Theme: Above the Shoulders - At the start of the longest entries are parts of the human found at the top of the body (except maybe, the second one).
20A. Local area : NECK OF THE WOODS
26A. Hangover cure, so they say : HAIR OF THE DOG
43A. Way things are legally viewed : EYES OF THE LAW
52A. Valedictorian : HEAD OF THE CLASS
Argyle here. No reveal Monday but the theme is right in your face. Fourteen 3-letter words but seemed like less and 2 letters shy of a pangram. I wonder what Tuesday will bring.
Across:
1. Omega's opposite : ALPHA
6. Hundred Acre Wood bear : POOH
10. "And another thing ..." : "ALSO"
14. Fable conclusion : MORAL
15. With 16-Across, money to buy a car : AUTO
16. See 15-Across : LOAN
17. Oust : EVICT
18. Glasgow native : SCOT
19. Checkers or chess, e.g. : GAME
23. Rapper Dr. __ : DRE
24. B'way full-house sign : SRO. (Standing Room Only)
25. One of the back forty : ACRE
31. Mail dely. compartment : P.O. BOX
34. Vegetable oil-based spread : OLEO
35. Fed. property overseer : GSA. (General Services Administration)
36. Vogue shelfmate : ELLE. Fashion magazines.
37. Madagascar tree dweller : LEMUR. With the big eyes.
39. Fourth of __ : JULY. No sequester cuts to spoil the fireworks this year.
40. Greek "T" : TAU
41. Junky car : HEAP
42. Tippy boat : CANOE
47. Shoulder muscle, for short : DELT. The deltoid muscle. Today's theme is above them.
48. Small songbird : TIT
49. Sheep sound : BAA
56. Poli sci subj. : GOVT.
57. Eight, on a sundial : VIII
58. Hard thing to break : HABIT
59. Tony Award relative : OBIE. The Tony Award is for Broadway theatre and the OBIE is for off-Broadway theatre.
60. Util. supply : ELECtric
61. Throw off one's trail : EVADE
62. Type option for emphasis : BOLD
63. Cincinnati team : REDS
64. Less likely to be a bargain on eBay : RARER
Down:
1. Change, as a constitution : AMEND
2. Romantic partner : LOVER
3. Five dollars a pound, e.g. : PRICE
4. Access illegally, as a database : HACK
5. Jazz combo instrument : ALTO SAX
6. Church leader : PASTOR
7. "That hurt!" : "OUCH!"
8. Native Nebraskan : OTOE
9. Serious trouble : HOT WATER
10. '90s veep : AL GORE
11. Weapon with ammo : LOADED GUN
12. __ Club: Costco rival : SAM'S
13. Number of gods in a monotheistic faith : ONE
21. "Thank God" day: Abbr. : FRI.
22. Cuatro times dos : OCHO. Spanish 4x2=8
26. Clod chopper : HOE
27. Get-up-and-go : OOMPH!
28. Ailment with a "season" : FLU
29. Norwegian capital : OSLO
30. "What's Going On" singer Marvin : GAYE
31. Sampras of tennis : PETE
32. Moisturizer brand : OLAY
33. Duke University athlete : BLUE DEVIL
37. Like doggy bag contents : LEFTOVER. Should it be plural? Discuss.
38. Have a bite : EAT
39. Knockout punch target : JAW
41. Place for cargo : HOLD
42. Buster Posey's position : CATCHER. For the San Francisco Giants.
44. On a chair : SEATED
45. Moral standards : ETHICS
46. Stretch the truth : LIE
49. Kiddie lit elephant : BABAR
50. Comment meant only for the audience : ASIDE
51. Daisylike flower : ASTER
52. Vagrant : HOBO
53. Use an emery board on : FILE
54. Even, as a score : TIED
55. Etna output : LAVA
56. Lump : GOB
Argyle
Note from C.C.:
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