Letter T 159750–160000

The London Charivari. Tool for making a hole Target for a spiker Traveling game involving VW-spotting Thoroughly dazed: Colloq. They might be pulled The boxer... Training room equipment Telling phrase: Slang. Thing that may break people up They make you laugh, hopefully the quarrel ended in a punch-up Time-sensitive? the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time the state of being punctual the state of having small spots Trouble on the road Tire problems Talk-show talking head Talking head on Sunday morning the acrid smell of burning rubber tending to betray the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage Teach a lesson to Teach a lesson, maybe The students were penalized for showing up late for class the state of being punishable "The wordplay is a little off" the act of punishing The region that is straddling the India-Pakistan border where Aryans first settled Turbaned attendant in the movie version of "Annie" the Indic language spoken by most people in Punjab in northwestern India Teeyan or Lohri The Ramones' music The Sex Pistols' genre Two-bit delinquent The Ramones, e.g. Thug's missile? Tricks, informally Those who play on words. Trade Wind of South America. "Tequila mockingbird" and "absinthe of malice," for two "Tequila mockingbird" and "whiskey business," e.g. "The bicycle collapsed because it was two-tired" and others "The highest form of literature," per Hitchcock "To the person who invented zero: thanks for nothing," and others The salon names To Dye For and Best Little Hairhouse (both real!), e.g. The worst ones are often the best They may cause groans They may elicit groans They may make your eyes roll They often elicit groans They often evoke groaning and eye-rolling They're *supposed* to be corny... This puzzle's theme entries, e.g. Type of humorist "Three and out" football play Type of kick on fourth down Thames boat. Third and 10 option Three-and-out follower, in football Turn over the pigskin, in a way Thames boatman. They get a leg up Thames boats Thames craft They result in returns They're often returned in autumn Things returned on a grid Turns over the football Totally unlike a muscleman TV's "Lucky ___." Tent opener? Tent type Tiny Lab, e.g. Tiny boxer Tiny terrier Thing in a cocoon Transformative stage Transitional stage They're coccooned They're cocooned They're going through changes Tomorrow's moths, etc. They're not yet adults Transform, as larvae Teacher's target That's one in the eye for scholar The iris surrounds it The opening of an iris the state of being a pupil or legal ward Teacher's head count They grow in the dark They may have a lot to learn *The entire class gets the wrong answer Teacher's observation? Tune sung by Elvis in "Girl Happy" The ability to be on a string, can mouth along to what I'm saying, etc. Teen dieter's target, perhaps Teen-age crush Teen-age phenomenon. Teen-ager's infatuation Transitory infatuation Things weighed in pounds? Temporary dwelling for a baby seal? Two-person shelter *Tray of American Chinese or Hawaiian appetizers Tray with egg rolls, fried wontons, etc. treat Polynesian drink Thick tortilla that's the national dish of El Salvador Thick Salvadoran tortillas type of Sanskrit sacred writing the state of being purblind the quality of being purchasable THING bought the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded The Big Ten's Boilermakers The Boilermakers The Boilermakers of the N.C.A.A. Thoroughbred, or Dracula's obsession? Turn fruits or vegetables into a smooth blend Thick Soup alternative Thick soup, perhaps Thick tomato liquid Thick, smooth soup Thickened soup Tomato ___ (pizza sauce base) Tomato paste, for example. Tureen item. Turn into a thick liquid Turn into an edible paste Turn into baby food Turn into mush Turn to mush in a blender Turned into a thick liquid Turned to mush Thickened soups. Turns into mush "That was ___ coincidental" "The stream is always __ at its source": Pascal Topic for Kant "The ___ treasure mortal times afford is spotless reputation": Shakespeare the act or an instance of purifying or of being purified The Feast of Lots This occurs in Adar Time for hamantaschen Tendency to scoff at neological coinages, say Type not susceptible to compromise Tampering opponents They don't compromise They frown on slang They go by the book the state of being puritanical to make a Puritan of the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans the beliefs and practices characteristic of the Puritans the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong Term in knitting The area surrounding a place Titular item in a Poe story whose Latin epigraph translates to "Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than excessive cunning" "The Color ___" tyrian The overdramatic speaker at the press conference was known for using ___ ... Title hit in a 1984 Prince movie Title song of a Prince film They can swing left or right telic They may be cross "That feels good" in Siamese? (Thanks for rubbing my belly!) Tuned engine's sound Total earnings Total prize money Total prize money for a tournament Track prize Track winnings Trash, to Iago Tightened one's lips They may hold money for passengers the office of purser They're strapped for cash Track/ring winnings to chase or follow with determination Tail, in a way Try to get tallow? Take legal action, say Trivial ___ (board game) the act of chasing someone the act of chasing someone or something the act of chasing something the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture trivial activity the act of supplying something Target of some lances the tenth month of the Hindu calendar This may come to shove This might come to shove Tie with the dealer, in blackjack Tie, in blackjack the two side try to push it across the opponents' goal Thing on an office desk, often Talks up, so to speak Tries hard to sell Tries to sell "That awful elevator operator..." Tests boundaries Taking a longer route, the letter carrier ____ the state of being pushful Test limits Toddler's vehicle Try to budge They're easily swayed They're often caving, but not spelunking Tack relative Take charge, like an elevator operator? Test boundaries Try to go beyond reasonable limits "The DVD player doesn't work." "__" Too insistent Timid, lacking courage Theme of this puzzle, appropriately Target of some smacks Tabby's ride on the links? "The Owl and the ___" They won't give you a hard time They're not so tough Tiptoes, as around a touchy subject Treads warily type of low-growing plant Tree with silky aments. Tree with silky catkins Tree with silky spikes the state of having pustules "... to __ it mildly" "___ that down!" (exasperated parent's cry) -- to the test Take's mate Take's opposite Throw (the shot). Throw from the shoulder Throw, as the shot. To place Track event: shot ___ Type of stock option ___ the shot ___ to shame ___ two and two together (finally figure something out that seems obvious in retrospect) Tried to buy at auction "Talking isn't going to reseal that wine bottle!" ___ to (end).