Theme: Be Fruitful - Multiply by six the number of theme entries that start with a fruit.
17A. Casual dining chain : APPLEBEE'S
21A. Annual Florida football game : ORANGE BOWL
26A. Nice work if you can get it : PLUM POSITION
48A. Truck with a bucket : CHERRY PICKER. Image.
54A. Elongated bike saddle : BANANA SEAT. Image.
63A. Celeb's domain : LIMELIGHT
Argyle here. The theme seems pretty straightforward but if you look hard enough, I'll bet you can find some things that will amuse you.
Across:
1. Nittany Lions' sch. : PSU. Pennsylvania State University, or Penn State.
4. Tara family name : O'HARA
9. Plant-sucking pest : APHID
14. Heavy weight : TON
15. Scots' fishing spots : LOCHS
16. Witchy woman : CRONE
19. Having melody and harmony : TONAL
20. "Get outta here!" : "SHOO!"
23. Bldgs. for mailers : PO's. (post office)
25. Be wild about : ADORE
32. Mark Twain portrayer Holbrook : HAL
33. Health insurance giant : AETNA
34. "In your dreams!" : "NO WAY!"
38. Physicians' gp. : AMA
39. Joe's pal in "Midnight Cowboy" : RATSO Rizzo
41. Prefix with friendly : ECO
42. Contract stipulations : TERMS
45. Pave again : RETOP. I put in RETAR automatically until the perps changed my mind.
47. Outback runner : EMU
51. Half a '60s pop quartet : MAMAS
53. Tom Collins liquor : GIN
59. Small songbirds : TITS
62. D-Day beach : OMAHA
65. 1950s vice president : NIXON
66. Bakery lure : AROMA
67. "Psst!" : "HEY"
68. Actress Davis : GEENA
69. Guys in cuffs, hopefully : PERPS
70. __-Mex cuisine : TEX
Down:
1. Sch. book fair organizers : PTAS
2. Former frosh : SOPH
3. Out of favor : UNPOPULAR
4. Bullfight "Bravo!" : "¡OLÉ!"
5. Freight train stowaway : HOBO
6. Strong server on the court : ACER
7. Perlman of "Cheers" : RHEA. Carla.
8. Part of NBA: Abbr. : ASSN.
9. Followed, as advice : ACTED ON
10. Like some legal services : PRO BONO
11. See 37-Down : HONOR 37D. With 11-Down, court address : YOUR
12. Blown away : IN AWE
13. Computer giant : DELL
18. Weaver's contraption : LOOM
22. Merry, in Metz : GAI. Metz is a city in the northeast of France.
24. Mud wrap venue : SPA
26. Cool, in slang : PHAT
27. Weak, as excuses go : LAME
28. "__ the ramparts ..." : O'ER
29. Comics reporter Brenda : STARR. Frankly, I was amazed Brenda is still around.
30. Put in a sepulcher : INTER
31. "Delish!" : "TASTY!"
35. Working-late time, usually : WEEK NIGHT
36. Wile E. Coyote's supplier : ACME
40. "Alley __" : OOP. As sung by the Hollywood Argyles. Video(2:46)
43. "Heeeere's Johnny!" announcer : McMAHON
44. Doo-woppers in "Grease" : SHANANA
46. Oinker : PIG
49. Mexican "that" : ESA. (feminine) And 64D. Spanish article : LAS. English "the" in Spanish, plural feminine.
50. __ Field: Mets' ballpark : CITI
51. 1950s first lady : MAMIE. I wonder if she and Tricky Dick ever crossed in real life?
52. Have __ to grind : AN AXE
54. Big Ben sound : [BONG!]
55. Offended smack : SLAP
56. Land of leprechauns : EIRE. Ireland.
57. Latin love : AMOR
58. Summer sub : TEMP. (substitute/temporary)
60. Old-fashioned pronoun : THEE
61. River of Hades : STYX. Come Sail Away.(5:50)
Argyle
