Theme: VII - Four sevens.
16. *Mozart and Robin, in their own way : BOY WONDERS. Seven Wonders of the World.
39. Number associated with the ends of answers to the starred clues : SEVEN
59. *Windy day ocean condition : CHOPPY SEAS. The Seven Seas.
10. *Earth-sized collapsed stars : WHITE DWARFS. Seven Dwarfs
23. *Best female friends : SOUL SISTERS. The Seven Sisters. The Pleiades star cluster.
Argyle here. Tidy little pin wheel from C.C. today. I'm sure we all can come up with other 'sevens' so have at it. I'll start with "Seven Samurai" but I have no idea how to clue it so 'samurai' is the last part of the answer.
Across:
1. Pure joy : BLISS
6. Fairy tale bear : MAMA. One of three bears.
10. Athletic org. founded by Billie Jean King : WTA. (Women's Tennis Association)
13. Sports channel summary : RECAP
14. Apple's shuffle or touch : iPOD
15. Melville captain : AHAB
18. Fancy airport ride : LIMO
19. Poker declaration : "I RAISE"
20. Last word of many fairy tales : AFTER
21. Fundamentals : BASICS
24. Recliner feature : LEG REST
26. "Xanadu" rock gp. : ELO. (Electric Light Orchestra)
27. Not on time : LATE
30. Bird feeder supply : SEED
31. Like the accent in cliché : ACUTE
33. Loading dock access : RAMP
35. Graceful bird : SWAN
38. Echoic first name of Olympic hurdler Jones : LOLO. Lori "Lolo" Jones
40. Pet gerbil's home : CAGE
41. Simple : EASY
42. Rounded hammer end : PEEN
43. "Casablanca" actor Peter : LORRE
44. Land surrounded by water : ISLE
46. "Star Trek" helmsman : SULU. George Takei is on Facebook.
48. Gave grub to : FED
49. Fiesta food : TOSTADA
52. Irish playwright Sean : O'CASEY. (1880 – 1964)
54. Threepio's pal : ARTOO. No arguments.
55. Swindlers : CROOKS
58. Fortuneteller : SEER
63. Canadian Conservative : TORY
64. Gravy vessel : BOAT
65. Craze : MANIA
66. Supergirl's symbol : ESS
67. Repairs with turf, as a lawn : SODS
68. Nail file material : EMERY
Musical Interlude.
Down:
1. Texter's "Gimme a sec" : BRB. (Be Right Back)
2. Lion in the night sky : LEO
3. Far from friendly : ICY
4. 2005 horror sequel : SAW II
5. Website with timed trivia quizzes : SPORCLE. LINK
6. Calf-length dress : MIDI
7. Zoo primates : APEs
8. Gourmet mushroom : MOREL
9. YouTube annoyances : ADs
11. Makes less unruly : TAMEs
12. Scrub, as a launch : ABORT
15. Outdoor, as cafes : AL FRESCO. "in the open air"
17. Curiosity-launching gp. : NASA
20. __ of Reason : AGE
21. Memphis music festival street : BEALE. The Beale Street Sheiks ~Beale Town Bound(2:54)(can not be embedded)
22. Metal wrap giant : ALCOA
25. "Around the Horn" channel : ESPN. A debate about the hottest sport issues.
28. Lemon or lime : TREE
29. Roof edges : EAVES
32. Film that introduced Buzz Lightyear : "TOY STORY"
34. List of dishes : MENU
36. Think alike : AGREE
37. Emotionally demanding : NEEDY
39. Made haste : SPED
43. "I'm just so fortunate!" : "LUCKY ME!"
45. Poet __-tzu : LAO
47. Script "L" feature : LOOP
49. Tentative bite : TASTE
50. Twistable cookies : OREOs
51. "Bless you" prompter : [ACHOO!]
53. Tea region of India : ASSAM
56. __ hog : ROAD
57. Chooses, with "for" : OPTs
59. "Madam Secretary" network : CBS
60. Opposite of WSW : ENE. 67.5°
61. Put on television : AIR
62. For example : SAY...
Finale
Argyle
