Theme: Donna Karan - Words with the same initials, DK.
17A. *Game with a barrel-throwing gorilla : DONKEY KONG
37A. *Lock insert : DOOR KEY
61A. *Karl Marx opus : DAS KAPITAL
11D. *Temporary housing for Fido : DOG KENNEL
33D. *"The Court Jester" star : DANNY KAYE
68A. Go to pot ... or a phonetic hint to the answers to starred clues : DECAY (D-K)
Argyle here. Nit pickers may be disappointed but an excellent Tuesday for the rest of us. C.C. gave us a nice pinwheel with the reveal if you needed it, tucked in the lower right corner.
Across:
1. Riffles (through) : LEAFS. Not exactly a riffle but fun to watch.
6. Kitty cries : MEWs
10. Like some chatter or threats : IDLE
14. Birdbath buildup : ALGAE. Unwanted green growth.
15. Plant "pet" : CHIA. Wanted green growth.
16. Bellyache : MOAN
19. "Flip or Flop" cable channel : HGTV. (an initialism for Home & Garden Television) “Flip or Flop” is about buying a home to resell, basically.
20. Dueling sword : ÉPÉE
21. Stare unsubtly : GAWK
22. Slammer : POKEY. Hoosegow, the joint.
23. Wreck completely : DESTROY
25. "Moi?" : "WHO, ME?"
27. __ Lingus : AER. The Irish airline.
28. Reason for an R rating : VIOLENCE
31. "I __ thought of that" : HADN'T
34. Place to overnight : INN
35. Crooner Cole : NAT. Nat King Cole.
36. Stat that's better when it's lower : ERA. (earned run average)
41. Expressive rock genre : EMO
42. Architect Maya __ : LIN. Designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
43. Serengeti grazer : GNU
44. Crease-resistant fabric : ORLON
46. Sewer system entry points : MANHOLEs
49. Back when : AGO
50. Alpine warble : YODEL
51. Art form profiled in the documentary "Between the Folds" : ORIGAMI. Inferable.
55. Joint sometimes twisted : ANKLE
57. Fishing decoy : LURE
59. Have __: be connected : AN IN
60. "Are you for __?!" : REAL
63. Motown's Marvin : GAYE
64. Prefix meaning "all" : OMNI. All my Omni's.
65. Singer Baker : ANITA
66. Call router: Abbr. : OPERator
67. Bread served with chicken tikka masala : NAAN
Down:
1. Stored in the hold : LADED
2. Become running mates? : ELOPE
3. Dancer de Mille : AGNES
4. Skin bronzing from a bottle : FAKE TAN
5. "Understand?" : "SEE!"
6. Jim of "Wide World of Sports" : McKAY
7. Self-help website : eHOW
8. [Don't take me too seriously] : [WINK WINK]
9. Hang loosely : SAG
10. Announcement from the foyer : "I'M HOME!". Lucy?
12. Behind schedule : LATE
13. Green-eyed monster : ENVY
18. "Son of Frankenstein" role : YGOR. It's pronounced "Igor".
22. D.C. insider : POL
24. No longer working: Abbr. : RET'D
26. Sharpen : HONE
28. Computer invader : VIRUS
29. Hunter's garb, for short : CAMO. (camouflage)
30. Thames school : ETON
31. Captain's position : HELM. Not the bell captain.
32. Opera highlight : ARIA
38. Stare rudely at : OGLE
39. "He's a priest," not a beast, per Ogden Nash : ONE L LAMA
The one-L lama, he's a priest.
The two-L llama, he's a beast.
And I will bet a silk pajama:
there isn't any three-L lllama!
The two-L llama, he's a beast.
And I will bet a silk pajama:
there isn't any three-L lllama!
40. Bear or Berra : YOGI
45. Propecia rival : ROGAINE
47. Shout out : HOLLER
48. Glorifying verse : ODE
49. Word after work or play : AREA
51. Pest control company : ORKIN. Orkin has more than 400 owned and operated branch offices and 58 franchises in the U.S. The company also has international franchises and subsidiaries located in Canada, Europe, Central America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Asia, the Mediterranean, Africa and Mexico. ~ Wiki.
52. Bit of slapstick : ANTIC
53. Sporty Mazda : MIATA
54. Cavity filler : INLAY
55. Jason's vessel : ARGO
56. Half-moon tide : NEAP
58. Midshipman's sch. : USNA. (United States Naval Academy)
61. Ex-Dodger manager Mattingly : DON
62. __ Thai: rice noodle dish : PAD
Argyle
Notes from C.C.:
1) Happy Birthday to dear Irish Miss, our gentle & caring Agnes (3-Down). I've been working with Agnes on a few puzzles and I'm constantly in awe of her resourcefulness, wit and efficiency. Agnes has two puzzles in Rich's queue now. Hopefully you'll see them soon.
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| Eileen (sister of Agnes) & Agnes, Nov 22, 2013 |
2) Happy Birthday also to Abejo (Bradley), who's always busy traveling and volunteering for various causes. Abejo is Persian for "beer". Bradley worked in Iran for a few years.
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Bradley and his Tuba, Church Fat Tuesday Event
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3) Five more days to go for Peter Gordon's Fireball Newsflash Crosswords project. If you love crosswords, news and trivia, be one of the backers. For only $7, you get 20 quality crosswords handcrafted by Peter, one of the very best in the business.
Fireball Newsflash are mostly of LAT Tuesday level difficulty. Easily doable. Also, his entries are super fresh (Newsflash!) and clues are always full of fun trivia. Peter is known for seldom repeating his clues. Please click here and back his project. Maybe get that magic blue hat.
Fireball Newsflash are mostly of LAT Tuesday level difficulty. Easily doable. Also, his entries are super fresh (Newsflash!) and clues are always full of fun trivia. Peter is known for seldom repeating his clues. Please click here and back his project. Maybe get that magic blue hat.
