Theme: Rhyme Time - Rhymed word pairs in the pattern of ?O?O's *O?O.
18A. Crooner Perry's ad? : COMO'S PROMO
23A. Space pilot Han's shirt? : SOLO'S POLO
33A. U2 frontman's bit of naughtiness? : BONO'S NO NO
40A. Cartoon possum's corporate symbol? : POGO'S LOGO
47A. Japanese general Hideki's talisman? : TOJO'S MOJO
57A. Movie pooch's picture? : TOTO'S PHOTO
Argyle here. Not much to say. Two fun puzzles in a row.
Across:
1. "SNL"-like show filmed in Canada : SCTV. (Second City Television)
5. "Doctor Who" network : BBC. The Beeb.
8. Rafters shoot them : RAPIDS
14. Pre-Euro Italian coin : LIRA
15. Nest egg letters : IRA
16. With 3-Down, way west for many American pioneers : OREGON. 3D. See 16-Across : TRAIL
17. __-Iraq War: '80s conflict : IRAN
20. Self-righteous sort : PRIG
21. Manicurist's aid : EMERY. Did you remember the spelling?
22. Rage inwardly : STEW
25. Through : VIA
26. Classic racecars : GT's
27. Lighthouse light : BEACON
30. Nouveau __ : RICHE
36. Back in the day : AGO
37. Bedevil : TORMENT
39. PC monitor type : LCD
42. Chilean range : ANDES
44. Camera stand : TRIPOD
45. Roman 1,051 : MLI
46. Winery container : TUN. Big container.
53. Triumphant cries : AHAs
55. Disconnect : SEVER
56. Explosion sound, in comics : [BLAM!]
59. Poetry unit : LINE
60. Church key, e.g. : OPENER. Why? (From C.C.: I googled. Wiki said Church key is a kind of bottle opener. Never heard of it before.)
61. "__ My Party": Lesley Gore hit : IT'S
62. Fairly matched : EVEN
63. Great suffering : MISERY
64. Easter egg dip : DYE
65. "That didn't go well" : "RATS!". as Charlie Brown would say.
Down:
1. Pink ones are unwelcome--except in lingerie : SLIPS
2. Prefix with cumulus : CIRRO. High-altitude cloud.
4. Self-portraitist with a bandaged ear : VAN GOGH
5. Bodybuilder's "guns" : BICEPS
6. __-Seltzer : BROMO
7. Desert safari beast : CAMEL
8. Pink-cheeked : ROSY
9. Dada pioneer Jean : ARP
10. __ Gulf: Arabian waterway : PERSIAN
11. Reason given for calling in sick : I GOT A COLD
12. Rounded roof : DOME
13. Winter whiteness : SNOW
19. Pizarro's gold : ORO
24. Broad-brimmed hat : STETSON
25. Chaste priestesses of ancient Rome : VESTALS
27. "__ appétit!" : BON
28. Fairy tale start : ONCE
29. Dozes : NODS
30. Like one who can't put a book down : RAPT
31. Composer Stravinsky : IGOR
32. Ponders : COGITATES. Today's word to work into conversations.
33. Male sib : BRO
34. "Egad!" in an IM : "OMG!"
35. Opposite of paleo- : NEO
38. Long in the tooth : OLD
41. Tommy Dorsey hit tune : "OPUS ONE". Clip(2:56)
43. Less clumsy : NIMBLER
45. Sullen : MOROSE
47. Internet slang based on a common typo : TEH. Slang for THE, go figure. The 'T' was almost a Natick until I remembered Tojo.
48. Egg-shaped : OVOID
49. Harbor wall : JETTY
50. Eight-time All-Star Tony of the '60s-'70s Minnesota Twins : OLIVA
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| C.C. & Oliva, 2011 |
51. Sister of La Toya : JANET
52. Warning signs : OMENS
53. Elemental particle : ATOM
54. Arizona native : HOPI
55. Twinkle-toed : SPRY
58. Rev.'s message : SER. (sermon)
Argyle
