Theme: Discrete Approach - Catching someone's eye but hiding it in the theme entries.
17A. Annual Time honoree: PERSON OF THE YEAR. Hey
27A. Nickname of a Nobel-winning novelist: PAPA HEMINGWAY. Ahem
47A. Doesn't get confused, as facts: KEEPS STRAIGHT. Psst
60A. Verbal nudge found in each set of puzzle circles: ATTENTION GETTER
Argyle here. This is Patti's second Tuesday in two weeks. A bit funky but fun.
Across:
1. Sherbet flavor: LIME
5. Exhalation of relief: [SIGH]
9. Rumor, to a rumor mill: GRIST
14. With 5-Down, "Spanglish" actor: ADAM. 5D. See 14-Across: SANDLER
15. Capital of Samoa: APIA
16. Vitality: [OOMPH!]
20. "__ who?!": SEZ. "Sez me; that's who!"
21. Throw in: ADD
22. Selection for a reading: PASSAGE
23. Like LAX and JFK: INTL. Airports that are INTernationaL.
25. __ colada: PIÑA
26. Plant, as seed: SOW
31. Under the intended pitch: FLAT. (music)
32. DVR button: REC. (record)
33. Mogadishu is its cap.: SOM. (Somalia)
34. "Shush!": "CAN IT!"
36. Concern for an orthodontist: GAP
38. NFLer again in 2016: LA RAM
42. Old tape initials: VHS. Video Home System (VHS)
44. Detective Spade: SAM. Can you remember his comic book ads for Wildroot Hair Tonic?
46. Greek letter that would be last in English: ZETA
50. "The Greatest" boxer: ALI
52. __-chic: hippie-influenced fashion style: BOHO. "BoHo" is an abbreviation of Bohemian Homeless. Much, much more in this Wikipedia entry. Fashion
53. Knee-baring skirt: MINI
54. Letterman's successor: COLBERT. Stephen Colbert.
56. Like a texter who types ":-(": SAD
57. Winter illness: FLU
63. Trusty mount: STEED
64. Advertising award: CLIO
65. Gradually withdraw: WEAN
66. Makes by working: EARNS
67. Green Hornet's sidekick: KATO
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| Van Williams Bruce Lee Green Hornet 1966 |
68. Betting numbers: ODDS
Down:
1. Gym class punishment, perhaps: LAPS. I remember them well.
2. Cannes concept: IDÉE
3. Oft-molded almond confection: MARZIPAN. We see it often in the bithday cakes that show up here. (Thank you, CED)
4. Ambulance letters: EMS. (Emergency Medical Services)
6. Apple with earbuds: iPOD
7. Picture file suffix: GIF. (Graphics Interchange Format)
8. Something stuck in a bonnet: HATPIN. Both are vintage now. Well, except for Hat Day at the Saratoga flat track.
9. Misses military roll call, maybe: GOES AWOL
10. Rob __: cocktails: ROYs. Ruination of a good Scotch.
11. "Whatever works": "I'M EASY". But I'd have a Rob Roy if you're buying.
12. Wolfgang Puck's restaurant: SPAGO
13. Pitched: THREW
18. Inaugural recitation: OATH
19. Puts on the museum wall: HANGs
24. One born there: NATIVE
25. "Guernica" muralist Pablo: PICASSO
27. Rank below cpl.: PFC. (Private First Class)
28. __ française: À LA
29. "Family Guy" daughter: MEG
30. Like the '69 N.Y. Mets: AMAZIN'
35. Diver's sickness: THE BENDS
37. Bit of butter: PAT
39. Found a new home for, as an unwanted present: REGIFTED
40. Olympics entrant: Abbr.: ATH. (athlete)
41. Yoga class need: MAT
43. Baseball or golf: SPORT
45. Nearsighted cartoon character: MR. MAGOO
47. Off-__: askew: KILTER. See 25-Down.
48. Cornball routine: SHTICK
49. Executive's confidante: AIDE
50. Make __ for: argue in favor of: A CASE
51. Ton of, slangily: LOTTA
55. "It's __ fun": BEEN
56. Foul mood: SNIT
58. Set the pace: LEAD
59. Coffee servers: URNS
61. Suffix with pay or Cray: OLA
62. Couple: TWO
Argyle
