Theme: Y - Each theme answer contains a contiguous pair of letter Y's.
20A. Roger Clemens has won it seven times: CY YOUNG AWARD. The honor given annually in baseball to the best pitcher.
27A. Tammy Wynette classic: "STAND BY YOUR MAN". Country music classic.
46A. 1618-'48 conflict: THIRTY YEARS' WAR. The war was fought primarily (though not exclusively) in what is now Germany and at various points involved most of the countries of Europe. From Wikipedia.
53A. Sunny color: CANARY YELLOW. The bird. From an Egg.
58D. There are contiguous pairs of them in 20-, 27-, 46- and 53-Across: WYEs.
Argyle here, with the "whys' but no "wherefores". If you care to construct a railroad wye, here is a layout.
Across:
1A. Common URL ender: ORG. Argh! I had to back out .COM the first thing.
4A. Make chocolate milk, e.g.: STIR.
8A. Wisdom teeth, e.g.: MOLARS.
14A. For each: PER.
15A. Volkswagen subsidiary: AUDI. German automobiles. And 4D. Ion and Vue, in the auto industry: SATURNS. Formerly GM automobiles.
16A. Trapped by routine: IN A RUT.
17A. With 50-Across, South American shocker: ELECTRIC. 50A. See 17-Across: EEL.
19A. Pet's home away from home: KENNEL. If you have a pet 26D. Rattler, for one: SNAKE, do they stay at kennels?
22A. Opposite of post-: PRE-.
23A. Fuss: ADO.
24A. Contingencies: IFS. "And if "ifs" and "ands"
Were pots and pans,
There'd be no work for tinkers!"
32A. Corp. bigwig: CEO.
33A. Confident: SURE.
34A. Cuttlefish pigment: SEPIA. One strange looking dude.
35A. Tear to shreds: REND.
37A. First commercial carrier to use the Boeing 747: PAN AM. A big, big plane.
40A. Well-done, as toast: DARK.
41A. On the ocean: AT SEA.
43A. The Berenstain Bears live in one: TREE. The popularity of the books subsequently spawned numerous child-friendly television shows and computer games. Wikipedia article.
45A. Actor Marvin: LEE. He was such a versatile actor.
51A. __ kwon do: TAE. Korean martial art
52A. 1 or 66, e.g.: Abbr.: RTE. Routes.
59A. Steal, as cargo: HIJACK.
62A. Ghost story setting: CEMETERY.
63A. Criticize harshly: SCATHE. And if you were the recipient, then you 27D. Get really hot: SEETHE.
64A. "Up and __!": AT 'EM. "At 'em boys, Give 'er the gun!" (The Army Air Corps song)
65A. Dogfight winner, perhaps: ACE. Nice tie-in with 64A.
66A. Tightened (up): TENSED.
67A. Confessional revelations: SINS.
68A. Ballet step: PAS. Pas is a simple step in any direction.
Down:
1D. Cartel that added Angola in 2007: OPEC. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
2D. Count (on): RELY.
3D. Earl known for tea: GREY.
5D. Appeared: TURNED UP.
6D. Hippie's "Understood": "I DIG!".
7D. Costa __: RICA.
8D. Operetta with Nanki-Poo and Yum-Yum, with "The": "MIKADO". Don't forget Ko-Ko.
9D. Burdensome: ONEROUS.
10D. Finish a flight: LAND.
11D. Prince Valiant's son: ARN. We haven't had this minor comic strip character in awhile.
12D. Regret: RUE.
13D. Letters on a Cardinal's cap: STL. The St. Louis Cardinals (baseball)
18D. Nightclub in a Manilow song: COPA. Long version of the song.
21D. Manner: WAY.
24D. Savanna grazer: IMPALA. Deer-like animals in Africa.
25D. Snow White, vis-à-vis the queen: FAIRER.
28D. Throat tissue: TONSIL.
29D. Lingerie support item: BRA.
30D. "Fiddler on the Roof" matchmaker: YENTE.
31D. Wine choice: RED.
32D. Slatted box: CRATE.
36D. Berlin article: DER.
38D. Altar in the sky: ARA. In the Southern hemisphere.
39D. Little John was one of them: MERRY MEN. With Robin Hood in the Sherwood forest.
42D. Embassy diplomat: ATTACHÉ.
44D. Regards highly: ESTEEMS.
47D. Pulled hard: YANKED.
48D. Vote in favor: YEA.
49D. Whip mark: WELT.
53D. Musical based on Eliot poems: "CATS".
54D. Some TVs: RCAs.
55D. Himalayan legend: YETI.
56D. Quantum event?: LEAP.
57D. Shamu, for one: ORCA.
59D. FDR's last VP: HST.
60D. Rocks for a Black Russian: ICE. A cocktail of vodka and coffee liqueur (usually three parts vodka to two parts coffee liqueur, per the Kahlúa bottle's label) served over ice in a rock glass.
61D. Yr. starter: JAN..
Answer grid.
Argyle
20A. Roger Clemens has won it seven times: CY YOUNG AWARD. The honor given annually in baseball to the best pitcher.
27A. Tammy Wynette classic: "STAND BY YOUR MAN". Country music classic.
46A. 1618-'48 conflict: THIRTY YEARS' WAR. The war was fought primarily (though not exclusively) in what is now Germany and at various points involved most of the countries of Europe. From Wikipedia.
53A. Sunny color: CANARY YELLOW. The bird. From an Egg.
58D. There are contiguous pairs of them in 20-, 27-, 46- and 53-Across: WYEs.
Argyle here, with the "whys' but no "wherefores". If you care to construct a railroad wye, here is a layout.
Across:
1A. Common URL ender: ORG. Argh! I had to back out .COM the first thing.
4A. Make chocolate milk, e.g.: STIR.
8A. Wisdom teeth, e.g.: MOLARS.
14A. For each: PER.
15A. Volkswagen subsidiary: AUDI. German automobiles. And 4D. Ion and Vue, in the auto industry: SATURNS. Formerly GM automobiles.
16A. Trapped by routine: IN A RUT.
17A. With 50-Across, South American shocker: ELECTRIC. 50A. See 17-Across: EEL.
19A. Pet's home away from home: KENNEL. If you have a pet 26D. Rattler, for one: SNAKE, do they stay at kennels?
22A. Opposite of post-: PRE-.
23A. Fuss: ADO.
24A. Contingencies: IFS. "And if "ifs" and "ands"
Were pots and pans,
There'd be no work for tinkers!"
32A. Corp. bigwig: CEO.
33A. Confident: SURE.
34A. Cuttlefish pigment: SEPIA. One strange looking dude.
35A. Tear to shreds: REND.
37A. First commercial carrier to use the Boeing 747: PAN AM. A big, big plane.
40A. Well-done, as toast: DARK.
41A. On the ocean: AT SEA.
43A. The Berenstain Bears live in one: TREE. The popularity of the books subsequently spawned numerous child-friendly television shows and computer games. Wikipedia article.
45A. Actor Marvin: LEE. He was such a versatile actor.
51A. __ kwon do: TAE. Korean martial art
52A. 1 or 66, e.g.: Abbr.: RTE. Routes.
59A. Steal, as cargo: HIJACK.
62A. Ghost story setting: CEMETERY.
63A. Criticize harshly: SCATHE. And if you were the recipient, then you 27D. Get really hot: SEETHE.
64A. "Up and __!": AT 'EM. "At 'em boys, Give 'er the gun!" (The Army Air Corps song)
65A. Dogfight winner, perhaps: ACE. Nice tie-in with 64A.
66A. Tightened (up): TENSED.
67A. Confessional revelations: SINS.
68A. Ballet step: PAS. Pas is a simple step in any direction.
Down:
1D. Cartel that added Angola in 2007: OPEC. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
2D. Count (on): RELY.
3D. Earl known for tea: GREY.
5D. Appeared: TURNED UP.
6D. Hippie's "Understood": "I DIG!".
7D. Costa __: RICA.
8D. Operetta with Nanki-Poo and Yum-Yum, with "The": "MIKADO". Don't forget Ko-Ko.
9D. Burdensome: ONEROUS.
10D. Finish a flight: LAND.
11D. Prince Valiant's son: ARN. We haven't had this minor comic strip character in awhile.
12D. Regret: RUE.
13D. Letters on a Cardinal's cap: STL. The St. Louis Cardinals (baseball)
18D. Nightclub in a Manilow song: COPA. Long version of the song.
21D. Manner: WAY.
24D. Savanna grazer: IMPALA. Deer-like animals in Africa.
25D. Snow White, vis-à-vis the queen: FAIRER.
28D. Throat tissue: TONSIL.
29D. Lingerie support item: BRA.
30D. "Fiddler on the Roof" matchmaker: YENTE.
31D. Wine choice: RED.
32D. Slatted box: CRATE.
36D. Berlin article: DER.
38D. Altar in the sky: ARA. In the Southern hemisphere.
39D. Little John was one of them: MERRY MEN. With Robin Hood in the Sherwood forest.
42D. Embassy diplomat: ATTACHÉ.
44D. Regards highly: ESTEEMS.
47D. Pulled hard: YANKED.
48D. Vote in favor: YEA.
49D. Whip mark: WELT.
53D. Musical based on Eliot poems: "CATS".
54D. Some TVs: RCAs.
55D. Himalayan legend: YETI.
56D. Quantum event?: LEAP.
57D. Shamu, for one: ORCA.
59D. FDR's last VP: HST.
60D. Rocks for a Black Russian: ICE. A cocktail of vodka and coffee liqueur (usually three parts vodka to two parts coffee liqueur, per the Kahlúa bottle's label) served over ice in a rock glass.
61D. Yr. starter: JAN..
Answer grid.
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