Theme: WASHINGTON (61. U.S. capital whose location is a hint to 17-, 25-, 37- and 52-Across) - D.C. starts each theme answer.
17. Bull's-eye location: DEAD CENTER.
25. Result of a weak phone signal: DROPPED CALL.
37. Maximum a country can borrow: DEBT CEILING.
52. Pro team's selection from a pool of college players, say: DRAFT CHOICE.
Boomer here. District of Columbia. I don't think those residents have a representative in Congress. They should fix that one of these years.
Hope you all had a fine St. Patrick's Day. I was humbled last week at Benilde-St. Margaret's bowling party when the school bowling coach named a "Coach's Award" the Burnikel Award. C.C. took a video of the presentation here.
Across:
6. __-centered: vain: SELF.
10. Walmart warehouse club: SAM'S. Only been there once or twice. Seems too large to find anything.
14. Blood drive participant: DONOR. Lots of this going on at the VA. They did not ask me, I think my blood may be full of cancer.
15. One-named New Age singer: ENYA.
16. Coagulate, as blood: CLOT. To stop the bleeding is okay. If it forms inside you get help.
19. "M*A*S*H" star Alan: ALDA. Hawkeye.
20. "Wayne's World" co-star Mike: MYERS.
21. California city __-by-the-Sea: CARMEL. On the Pacific Ocean. There is also a Carmel in Indiana.
23. Sch. with a Phoenix campus: ASU. Sun Devils in Tempe.
28. Sushi bar soup: MISO. C.C loves it. Sometimes we drive 20 miles downtown to get it.
30. "Norma __": Sally Field film: RAE.
31. Payments to landlords: RENTS. We own our home but we still
pay a fee for maintenance and insurance in our association. Okay with
me because one day I woke up and realized I was too old to mow the lawn
and shovel snow.
32. Future attorney's study: PRE-LAW.
35. Threesome: TRIO. Chad Mitchell was my favorite.
41. Wild hog: BOAR.
42. "Blah, blah, blah," briefly: ETC ETC. "The force can't do a
decent job cuz the kids have no respect for the law today - and blah
blah blah. "Save the Life of my Child" Simon and Garfunkel.
45. Allergic reaction: ACHOO. Kazoonthight.
49. March Madness network: TNT. I used to do a bracket at work years ago. I never won.
51. Inviting store sign: OPEN.
56. Frying __: kitchen tool: PAN. Peter's surname.
57. Unwilling to hear, as criticism: DEAF TO. What ????
58. Fairy tale bears count: THREE.
60. Chair parts: LEGS. I only have two, but these are also my parts.
66. Fencing sword: EPEE.
67. New York canal: ERIE. Great Lake with a short name.
68. Prince of Darkness: SATAN. We had our own PRINCE who was not a devil. He sang "Purple Rain".
69. "I'm warning you": DON'T. This must be an abbreviation for DONUT.
70. Tear to shreds: REND.
71. Govt. security: T NOTE. You don't want to tear these to shreds.
Down:
2. Caviar: ROE.
3. Not entertained in the least: UNAMUSED. NCAA basketball is a bit too much for me,
4. __ shop: auto repair site: BODY. Only cars??? Can they fix my body??
5. Rainbow-shaped: ARCED.
6. Motion detector, e.g.: SENSOR. Many used at airport these days.
7. Strep-treating doc: ENT.
8. Soap-making need: LYE. I do not need this. I buy soap at the drug store.
9. Travesty: FARCE.
10. In short supply: SCARCE.
11. Brothers Duane and Gregg of rock: ALLMAN.
12. Classic Ford auto: MODEL T. Don't see them much anymore.
13. Delays on purpose: STALLS. Restroom features.
18. Goof up: ERR. Baseball season start April 7.
22. Cleverly skillful: ADROIT.
23. Sound system part: AMP. Also a measure of electricity. Most of your homes circuits are 15 amps.
24. Knight's title: SIR.
26. Longtime Penn State football coach Joe: PATERNO. Nittany Lions hero.
27. Prefix with scope: PERI.
29. Grand __ Opry: OLE. Although I was stationed 50 miles north of Nashville, I never made the trip to the Opry.
33. "Who's on First?" straight man: ABBOTT. What's on second, I don't know is on third.
34. Geneva-based commerce gp.: WTO.
36. Land in l'eau: ILE.
38. Pope's relig.: CATH. My Mom, plus 12 years of catholic school convinced me.
39. Sgt. or cpl.: NCO. Non-commisioned officer.
40. Pinocchio's creator: GEPPETTO.
43. Drink from leaves: TEA. I like iced tea in the summer, CC likes hot tea.
44. Wolf Blitzer's channel: CNN. Really full of too many commercials.
45. Discombobulated: ADDLED.
46. Obnoxious sort, in slang: CREEPO.
47. __-Dazs ice cream: HAAGEN.
48. Counterbalance: OFFSET.
50. Gave 10% in church: TITHED. Sorry church. 10% is what we give to the government this time of year.
53. Shrink in fear: COWER.
54. White Sox, in line scores: CHI. Season starts April 7th.
55. Physicist __ Mach: ERNST.
59. "A Visit from the Goon Squad" writer Jennifer: EGAN.
62. "__ you okay?": ARE.
63. Sermon subject: SIN. Our priest likes to tell funny stories in his sermons. He's a Green Bay Packer fan.
64. Cheerios grain: OAT. These are baked about 10 miles from our home at the General Mills factory.
65. Opposite of SSW: NNE.
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