Theme: PHONE (61A: Caller's device, and word that can precede the ends of the answers to starred clues)
17A: *Art class supply: SKETCH BOOK. Phonebook.
35A: *Suitcase attachment: NAME TAG. Phone tag.
53A: *Arcade attraction: PHOTO BOOTH. Phone booth.
11D: *Dreaded end-of-semester handout, perhaps: REPORT CARD. Phone card.
27D: *Hotel offering: WAKE-UP CALL. Phone call.
Argyle here. Quite heavy themage for a Tuesday, with 5 theme answers and a unifying entry, which is nicely placed at the very end of the grid. Total 62 theme squares. I liked the puzzle.
Across:
1A: Caught some z's: SLEPT.
6A: Solheim Cup co-sponsoring org.: LPGA. The Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament for pro women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. It is named for the Norwegian-American golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim.The Ryder Cup is the equivalent men's event. LPGA, in full, the Ladies Professional Golf Association.
10A: With 10-Down and "and," rigidly formal: PRIM. (10D: See 10-Across: PROPER.) Neato.
16A: McEntire of country: REBA. She has her own TV show, too. Sitcom
19A: Birthstone for a 6-Down, often: OPAL. 6D: Fall sign: LIBRA. Zodiac sign for birthdates: September 22 - October 22
20A: Words of apology: I'M SORRY.
21A: Left, at sea: APORT. Right, at sea: ASTARBOARD. (That's what the dictionary said. Trust me.)
22A: __ Nostra: COSA. Allegedly, the Mafia operating in the United States.
23A: Not as ruddy: PALER.
25A: Egyptian city on the Nile: ASWAN. Site of the Aswan Dam. The High Dam(111 m) was completed in 1970. The earlier Old Aswan Dam or Aswan Low Dam was completed in 1902.
28A: Like some chocolates purchases: ASSORTED.
32A: Actor Delon: ALAIN. Alain Delon (born 1935) is a César Award-winning French actor. By the age of 23, he was compared to James Dean. He was even called the male Brigitte Bardot. He worked with 49D: Schneider of film: ROMY. on the stage in 1961.
33A: Ohio A.L. team, on scoreboards: CLE.
34A: Commercial suffix with Water: PIK.
41A: In the dark: CLUELESS.
43A: Judaic feast: SEDER.
44A: Fourth estate, as it's known: PRESS.
45A: Thai bread?: BAHT. Cutesy clue for currency.
47A: Food that's filled and folded: TACOS.
49A: Brockovich portrayer: ROBERTS. The movie, Erin Brockovich (2000) Starring Julia Roberts.
52A: "__ my lips!": READ. George H. W. Bush's downfall.
56A: Author __ Stanley Gardner: ERLE.
57A: San __, Italy: REMO.
59A: Bought, to a retailer: SOLD.
60A: Jet-black stone: ONYX.
Down:
1D: NYSE units: SHS. Shares
2D: Mythical trickster: LOKI. Norse god who creates discord. If you want more, go to Wikipedia. There was too much to condense.
3D: K-6: ELEM. Elementary school.
4D: X-ray alternative: PET SCAN. Positron Emission Tomography (Help? Someone?)
5D: Business big shot: TYCOON.
7D: Tricky maneuver: PLOY. A little misdirection here.
8D: Shine, in product names: GLO. Like Mop-N-Glo.
13D: Soda shop buy: MALT.
18D: Slugger's stat: Abbr.: HRS. Home runs.
21D: As a companion: ALONG. She took her brother along.
23D: Tests for jrs.: PSATS.
24D: Big land mass: ASIA.
25D: Meat garnish: ASPIC.
26D: Frosting feature: SWIRL.
28D: Baldwin and Guinness: ALECS.
29D: Southfork Miss: ELLIE. From the TV show, DALLAS. Portrayed by Barbara Bel Geddes, Miss Ellie was the matriarch of the ranch, Southfork.
17A: *Art class supply: SKETCH BOOK. Phonebook.
35A: *Suitcase attachment: NAME TAG. Phone tag.
53A: *Arcade attraction: PHOTO BOOTH. Phone booth.
11D: *Dreaded end-of-semester handout, perhaps: REPORT CARD. Phone card.
27D: *Hotel offering: WAKE-UP CALL. Phone call.
Argyle here. Quite heavy themage for a Tuesday, with 5 theme answers and a unifying entry, which is nicely placed at the very end of the grid. Total 62 theme squares. I liked the puzzle.
Across:
1A: Caught some z's: SLEPT.
6A: Solheim Cup co-sponsoring org.: LPGA. The Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament for pro women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. It is named for the Norwegian-American golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim.The Ryder Cup is the equivalent men's event. LPGA, in full, the Ladies Professional Golf Association.
10A: With 10-Down and "and," rigidly formal: PRIM. (10D: See 10-Across: PROPER.) Neato.
16A: McEntire of country: REBA. She has her own TV show, too. Sitcom
19A: Birthstone for a 6-Down, often: OPAL. 6D: Fall sign: LIBRA. Zodiac sign for birthdates: September 22 - October 22
20A: Words of apology: I'M SORRY.
21A: Left, at sea: APORT. Right, at sea: ASTARBOARD. (That's what the dictionary said. Trust me.)
22A: __ Nostra: COSA. Allegedly, the Mafia operating in the United States.
23A: Not as ruddy: PALER.
25A: Egyptian city on the Nile: ASWAN. Site of the Aswan Dam. The High Dam(111 m) was completed in 1970. The earlier Old Aswan Dam or Aswan Low Dam was completed in 1902.
28A: Like some chocolates purchases: ASSORTED.
32A: Actor Delon: ALAIN. Alain Delon (born 1935) is a César Award-winning French actor. By the age of 23, he was compared to James Dean. He was even called the male Brigitte Bardot. He worked with 49D: Schneider of film: ROMY. on the stage in 1961.
33A: Ohio A.L. team, on scoreboards: CLE.
34A: Commercial suffix with Water: PIK.
41A: In the dark: CLUELESS.
43A: Judaic feast: SEDER.
44A: Fourth estate, as it's known: PRESS.
45A: Thai bread?: BAHT. Cutesy clue for currency.
47A: Food that's filled and folded: TACOS.
49A: Brockovich portrayer: ROBERTS. The movie, Erin Brockovich (2000) Starring Julia Roberts.
52A: "__ my lips!": READ. George H. W. Bush's downfall.
56A: Author __ Stanley Gardner: ERLE.
57A: San __, Italy: REMO.
59A: Bought, to a retailer: SOLD.
60A: Jet-black stone: ONYX.
Down:
1D: NYSE units: SHS. Shares
2D: Mythical trickster: LOKI. Norse god who creates discord. If you want more, go to Wikipedia. There was too much to condense.
3D: K-6: ELEM. Elementary school.
4D: X-ray alternative: PET SCAN. Positron Emission Tomography (Help? Someone?)
5D: Business big shot: TYCOON.
7D: Tricky maneuver: PLOY. A little misdirection here.
8D: Shine, in product names: GLO. Like Mop-N-Glo.
13D: Soda shop buy: MALT.
18D: Slugger's stat: Abbr.: HRS. Home runs.
21D: As a companion: ALONG. She took her brother along.
23D: Tests for jrs.: PSATS.
24D: Big land mass: ASIA.
25D: Meat garnish: ASPIC.
26D: Frosting feature: SWIRL.
28D: Baldwin and Guinness: ALECS.
29D: Southfork Miss: ELLIE. From the TV show, DALLAS. Portrayed by Barbara Bel Geddes, Miss Ellie was the matriarch of the ranch, Southfork.
35D: "Frasier" brother: NILES. Actor David Hyde Pierce
36D: Iowa college town: AMES.
40D: Promise to marry: BETROTH.
42D: Worn by wind: ERODED.
43D: 1984 Cyndi Lauper hit: SHE BOP. Video.
45D: Wrinkle remover: BOTOX.
46D: Blood typing letters: A B O.
47D: Very, in Verdun: TRES.
48D: Prefix with sol: AERO.
50D: Oz barker: TOTO. Dorothy's dog in "The Wizard of Oz".
51D: WWII weapon: STEN.
53D: In favor of: PRO.
54D: Egg producer: HEN. So the chicken came first?
55D: Any of four Ottos: Abbr.: HRE ( Holy Roman Emperor).
Answer grid.
Argyle
