55. Colorado skiing mecca : ASPEN
57. Baby-faced : CUTE
58. Invention beginning : IDEA
59. Like overcooked pasta : LIMP. ew.
60. Justice Dept. agency : FBI
61. On top of, in an ode : OER. As in, "O'er the land of the freeeeeeee" (certainly unconstrained by *pitch*). I'm pretty sure this is exactly how I sound when I sing. The piano was hilariously added later, "It was clear that what the singer really needed was just a sympathetic accompanist."
62. Furniture wood : OAK
Note from C.C.:
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