Theme: What you don't want your panties in - Again, the reveal is in the clue. Re-imagine a common thing as a group of people.
17A. Bunch of builders? : ERECTOR SET
55A. Bunch of valets? : PARKING LOT
10D. Bunch of contortionists? : ELASTIC BAND
24D. Bunch of cryptologists? : DECODER RING
Argyle here. Bunch of Corner constructors? ( ????? )
Across:
1. Netherlands dairy export : EDAM
5. Needle : TEASE
10. Car designer Ferrari : ENZO. 19-Across. Ferrari, e.g. : AUTO
14. O'Hara plantation : TARA
15. Hunt of "As Good as It Gets" : HELEN. Stars: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear and a Brussels Griffon. (no Westie)
16. Café au __ : LAIT. (French for "coffee with milk")
20. Salty expanse : SEA
21. Peter, Paul and Mary, e.g. : TRIO
22. White terrier, familiarly : WESTIE
24. Finished : DONE
25. "He __ Heavy, He's My Brother" : AIN'T
26. Derby drinks : JULEPS. The Belmont Jewel is the official drink of the Belmont Stakes. Created by mixologist Drew Revella, this drink is made with small-batch bourbon shaken with pomegranate and lemonade.
29. Talking heads : PUNDITS
32. Adidas rival : ASICS
33. Magazine unit : PAGE
34. Bloke : CHAP
36. Gambling town at the foot of the Sierra Nevadas : RENO
37. Found new digs : MOVED
38. Sonny & Cher surname : BONO
39. Took to court : SUED
40. Phone button abbr. : OPER. (operator)
41. Historic Vegas hotel, with "the" : SANDS
42. Before-marriage contracts, briefly : PRENUPS. (prenuptial agreement)
44. Mix at a party : MINGLE
45. Like Santa's cheeks : ROSY. Juleps and Jewels, ho, ho, ho!
46. Cottage cheese lump : CURD. deja clue.
47. South Dakota's capital : PIERRE
50. Boarding pass information : GATE
51. Boxing stat : KOs. (knock out)
54. Not pro : ANTI
58. Tend to a pressing task : IRON. Clever misdirection.
59. Not from Earth : ALIEN
60. Soccer superstar : PELE
61. Bumper defect : DING. DENT slowed me up.
62. Scatterbrained : DITSY
63. Sewer's row : SEAM
Down:
1. Hot times in Cannes : ÉTÉs. (French for "summer")
2. Take a chance : DARE. And one that does, is a DARER.
3. Word with gray or play : AREA
4. Scottish name prefix : MAC
5. Rose protectors : THORNS. Let not the fear of the thorn keep you from the beauty of the rose.
6. Like many a Poe story : EERIE
7. Too : ALSO
8. "What'd I tell you?" : "SEE!"
9. Woven together : ENTWINED
11. Ship-related: Abbr. : NAUT. (nautical)
12. Pasta that sounds like two letters : ZITI. (zee tee)
13. Oklahoma tribe : OTOE
18. Sporty sunroofs : T-TOPS
23. Finish : END
25. Wood shop tool : AUGER. Ahh, the ice augers are all put away.
26. Cookie holders : JARS. My favorite.
27. Run out of : USE UP
28. Ship with staterooms : LINER
29. Lays down blacktop : PAVES
30. Bit of beach footwear : THONG
31. Mortgage-issuing inst. : S AND L. (savings and loan association)
33. Flanders Fields flower : POPPY
35. One in a model's repertoire : POSE
37. Computer user's accessory : MOUSE PAD
41. Warning to pull over : SIREN
43. Swe. neighbor : NOR. (Sweden/Norway)
44. Crime on the Bounty : MUTINY
46. Bakery array : CAKES. CED specialty.
47. Picked up the tab : PAID
48. Crucifix inscription : INRI. Latin "Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum" ("Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews").
49. Prince William's alma mater : ETON
50. Spunk : GRIT
51. Swiss surrealist Paul : KLEE
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52. "Return of the Jedi" dancing girl : OOLA. Lives on in crosswords.
53. Wineglass feature : STEM
56. __ Baba : ALI. A poor woodcutter who discovers the secret of a thieves' den.
57. High-tech rte. finder : GPS. deja clue.
Argyle
