The Constancy Of Consonants 2
NOTE: If you saw the headline “Fiend Found!” you might instantly notice that, between the two words, only the vowels change — the consonants stay put. Okay, if you were me, you’d notice it. Anyway, this puzzle contains more of the same (with Y’s counting as vowels).
ACROSS 1 The Pink Panther, for example 6 Rival rival 10 How-to unit 14 The rocks 17 Site for a big gig 18 Hind half of a griffin 19 Come in second 20 Small island 21 Lotto fever? 23 Disneyland keepsake? 25 Clock-change abbr. 26 Two or three, maybe 27 1962 John Wayne film 29 1983 Barbra Streisand film 30 Sewing connection 32 Like flooded roads? 35 Cramp site 37 Longtime 38 Comes ___ surprise 39 Pedal pushers 40 NRA issue facing voters? 46 Spot-on 48 L.A. film-preserving org. 49 Ex-Yankee manager Joe 50 Water under the bridge 53 Not totally ruined 58 Unabbreviated version 60 Group that looks out for lost sea birds? 62 ___ crow 63 Come by honestly 65 Lingerie buy 66 Bran muffin topping 67 With 70 Across, what some sunbathing Brits might be paying today if the currency had never changed? 70 See 67 Across 73 Earthenware pot 74 Org. in “Argo” 75 ___ avis 76 Tool for Bunyan 77 Extreme reaction to certain cars? 81 Hotel chain 86 Grassland 87 Latest word 88 No longer squeaky 89 Short assent 90 Single or double 92 Second thoughts about not having kids? 95 River through Orsk
99 “Je ne ___ quoi” 102 Pipe cleaner 103 Family nickname 104 Irish store that specializes in gag gifts? 110 Cybertrash 113 Suppress 114 Actress Landi of early films 115 Doesn’t keep up 117 Command for DDE 118 My reaction to a frustrating day? 120 With 130 Across, slogan for a cat food commercial? 123 Hectic P.O. time 124 Emma in “Easy A” 125 Henri add-on 126 Gide or Malraux 127 Harris and Helms 128 Fork part 129 Tropicana headliner’s first name, on TV 130 See 120 Across
DOWN 1 The Amazing Randi 2 Destroy over time 3 Bet everything 4 Ethyl addition 5 Pringles alternative 6 Avis alternative 7 Actor’s homework 8 Island finger food 9 First words of “The Old Rugged Cross” 10 Drinks noisily 11 “Eugene Onegin” heroine 12 Intro to system 13 “And so to bed” writer 14 “___ your hero, baby” (Enrique Iglesias lyric) 15 Ranch sights 16 Place for a lace 19 Beach, in Baja 22 Mess of hair 23 Old TV ministry 24 Table insert 28 Situps tighten it 31 Alice and Flo’s boss 33 Exclusive 34 Absorb, as gravy 36 Put on the pounds 40 Amt. still owed 41 Sci-fi sighting 42 Nail’s partner 43 Cold response 44 Cher’s heritage, partly 45 Onesie wearer 47 Org. using X-rays 51 Shady alcove 52 Miniature gardens 54 Does penance 55 Use rodomontade 56 Oodles 57 Urban rumblers 59 Dr. Kimble’s pursuer 60 7 on an old phone 61 Back muscle, for short 64 Playing marble 67 Arctic mass 68 Utah ski resort 69 I, in German 70 Beanie Babies, once 71 Ex-“SNL” regular Bill 72 Lime and rust 73 Physicist Georg 75 Outcomes 78 Awed response 79 Abbr. after Russ Feingold’s name 80 ’80s pres. 82 Cover girl Carol 83 Big name in copying 84 Wordsworth work 85 “Or ____” 88 ___ Thins (Nabisco snacks) 91 Adopts, as a cat or dog 93 Danced wildly 94 Ones “over there” 95 Optimist’s focus 96 Like Braille characters 97 Top stories? 98 ___ Hubbard 100 It follows “All You Need” 101 Porcupine quill 105 Gold bar 106 Mason creator’s initials 107 Stops bleeding 108 Oahu neighbor 109 LAPD rank 111 Gaming pioneer 112 Work for a church? 116 RBI or ERA. for example 119 Steve’s co-star in “The Getaway” 121 U.S. 1, for ex. 122 Time off, in mil. slang