Theme: Lower Body Parts - Clothing items starting with a word indicating "lower body part".
17A: Beatles footwear: ANKLE BOOTS.
66A: Stockinglike workout wear: LEG WARMERS.
10D: Goalie's protective pair: SHIN GUARDS.
30D: Pants with a low waistline: HIP HUGGERS.
Argyle here. It seemed a little loose today. The theme was muddled by the inclusion of other body parts. 27A: Seasoned pros: OLD HANDS, 50A: Sledding spot: HILL SIDE and 49D: Winter hat feature: EAR LAP.
Maybe it's just me.
Across:
1A: Closes in anger, as a door: SLAMS.
6A: Cause damage to: HARM. From slamming too hard?
10A: Cover for a pillow: SHAM.
14A: Psychic's card: TAROT. A. Tarot, are you still with us?
15A: Belle man: BEAU. BEAU of the ball.
20A: In a dishonorable way: BASELY.
21A: Japanese electronics giant: NEC. Nippon Electronics Corporation, mostly in computer related products and net working.
22A: Pinot __: NOIR. Grapes and wine. It is a difficult variety to cultivate and transform into wine.
25A: Spanish wine punch: SANGRIA. A popular drink among tourists . (Any personal experiences?)
32A: The "T" in some fraternity initials: TAU.
33A: 503, in old Rome: DIII.
34A: Casa kitchen crock: OLLA.
36A: Half a '60s pop group: MAMAS. The other half: PAPAS
40A: Like the diving-board end: DEEP. I got caught thinking it referred to the board itself and not the pool.
41A: WWII noncombat females: WAACS. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Sloppy clue, should have said something about being service related. Were there any combat females?; I think not.
43A: Sitar music: RAGA.
44A: Seaweed-wrapped Japanese fare: SUSHI.
46A: Analogy phrase: IS TO.
47A: Contest with pistols: DUEL. I still laugh when I think of our school advertising a DUEL(dual) position.
48A: Put into service: USE.
52A: Word game involving a stick figure: HANG MAN.
56A: "No way, laddie!": NAE.
60A: Double-checks the math: READDS. Boo!
65A: Copenhagen native: DANE.
69A: Apex: ACME.
70A: Words after have or save: A SEAT.
72A: Sampras of tennis: PETE.
73A: Burial places : TOMBS.
Down:
1D: Wild guess: STAB. aka, WAG.
2D: Superboy's girlfriend Lang: LANA. Superman's girlfriend was Lois Lane. Was he O/C? (obsessive-compulsive)
3D: Boats like Noah's: ARKS.
4D: Beauty mark: MOLE.
5D: "A Streetcar Named Desire" woman: STELLA. Stella!
6D: "Real Time With Bill Maher" network: HBO.
9D: Oman's capital: MUSCAT.
12D: Computer text code: ASCII. American Standard Code for Information Interchange. I admit I always thought it was ASC II, you know, like the second version.
13D: Anne of "Archie Bunker's Place": MEARA. The show aired for four seasons, '79-'83. Anne Meara played Veronica Rooney (1979-1982), the cook at Archie Bunker's Place, the bar Archie bought. She and her husband were the Stiller and Meara comedy duo.
18D: "See ya later": BYE NOW.
24D: Stevenson who lost twice to Eisenhower: ADLAI.
26D: "Apocalypse Now" setting, briefly: NAM.
31D: Cut dramatically: SLASH. 39D: Bargain hunter's delight: SALE.
35D: Join the cast of: ACT IN.
42D: Sporty Toyota Camry: SOLARA. A mid-size coupe/convertible.
45D: Suffix with intellectual: ISM.
52D: Mythological underworld: HADES. Greek.
53D: Tequila plant: AGAVE.
54D: Octet plus one: NONET.
59D: Corp. leadership gp.: MGMT. management.
61D: "I __ busted!": AM SO. I thought of Dennis and his "False Confession Day"
62D: Judge: DEEM.
63D: Colorless: DRAB.
64D: Retd. Air France fliers: SSTS. But they will never retire as crossword fill.
67D: Like early morning hours : WEE.
Answer grid.
Argyle
17A: Beatles footwear: ANKLE BOOTS.
66A: Stockinglike workout wear: LEG WARMERS.
10D: Goalie's protective pair: SHIN GUARDS.
30D: Pants with a low waistline: HIP HUGGERS.
Argyle here. It seemed a little loose today. The theme was muddled by the inclusion of other body parts. 27A: Seasoned pros: OLD HANDS, 50A: Sledding spot: HILL SIDE and 49D: Winter hat feature: EAR LAP.
Maybe it's just me.
Across:
1A: Closes in anger, as a door: SLAMS.
6A: Cause damage to: HARM. From slamming too hard?
10A: Cover for a pillow: SHAM.
14A: Psychic's card: TAROT. A. Tarot, are you still with us?
15A: Belle man: BEAU. BEAU of the ball.
20A: In a dishonorable way: BASELY.
21A: Japanese electronics giant: NEC. Nippon Electronics Corporation, mostly in computer related products and net working.
22A: Pinot __: NOIR. Grapes and wine. It is a difficult variety to cultivate and transform into wine.
25A: Spanish wine punch: SANGRIA. A popular drink among tourists . (Any personal experiences?)
32A: The "T" in some fraternity initials: TAU.
33A: 503, in old Rome: DIII.
34A: Casa kitchen crock: OLLA.
36A: Half a '60s pop group: MAMAS. The other half: PAPAS
40A: Like the diving-board end: DEEP. I got caught thinking it referred to the board itself and not the pool.
41A: WWII noncombat females: WAACS. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Sloppy clue, should have said something about being service related. Were there any combat females?; I think not.
43A: Sitar music: RAGA.
44A: Seaweed-wrapped Japanese fare: SUSHI.
46A: Analogy phrase: IS TO.
47A: Contest with pistols: DUEL. I still laugh when I think of our school advertising a DUEL(dual) position.
48A: Put into service: USE.
52A: Word game involving a stick figure: HANG MAN.
56A: "No way, laddie!": NAE.
60A: Double-checks the math: READDS. Boo!
65A: Copenhagen native: DANE.
69A: Apex: ACME.
70A: Words after have or save: A SEAT.
72A: Sampras of tennis: PETE.
73A: Burial places : TOMBS.
Down:
1D: Wild guess: STAB. aka, WAG.
2D: Superboy's girlfriend Lang: LANA. Superman's girlfriend was Lois Lane. Was he O/C? (obsessive-compulsive)
3D: Boats like Noah's: ARKS.
4D: Beauty mark: MOLE.
5D: "A Streetcar Named Desire" woman: STELLA. Stella!
6D: "Real Time With Bill Maher" network: HBO.
9D: Oman's capital: MUSCAT.
12D: Computer text code: ASCII. American Standard Code for Information Interchange. I admit I always thought it was ASC II, you know, like the second version.
13D: Anne of "Archie Bunker's Place": MEARA. The show aired for four seasons, '79-'83. Anne Meara played Veronica Rooney (1979-1982), the cook at Archie Bunker's Place, the bar Archie bought. She and her husband were the Stiller and Meara comedy duo.
18D: "See ya later": BYE NOW.
24D: Stevenson who lost twice to Eisenhower: ADLAI.
26D: "Apocalypse Now" setting, briefly: NAM.
31D: Cut dramatically: SLASH. 39D: Bargain hunter's delight: SALE.
35D: Join the cast of: ACT IN.
42D: Sporty Toyota Camry: SOLARA. A mid-size coupe/convertible.
45D: Suffix with intellectual: ISM.
52D: Mythological underworld: HADES. Greek.
53D: Tequila plant: AGAVE.
54D: Octet plus one: NONET.
59D: Corp. leadership gp.: MGMT. management.
61D: "I __ busted!": AM SO. I thought of Dennis and his "False Confession Day"
62D: Judge: DEEM.
63D: Colorless: DRAB.
64D: Retd. Air France fliers: SSTS. But they will never retire as crossword fill.
67D: Like early morning hours : WEE.
Answer grid.
Argyle
