Theme: No Free Rides - Three phrases that end with a method of access to public transportation.
20A. "Just what we need!": "THAT'S THE TICKET!".
38A. "Thanks, but none for me": "I'LL HAVE TO PASS".
57A. "Furthermore ...": "BY THE SAME TOKEN...".
Argyle here. Tough but fair Monday.
Across:
1A. Rarely read e-mail: SPAM.
5A. Edible pockets: PITAS.
10A. Bottled model: SHIP. A little naval sub-theme. 10A is stacked over 16A. Verne skipper: NEMO.(Jules Verne, Capt. Nemo, "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea") Also, 4D. One of a yawl's pair: MAST. Image. Perhaps one of our sailors can tell us why it's called a yawl.
14A. Contemporary of Ella and Sarah: LENA. Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and Lena Horne, all great singers.
15A. Make up (for): ATONE.
17A. Hardwood trees: OAKS. Hand up for elms first.
18A. "Buzz off!": "SCRAM!".
19A. Extremely dry: ARID.
23A. "Love __ Madly": Doors hit: HER. Clip. From their final album, L.A. Woman.
24A. Caustic substance: LYE.
25A. Stately: REGAL.
27A. Chaotic situation: SNAFU. Acronym meaning Situation Normal: All F****d Up. Started in the military.
29A. Fraidy-cat: SISSY.
33A. Extra NHL periods: OTs. (National Hockey League, overtimes)
34A. Approximate fig.: EST.. (Estimate)
36A. "Uh-uh": "NAH".
37A. Follow the advice of: HEED.
42A. Irksome swarm member: GNAT.
43A. Place to apply gloss: LIP. And 44A. Elephant's floppy feature: EAR. More commonly referred to in the plural form.
45A. Mil. base enforcers: MPs.
46A. Shrubby landscape: HEATH. Ah, the setting for historical romance novels.
48A. Like Dylan Thomas, by birth: WELSH. Richard Burton was Welsh, also.
52A. Sweetie pie: CUTIE.
54A. NAFTA signatory: USA. North American Free Trade Agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. (1994)
56A. "Sands of __ Jima": 1949 film: IWO. Starred John Wayne.
62A. Stein fillers: ALES.
63A. Find the answer to, as an equation: SOLVE. Or as a crossword.
64A. High point: PEAK.
65A. "The King and I" setting: SIAM.
66A. Engaged in, as a trade: PLIED.
67A. Dog of old mysteries: ASTA.
68A. 220-by-198-foot plot, e.g.: ACRE.
69A. Classroom jottings: NOTES.
70A. In need of a map: LOST.
Down:
1D. Slow-moving leaf eaters: SLOTHS. Two or three toed.
2D. Pheasant female: PEAHEN.
3D. Turkish capital: ANKARA.
5D. Pale: PASTY.
6D. Rash reactions?: ITCHES.
7D. Verbally attacked, with "into": TORE.
8D. Medical school subj.: ANAT..
9D. Rig on the road: SEMI. Alliteration clue.
10D. Boa or cobra: SNAKE. Assonance clue.
11. Words before an attempt: "HERE GOES".
12D. Copies: IMITATES.
13D. Pea's place: POD. More alliteration, including the answer.
21D. Partly melted snow: SLUSH.
22D. Have a bawl: CRY. (Have a ball)
26D. Source of a hippie's high, perhaps: LSD.
28D. Sensed: FELT.
30D. All thumbs: INEPT.
31D. Took a load off: SAT.
32D. Pump or clog: SHOE.
35D. Tall story: TALE.
37D. Fabled runner-up: HARE.
38D. For all to see: IN PUBLIC.
39D. During 2009: LAST YEAR.
40D. Itinerary word: VIA.
41D. Play with, kitten-style: PAW AT.
42D. Yukon automaker: GMC. An SUV.
46D. Sly chuckle sound: HEH.
47D. Square-bodied military vehicle: HUMVEE. High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV or Humvee)
49D. In this way: LIKE SO.
50D. Workout wear: SWEATS.
51D. Greet with a beep: HONK AT.
53D. "Who's there?" response: "IT'S ME".
55D. Watermelon discards: SEEDS.
58D. Channel for jocks: ESPN. (Entertainment Sports Programming Network)
59D. New pilot's milestone: SOLO.
60D. Touched down: ALIT. It's very important, after a pilot's first solo flight, that he alights safely. Failure to accomplish this would ruin the euphoria of soloing.
61D. Play-of-color gem: OPAL.
62D. Quick-wink link: AS A.
Answer grid.
Argyle
20A. "Just what we need!": "THAT'S THE TICKET!".
38A. "Thanks, but none for me": "I'LL HAVE TO PASS".
57A. "Furthermore ...": "BY THE SAME TOKEN...".
Argyle here. Tough but fair Monday.
Across:
1A. Rarely read e-mail: SPAM.
5A. Edible pockets: PITAS.
10A. Bottled model: SHIP. A little naval sub-theme. 10A is stacked over 16A. Verne skipper: NEMO.(Jules Verne, Capt. Nemo, "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea") Also, 4D. One of a yawl's pair: MAST. Image. Perhaps one of our sailors can tell us why it's called a yawl.
14A. Contemporary of Ella and Sarah: LENA. Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and Lena Horne, all great singers.
15A. Make up (for): ATONE.
17A. Hardwood trees: OAKS. Hand up for elms first.
18A. "Buzz off!": "SCRAM!".
19A. Extremely dry: ARID.
23A. "Love __ Madly": Doors hit: HER. Clip. From their final album, L.A. Woman.
24A. Caustic substance: LYE.
25A. Stately: REGAL.
27A. Chaotic situation: SNAFU. Acronym meaning Situation Normal: All F****d Up. Started in the military.
29A. Fraidy-cat: SISSY.
33A. Extra NHL periods: OTs. (National Hockey League, overtimes)
34A. Approximate fig.: EST.. (Estimate)
36A. "Uh-uh": "NAH".
37A. Follow the advice of: HEED.
42A. Irksome swarm member: GNAT.
43A. Place to apply gloss: LIP. And 44A. Elephant's floppy feature: EAR. More commonly referred to in the plural form.
45A. Mil. base enforcers: MPs.
46A. Shrubby landscape: HEATH. Ah, the setting for historical romance novels.
48A. Like Dylan Thomas, by birth: WELSH. Richard Burton was Welsh, also.
52A. Sweetie pie: CUTIE.
54A. NAFTA signatory: USA. North American Free Trade Agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. (1994)
56A. "Sands of __ Jima": 1949 film: IWO. Starred John Wayne.
62A. Stein fillers: ALES.
63A. Find the answer to, as an equation: SOLVE. Or as a crossword.
64A. High point: PEAK.
65A. "The King and I" setting: SIAM.
66A. Engaged in, as a trade: PLIED.
67A. Dog of old mysteries: ASTA.
68A. 220-by-198-foot plot, e.g.: ACRE.
69A. Classroom jottings: NOTES.
70A. In need of a map: LOST.
Down:
1D. Slow-moving leaf eaters: SLOTHS. Two or three toed.
2D. Pheasant female: PEAHEN.
3D. Turkish capital: ANKARA.
5D. Pale: PASTY.
6D. Rash reactions?: ITCHES.
7D. Verbally attacked, with "into": TORE.
8D. Medical school subj.: ANAT..
9D. Rig on the road: SEMI. Alliteration clue.
10D. Boa or cobra: SNAKE. Assonance clue.
11. Words before an attempt: "HERE GOES".
12D. Copies: IMITATES.
13D. Pea's place: POD. More alliteration, including the answer.
21D. Partly melted snow: SLUSH.
22D. Have a bawl: CRY. (Have a ball)
26D. Source of a hippie's high, perhaps: LSD.
28D. Sensed: FELT.
30D. All thumbs: INEPT.
31D. Took a load off: SAT.
32D. Pump or clog: SHOE.
35D. Tall story: TALE.
37D. Fabled runner-up: HARE.
38D. For all to see: IN PUBLIC.
39D. During 2009: LAST YEAR.
40D. Itinerary word: VIA.
41D. Play with, kitten-style: PAW AT.
42D. Yukon automaker: GMC. An SUV.
46D. Sly chuckle sound: HEH.
47D. Square-bodied military vehicle: HUMVEE. High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV or Humvee)
49D. In this way: LIKE SO.
50D. Workout wear: SWEATS.
51D. Greet with a beep: HONK AT.
53D. "Who's there?" response: "IT'S ME".
55D. Watermelon discards: SEEDS.
58D. Channel for jocks: ESPN. (Entertainment Sports Programming Network)
59D. New pilot's milestone: SOLO.
60D. Touched down: ALIT. It's very important, after a pilot's first solo flight, that he alights safely. Failure to accomplish this would ruin the euphoria of soloing.
61D. Play-of-color gem: OPAL.
62D. Quick-wink link: AS A.
Answer grid.
Argyle
