Theme: Wild Kingdom - Animals described by two separate animal names and before someone says a spider or a shark isn't an animal, I see everything as animal, vegetable, or mineral and they aren't one of the last two.
17A. Hammerhead relative with stripes: TIGER SHARK. Image.
27A. Huge walrus relative: ELEPHANT SEAL. Image.
48A. Primate with spindly limbs: SPIDER MONKEY. Image.
63A. One of two in "The Twelve Days of Christmas": TURTLE DOVE. Image.
Argyle here.
What a straightforward puzzle. Hardly a tricky clue in the batch. Entries from across the board. This is the one you might give to people to get them started on crosswords.
Across:
1. Apple computers: MACS
5. Subsurface woodwork decoration: INLAY
10. Coffeehouse convenience for Web surfers: WI-FI
14. Give off, as light: EMIT
15. '80s Pontiac roadster: FIERO. Image.
16. Ruckuses: ADOs
19. Pulls, as a camper: TOWS
20. Visibly stunned: AGAPE
21. 1930s-'40s New York mayor La Guardia: FIORELLO. Mayor for three terms from 1934 to 1945. La Guardia ordered construction of the airport that bears his name after his TWA flight arrived at Newark, NJ, even though his ticket said New York.
23. Submarine weapon: TORPEDO
26. Orange Free State settler: BOER. The Republic of the Orange Free State (Dutch) was an independent Boer republic in southern Africa. Boer is the Dutch word for farmer.
32. Covert __: spy activities: OPS. OPS is short for operations.
35. Be untruthful: LIE
36. Sharpshooter Annie: OAKLEY
37. Supreme Court intern: CLERK
40. Antlered critter: ELK and 42. Plains grazer: BISON. Two bonus animals.
43. Cooking class, for short: HOME EC
45. "__ Miz": LES. A colloquialism for the 1980 musical production, Les Misérables
47. Curry of "Today": ANN. Image.
52. One-named Irish singer: ENYA
53. Pago Pago natives: SAMOANS. From the South Seas.
57. Talky gatherings: GABFESTS
61. Large wall picture: MURAL. What our WM is known to paint.
62. Eins, zwei, __: DREI. German 1, 2, 3.
66. Alda of "M*A*S*H": ALAN
67. Clarinetist Shaw: ARTIE
68. Words of understanding: "I SEE"
69. Oxen's harness: YOKE
70. Have a new __ on life: LEASE
71. Hanukkah moolah: GELT. The word gelt means money in Yiddish.
Down:
1. Convened in: MET AT
2. Compadre: AMIGO
3. "Close, but no __": CIGAR
4. Treeless Siberian tract: STEPPE
5. "No __, ands or buts": IFS
6. Fed. research org.: NIH. National Institutes of Health.
7. Fall faller: LEAF. An alliterate clue.
8. Speedy Gonzales exclamation: "¡ARRIBA!". Used as an exclamation of pleasure, approval, or elation. Speedy Gonzales is a Mexican cartoon mouse. Clip.
9. John Lennon's love: YOKO ONO. Her full name, for a change.
10. Ride behind a speedboat: WATER SKI
11. TV's "American __": IDOL
12. Chicks, ducks, etc.: FOWL
13. "That __ yesterday!": IS SO. Do they still call this Valley Speak?
18. Fishing line holder: REEL
22. Adjust a paragraph setting: RETAB
24. Biden's state: Abbr.: DEL.. Delaware.
25. Mayberry boy: OPIE
28. Phone call response: "HELLO?"
29. "Born Free" lioness: ELSA
30. Long, long time: AEON
31. Nashville's Loretta: LYNN. She was a Coal Miner's Daughter.
32. Folk legend Phil: OCHS. Philip Ochs(1940 – 1976) was an American protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer) and songwriter who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, and haunting voice. He wrote "Draft Dodger Rag".
33. Sit (down) undaintily: PLOP
34. 18-wheeler: SEMI
38. Give new meaning to: REDEFINE
39. New Hampshire city: KEENE
41. Barbies' counterparts: KENS
44. Waterford product: CRYSTAL. A trademark brand of crystal glassware.
46. Caribbean music: SKA
49. Grown-up: MATURE
50. Plus-size supermodel: EMME. Image.
51. Cool cat's "Get it?": "YOU DIG?"
54. Cropped up: ARISE. (Correction: It's AROSE. Thanks, Tinbeni.)
55. Bellybutton: NAVEL
56. Winter hazard: SLEET
57. Melbourne greeting: "G'DAY". Kazie, are you there?
58. "The Motorcycle Song" singer Guthrie: ARLO. "I don't want a pickle, just wanna ride on my motorcycle"
59. Toucan's pride: BEAK. Here is a picture of a toucan's pride.
60. Mex. miss: SRTA
64. "__ the season ...": 'TIS
65. Jeans brand: LEE
Okay, I admit there may be an East Coast bias to this puzzle.
Answer grid.
Argyle
17A. Hammerhead relative with stripes: TIGER SHARK. Image.
27A. Huge walrus relative: ELEPHANT SEAL. Image.
48A. Primate with spindly limbs: SPIDER MONKEY. Image.
63A. One of two in "The Twelve Days of Christmas": TURTLE DOVE. Image.
Argyle here.
What a straightforward puzzle. Hardly a tricky clue in the batch. Entries from across the board. This is the one you might give to people to get them started on crosswords.
Across:
1. Apple computers: MACS
5. Subsurface woodwork decoration: INLAY
10. Coffeehouse convenience for Web surfers: WI-FI
14. Give off, as light: EMIT
15. '80s Pontiac roadster: FIERO. Image.
16. Ruckuses: ADOs
19. Pulls, as a camper: TOWS
20. Visibly stunned: AGAPE
21. 1930s-'40s New York mayor La Guardia: FIORELLO. Mayor for three terms from 1934 to 1945. La Guardia ordered construction of the airport that bears his name after his TWA flight arrived at Newark, NJ, even though his ticket said New York.
23. Submarine weapon: TORPEDO
26. Orange Free State settler: BOER. The Republic of the Orange Free State (Dutch) was an independent Boer republic in southern Africa. Boer is the Dutch word for farmer.
32. Covert __: spy activities: OPS. OPS is short for operations.
35. Be untruthful: LIE
36. Sharpshooter Annie: OAKLEY
37. Supreme Court intern: CLERK
40. Antlered critter: ELK and 42. Plains grazer: BISON. Two bonus animals.
43. Cooking class, for short: HOME EC
45. "__ Miz": LES. A colloquialism for the 1980 musical production, Les Misérables
47. Curry of "Today": ANN. Image.
52. One-named Irish singer: ENYA
53. Pago Pago natives: SAMOANS. From the South Seas.
57. Talky gatherings: GABFESTS
61. Large wall picture: MURAL. What our WM is known to paint.
62. Eins, zwei, __: DREI. German 1, 2, 3.
66. Alda of "M*A*S*H": ALAN
67. Clarinetist Shaw: ARTIE
68. Words of understanding: "I SEE"
69. Oxen's harness: YOKE
70. Have a new __ on life: LEASE
71. Hanukkah moolah: GELT. The word gelt means money in Yiddish.
Down:
1. Convened in: MET AT
2. Compadre: AMIGO
3. "Close, but no __": CIGAR
4. Treeless Siberian tract: STEPPE
5. "No __, ands or buts": IFS
6. Fed. research org.: NIH. National Institutes of Health.
7. Fall faller: LEAF. An alliterate clue.
8. Speedy Gonzales exclamation: "¡ARRIBA!". Used as an exclamation of pleasure, approval, or elation. Speedy Gonzales is a Mexican cartoon mouse. Clip.
9. John Lennon's love: YOKO ONO. Her full name, for a change.
10. Ride behind a speedboat: WATER SKI
11. TV's "American __": IDOL
12. Chicks, ducks, etc.: FOWL
13. "That __ yesterday!": IS SO. Do they still call this Valley Speak?
18. Fishing line holder: REEL
22. Adjust a paragraph setting: RETAB
24. Biden's state: Abbr.: DEL.. Delaware.
25. Mayberry boy: OPIE
28. Phone call response: "HELLO?"
29. "Born Free" lioness: ELSA
30. Long, long time: AEON
31. Nashville's Loretta: LYNN. She was a Coal Miner's Daughter.
32. Folk legend Phil: OCHS. Philip Ochs(1940 – 1976) was an American protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer) and songwriter who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, and haunting voice. He wrote "Draft Dodger Rag".
33. Sit (down) undaintily: PLOP
34. 18-wheeler: SEMI
38. Give new meaning to: REDEFINE
39. New Hampshire city: KEENE
41. Barbies' counterparts: KENS
44. Waterford product: CRYSTAL. A trademark brand of crystal glassware.
46. Caribbean music: SKA
49. Grown-up: MATURE
50. Plus-size supermodel: EMME. Image.
51. Cool cat's "Get it?": "YOU DIG?"
54. Cropped up: ARISE. (Correction: It's AROSE. Thanks, Tinbeni.)
55. Bellybutton: NAVEL
56. Winter hazard: SLEET
57. Melbourne greeting: "G'DAY". Kazie, are you there?
58. "The Motorcycle Song" singer Guthrie: ARLO. "I don't want a pickle, just wanna ride on my motorcycle"
59. Toucan's pride: BEAK. Here is a picture of a toucan's pride.
60. Mex. miss: SRTA
64. "__ the season ...": 'TIS
65. Jeans brand: LEE
Okay, I admit there may be an East Coast bias to this puzzle.
Answer grid.
Argyle
