A sound-alike pun puzzle where common F words are replaced with sound alike PH words and clued whimsically.
NAG NAG, OMERTA, SEA HAG, SLIDER, HEXAGON, RAKES IN,
AMEN AMEN, ANTI-HERO, SPEAKS UP
17A. Seriously uncool dairy product? : NON PHAT MILK. If phat still a positive term?
(Fat =phat).
24A. Enjoy a TV psychologist? : HAVE ONES PHIL. Dr. Phil McGraw, of whom I long ago had my fill. (Fill=Phil).
46A. Followers' flowers? : PHLOX OF SHEEP. Flocks of sheep; love that sheep in the fill means a follower not the animal. The flowers which we had growing wild in my neighborhood. LINK. (Flocks = phlox).
56A. Sign on a hacker's door? : GONE PHISHIN' (11). Gone fishin' replaced by THIS.
(Fishin' = phishin.)
Across:
1. Hamlet, for one : DANE.
5. Happy hour sandwich : SLIDER.
11. Modern film effects, briefly : CGI.
14. Troubled cry : ALAS.
15. Roman board game similar to modern backgammon : TABULA.
16. Cartoon Chihuahua : REN.
19. Farm resident : ANT.
20. Mauna __ : KEA.
21. Sitcom world : ORK.
22. Nail polish brand : ESSIE.
28. Long cold spell : ICE AGE.
31. Renée's "Chicago" role : ROXIE.
32. Pulitzer author McMurtry : LARRY.
33. Church cry : AMEN AMEN.
37. Boom, e.g. : SPAR.
38. Chose, with "for" : OPTED.
40. Flier on the beach : KITE.
41. Mad Max or Dirty Harry : ANTI-HERO.
43. "__ directed" : USE AS.
44. Serape wearer : SENOR.
45. They may be pulled : STUNTS.
50. Isabella, por ejemplo : REINA.
51. Teacup feature : EAR.
52. These, to Thierry : CES.
55. WWII battle site, for short : IWO.
61. "__ and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance": '70s best-seller : ZEN.
62. Code of silence : OMERTA.
63. Sleekly designed : AEROdynamic.
64. Masthead VIPs : EDS.
65. Response to constant carping : NAG NAG.
66. Last little bit : DREG.
Down:
1. Dungeonlike : DANK.
2. Natural heartburn remedy, some say : ALOE.
3. The Darlings' dog : NANA.
4. Alleged ability : ESP.
5. Feel a strong need (for) : STARVE.
6. Traditional Hanukkah serving : LATKE.
7. "THINK" sloganeer : IBM.
8. Issue of MADD : DUI.
9. Addition, perhaps : ELL.
10. Collects a lot of, as chips : RAKES IN.
11. Attend uninvited : CRASH.
12. Bottled spirits : GENII.
13. Big name in chips : INTEL.
18. Composer Carmichael : HOAGY.
23. Doesn't remain silent : SPEAKS UP.
24. Indiana player : HARRISON. This one got me, as I filled in the answer and a blank look on my face until I realized we were having a Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones reference.
25. They provide addresses : ORATORS.
26. Iditarod terminus : NOME.
27. Marked, as a ballot : EXED.
28. "Sing it, Sam" speaker : ILSA.
29. Skip on the sea : CAP'N.
30. Q.E.D. word : ERAT.
34. Carriage : MIEN.
35. Nouveau-Mexique, e.g. : ETAT. All French, New Mexico and State.
36. Head of the Untouchables : NESS. Which did you prefer ONE or TWO.
38. Sonoma prefix : OENO. Relating to wine.
39. TA's boss : PROFessor. Teaching Assistant.
42. Honeycomb cell shape : HEXAGON. Six sided; and the next is 49D. Penta- plus two : HEPTA.
43. Development sites : UTERI. The old choice between Cherie Oteri or...
45. Witch who was a Popeye nemesis : SEA HAG.
46. Cherish : PRIZE.
47. Cut down : HEWED.
48. Community service club, with "the" : LIONS. They do much good work for blind people. READ.
52. "Believe" singer : CHER.
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53. Cork setting : EIRE. UK or not?
54. Kiss and cuddle, in Kent : SNOG. A word learned from the British mysteries I have read; sounds like a good choice. A step on the shag latter.
57. Medical suffix : OMA. A word end that sadly often means a person's end. LINK.
58. Pic source : NEGative. Are there negatives any more? I am not positive?
59. Northwest end? : ERN. NorthwestERN.
60. Blue : SAD. Did anyone ever wonder about this use of blue? We love blue skies, bluebirds and lagoons(oops that was last week).
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