Theme: A AND E (61A: "Dog the Bounty Hunter" network, and a hint to the theme in this puzzle's four longest answers) - Two-word familiar phrases starting with letters A & E.
17A: Using a treadmill, e.g.: AEROBIC EXERCISE. They mean actually using the machine for something besides throwing your clothes on.
26A: Regional air travel brand since 1984: AMERICAN EAGLE. Operating over 1,800 flights a day, serving 159 cities across the USA, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, American Eagle is considered to be the world's largest regional airline system. Red, white and blue planes.
43A: Aviator who said "the lure of flying is the lure of beauty": AMELIA EARHART. Earhart was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records before disappearing on a flight over the Pacific, attempting to fly around the world
56A: Movie DVD special feature, perhaps: ALTERNATE ENDING. Some have multiple endings and you can choose which one you want.
Argyle again.
I keep looking for something more from the theme but I don't see it. Hm-m-m, 28 A's and 26 E's. Help me out C.C., is that a lot?
Across:
1A: Part of DMV: MOTOR
6A: Need a backrub, say: ACHE
10A: "__-daisy!": UPS-A. And 39A: "__ boy!": ATTA. 13D: "Hang on __": A SEC. All partials.
14A: Nobel Peace Prize winner Root: ELIHU. In 1912, as a result of his work to bring nations together through arbitration and cooperation, ELIHU Root(1845-1937) received the Nobel Peace Prize.
15A: Walk like a drunk: REEL
16A: Entre __ (between us): NOUS. (French)
20A: 29-Down, for one: DOE. 29D: Bambi's aunt: ENA
21A: The Beatles' "__ Loser": I'M A
22A: Relating to flight technology: AVIONIC
23A: Laurel and Getz: STANS. STAN Laurel, comedian with his partner, Oliver Hardy. STAN (The Sound) Getz, was a jazz saxophone player.
31A: Either Bush, e.g.: TEXAN. And KARL (51D: Bush advisor Rove). A Bush echo.
32A: Round-buyer's words: "ON ME". Music to my ears.
33A: Baker's meas.: TSP. (Teaspoon)
36A: Leftover bits: ORTS. Scraps from the table.
37A: "I don't think so!": "NO WAY!"
40A: On the authority of: PER
41A: Friend: CHUM
42A: Vietnamese, e.g.: ASIAN
47A: Corp. heads: CEOs
48A: Hospital staffer: NURSE
49A: Beer unit: SIX- PACK
52A: Former telecom giant: GTE
53A: Former Pakistani president: ZIA. General Muhammad ZIA-ul-Haq was the sixth President of Pakistan from 1977 to his death in 1988.
59A: Encircle: GIRD. Where we get girdle from.
60A: Fiber-rich food: BRAN
62A: Many MP-3 player batteries: AAAs
63A: Game with six colorful characters: CLUE. Miss Scarlet, Professor Plum, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock(blue), and Colonel Mustard. The movie had three alternate endings. (For bonus points, name the butler.)
64A: Google alternative: LYCOS. Anyone have experience with it?
Down:
1D: Honeyed liquor: MEAD
2D: Land O'Lakes product: OLEO. And real butter, too.
3D: Run out of gas: TIRE. Automotive clue?
4D: "I've got you now!": "O HO!"
5D: Add insult to injury: RUB IT IN
6D: Major or Minor tarot card group: ARCANA. The trump cards and the Fool are "the major arcana" while the ten pip and four court cards in each suit are called minor arcana.
7D: So-so mark: CEE
8D: Penta- plus one: HEXA-. "Six" prefix.
9D: Mt. Fuji statistic: ELEV (Elevation). Or any mountain.
10D: Dweebish: UNCOOL
11D: Leaves for the holidays?: POINSETTIA. Nice misdirection. Leaves is noun here. Named after J. R. Poinsett (1799–1851), American minister to Mexico, who discovered the plant there in 1828. (Didn't know that.)
12D: Sleeping girl in an Everly Brothers hit: SUSIE. Clip They were Marine Reservists and there is a picture of them, with guitars, in their Dress Blues.(@ 0:44)
18D: All-in-one Apple computer: iMAC
19D: Crest: RIDGE
23D: Mmes., in Madrid: SRAS
24D: Kids' outdoor winter project: SNOW MAN. Bet there are a lot of them out there.
26D: Resting on: ATOP
27D: Trifling: MERE
28D: Old-time breaking news cry: "EXTRA, EXTRA!"
30D: Actress Adams of "Enchanted": AMY. Growl
34D: Marquee name: STAR
35D: Gasp: PANT
37D: Org. with Senators and Capitals: NHL. National Hockey League teams, the Ottawa Senators and the Washington Capitals.
38D: Québécois's approval: "OUI". What you might here from a Montreal Canadiens player. (Note the spelling.)
39D: Queens tennis stadium: ASHE. Named for tennis great, Arthur Ashe.
41D: Civil rights activist Chávez: CÉSAR. Mexican labor leader and civil rights activist.
42D: Munitions center: ARSENAL
44D: Bermuda rentals: MOPEDS. Here is a cute one.
45D: University of Oregon city: EUGENE
46D: Museo hangings: ARTE. Museo is Spanish/Italian for "museum".
47D: Eyelashes: CILIA
49D: The Star Wars films, e.g.: SAGA
50D: "Squawk Box" network: CNBC
53D: Brass component: ZINC. An alloy of copper and zinc used to make trombones.
54D: Prefix with China: INDO
55D: Awfully long time: AGES
57D: Fraternity letter: TAU. And shaped like a cross.
58D: Word before break or care: DAY
Answer grid.
Argyle
17A: Using a treadmill, e.g.: AEROBIC EXERCISE. They mean actually using the machine for something besides throwing your clothes on.
26A: Regional air travel brand since 1984: AMERICAN EAGLE. Operating over 1,800 flights a day, serving 159 cities across the USA, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, American Eagle is considered to be the world's largest regional airline system. Red, white and blue planes.
43A: Aviator who said "the lure of flying is the lure of beauty": AMELIA EARHART. Earhart was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records before disappearing on a flight over the Pacific, attempting to fly around the world
56A: Movie DVD special feature, perhaps: ALTERNATE ENDING. Some have multiple endings and you can choose which one you want.
Argyle again.
I keep looking for something more from the theme but I don't see it. Hm-m-m, 28 A's and 26 E's. Help me out C.C., is that a lot?
Across:
1A: Part of DMV: MOTOR
6A: Need a backrub, say: ACHE
10A: "__-daisy!": UPS-A. And 39A: "__ boy!": ATTA. 13D: "Hang on __": A SEC. All partials.
14A: Nobel Peace Prize winner Root: ELIHU. In 1912, as a result of his work to bring nations together through arbitration and cooperation, ELIHU Root(1845-1937) received the Nobel Peace Prize.
15A: Walk like a drunk: REEL
16A: Entre __ (between us): NOUS. (French)
20A: 29-Down, for one: DOE. 29D: Bambi's aunt: ENA
21A: The Beatles' "__ Loser": I'M A
22A: Relating to flight technology: AVIONIC
23A: Laurel and Getz: STANS. STAN Laurel, comedian with his partner, Oliver Hardy. STAN (The Sound) Getz, was a jazz saxophone player.
31A: Either Bush, e.g.: TEXAN. And KARL (51D: Bush advisor Rove). A Bush echo.
32A: Round-buyer's words: "ON ME". Music to my ears.
33A: Baker's meas.: TSP. (Teaspoon)
36A: Leftover bits: ORTS. Scraps from the table.
37A: "I don't think so!": "NO WAY!"
40A: On the authority of: PER
41A: Friend: CHUM
42A: Vietnamese, e.g.: ASIAN
47A: Corp. heads: CEOs
48A: Hospital staffer: NURSE
49A: Beer unit: SIX- PACK
52A: Former telecom giant: GTE
53A: Former Pakistani president: ZIA. General Muhammad ZIA-ul-Haq was the sixth President of Pakistan from 1977 to his death in 1988.
59A: Encircle: GIRD. Where we get girdle from.
60A: Fiber-rich food: BRAN
62A: Many MP-3 player batteries: AAAs
63A: Game with six colorful characters: CLUE. Miss Scarlet, Professor Plum, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock(blue), and Colonel Mustard. The movie had three alternate endings. (For bonus points, name the butler.)
64A: Google alternative: LYCOS. Anyone have experience with it?
Down:
1D: Honeyed liquor: MEAD
2D: Land O'Lakes product: OLEO. And real butter, too.
3D: Run out of gas: TIRE. Automotive clue?
4D: "I've got you now!": "O HO!"
5D: Add insult to injury: RUB IT IN
6D: Major or Minor tarot card group: ARCANA. The trump cards and the Fool are "the major arcana" while the ten pip and four court cards in each suit are called minor arcana.
7D: So-so mark: CEE
8D: Penta- plus one: HEXA-. "Six" prefix.
9D: Mt. Fuji statistic: ELEV (Elevation). Or any mountain.
10D: Dweebish: UNCOOL
11D: Leaves for the holidays?: POINSETTIA. Nice misdirection. Leaves is noun here. Named after J. R. Poinsett (1799–1851), American minister to Mexico, who discovered the plant there in 1828. (Didn't know that.)
12D: Sleeping girl in an Everly Brothers hit: SUSIE. Clip They were Marine Reservists and there is a picture of them, with guitars, in their Dress Blues.(@ 0:44)
18D: All-in-one Apple computer: iMAC
19D: Crest: RIDGE
23D: Mmes., in Madrid: SRAS
24D: Kids' outdoor winter project: SNOW MAN. Bet there are a lot of them out there.
26D: Resting on: ATOP
27D: Trifling: MERE
28D: Old-time breaking news cry: "EXTRA, EXTRA!"
30D: Actress Adams of "Enchanted": AMY. Growl
34D: Marquee name: STAR
35D: Gasp: PANT
37D: Org. with Senators and Capitals: NHL. National Hockey League teams, the Ottawa Senators and the Washington Capitals.
38D: Québécois's approval: "OUI". What you might here from a Montreal Canadiens player. (Note the spelling.)
39D: Queens tennis stadium: ASHE. Named for tennis great, Arthur Ashe.
41D: Civil rights activist Chávez: CÉSAR. Mexican labor leader and civil rights activist.
42D: Munitions center: ARSENAL
44D: Bermuda rentals: MOPEDS. Here is a cute one.
45D: University of Oregon city: EUGENE
46D: Museo hangings: ARTE. Museo is Spanish/Italian for "museum".
47D: Eyelashes: CILIA
49D: The Star Wars films, e.g.: SAGA
50D: "Squawk Box" network: CNBC
53D: Brass component: ZINC. An alloy of copper and zinc used to make trombones.
54D: Prefix with China: INDO
55D: Awfully long time: AGES
57D: Fraternity letter: TAU. And shaped like a cross.
58D: Word before break or care: DAY
Answer grid.
Argyle
