Theme: "Keep it Under Your __" HAT (73A. The last word of this puzzle's five longest answers is a type of one)
18A. Gyroscopic toy: SPINNING TOP. A child's toy. Top hat.
24A. Central American fishing mecca: GULF OF PANAMA. On the Pacific end of the canal. Panama hat. (No, I don't know who he is.)
40A. Pretender in a ten-gallon hat and boots: DRUGSTORE COWBOY. Ersatz cowboy. Cowboy hat. Regrettable hat/HAT duplication.
52A. Proverbial backbreaker for a camel: THE LAST STRAW. One step over the limit. Straw hat. This is one of many styles; they just have to be made of 'straw'.
63. Arctic solar phenomenon: MIDNIGHT SUN. When the Earth's axis is tilted towards the sun, it never sets. Sun hat, extreme.
Astounded Argyle here. A Barry Silk with five long theme entries plus a unifier (Total 64 theme squares) on a Monday, what is Rich Norris smoking? A 'Z' short of a pangram. I better get busy.
Across:
1A. Calligrapher's need: INK. Calligrapher- One who is highly skilled in decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes. Example
4A. Hilton alternative: HYATT. (Hotels)
9A. Fragrant wood: CEDAR.
14A. Lair: DEN.
15A. Surrounding glows: AURAE. (or AURAS)
16A. Fuming: IRATE. When I had AURAS instead of AURAE.
17A. Day "Grey's Anatomy" airs: Abbr.: THU.
20A. Archery projectile: ARROW.
22A. Time past: YORE.
23A. Comic Philips: EMO. Is he still around, besides in cw?
28A. At liberty: FREE. Often said of escaped prisoners.
29A. "Flying kangaroo" airline: QANTAS. An acronym of Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services. 'Q' without a 'U'. Plane.
33A. The Beatles' "__ the Walrus": I AM.
36A. Skin layer: DERMA.
39A. British nobleman: EARL.
44A. Division word: INTO.
45A. __ Bruce, '30s-'40s Dr. Watson portrayer: NIGEL. The good Doctor
46A. Scand. nation: SWE.. (Scandinavia) (Sweden)
47A. Be lenient: GO EASY.
50A. Chinese leader?: INTO. (Indochinese)
58A. IV squared: XVI. 4x4=16, in Roman numerals.
61A. The same, on the Seine: EGAL. French: Remember "Liberty, Egality, Brotherhood".
62A. Bush successor: OBAMA.
67A. __ alai: JAI.
68A. Kindle download: E-BOOK. Amazon Kindle is a software and hardware platform for the rendering and displaying of e-books and other digital media.
69A. Gizmo: THING.
70A. Ques. response: ANS.. (Question and Answer)
71A. Homes in trees: NESTS.
72A. Letters after thetas: IOTAS. (Greek Alphabet)
Down:
1D. Dog collar attachment: ID TAG.
2D. India's first prime minister: NEHRU.
3D. Small knob: KNURL. A knob, knot, or other small protuberance. Also, a small ridge or bead, esp. one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
4D. Argues: HAS WORDS.
5D. "Fer sure!": "YUP!".
6D. The Diamondbacks, on scoreboards: ARI. Arizona Diamondbacks are a baseball team.
7D. Tucker of country music: TANYA. Delta Dawn.
8D. Part of a carpenter's joint: TENON. Here
9D. Movie theater: CINEMA.
10D. Fraction of a joule: ERG. Joule is equivalent to 10 to the power of 7 ergs
11D. Dinner and a movie, say: DATE.
12D. Tiny particle: ATOM.
13D. Seized auto, for short: REPO. Repossessed.
19D. Big oil exporter: IRAQ.
21D. Not quite right: OFF.
25D. There are three in every yard: FEET. And a cross-referred SIT (65D. Get off one's 25-Down).
26D. Eva of Argentina: PERÓN. "Evita" is the musical based on the life of Argentine political leader Eva Perón.
27D. From square one: ANEW.
30D. Folder features: TABS.
31D. Get one's ducks in __: A ROW.
32D. Leonard __: Roy Rogers's birth name: SLYE. Roy was a cowboy and actor before he became a fast food chain.
33D. "Got it, man!": "I DIG!".
34D. Pisa's river: ARNO.
35D. "Turn off the sound" button: MUTE.
37D. X-ray cousin, briefly: MRI. (Magnetic resonance imaging)
38D. Auspices: AEGIS. (patronage, support, sponsorship)
41D. Nanny __: GOAT. WH?
42D. Penny: CENT.
43D. Numbers on 45s: OLD SONGS. Musical numbers on 45RPM records, from an earlier time.
48D. Arab chieftains: SHEIKS.
49D. Safecracker: YEGG. (unknown origin)
51D. Gambling parlor letters: OTB.
53D. "Chicago Hope" actress Christine: LAHTI. Her picture.
54D. Even if, informally: ALTHO.
55D. Indian prince: RAJAH.
56D. Kenmore competitor: AMANA.
57D. Spot for a belt: WAIST.
58D. Mutant superhero group: X-MEN.
59D. Hard-to-describe feeling: VIBE. Shortened vibration.
60D. Nuptial vows: I DO'S.
64D. "Wayne's World" catchword: "NOT!".
66D. Italian article: UNA.
Answer grid.
Argyle
18A. Gyroscopic toy: SPINNING TOP. A child's toy. Top hat.
24A. Central American fishing mecca: GULF OF PANAMA. On the Pacific end of the canal. Panama hat. (No, I don't know who he is.)
40A. Pretender in a ten-gallon hat and boots: DRUGSTORE COWBOY. Ersatz cowboy. Cowboy hat. Regrettable hat/HAT duplication.
52A. Proverbial backbreaker for a camel: THE LAST STRAW. One step over the limit. Straw hat. This is one of many styles; they just have to be made of 'straw'.
63. Arctic solar phenomenon: MIDNIGHT SUN. When the Earth's axis is tilted towards the sun, it never sets. Sun hat, extreme.
Astounded Argyle here. A Barry Silk with five long theme entries plus a unifier (Total 64 theme squares) on a Monday, what is Rich Norris smoking? A 'Z' short of a pangram. I better get busy.
Across:
1A. Calligrapher's need: INK. Calligrapher- One who is highly skilled in decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes. Example
4A. Hilton alternative: HYATT. (Hotels)
9A. Fragrant wood: CEDAR.
14A. Lair: DEN.
15A. Surrounding glows: AURAE. (or AURAS)
16A. Fuming: IRATE. When I had AURAS instead of AURAE.
17A. Day "Grey's Anatomy" airs: Abbr.: THU.
20A. Archery projectile: ARROW.
22A. Time past: YORE.
23A. Comic Philips: EMO. Is he still around, besides in cw?
28A. At liberty: FREE. Often said of escaped prisoners.
29A. "Flying kangaroo" airline: QANTAS. An acronym of Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services. 'Q' without a 'U'. Plane.
33A. The Beatles' "__ the Walrus": I AM.
36A. Skin layer: DERMA.
39A. British nobleman: EARL.
44A. Division word: INTO.
45A. __ Bruce, '30s-'40s Dr. Watson portrayer: NIGEL. The good Doctor
46A. Scand. nation: SWE.. (Scandinavia) (Sweden)
47A. Be lenient: GO EASY.
50A. Chinese leader?: INTO. (Indochinese)
58A. IV squared: XVI. 4x4=16, in Roman numerals.
61A. The same, on the Seine: EGAL. French: Remember "Liberty, Egality, Brotherhood".
62A. Bush successor: OBAMA.
67A. __ alai: JAI.
68A. Kindle download: E-BOOK. Amazon Kindle is a software and hardware platform for the rendering and displaying of e-books and other digital media.
69A. Gizmo: THING.
70A. Ques. response: ANS.. (Question and Answer)
71A. Homes in trees: NESTS.
72A. Letters after thetas: IOTAS. (Greek Alphabet)
Down:
1D. Dog collar attachment: ID TAG.
2D. India's first prime minister: NEHRU.
3D. Small knob: KNURL. A knob, knot, or other small protuberance. Also, a small ridge or bead, esp. one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
4D. Argues: HAS WORDS.
5D. "Fer sure!": "YUP!".
6D. The Diamondbacks, on scoreboards: ARI. Arizona Diamondbacks are a baseball team.
7D. Tucker of country music: TANYA. Delta Dawn.
8D. Part of a carpenter's joint: TENON. Here
9D. Movie theater: CINEMA.
10D. Fraction of a joule: ERG. Joule is equivalent to 10 to the power of 7 ergs
11D. Dinner and a movie, say: DATE.
12D. Tiny particle: ATOM.
13D. Seized auto, for short: REPO. Repossessed.
19D. Big oil exporter: IRAQ.
21D. Not quite right: OFF.
25D. There are three in every yard: FEET. And a cross-referred SIT (65D. Get off one's 25-Down).
26D. Eva of Argentina: PERÓN. "Evita" is the musical based on the life of Argentine political leader Eva Perón.
27D. From square one: ANEW.
30D. Folder features: TABS.
31D. Get one's ducks in __: A ROW.
32D. Leonard __: Roy Rogers's birth name: SLYE. Roy was a cowboy and actor before he became a fast food chain.
33D. "Got it, man!": "I DIG!".
34D. Pisa's river: ARNO.
35D. "Turn off the sound" button: MUTE.
37D. X-ray cousin, briefly: MRI. (Magnetic resonance imaging)
38D. Auspices: AEGIS. (patronage, support, sponsorship)
41D. Nanny __: GOAT. WH?
42D. Penny: CENT.
43D. Numbers on 45s: OLD SONGS. Musical numbers on 45RPM records, from an earlier time.
48D. Arab chieftains: SHEIKS.
49D. Safecracker: YEGG. (unknown origin)
51D. Gambling parlor letters: OTB.
53D. "Chicago Hope" actress Christine: LAHTI. Her picture.
54D. Even if, informally: ALTHO.
55D. Indian prince: RAJAH.
56D. Kenmore competitor: AMANA.
57D. Spot for a belt: WAIST.
58D. Mutant superhero group: X-MEN.
59D. Hard-to-describe feeling: VIBE. Shortened vibration.
60D. Nuptial vows: I DO'S.
64D. "Wayne's World" catchword: "NOT!".
66D. Italian article: UNA.
Answer grid.
Argyle
