NY Times Crossword
December 17, 2017
Andrew J. Ries
OH, ONE LAST THING
(#4 and 5 adapted - #7 uses Spanish))

The title to this clever puzzle is a hint to answering the clues. Each answer is a familiar phrase - altered in the same way - to satisfy the clue. Wordplay is fair play. Further hints are given after the clues.

1. Strong, like some French wine
2. Egyptian leader obsessed with his appearance
3. Certain Lincoln Center soprano
4. Jump from a train station platform
5. Woodwind that satisfies Jewish dietary laws
6. Cupid's catchphrase
7. Comment from a trial lawyer who cools the cheese sauce

HINTS:
1. Board
2. Fair
3. Mets
4. Deep
5. Pickle
6. Air
7. Case

Answers:

1. Stiff as a Bordeaux
2. Vanity Pharaoh
3. New York mezzo
4. Go off the depot end
5. Kosher piccolo
6. Love is in the arrow.
7. I rest my queso.