Crossword Clue Game

  1. Tinkles in a glass
  2. The dry type is cold
  3. Cubes without roots

The envelope please… The winner is @panache45

Ok, next up is: Apple.

  1. Lady Alice, or Jonathan.
  2. Watch, or gift card.
  3. Grapes! Walnuts! Celery! Mayonnaise! what is Fawlty missing from his salad?
  1. Microsoft rival
  2. The wise sort that tries to upstage others
  3. Polished by flatterers
  1. Teacher’s gift
  2. Lisa or Mac
  3. Orange’s comparison?

I have to give it to:

Next: WATCH

  1. View
  2. Timepiece
  3. Wrist or pocket
  1. Don’t do this to a pot
  2. Suicide _____
  3. Apple or dog
  1. Lookout
  2. Community group
  3. It can be smart
  4. “Check it out!”
  5. Omega, but not alpha

I like this one, because it stopped me in my tracks, then it made me laugh:

Mazel tov.

Um … @pulykamell, can we get the next word?

Oh, was I selected? I didn’t realize it.

Next word:

BREAD

  1. Like dough, man
  2. What you break when sharing a meal
  3. Raw toast
  1. Soft white rock band
  2. Man shall not live on this alone
  3. Money, in slang
  1. The act of flouring meat.
  2. Forbidden during Passover.
  3. Pudding or basket.
  1. Crumby food additive?
  2. Corn or banana item
  3. Undrinkable rye
  1. “Make It with You” Band
  2. Prayer asks for this daily
  3. Meant to be shared when broken

Sorry – had to work a little bit later. So, let’s see. I got into all of this quite late, so I’m appreciating the slightly different styles of cluing everyone has. Some solid ones, here. Hard for me to pick, but I think I’ll go with:

It gave me a nice chuckle, and a nice misdirect for a 5-letter answer, as a straight reading could yield SWILL.