Theme: Magazines - Five magazine titles - four at the start of the entries plus one at the end.
20A. Five-time "Sports Illustrated" swimsuit cover girl : ELLE MACPHERSON. "ELLE is a worldwide magazine that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. Sports Illustrated cover.
33A. 1982 song title items that "live together in perfect harmony" : EBONY AND IVORY. EBONY is one of the most well known Black American magazines in the United States. It provides business, health, fashion, sports, entertainment and general life style information. The song.
40A. Key opening? : O, SAY CAN YOU SEE. "O, The Oprah Magazine", sometimes simply abbreviated to O, is a monthly magazine founded by Oprah Winfrey and Hearst Corporation offering Oprah's views on everything from health, careers and relationships to fashion, books, and food. "O, say can you see...", the start of our national anthem was written by Francis Scott Key.
53A. Great experience : TIME OF ONES LIFE. TIME is a weekly news magazine and LIFE was a larger, more photojournalistic weekly that now is on the web. LIFE.com
58A. Newsstand buy, for short—one begins each of the four longest puzzle answers (and also ends the last one) : MAG.
Argyle here. Funny thing. I decided to start the puzzle in SW corner and got the unifier the first thing. How 'bout that.
Across:
1. Spider creations : WEBS.
5. Porkpie feature : BRIM. The hat from "The French Connection".
9. Fern-to-be : SPORE.
14. Cousin of a toe loop : AXEL. Figure skating jumps.
15. Levitated : ROSE.
16. Wears : HAS ON.
17. Stitch's adopter, in a Disney film : LILO. These guys.
18. Burden : ONUS.
19. Sky holder of myth : ATLAS. Much discussion last month, June 27.
23. Tennis match part : SET. Game, Set, and Match.
24. Wedding promise : "I DO".
25. Nathan Hale, e.g. : SPY. Revolutionary.
26. Stick (to) : ADHERE.
28. Tiny arachnid : MITE.
30. Mad scientist's milieu : LAB.
36. Type size : PICA. 1/6th of an inch.
38. Bill, once passed : ACT.
39. Lake on four states and a province : ERIE.
45. A-Team muscleman : MR. T.
46. Benevolent order : ELKS.
47. Port in SW Italy : NAPLES.
50. Heidi's high hill : ALP. Triple alliteration.
51. Jawbone source for Samson's weapon : ASS. Biblical.
52. SASE, e.g. : ENC.. Self-addressed stamped envelope, Enclosure.
58. City bonds, for short : MUNIs. Municipal bonds.
59. Latvian capital : RIGA.
60. Actor Rickman : ALAN. Here is his picture from the movie, "Sweeney Todd".
61. Tense feeling : ANGST.
62. Settled on a branch, say : ALIT.
63. Departed : WENT.
64. Silly ones : GEESE.
65. Applications : USES.
66. Butterfly catchers : NETS.
Down:
1. Polish Solidarity hero Lech : WALESA.
2. Like the storied man without a country : EXILED.
3. Accomplish a daring feat : BELL THE CAT. Æsop fable
4. __ gin fizz : SLOE.
5. Make wider : BROADEN.
6. Veg-O-Matic maker : RONCO.
7. "The jig __!" : IS UP.
8. Interlock, as gears : MESH.
9. Wrinkly dog : SHAR PEI. And 36. Fluffy toy dog, familiarly : POM. Shar Pei, Pomeranian. Also 42. Dog food choice : ALPO.
10. Dupe : PATSY.
11. Northern European capital : OSLO.
12. Reddish horse : ROAN.
13. USN rank : ENS.. Ensign.
21. Joan of art : MIRÓ. He was a Spanish surrealist painter and sculptor, 1893-1983. Nice play on "Joan of Arc".
22. Cornerstone abbr. : ESTD..
27. Auction venue with a four-color logo : EBAY.
28. Kris Kringle's employer of film : MACY'S. The film, "Miracle on 34th Street"
29. Enjoying a lot : INTO.
30. Marilyn Monroe's "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" role : LORELEI LEE. Marilyn Monroe as Ms. Lorelei.
31. He put the "O" in Jackie O : ARI. When Jackie Kennedy married Ari Onassis.
32. Tournament edge : BYE. Not so much an edge but one less game a entrant must play.
34. Union soldier : YANK.
35. Prez's backup : VEEP.
37. Syr. neighbor : ISR.. Syria and Israel
41. Woman's name meaning "heavenly" : CELESTE.
43. Beats, as an incumbent : UNSEATS.
44. Cheek : SASS.
48. "Terrible" child, in Toulouse : ENFANT. Toulouse is a city in southwest France. "Enfant terrible" literally means "terrible child" but is used to describe one whose unorthodox or shocking speech or manners embarrass his associates like a naughty child embarrasses his elders.
49. Olfactory stimuli : SCENTS.
50. Slightly off : AMISS.
51. 1973 Rolling Stones chart-topper : "ANGIE".
53. Adjust for pitch : TUNE.
54. "Picnic" playwright : INGE. William INGE, "Picnic", earned him a Pulitzer Prize.
55. Munich missus : FRAU. Alliteration, German
56. Quiets, as a squeak : OILS.
57. Croquet venue : LAWN. You don't see people playing croquet much anymore. Or badminton.
Answer grid.
Argyle
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20A. Five-time "Sports Illustrated" swimsuit cover girl : ELLE MACPHERSON. "ELLE is a worldwide magazine that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. Sports Illustrated cover.
33A. 1982 song title items that "live together in perfect harmony" : EBONY AND IVORY. EBONY is one of the most well known Black American magazines in the United States. It provides business, health, fashion, sports, entertainment and general life style information. The song.
40A. Key opening? : O, SAY CAN YOU SEE. "O, The Oprah Magazine", sometimes simply abbreviated to O, is a monthly magazine founded by Oprah Winfrey and Hearst Corporation offering Oprah's views on everything from health, careers and relationships to fashion, books, and food. "O, say can you see...", the start of our national anthem was written by Francis Scott Key.
53A. Great experience : TIME OF ONES LIFE. TIME is a weekly news magazine and LIFE was a larger, more photojournalistic weekly that now is on the web. LIFE.com
58A. Newsstand buy, for short—one begins each of the four longest puzzle answers (and also ends the last one) : MAG.
Argyle here. Funny thing. I decided to start the puzzle in SW corner and got the unifier the first thing. How 'bout that.
Across:
1. Spider creations : WEBS.
5. Porkpie feature : BRIM. The hat from "The French Connection".
9. Fern-to-be : SPORE.
14. Cousin of a toe loop : AXEL. Figure skating jumps.
15. Levitated : ROSE.
16. Wears : HAS ON.
17. Stitch's adopter, in a Disney film : LILO. These guys.
18. Burden : ONUS.
19. Sky holder of myth : ATLAS. Much discussion last month, June 27.
23. Tennis match part : SET. Game, Set, and Match.
24. Wedding promise : "I DO".
25. Nathan Hale, e.g. : SPY. Revolutionary.
26. Stick (to) : ADHERE.
28. Tiny arachnid : MITE.
30. Mad scientist's milieu : LAB.
36. Type size : PICA. 1/6th of an inch.
38. Bill, once passed : ACT.
39. Lake on four states and a province : ERIE.
45. A-Team muscleman : MR. T.
46. Benevolent order : ELKS.
47. Port in SW Italy : NAPLES.
50. Heidi's high hill : ALP. Triple alliteration.
51. Jawbone source for Samson's weapon : ASS. Biblical.
52. SASE, e.g. : ENC.. Self-addressed stamped envelope, Enclosure.
58. City bonds, for short : MUNIs. Municipal bonds.
59. Latvian capital : RIGA.
60. Actor Rickman : ALAN. Here is his picture from the movie, "Sweeney Todd".
61. Tense feeling : ANGST.
62. Settled on a branch, say : ALIT.
63. Departed : WENT.
64. Silly ones : GEESE.
65. Applications : USES.
66. Butterfly catchers : NETS.
Down:
1. Polish Solidarity hero Lech : WALESA.
2. Like the storied man without a country : EXILED.
3. Accomplish a daring feat : BELL THE CAT. Æsop fable
4. __ gin fizz : SLOE.
5. Make wider : BROADEN.
6. Veg-O-Matic maker : RONCO.
7. "The jig __!" : IS UP.
8. Interlock, as gears : MESH.
9. Wrinkly dog : SHAR PEI. And 36. Fluffy toy dog, familiarly : POM. Shar Pei, Pomeranian. Also 42. Dog food choice : ALPO.
10. Dupe : PATSY.
11. Northern European capital : OSLO.
12. Reddish horse : ROAN.
13. USN rank : ENS.. Ensign.
21. Joan of art : MIRÓ. He was a Spanish surrealist painter and sculptor, 1893-1983. Nice play on "Joan of Arc".
22. Cornerstone abbr. : ESTD..
27. Auction venue with a four-color logo : EBAY.
28. Kris Kringle's employer of film : MACY'S. The film, "Miracle on 34th Street"
29. Enjoying a lot : INTO.
30. Marilyn Monroe's "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" role : LORELEI LEE. Marilyn Monroe as Ms. Lorelei.
31. He put the "O" in Jackie O : ARI. When Jackie Kennedy married Ari Onassis.
32. Tournament edge : BYE. Not so much an edge but one less game a entrant must play.
34. Union soldier : YANK.
35. Prez's backup : VEEP.
37. Syr. neighbor : ISR.. Syria and Israel
41. Woman's name meaning "heavenly" : CELESTE.
43. Beats, as an incumbent : UNSEATS.
44. Cheek : SASS.
48. "Terrible" child, in Toulouse : ENFANT. Toulouse is a city in southwest France. "Enfant terrible" literally means "terrible child" but is used to describe one whose unorthodox or shocking speech or manners embarrass his associates like a naughty child embarrasses his elders.
49. Olfactory stimuli : SCENTS.
50. Slightly off : AMISS.
51. 1973 Rolling Stones chart-topper : "ANGIE".
53. Adjust for pitch : TUNE.
54. "Picnic" playwright : INGE. William INGE, "Picnic", earned him a Pulitzer Prize.
55. Munich missus : FRAU. Alliteration, German
56. Quiets, as a squeak : OILS.
57. Croquet venue : LAWN. You don't see people playing croquet much anymore. Or badminton.
Answer grid.
Argyle
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