Theme: Conjunction Malfunction - Three examples of what would be left if some common phrases were to lose their conjunction and lastly, the unifying conjunction.
17A. *Worm change?: BAIT(and)SWITCH
37A. *Relocation company's cocktail mixers?: MOVERS(and)SHAKERS
60A. *Court mistake?: TRIAL(and)ERROR
68A. Word usually found in the answers to starred clues: AND
Argyle here. A simple yet clever Tuesday; how hard is that? A pleasing grid layout and the most six letter words(16) I've seen in a weekday puzzle.
Across:
1. Utah Jazz's gp. : NBA. Basketball.
4. Slopeside structure : CHALET. Along the ski slopes.
10. Sodas : POPs. A friend's father always uses both; soda pop.
14. DDE opponent : AES. Presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. Ike won both times.
15. Dugouts, e.g. : CANOES
16. Frizzy do : AFRO
19. Sci-fi saucers : UFOs
20. Shimmery sushi fish : OPAH. Known also as Moon Fish or Sun Fish. Does it depend on when you catch them?
21. Lush : SOT
22. Speck in the sea : ISLET. And 48D. Strand on a 22-Across : MAROON
24. Lender's product : BAGEL. Pioneer of the frozen bagel industry. A North American leader in the marketing, distribution and sales, and the brand evolved into one of the top five fresh and frozen bagel producers in North America.
26. Hardly a tough decision : NO-BRAINER
29. Decelerate : SLOW UP
31. Dough dispenser, briefly : ATM. Do-re-mi, moolah, bread, cabbage, chicken feed, dinero, green stuff; it's all legal tender
32. Craps cube : DIE. An alliteration with a poor visualization; craps is a dice game.
33. Words before "Here's to," perhaps : "A TOAST!". At sunset, for some people.
36. Remain unsettled : PEND. It is a stand alone verb.
41. Without accomplices : LONE
42. Didn't run the ball : PASSED
43. Nice vacation time? : ÉTÉ. Summer on the heart of the French Riviera.
44. Old word of annoyance : FIE. As in, "Fie! I can't make it to Nice again this year."
46. Twitches : SPASMS
50. Kentucky's state flower : GOLDENROD. Perhaps a comment, windhover?
54. Sacro- ending : ILIAC
55. "How Do I Live" singer LeAnn : RIMES. Our first song(3:56) of the day.
56. One of a salty seven : SEA
58. Architect Saarinen : EERO
59. Start of a coconut cocktail name : PINA
63. Former Israeli president Weizman : EZER. He is a little tough for a Tuesday.
64. Shoelace holder : EYELET
65. Canapé topper, perhaps : ROE. Would you care for one?
66. Corporate freebie : PERK
67. Breaks down in English class? : PARSES. Parse comes from when school was taught in Latin. Quae pars orationis? "What part of speech?"
Down:
1. Pooh-bahs : NABOBs. Although not in the original meaning, they have a negative connotation now.
2. "C'mon sport, help me out" : "BE A PAL"
3. Cheese from Italy's Veneto region : ASIAGO
4. IV amounts : CCs. IV / IntraVenous and CC / cubic centimeter.
5. Hesitating sounds : HAWs. Usually partnered with HEM.
6. Negatively charged atom : ANION
7. Game with scratching : LOTTO. Upstate just had a Powerball winner that was purchased in a laundromat!
8. Treaty of Rome org. : EEC. European Economic Community, the forerunner to the European Union.
9. Top at the beach : T-SHIRT
10. St. __ Girl beer : PAULI. Image. It looks like she is wearing glasses. (On her face, guys.)
11. Lawbreaker : OFFENDER
12. Dietary needs found in beef : PROTEINS
13. Titanic signal : SOS
18. Coordinated fan effort at a stadium : THE WAVE
23. One of the Warner Brothers : SAM. Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack. Any besides Jack is a tad hard for a Tuesday. There are many easier SAMs out there.
25. Bard's instrument : LUTE. Classic image.
27. Bubbly soothers : BATHS. Or maybe Craklin' Rosie?
28. Wine choice : RED
30. __ favor: señor's "please" : POR
34. According to : AS PER
35. Retirement org. : SSA. Social Security Administration.
36. One on a bike : PEDALER
37. Add an engine to : MOTORIZE. Then you wouldn't have to pedal.
38. Quick joke : ONE-LINER. See above.
39. Biblical mount : ASS. Not mountain.
40. Foreign Legion cap : KEPI
41. Hose filler? : LEG
44. Giant's first word : FEE. Jack and the Beanstalk.
45. Arched foot part : INSTEP
47. __ Nevada mountain range : SIERRA
49. Made a basket, say : SCORED. Basketball again.
51. Old German money, for short : D-MARK. Deutschmark.
52. Wickerwork willow : OSIER. For making baskets but not for basketball.
53. Antes precede them : DEALS. Poker, you have to pay to play.
57. On the sheltered side : ALEE
59. Vim : PEP
61. Shaggy Scandinavian rug : RYA. Wednesday word.
62. Sci-fi invaders, for short : ETs
Answer grid.
Argyle
Note from C.C.:
Here is a beautiful photo of HeartRx and her husband taken on their last evening as "singles", going out to a New Years eve gala. They were married the following day on January 1, 2009.
17A. *Worm change?: BAIT(and)SWITCH
37A. *Relocation company's cocktail mixers?: MOVERS(and)SHAKERS
60A. *Court mistake?: TRIAL(and)ERROR
68A. Word usually found in the answers to starred clues: AND
Argyle here. A simple yet clever Tuesday; how hard is that? A pleasing grid layout and the most six letter words(16) I've seen in a weekday puzzle.
Across:
1. Utah Jazz's gp. : NBA. Basketball.
4. Slopeside structure : CHALET. Along the ski slopes.
10. Sodas : POPs. A friend's father always uses both; soda pop.
14. DDE opponent : AES. Presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. Ike won both times.
15. Dugouts, e.g. : CANOES
16. Frizzy do : AFRO
19. Sci-fi saucers : UFOs
20. Shimmery sushi fish : OPAH. Known also as Moon Fish or Sun Fish. Does it depend on when you catch them?
21. Lush : SOT
22. Speck in the sea : ISLET. And 48D. Strand on a 22-Across : MAROON
24. Lender's product : BAGEL. Pioneer of the frozen bagel industry. A North American leader in the marketing, distribution and sales, and the brand evolved into one of the top five fresh and frozen bagel producers in North America.
26. Hardly a tough decision : NO-BRAINER
29. Decelerate : SLOW UP
31. Dough dispenser, briefly : ATM. Do-re-mi, moolah, bread, cabbage, chicken feed, dinero, green stuff; it's all legal tender
32. Craps cube : DIE. An alliteration with a poor visualization; craps is a dice game.
33. Words before "Here's to," perhaps : "A TOAST!". At sunset, for some people.
36. Remain unsettled : PEND. It is a stand alone verb.
41. Without accomplices : LONE
42. Didn't run the ball : PASSED
43. Nice vacation time? : ÉTÉ. Summer on the heart of the French Riviera.
44. Old word of annoyance : FIE. As in, "Fie! I can't make it to Nice again this year."
46. Twitches : SPASMS
50. Kentucky's state flower : GOLDENROD. Perhaps a comment, windhover?
54. Sacro- ending : ILIAC
55. "How Do I Live" singer LeAnn : RIMES. Our first song(3:56) of the day.
56. One of a salty seven : SEA
58. Architect Saarinen : EERO
59. Start of a coconut cocktail name : PINA
63. Former Israeli president Weizman : EZER. He is a little tough for a Tuesday.
64. Shoelace holder : EYELET
65. Canapé topper, perhaps : ROE. Would you care for one?
66. Corporate freebie : PERK
67. Breaks down in English class? : PARSES. Parse comes from when school was taught in Latin. Quae pars orationis? "What part of speech?"
Down:
1. Pooh-bahs : NABOBs. Although not in the original meaning, they have a negative connotation now.
2. "C'mon sport, help me out" : "BE A PAL"
3. Cheese from Italy's Veneto region : ASIAGO
4. IV amounts : CCs. IV / IntraVenous and CC / cubic centimeter.
5. Hesitating sounds : HAWs. Usually partnered with HEM.
6. Negatively charged atom : ANION
7. Game with scratching : LOTTO. Upstate just had a Powerball winner that was purchased in a laundromat!
8. Treaty of Rome org. : EEC. European Economic Community, the forerunner to the European Union.
9. Top at the beach : T-SHIRT
10. St. __ Girl beer : PAULI. Image. It looks like she is wearing glasses. (On her face, guys.)
11. Lawbreaker : OFFENDER
12. Dietary needs found in beef : PROTEINS
13. Titanic signal : SOS
18. Coordinated fan effort at a stadium : THE WAVE
23. One of the Warner Brothers : SAM. Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack. Any besides Jack is a tad hard for a Tuesday. There are many easier SAMs out there.
25. Bard's instrument : LUTE. Classic image.
27. Bubbly soothers : BATHS. Or maybe Craklin' Rosie?
28. Wine choice : RED
30. __ favor: señor's "please" : POR
34. According to : AS PER
35. Retirement org. : SSA. Social Security Administration.
36. One on a bike : PEDALER
37. Add an engine to : MOTORIZE. Then you wouldn't have to pedal.
38. Quick joke : ONE-LINER. See above.
39. Biblical mount : ASS. Not mountain.
40. Foreign Legion cap : KEPI
41. Hose filler? : LEG
44. Giant's first word : FEE. Jack and the Beanstalk.
45. Arched foot part : INSTEP
47. __ Nevada mountain range : SIERRA
49. Made a basket, say : SCORED. Basketball again.
51. Old German money, for short : D-MARK. Deutschmark.
52. Wickerwork willow : OSIER. For making baskets but not for basketball.
53. Antes precede them : DEALS. Poker, you have to pay to play.
57. On the sheltered side : ALEE
59. Vim : PEP
61. Shaggy Scandinavian rug : RYA. Wednesday word.
62. Sci-fi invaders, for short : ETs
Answer grid.
Argyle
Note from C.C.:
Here is a beautiful photo of HeartRx and her husband taken on their last evening as "singles", going out to a New Years eve gala. They were married the following day on January 1, 2009.
