Theme: Scenes from a Horror Movie? - First words of all the theme phrases are all synonyms of "cleaving". Pretty rough stuff for the breakfast table.
17A. Critters with powerful jaws: SNAPPING TURTLES.
27A. Program interruption: BREAKING NEWS.
46A. Spurning learning: CUTTING CLASS.
60A. Discontinuing relations of any kind: SEVERING ALL TIES.
Argyle here. An interesting theme but not very hard. More Monday than Monday was.
Across:
1A. Casey and Kildare: Abbr.: DRs. Ben Casey and Dr. Kildare were medical drama series which ran from 1961 to 1966 on ABC and NBC, respectively. Dr. Kildare goes back much farther with movies and radio shows.
4A. Clairvoyant's claim, for short: ESP. (extrasensory perception)
7A. Courses for coll. credit: APs. Advanced Placement classes to earn credits while still in high school.
10A. Ball support: TEE. (golf)
13A. Actor McKellen: IAN. Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings.
14A. Classic Jag: XKE. Sweet ride
15A. California fruit: RAISINs. Short clip.
20A. Server on skates: CARHOP. I want to see the hands of any former carhops here.
21A. Sniggler's prey: EEL.
22A. Eliel Saarinen's son: EERO. Eliel Saarinen was a Finnish architect. Eero Saarinen was also a Finnish architect and furniture designer.
23A. Normandy battleground: ST. LO. LOL A map from previous CrosswordCorner puzzle.
24A. Chinese government bigwig: PREMIER.
32A. Bedroom set piece: ARMOIRE. With the doors open
35A. Sun. speech: SER.. (Sunday sermon)
36A. Catch a few z's: NAP.
37A. "Green Eggs and Ham" author: SEUSS. Another Dr.
38A. Writer Jong: ERICA. "Fear of Flying" was her 1973 novel.
40A. USNA grad: ENS. (United States Naval Academy) (Ensign)
41A. Sephia automaker: KIA. South Korea's second largest automobile manufacturer, behind Hyundai. Sephia is a small family car(or a car for a small family).
44A. Took, as advice: ACTED ON.
49A. Caribbean isl. belonging to France: ST. BARTS. Map.
50A. "¿Cómo __ usted?": ESTÁ. Spanish for "How are you?".
54A. The Phantom of the Opera: ERIK. One name star? "Erik" was not, in fact, his birth name.
57A. River inlet: RIA.
58A. Game in which love is expressed frequently?: TENNIS.
63A. Apple-polishers: TOADIES.
64A. __ canto: singing style: BEL.
65A. Post- opposite: PRE. Pre - before, Post - after.
66A. Govt. ID: SSN.
67A. Frequently, in verse: OFT.
68A. Words in a simile: AS A.
69A. Old JFK arrival: SST. (airport/airplane)
Down
1D. 45s, e.g.: DISCs.
2D. Charged: RAN AT. Also, could be RAN UP.
3D. Watchdog's warning: SNARL.
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4D. __ 67: Montreal World's Fair: EXPO. Short for Exposition.
5D. Ship's captain: SKIPPER. Who else but...?
6D. Proverbial sword beater: PEN. "The pen is mightier than the sword"
7D. Apollo's twin sister: ARTEMIS. The twins. Apollo was a God of Music, Artemis was Goddess of the Hunt.
8D. Movie girl with "perils": PAULINE. "The Perils of Pauline" Was she an equivalent of Indiana Jones?
9D. "To __, With Love": SIR. 1967 British drama film starring Sidney Poitier as a teacher.
10D. Mah-jongg piece: TILE.
11D. Cabinet dept. formed after the 1977 oil crisis: ENER..
12D. "Tiger in your tank" company: ESSO. Old commercial and the old name(except in Canada and overseas.)
16D. Bow's opposite: STERN. (on a boat)
18D. Greek god of fear: PHOBOS. Where we get the word phobia.
19D. Nerd: GEEK.
25D. Actress __ Dawn Chong: RAE. Tommy (Cheech&Chong) Chong's daughter.
26D. "Snowy" wading birds: EGRETS. (a small white heron)
28D. Take a chance: RISK IT.
29D. Arthurian lady: ENID. Geraint, one of King Arthur's men, married the beautiful Enid. They met while he was on a mission to defeat a cruel knight, and her family provided him with armor and food. They later had domestic difficulties.
30D. Texas city on the Brazos: WACO. The Brazos River, called the Rio de los Brazos de Dios by early Spanish explorers (translated as "The River of the Arms of God").
31D. Wing tip-to-wing tip distance: SPAN.
32D. "Just __!": A SEC.
33D. Contact lens solution brand: RENU. I got it this time.
34D. Is required to: MUST.
39D. Take offense at: RESENT.
42D. "To sum up ...": "IN BRIEF ...".
43D. Not with: AGAINST.
44D. Cockpit abbr.: ALT..
45D. Sand structures: CASTLE. Anybody watch Castle last night?
47D. Tut-tutted: TSKED.
48D. Rugged rock: CRAG.
51D. Haircut sounds: SNIPS. Much gentler than our theme.
52D. Stadium levels: TIERS.
53D. Balance sheet item: ASSET.
54D. Approximations: Abbr.: ESTS..
55D. Classic autos: REOs. But don't forget GTOs and LTDs.
56D. 58-Across star Lendl: IVAN. Former No. 1 professional tennis player in the world.
59D. Cinders of old comics: ELLA. The daily version was launched June 1, 1925, and a Sunday page followed two years later. It was discontinued in 1961. Book.
61D. __ de Janeiro: RIO.
62D. Lawyers' gp.: ABA. (American Bar Association)
Answer grid.
Happy 96th Birthday to Irv, the oldest LA Times crossword solver on our blog.
Argyle
17A. Critters with powerful jaws: SNAPPING TURTLES.
27A. Program interruption: BREAKING NEWS.
46A. Spurning learning: CUTTING CLASS.
60A. Discontinuing relations of any kind: SEVERING ALL TIES.
Argyle here. An interesting theme but not very hard. More Monday than Monday was.
Across:
1A. Casey and Kildare: Abbr.: DRs. Ben Casey and Dr. Kildare were medical drama series which ran from 1961 to 1966 on ABC and NBC, respectively. Dr. Kildare goes back much farther with movies and radio shows.
4A. Clairvoyant's claim, for short: ESP. (extrasensory perception)
7A. Courses for coll. credit: APs. Advanced Placement classes to earn credits while still in high school.
10A. Ball support: TEE. (golf)
13A. Actor McKellen: IAN. Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings.
14A. Classic Jag: XKE. Sweet ride
15A. California fruit: RAISINs. Short clip.
20A. Server on skates: CARHOP. I want to see the hands of any former carhops here.
21A. Sniggler's prey: EEL.
22A. Eliel Saarinen's son: EERO. Eliel Saarinen was a Finnish architect. Eero Saarinen was also a Finnish architect and furniture designer.
23A. Normandy battleground: ST. LO. LOL A map from previous CrosswordCorner puzzle.
24A. Chinese government bigwig: PREMIER.
32A. Bedroom set piece: ARMOIRE. With the doors open
35A. Sun. speech: SER.. (Sunday sermon)
36A. Catch a few z's: NAP.
37A. "Green Eggs and Ham" author: SEUSS. Another Dr.
38A. Writer Jong: ERICA. "Fear of Flying" was her 1973 novel.
40A. USNA grad: ENS. (United States Naval Academy) (Ensign)
41A. Sephia automaker: KIA. South Korea's second largest automobile manufacturer, behind Hyundai. Sephia is a small family car(or a car for a small family).
44A. Took, as advice: ACTED ON.
49A. Caribbean isl. belonging to France: ST. BARTS. Map.
50A. "¿Cómo __ usted?": ESTÁ. Spanish for "How are you?".
54A. The Phantom of the Opera: ERIK. One name star? "Erik" was not, in fact, his birth name.
57A. River inlet: RIA.
58A. Game in which love is expressed frequently?: TENNIS.
63A. Apple-polishers: TOADIES.
64A. __ canto: singing style: BEL.
65A. Post- opposite: PRE. Pre - before, Post - after.
66A. Govt. ID: SSN.
67A. Frequently, in verse: OFT.
68A. Words in a simile: AS A.
69A. Old JFK arrival: SST. (airport/airplane)
Down
1D. 45s, e.g.: DISCs.
2D. Charged: RAN AT. Also, could be RAN UP.
3D. Watchdog's warning: SNARL.
.
4D. __ 67: Montreal World's Fair: EXPO. Short for Exposition.
5D. Ship's captain: SKIPPER. Who else but...?
6D. Proverbial sword beater: PEN. "The pen is mightier than the sword"
7D. Apollo's twin sister: ARTEMIS. The twins. Apollo was a God of Music, Artemis was Goddess of the Hunt.
8D. Movie girl with "perils": PAULINE. "The Perils of Pauline" Was she an equivalent of Indiana Jones?
9D. "To __, With Love": SIR. 1967 British drama film starring Sidney Poitier as a teacher.
10D. Mah-jongg piece: TILE.
11D. Cabinet dept. formed after the 1977 oil crisis: ENER..
12D. "Tiger in your tank" company: ESSO. Old commercial and the old name(except in Canada and overseas.)
16D. Bow's opposite: STERN. (on a boat)
18D. Greek god of fear: PHOBOS. Where we get the word phobia.
19D. Nerd: GEEK.
25D. Actress __ Dawn Chong: RAE. Tommy (Cheech&Chong) Chong's daughter.
26D. "Snowy" wading birds: EGRETS. (a small white heron)
28D. Take a chance: RISK IT.
29D. Arthurian lady: ENID. Geraint, one of King Arthur's men, married the beautiful Enid. They met while he was on a mission to defeat a cruel knight, and her family provided him with armor and food. They later had domestic difficulties.
30D. Texas city on the Brazos: WACO. The Brazos River, called the Rio de los Brazos de Dios by early Spanish explorers (translated as "The River of the Arms of God").
31D. Wing tip-to-wing tip distance: SPAN.
32D. "Just __!": A SEC.
33D. Contact lens solution brand: RENU. I got it this time.
34D. Is required to: MUST.
39D. Take offense at: RESENT.
42D. "To sum up ...": "IN BRIEF ...".
43D. Not with: AGAINST.
44D. Cockpit abbr.: ALT..
45D. Sand structures: CASTLE. Anybody watch Castle last night?
47D. Tut-tutted: TSKED.
48D. Rugged rock: CRAG.
51D. Haircut sounds: SNIPS. Much gentler than our theme.
52D. Stadium levels: TIERS.
53D. Balance sheet item: ASSET.
54D. Approximations: Abbr.: ESTS..
55D. Classic autos: REOs. But don't forget GTOs and LTDs.
56D. 58-Across star Lendl: IVAN. Former No. 1 professional tennis player in the world.
59D. Cinders of old comics: ELLA. The daily version was launched June 1, 1925, and a Sunday page followed two years later. It was discontinued in 1961. Book.
61D. __ de Janeiro: RIO.
62D. Lawyers' gp.: ABA. (American Bar Association)
Answer grid.
Happy 96th Birthday to Irv, the oldest LA Times crossword solver on our blog.
Argyle
