Theme: Terms of Endearments - The first word of each familiar phrase is a word one might address a loved one.
20A: "The Nutcracker" dancer: SUGAR PLUM FAIRY
32A: Piano bar piano, often: BABY GRAND
45A: Pooh's food source: HONEY TREE
58A: Executive's golden parachute, e.g.: SWEETHEART DEAL
Argyle here. Baby Grand here. A cute Monday puzzle with echos from yesterday.
1A: Gremlins and Hornets, briefly: AMCs. (American Motors Corporation)
33D: Car: AUTO.
44D: Popularly accepted tales: LEGENDS. (Acura Legend)
61D: Pervasive emanation: AURA. (Saturn Aura)
Vehicles may be TWEAKED. (9D: Fine-tuned.) That might make them RACY. (12D: Risqué.) Then take them out where the road is PAVED.(65A: Covered with asphalt.) And if they're a bright color 27A: Canary color: YELLOW. like this, even better. Just watch out for guys like these, 5A: Bay Area law enforcement org.: SFPD. (San Francisco Police Department)
Across:
9A: When repeated, consoling expression: THERE. "There, there" and a pat on the back does wonders.
14A: Cat's cry: MEOW. Cats and Dogs 3D: Welsh dog: CORGI. 51D: __ apso: dog: LHASA. Lhasa is the capital city of Tibet and apso is a word in the Tibetan language meaning "bearded," so Lhasa Apso simply means "long-haired Tibetan dog."
15A: South Seas edible root: TARO.
16A: Female: WOMAN.
17A: Being, to Brigitte: ETRE. Language lesson. 67A: Behold, in old Rome: ECCE.
18A: Sleep like __: A LOG.
19A: Heroic tales: EPICS.
23A: Well-thrown football pass: SPIRAL.
24A: Like the night: DARK.
25A: Omaha's state: Abbr.: NEB..
38A: Ross of "Lady Sings the Blues": DIANA.
39A: Currency on the Continent: EURO.
40A: Lieu: STEAD.
42A: Bit of affection from Fido: LICK. From all the avatars we've been seeing, this must be a gimme for many.
43A: In the least: AT ALL.
47A: Zoo swinger: MONKEY. A lot of animals mentioned today.
49A: Grand Canyon State sch.: ASU. (Arizona State University)
50A: Neuter, as a male horse: GELD.
53A: Blows, volcano-style: ERUPTS.
62A: Pantomime performer at the circus: CLOWN.
63A: Border on: ABUT.
64A: Roy's cowgirl partner: DALE. Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
66A: "No problem": "SURE".
68A: States unequivocally: AVERS. 4D: Take a vow: SWEAR.
69A: Bio lab gelatin: AGAR. Bio lab is an echo, too. (Sat. 53A)
70A: Take ten: REST.
Down:
1D: "What __!": "Yuck!": A MESS.
2D: Got together (with): MET UP.
5D: Desktop tools: STAPLERS.
6D: Apple-picking season: FALL.
7D: __ as a peacock: PROUD.
8D: Religious doctrine: DOGMA.
10D: Navajo neighbor: HOPI. Our Southwestern Indians Map
11D: Mideast chieftain: EMIR.
13D: Naval Acad. grad: ENS..
21D: "You __?": butler's question: RANG. I immediately thought of Lurch.
22D: Cook in oil: FRY.
26D: Shower alternative: BATH.
28D: Light, happy tune: LILT.
29D: Lion's den: LAIR.
30D: "Fool me __, shame on you ...": ONCE.
31D: Waves behind a ship: WAKE. What's the story behind Wake Forest?
32D: Smile from ear to ear: BEAM.
34D: Muffin stuff: BRAN.
35D: The sun in sunny side up: YOLK. Also yellow.
36D: Prefix with classical: NEO.
37D: Comic Carvey: DANA.
41D: Military runaway: DESERTER.
46D: Mongolian tent: YURT.
52D: Fix, as a computer program: DEBUG.
54D: Milk source: UDDER.
55D: Quiet companion?: PEACE.
56D: Locker room powders: TALCS.
57D: Icy winter weather: SLEET.
58D: Many a Balkan native: SLAV.
59D: Made on a loom: WOVE.
60D: Washstand pitcher: EWER.
62D: Tax returns pro, for short: CPA.
Answer grid.
20A: "The Nutcracker" dancer: SUGAR PLUM FAIRY
32A: Piano bar piano, often: BABY GRAND
45A: Pooh's food source: HONEY TREE
58A: Executive's golden parachute, e.g.: SWEETHEART DEAL
Argyle here. Baby Grand here. A cute Monday puzzle with echos from yesterday.
1A: Gremlins and Hornets, briefly: AMCs. (American Motors Corporation)
33D: Car: AUTO.
44D: Popularly accepted tales: LEGENDS. (Acura Legend)
61D: Pervasive emanation: AURA. (Saturn Aura)
Vehicles may be TWEAKED. (9D: Fine-tuned.) That might make them RACY. (12D: Risqué.) Then take them out where the road is PAVED.(65A: Covered with asphalt.) And if they're a bright color 27A: Canary color: YELLOW. like this, even better. Just watch out for guys like these, 5A: Bay Area law enforcement org.: SFPD. (San Francisco Police Department)
Across:
9A: When repeated, consoling expression: THERE. "There, there" and a pat on the back does wonders.
14A: Cat's cry: MEOW. Cats and Dogs 3D: Welsh dog: CORGI. 51D: __ apso: dog: LHASA. Lhasa is the capital city of Tibet and apso is a word in the Tibetan language meaning "bearded," so Lhasa Apso simply means "long-haired Tibetan dog."
15A: South Seas edible root: TARO.
16A: Female: WOMAN.
17A: Being, to Brigitte: ETRE. Language lesson. 67A: Behold, in old Rome: ECCE.
18A: Sleep like __: A LOG.
19A: Heroic tales: EPICS.
23A: Well-thrown football pass: SPIRAL.
24A: Like the night: DARK.
25A: Omaha's state: Abbr.: NEB..
38A: Ross of "Lady Sings the Blues": DIANA.
39A: Currency on the Continent: EURO.
40A: Lieu: STEAD.
42A: Bit of affection from Fido: LICK. From all the avatars we've been seeing, this must be a gimme for many.
43A: In the least: AT ALL.
47A: Zoo swinger: MONKEY. A lot of animals mentioned today.
49A: Grand Canyon State sch.: ASU. (Arizona State University)
50A: Neuter, as a male horse: GELD.
53A: Blows, volcano-style: ERUPTS.
62A: Pantomime performer at the circus: CLOWN.
63A: Border on: ABUT.
64A: Roy's cowgirl partner: DALE. Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
66A: "No problem": "SURE".
68A: States unequivocally: AVERS. 4D: Take a vow: SWEAR.
69A: Bio lab gelatin: AGAR. Bio lab is an echo, too. (Sat. 53A)
70A: Take ten: REST.
Down:
1D: "What __!": "Yuck!": A MESS.
2D: Got together (with): MET UP.
5D: Desktop tools: STAPLERS.
6D: Apple-picking season: FALL.
7D: __ as a peacock: PROUD.
8D: Religious doctrine: DOGMA.
10D: Navajo neighbor: HOPI. Our Southwestern Indians Map
11D: Mideast chieftain: EMIR.
13D: Naval Acad. grad: ENS..
21D: "You __?": butler's question: RANG. I immediately thought of Lurch.
22D: Cook in oil: FRY.
26D: Shower alternative: BATH.
28D: Light, happy tune: LILT.
29D: Lion's den: LAIR.
30D: "Fool me __, shame on you ...": ONCE.
31D: Waves behind a ship: WAKE. What's the story behind Wake Forest?
32D: Smile from ear to ear: BEAM.
34D: Muffin stuff: BRAN.
35D: The sun in sunny side up: YOLK. Also yellow.
36D: Prefix with classical: NEO.
37D: Comic Carvey: DANA.
41D: Military runaway: DESERTER.
46D: Mongolian tent: YURT.
52D: Fix, as a computer program: DEBUG.
54D: Milk source: UDDER.
55D: Quiet companion?: PEACE.
56D: Locker room powders: TALCS.
57D: Icy winter weather: SLEET.
58D: Many a Balkan native: SLAV.
59D: Made on a loom: WOVE.
60D: Washstand pitcher: EWER.
62D: Tax returns pro, for short: CPA.
Answer grid.
Argyle
