Theme: Gambler's Action - The first word of each familiar phrase are things one might do while playing POKER (69A: Texas Hold 'em, e.g., and a hint to this puzzle's theme).
20A: Broadway premiere: OPENING NIGHT. First official presentation of a new play.
28A: Making lots of noise: RAISING A RUCKUS. Ruckus (1890), possibly a blend of ruction "disturbance" (1825) and rumpus (1764), of unknown origin.
47A: Start of a wide-area police radio alert: CALLING ALL CARS. Aka, APB.
57A: Seating for extra guests, maybe: FOLDING TABLE. I thought it would have been better to clue this as "Seating for the kids" to lead away from FOLDING CHAIR.
Bonus fill: SEVEN (23A: __-card stud). This is related to poker, of course, but not to Texas Hold'Em or to an action.
20A: Broadway premiere: OPENING NIGHT. First official presentation of a new play.
28A: Making lots of noise: RAISING A RUCKUS. Ruckus (1890), possibly a blend of ruction "disturbance" (1825) and rumpus (1764), of unknown origin.
47A: Start of a wide-area police radio alert: CALLING ALL CARS. Aka, APB.
57A: Seating for extra guests, maybe: FOLDING TABLE. I thought it would have been better to clue this as "Seating for the kids" to lead away from FOLDING CHAIR.
Bonus fill: SEVEN (23A: __-card stud). This is related to poker, of course, but not to Texas Hold'Em or to an action.
Update (7:25am): What with Texas Hold'em so big, I forgot some of us may not understand the poker terms.
OPENING: making the first bet.
RAISING: increasing the size of the bet.
Which leads to the last two entries.
CALLING: matching the bet and any raises.
FOLDING: discarding one's cards and losing out on the current pot.
Argyle here. Not bad for a Monday. Four theme answers and a clarifying clue (and a bonus). Can't you just see Bogie hailing a taxi and asking the cabbie, "Where can I find a little action in this town?"
Across:
1A: Cribbage pieces: PEGS. Is there any gambling involved in cribbage? It's not what Bogie was looking for.
5A: Shaving gel alternative: FOAM.
9A: More than disliked: HATED.
14A: Power co. product: ELEC..
17A: Volcano feature: CONE.
18A: Equestrian's control: REIN. In dressage, control is done mostly with the knees.
33A: Genealogist's chart: TREE.
34A: No-treat consequence?: TRICK. Trick or Treat. At Halloween.
35A: Speech impediment: LISP.
39A: Arises (from): STEMS.
42A: Till bills: ONES. Fine rhyme.
43A: Like draft beer: ON TAP.
45A: 1492 Atlantic crosser: NINA. With Pinta and Santa Maria
54A: By way of: VIA.
55A: Athletic shoe's turf grabber: CLEAT. Forgot about the Pro Bowl. No biggie.
61A: Yell: SHOUT.
64A: __ club: singing group: GLEE. Anyone watching "Glee"?
65A: Decisive victory: ROUT.
66A: Lower in esteem: ABASE.
67A: Name on many Irish coins: EIRE. Pic
68A: Far Eastern detective played by Lorre: MOTO. That's Mr. Moto, if you please.
70A: Boys: TADS.
71A: British weapon of WWII: STEN.
Down:
1D: __ Bill: legendary cowboy: PECOS. Freshest entry today.
2D: Romeo or Juliet, marriagewise: ELOPER. Were they married?
3D: Swiss city on the Rhone: GENEVA.
4D: First part of an act: SCENE I.
5D: Plant with fronds: FERN.
6D: Designer Cassini: OLEG.
7D: Ugandan dictator: AMIN. Forest Whitaker portrayed Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland" (2006).
8D: Seles of tennis: MONICA.
9D: Discuss thoroughly: HASH OUT.
11D: La Brea stuff: TAR.
12D: CPR giver, often: EMT.
13D: Hair styles: DOs.
21D: MIT, for one: Abbr.: INST.. An institution of higher learning
25D: Porous organ: SKIN.
26D: Brownish purple: PUCE.
30D: Keep after taxes: NET.
31D: Davis who played Thelma: GEENA. "Thelma & Louise"(1991). Geena Davis played Thelma and Susan Sarandon played Louise. Thelma quote: "I've had it up to my a** with sedate."
32D: __-Magnon: CRO.
35D: Bonkers: LOCO.
36D: Words before instant or emergency: IN AN.
37D: WWII invasion city: ST LO. Saint-Lô is a commune in north-western France.
38D: Good bud: PAL. Primo.
40D: Wire diameter measure: MIL.
41D: NBC weekend hit, briefly: SNL.
44D: One doing a pirouette, e.g.: PIVOTER. Worst entry.
46D: Brokerage cust.: ACCT..
48D: It's nothing: NIL.
49D: Thingamajig: GADGET.
50D: Security devices: ALARMS.
51D: Start again, as after a computer system crash: REBOOT.
52D: Military greeting: SALUTE.
56D: Wyoming's __ Range: TETON.
57D: Firecracker cord: FUSE.
58D: Hip bones: ILIA.
59D: Socially inept type: NERD
60D: Thousands, in a heist: GEES. Gee stands for a grand($1000)
61D: Maple syrup base: SAP.
62D: "True Blood" network: HBO.
63D: Acorn's destiny: OAK. Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
Answer grid.
OPENING: making the first bet.
RAISING: increasing the size of the bet.
Which leads to the last two entries.
CALLING: matching the bet and any raises.
FOLDING: discarding one's cards and losing out on the current pot.
Argyle here. Not bad for a Monday. Four theme answers and a clarifying clue (and a bonus). Can't you just see Bogie hailing a taxi and asking the cabbie, "Where can I find a little action in this town?"
Across:
1A: Cribbage pieces: PEGS. Is there any gambling involved in cribbage? It's not what Bogie was looking for.
5A: Shaving gel alternative: FOAM.
9A: More than disliked: HATED.
14A: Power co. product: ELEC..
17A: Volcano feature: CONE.
18A: Equestrian's control: REIN. In dressage, control is done mostly with the knees.
33A: Genealogist's chart: TREE.
34A: No-treat consequence?: TRICK. Trick or Treat. At Halloween.
35A: Speech impediment: LISP.
39A: Arises (from): STEMS.
42A: Till bills: ONES. Fine rhyme.
43A: Like draft beer: ON TAP.
45A: 1492 Atlantic crosser: NINA. With Pinta and Santa Maria
54A: By way of: VIA.
55A: Athletic shoe's turf grabber: CLEAT. Forgot about the Pro Bowl. No biggie.
61A: Yell: SHOUT.
64A: __ club: singing group: GLEE. Anyone watching "Glee"?
65A: Decisive victory: ROUT.
66A: Lower in esteem: ABASE.
67A: Name on many Irish coins: EIRE. Pic
68A: Far Eastern detective played by Lorre: MOTO. That's Mr. Moto, if you please.
70A: Boys: TADS.
71A: British weapon of WWII: STEN.
Down:
1D: __ Bill: legendary cowboy: PECOS. Freshest entry today.
2D: Romeo or Juliet, marriagewise: ELOPER. Were they married?
3D: Swiss city on the Rhone: GENEVA.
4D: First part of an act: SCENE I.
5D: Plant with fronds: FERN.
6D: Designer Cassini: OLEG.
7D: Ugandan dictator: AMIN. Forest Whitaker portrayed Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland" (2006).
8D: Seles of tennis: MONICA.
9D: Discuss thoroughly: HASH OUT.
11D: La Brea stuff: TAR.
12D: CPR giver, often: EMT.
13D: Hair styles: DOs.
21D: MIT, for one: Abbr.: INST.. An institution of higher learning
25D: Porous organ: SKIN.
26D: Brownish purple: PUCE.
30D: Keep after taxes: NET.
31D: Davis who played Thelma: GEENA. "Thelma & Louise"(1991). Geena Davis played Thelma and Susan Sarandon played Louise. Thelma quote: "I've had it up to my a** with sedate."
32D: __-Magnon: CRO.
35D: Bonkers: LOCO.
36D: Words before instant or emergency: IN AN.
37D: WWII invasion city: ST LO. Saint-Lô is a commune in north-western France.
38D: Good bud: PAL. Primo.
40D: Wire diameter measure: MIL.
41D: NBC weekend hit, briefly: SNL.
44D: One doing a pirouette, e.g.: PIVOTER. Worst entry.
46D: Brokerage cust.: ACCT..
48D: It's nothing: NIL.
49D: Thingamajig: GADGET.
50D: Security devices: ALARMS.
51D: Start again, as after a computer system crash: REBOOT.
52D: Military greeting: SALUTE.
56D: Wyoming's __ Range: TETON.
57D: Firecracker cord: FUSE.
58D: Hip bones: ILIA.
59D: Socially inept type: NERD
60D: Thousands, in a heist: GEES. Gee stands for a grand($1000)
61D: Maple syrup base: SAP.
62D: "True Blood" network: HBO.
63D: Acorn's destiny: OAK. Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
Answer grid.
Argyle
