The ever prolific Gail G. is back with a letter substitution puzzle with an added twit. Two word phrases beginning PO become words which start LO. Limiting her word choice to LO made this a wonderful challenge. How many could come up with 4 such phrases. Looking at a list with 1800 words which begin PO, I could not anything appealing aside from the 5 here.
17A. "Don't waste your money on that pendant"? : LOCKET VETO (10). Pocket veto,
23A. Spinner in a numbers game? : LOTTERY WHEEL (12). Pottery Wheel.
51A. Hammock? : LOLLING PLACE (12). Polling Place.
64A. Pruning ideology? : LOP CULTURE (10). Pop culture.
And the reveal?
71A. Sport that hints at this puzzle's theme : POLO.
Across;
1. Bird that's a national symbol : KIWI. If you ever wondered WHY?
5. "Chasing Pavements" singer : ADELE.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwTMyjTNBM8
10. Party time, casually : B-DAY. Do you all have parties
14. Eddie __, detective involved in the actual "French Connection" : EGAN. Played by Gene Hackman in the movie.
15. Spring bloomer : TULIP.
16. Former constellation that included Vela (the sails) : ARGO. For all you stargazer. LINK.
19. Insulated cable : CORD.
20. Thorough investigation : PROBE.\ Is this real SCIENCE?
21. Opposite of bumpy : EVEN.
22. Pants part : KNEE.
26. Elaborate in design : ROCOCO. How many of you have listened to Firesign Theater's the adventures of Nick Danger and the evil Rocky Rococo?
29. It's heard in a herd : MOO. Cute clue
30. Online service option : CHAT.
31. Daring exploit : GEST. I ususalyy see it with the spelling GESTE like Beau Geste..
35. One eschewing leather, perhaps : VEGAN. Love the esCHEWing got a vegan clue.
39. Satisfied sounds : AHS.
40. Pub pick : PALE ALE.
42. Presidential nickname : ABE.
43. Long bout : SIEGE. a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder
Synonyms access, bout, case, fit, seizure, attack, spell, turn
45. Start of something big? : MAXI. Nicely phrased though for some reason it may think of maxipad.
46. Quiets, in a way : OILS. Ahh, the squeaky part
47. Quirky : ODD.
49. Hills of Rome, e.g. : SEPTET. Seven: The seven hills are:
Aventine Hill (Latin, Aventinus; Italian, Aventino)
Caelian Hill (Cælius, Celio)
Capitoline Hill (Capitolinus, Campidoglio)
Esquiline Hill (Esquilinus, Esquilino)
Palatine Hill (Palatinus, Palatino)
Quirinal Hill (Quirinalis, Quirinale)
Viminal Hill (Viminalis, Viminale)
57. Beginning : AS OF.
58. Square figure : AREA. Cute again.
59. Early or late hr., depending : ONE A.M.
63. Go on : LAST.
66. Pulitzer-winning author James : AGEE.
67. Sure-footed critters : ASSES.
68. Composer Khachaturian : ARAM. And now for a musical interlude---doe the music sound familiar?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqg3l3r_DRI LINK
69. "What __ you thinking?" : WERE.
70. Not a hit, usually : B-SIDE.
Down:
1. Vegetation in underwater forests : KELP. The Beatles used this as their anthem when they became vegan. I bet the readers here could do better than THIS.
2. Aviation pioneer Sikorsky : IGOR. He moved to Connecticut and I had the pleasure of meeting him at my uncles house.
3. Chisholm Trail city : WACO.
4. Test pattern : INKBLOT. Another well clued fill.
5. U-verse provider : ATT.
6. Comforter : DUVET. French for DOWN.
7. Sorbonne student : ELEVE. French for student.
8. Large soda bottle label word : LITER. As in 2 or 3 liter size.
9. Henry Ford, e.g. : EPONYM. A fun word:a person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named: name or noun formed after a person.
10. Excavating aid : BACKHOE.Glad we had the lesson a few weeks ago.
11. Hive member : DRONE.
12. Think alike : AGREE.
13. Mountain air : YODEL. a fun LINK.
18. Fair-hiring agcy. : EEOC.
24. Draped garment : TOGA.
25. Zigzagged : WOVE.
26. Some TVs : RCAS.
27. Offhand greeting : OH HI.
28. Discounted buy : CASE. I guess he is referring to bulk buying,
32. Split-resistant wood : ELM. Elm wood is valued for its interlocking grain, and consequent resistance to splitting, with significant uses in wagon wheel hubs, chair seats and coffins. The bodies of Japanese Taiko drums are often cut from the wood of old elm trees, as the wood's resistance to splitting is highly desired for nailing the skins to them, and a set of three or more is often cut from the same tree. Wiki. Oo and I watched the drummers live, they are awesome.
33. See 61-Down : SEA. 61D, With 33-Down, part of it is now a desert : ARAL.
34. Stress : TAX. Don't tax yourself.
36. Trot, say : GAIT.
37. Skilled : ABLE.
38. Source of tweets : NEST.
40. Beginning to cure? : PEDI. Nicely
41. When repeated, Cult Jam singer : LISA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5m8lj5DCtI LINK.
44. Driver's gadget : GOLF TEE.
46. Source of flowing water : OPEN TAP.
48. "CSI" setting : DNA LAB.
50. Sci. concerned with biodiversity : ECOLolgy.
51. Multiple Emmy-winning legal drama : LA LAW.
52. Missouri river : OSAGE.
53. Usually disappointed one : LOSER.
54. Sales figure : GROSS.
55. Side in a decades-long war : PEPSI. The inside STORY.
56. Tied : LACED.
60. Peseta replacer : EURO.
62. Exec's reminder : MEMO.
65. Purpose : USE.
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