Sunday August 23, 2020 Ed Sessa

Theme: "Tutti Frutti" - One word in each familiar phrase is replaced by a sound-like fruit name.

22A. Prime growing month for a citrus fruit?: KUMQUAT MAY. Come what may.

30A. Song sung by a French fruit lover?: MY CHERRY AMOUR. My Cherie Amour.

47A. "No juice in my mojito, please"?: HOLD THE LIME. Hold the line.

62A. Vintner's prospects?: GRAPE EXPECTATIONS. Great Expectations.

79A. One removing fuzz from fuzzy fruit?: PEACH COMBER. Beachcomber.

91A. Fruit farm's cash flow?: CURRANT INCOME. Current income. Total homophone.

107A. Write-up on a fruit?: PEAR REVIEW. Peer review.

Sweet offering from Ed. CURRANT INCOME is a total homophone. The others are all soundalike changes. 

Short write-up today. We let go of the legacy blog format in the middle of last night. Can't imagine what a mess it would be without Anon-T and TTP's converter. Thanks again, guys!

Across:

1. More than a little unkind: MEAN.

5. Tolkien monsters: ORCS.

9. One hanging in a 2000 election: CHAD.

13. Tiny tweet: PEEP.

17. Leaking slowly, as a faucet: ADRIP. Also 73. Visually rapt: AGAZE.

19. Pacific salmon: COHO.

20. Juno's Greek counterpart: HERA.

21. Sassy "Cheers" waitress: CARLA.

24. Culturally affected: ARTY.

25. Broadcast booth sign: ON AIR.

26. Sources of current information: OCEAN MAPS.

27. Recon pro: SCOUT.

28. Take a dip: BATHE.

29. Belgrade resident: SERBIAN.

33. First fruit site: EDEN.

35. Fields for fillies: LEAS.

36. New Balance rival: AVIA.

37. Fast-food chain with a cowboy hat logo: ARBY'S.

41. Starts the show: OPENS.

43. Gulf of __: Arabian Sea arm: ADEN.

44. Comics impact: BAM.

50. Duck Hunt console, briefly: NES.

51. Trait carrier: GENE.

52. Chef lead-in: SOUS.

53. Midwest native: OTOE.

54. Mideast potentate: EMIR.

56. Masters of allusion: POETS.

57. Verse sometimes sung: ODE.

58. Kid's punishment: NO TV.

59. Mosquito mating maneuver: SWARM.

61. Not too sharp, as an image: LOW-RES.

66. Lack on some gowns: STRAPS.

68. Toy line?: LEASH.

69. Temporary pause: LULL.

70. Styron protagonist Turner: NAT.

74. 1987 Best New Artist Grammy winner Watley: JODY.

75. Tortilla dough: MASA.

76. "Carpe diem," in textspeak: YOLO. You Only Live Once.

77. Wood shop tool: VISE.

78. Paul on guitar: LES.

82. Leadoff double?: EFS. Leadoff.

83. Bit of power: WATT.

84. How some items are auctioned: BY LOT.

85. Explorer da Gama: VASCO.

86. Sorority letters: PHIS.

87. Intangible quality: AURA.

88. Drink brand with a lizard logo: SOBE.

96. "Little Shop of __": HORRORS.

101. First African-American major-league coach Buck: O'NEIL.

102. General and private: RANKS.

103. Hip-hop label co-founded by Jay-Z: ROC-A-FELLA. Wow, picture link is not as friendly as the legacy blog.

105. Barrel component: STAVE.

106. Painter Nolde: EMIL.

108. Solution strength: TITER.

109. Busy as __: A BEE.

110. Cream color: ECRU.

111. Kirsten of "Spider-Man": DUNST.

112. Reserved __: SEAT.

113. Fail to make contact with: MISS.

114. VA concern: PTSD. Our local VA has this poster on the wall: "Strong Enough to Serve. Strong Enough to Recover".

115. Chile money: PESO.

Down:

1. Mighty sharks: MAKOS.

2. Draw out: EDUCE.

3. Emmy-winning producer of "The Fugitive" Alan __: ARMER.

4. Muslim face covering: NIQAB.

5. Pump figure: OCTANE.

6. Runaway victory: ROMP.

7. Deep fissure: CHASM.

8. Vegan protein source: SOY.

9. Dances with shuffle steps: CHA CHAS.

10. Medal awardees: HEROES.

11. Keyboard contemporary of Vladimir: ARTUR.

12. Market speculator: DAY TRADER.

13. Hat that originated in Ecuador, strangely: PANAMA.

14. Keats' Muse: ERATO.

15. Yale of Yale fame: ELIHU.

16. Fruit lover's gadget: PARER.

18. Most weak: PUNIEST.

21. Kurt of Nirvana: COBAIN.

23. Make __ dash: A MAD.

27. Play setting: SCENE.

31. Primordial substance, in physics: YLEM.

32. Designer __ Saint Laurent: YVES.

34. Bad blood: NO LOVE LOST.

37. "I get it": AH SO.

38. Crucifix: ROOD.

39. Lawn choice: BLUEGRASS.

40. Abbr. on a teeing ground sign: YDS.

42. Fruit-filled dessert, often: PIE.

43. Circus highlights: ANIMAL ACTS.

44. Self-appointed pub experts: BEER SNOBS. Not sure if D-Otto is one.

45. Pay to play: ANTE.

46. It calls for sweeping action: MESS.

48. Court game: HOOPS.

49. Kitchen add-on?: ETTE. Kitchenette.

51. One may come with a train: GOWN.

54. Apiece: EACH.

55. "I pity the fool" speaker: MR T.

56. Billiards type: POOL.

58. It's at one end of the back: NAPE.

59. Do a vet's job: SPAY.

60. Jazz guitarist Montgomery: WES.

61. Purple hue: LILAC.

63. Wreck with a ball: RAZE.

64. Marked on a ballot: X'ED.

65. Behind: TUSH.

66. File menu option: SAVE.

67. Letters for one with weekend plans: TGIF.

71. Knighted Guinness: ALEC.

72. Snowblower maker: TORO.

74. So-called "river of wind": JET STREAM.

75. "Little Red Book" writer: MAO.

76. Vocalist Sumac: YMA.

78. Placed: LAIN.

79. Compulsive fire starters, informally: PYROS.

80. Jack of old oaters: ELAM.

81. Like plump pets, perhaps: OVERFED.

83. Pequod, for one: WHALER.

84. Belt parts: BUCKLES.

86. Ornamental hedge shrub: PRIVET.

87. "__ Song": John Denver hit: ANNIE'S.

89. "Dang it!": OH CRUD.

90. Dull-sounding critter: BOAR.

91. Runs, moneywise: COSTS.

92. Let loose: UNTIE.

93. Spanish lasso: REATA.

94. Poetic pairs: IAMBI.

95. Build: ERECT.

97. Gun, as an engine: REV UP.

98. NFL pass blockers as a unit, in football lingo: OLINE.

99. Like "Harvard Yard," as spoken by some locals: RLESS.

100. Took care of: SAWTO.

104. Scull crew: OARS.

107. Get-up-and-go: PEP.

Happy birthday to the always cheerful Tinbeni, who's been with this blog for over 10 years. Wish you a very special day, Tinbeni!

C.C.