"Today's puzzle is for pros. Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name in which the first word starts with P and the second word starts RO-. Ex. Slow-cooked beef dish often served for Sunday dinner --> POT ROAST 1. 1970s craze involving a stone you were supposed to water 2. Small place in a house where guests can freshen up 3. Course around the neighborhood for delivering the Times, the Herald, the Post, etc."
"4. Longtime Cincinnati Red nicknamed "Charlie Hustle" 5. Auto route that's been upgraded from a dirt surface 6. Leader of the U.S. during the Great Depression 7. Minimalist music genre epitomized by the Ramones 8. Steeply slanted top of a house 9. Where the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts Last week's challenge Last week's challenge came from Dave Shukan, of San Marino, Calif."
Nine numbered clues require familiar two-word phrases or names whose first word begins with P and whose second word begins with RO. An example answer is POT ROAST. Clues include cultural references, place names, a sports nickname, and descriptive phrases ranging from a 1970s craze to where the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts. The puzzle notes last week's contributor and winning entry. A separate current-week challenge asks for a famous actress (five-letter first name, six-letter last name) with specified letter changes producing a place name; submission deadline and prize details are given.
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