18A. 1966 Tommy James and the Shondells hit : HANKY PANKY. Clip(2:53) Song Facts
44A. 1956 Little Richard hit : TUTTI FRUTTI. Clip(2:27) Song Facts
56A. 1965 Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs hit : WOOLY BULLY. Clip(2:21) Song Facts
Argyle here. A lot of you probably solved this faster than you could have listen to the songs. Michael Wiesenberg has only given us themeless puzzles before today's. Interview.
Across:
1. Use a rotary phone : DIAL
5. Common movie theater name meaning "jewel" : BIJOU
10. Cheat (out of) : BILK
14. Regarding : AS TO
15. Accustom (to) : ENURE. Variant spelling.
16. Cad : ROUE
17. Armstrong who took a "giant leap for mankind" : NEIL
20. Release : LET LOOSE
22. Comes up, as the sun : RISES
23. Not working : IDLE
24. Knock for a loop : STUN
30. Printer's widths : EMs
33. Is wearing : HAS ON
34. First application line to fill in : NAME
35. Sheep sound : BAA
36. "My turn to bat!" : "I'M UP!"
37. Untrue : FALSE
39. List of choices : MENU. 52A. Dinner alternative, on a 39-Across : À LA CARTE. Cousin to À LA MODE.
40. Fed. pollution monitor : EPA. Environmental Protection Agency.
41. Rani's wrap : SARI
42. Gave a hoot : CARED
43. Mineo of "Rebel Without a Cause" : SAL. Picture of Mineo, Dean and Wood.
47. Puts on : DONS
48. 1982 Disney sci-fi film : "TRON". TRON: Legacy (2010) was the follow-up.
49. Wedding site : ALTAR
59. Cat that roars : LION. Pop quiz: Non-roaring big cat is __?
60. Auditorium : HALL
61. Remark between actor and audience : ASIDE
62. Aware of : ON TO
63. Nothing but : ONLY
64. Do a lawn job : RESOD
65. Mellows, as wine : AGES
Down:
1. Pioneer Boone, folksily : DAN'L
2. "Understood" : "I SEE"
3. Working busily : AT IT
4. Sweet sucker : LOLLIPOP
5. "Look!" : "BEHOLD!"
6. "Right away!" : "IN A SEC". I guess "IN A SEC" is an answer to "Right away!" but hardly means the same thing.
7. Popular wedding month : JUNE
8. Comedic TV alien's planet : ORK. Mork from ORK, "Nanu Nanu!".
9. Turn you hang, in slang : UEY. Just one of the spellings.
10. Scarecrow's lack : BRAIN
11. Electrified particles : IONs
12. Gospel writer : LUKE
13. Islets : KEYS
19. Bluenose : PRUDE
21. Thor's father : ODIN
24. Luxury hotel bathroom features : SPAs
25. Clock readout : TIME
26. Acts skittish : SHIES
27. Florida city on its own bay : TAMPA
28. Pub order, with "the" : USUAL
29. Dark : UNLIT
30. Thumbs-up reviewer : EBERT. Roger.
31. "Olympia" painter Édouard : MANET. Painting.
32. Riyadh resident : SAUDI. Take a peek at some of the buildings, Google.
37. Goat-man of myth : FAUN. Like this old goat.
38. Painting and sculpture, e.g. : ARTS
39. Hawaiian volcano : MAUNA LOA
41. Building level : STORY
42. Swamp beast : CROC
45. "That's good enough" : "IT'LL DO"
46. On edge, as nerves : FRAYED
47. Dawdle : DALLY
49. Dr. Seuss's "Horton Hears __" : A WHO. "Boil that dust speck!"
50. Bank offer : LOAN
51. Bridge crossing charge : TOLL
52. Father-daughter boxers : ALIs. Laila and Mohammed.
53. Workplace for the 52-Down : RING
54. Handy bag : TOTE
55. Grandson of Adam who reputedly lived to 905 : ENOS
57. Place for a drink : BAR
58. Consume : USE
Argyle
