Theme: Fourth of July - The date of the adoption of the declaration and, coincidentally, the date the author of the preamble and the author of the document itself passed away within hours of each other.
39A. Chief author (who died 7/4/1826) of 5- and 9-Down : THOMAS JEFFERSON
5D. With 9-Down, document signed 7/4/1776 : THE DECLARATION and 9D. OF INDEPENDENCE
7D. With 51-Down, chief congressional advocate (who died 7/4/1826) of 5- and 9-Down : JOHN 51D. ADAMS
Argyle here. Happy and safe holiday! Due to the constraints of the theme, the puzzle has MIRROR crossword symmetry. Good fill considering the length of the main theme entries.
Across:
1. Racecourse setting for a "My Fair Lady" scene : ASCOT
6. IHOP beverages : OJs. With or without pulp?
9. Unseats : OUSTS
14. Coach Bill whose 49ers won three Super Bowls : WALSH. 1981, '84 and '88 (XVI, XIX, XXIII).
15. Highchair user : TOT
16. Camera setting : F-STOP
17. Fill with joy : ELATE
18. "__ will be done ...": Lord's Prayer : THY
19. Prefix with -clast : ICONO. A person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.
20. UFO pilots, in theory : ETs
21. Speak dully and endlessly : DRONE ON
24. Actor Beatty : NED. He should not be confused with Warren Beatty.
25. Fate : KISMET. From Turk. qismet, from Ar. qismah, qismat "portion, lot, fate," from root of qasama "he divided."
27. Stick (to) : ADHERE
29. Sprinted : RACED
31. Starting squad : A-TEAM
32. Dote on : SPOIL
34. Bruin Bobby who wore #4 : ORR
36. Chopin's instrument : PIANO
42. NASA vehicle : LEM. lunar excursion module
43. Cheers for : ROOTS ON
44. Like Robitussin: Abbr. : OTC. Over-the-counter cough medicine'
45. GM navigation system : ON-STAR
47. Danish birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen : ODENSE. Map.
49. Drew, as a magnet : ATTRACTED
53. Video game pioneer : ATARI
56. Org. for drillers? : ADA. American Dental Association(Did it fool anyone?)
57. Innocent ones : NAIFs
61. "Bedtime for __": Reagan film : BONZO. 1951.
62. Used a chair : SAT
63. Nav. officers : CMDRs. Commanders.
64. Sir Arthur __ Doyle : CONAN. Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes.
65. HBO alternative : TMC. The Movie Channel (TMC) on Showtime.
66. Moray fisherman : EELER
67. Ollie's partner : STAN. Laurel and Hardy.
68. Bat wood : ASH
69. Matches, as a bet : SEES
Down:
1. See 38-Down : A WEEK. 38-Down. With 1-Down, every seven days : ONCE
2. 1972 U.S./Soviet missile agreement : SALT I
3. Pupils' places : CLASSROOMS
4. East, to Ernst : OST. German.
6. Director Preminger : OTTO. Austro–Hungarian-American but not German.
8. Eye malady : STYE
10. Pac-10 sch. : USC. University of Southern California.
11. Worker with rocks : STONE MASON
12. Copier filler : TONER
13. Fine china brand : SPODE. Spode is a Stoke-on-Trent based pottery company that was founded by Josiah Spode.
22. GPS suggestion : RTE
23. Feedbag grain : OAT
26. Injure badly : MAIM
28. What can't be parted after it's departed? : HAIR. Ha-ha, very funny.
30. School where belts are earned : DOJO. Japanese martial arts.
31. Sounds from pounds : ARFs
32. 1944 battle city : ST-LÔ
33. Withdrawn diet-drug combo Fen-__ : PHEN
35. Like a gen. who no longer has men : RET.
37. Have-__: the needy : NOTS
40. Put mail in boxes, say : SORT
41. Third of a yard : FOOT
46. "__ of the Apes" : TARZAN. I actually read the book and discovered the ending wasn't anything like what Hollywood had me believing.
48. Mingo portrayer on "Daniel Boone" : ED AMES. Oh boy, a chance to link one of my favorite clips.
50. Certain Jamaican believer : RASTA
52. Hidden problem : CATCH
53. Preschool basics : ABC'S
54. Honk : TOOT
55. Kournikova of tennis : ANNA. What? She plays tennis, too? Cowgirl.
58. Not doing anything : IDLE
59. Gratis : FREE
60. Lith. and Ukr., once : SSRs. Soviet Socialist Republic.
Answer grid.
Argyle
39A. Chief author (who died 7/4/1826) of 5- and 9-Down : THOMAS JEFFERSON
5D. With 9-Down, document signed 7/4/1776 : THE DECLARATION and 9D. OF INDEPENDENCE
7D. With 51-Down, chief congressional advocate (who died 7/4/1826) of 5- and 9-Down : JOHN 51D. ADAMS
Argyle here. Happy and safe holiday! Due to the constraints of the theme, the puzzle has MIRROR crossword symmetry. Good fill considering the length of the main theme entries.
Across:
1. Racecourse setting for a "My Fair Lady" scene : ASCOT
6. IHOP beverages : OJs. With or without pulp?
9. Unseats : OUSTS
14. Coach Bill whose 49ers won three Super Bowls : WALSH. 1981, '84 and '88 (XVI, XIX, XXIII).
15. Highchair user : TOT
16. Camera setting : F-STOP
17. Fill with joy : ELATE
18. "__ will be done ...": Lord's Prayer : THY
19. Prefix with -clast : ICONO. A person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.
20. UFO pilots, in theory : ETs
21. Speak dully and endlessly : DRONE ON
24. Actor Beatty : NED. He should not be confused with Warren Beatty.
25. Fate : KISMET. From Turk. qismet, from Ar. qismah, qismat "portion, lot, fate," from root of qasama "he divided."
27. Stick (to) : ADHERE
29. Sprinted : RACED
31. Starting squad : A-TEAM
32. Dote on : SPOIL
34. Bruin Bobby who wore #4 : ORR
36. Chopin's instrument : PIANO
42. NASA vehicle : LEM. lunar excursion module
43. Cheers for : ROOTS ON
44. Like Robitussin: Abbr. : OTC. Over-the-counter cough medicine'
45. GM navigation system : ON-STAR
47. Danish birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen : ODENSE. Map.
49. Drew, as a magnet : ATTRACTED
53. Video game pioneer : ATARI
56. Org. for drillers? : ADA. American Dental Association(Did it fool anyone?)
57. Innocent ones : NAIFs
61. "Bedtime for __": Reagan film : BONZO. 1951.
62. Used a chair : SAT
63. Nav. officers : CMDRs. Commanders.
64. Sir Arthur __ Doyle : CONAN. Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes.
65. HBO alternative : TMC. The Movie Channel (TMC) on Showtime.
66. Moray fisherman : EELER
67. Ollie's partner : STAN. Laurel and Hardy.
68. Bat wood : ASH
69. Matches, as a bet : SEES
Down:
1. See 38-Down : A WEEK. 38-Down. With 1-Down, every seven days : ONCE
2. 1972 U.S./Soviet missile agreement : SALT I
3. Pupils' places : CLASSROOMS
4. East, to Ernst : OST. German.
6. Director Preminger : OTTO. Austro–Hungarian-American but not German.
8. Eye malady : STYE
10. Pac-10 sch. : USC. University of Southern California.
11. Worker with rocks : STONE MASON
12. Copier filler : TONER
13. Fine china brand : SPODE. Spode is a Stoke-on-Trent based pottery company that was founded by Josiah Spode.
22. GPS suggestion : RTE
23. Feedbag grain : OAT
26. Injure badly : MAIM
28. What can't be parted after it's departed? : HAIR. Ha-ha, very funny.
30. School where belts are earned : DOJO. Japanese martial arts.
31. Sounds from pounds : ARFs
32. 1944 battle city : ST-LÔ
33. Withdrawn diet-drug combo Fen-__ : PHEN
35. Like a gen. who no longer has men : RET.
37. Have-__: the needy : NOTS
40. Put mail in boxes, say : SORT
41. Third of a yard : FOOT
46. "__ of the Apes" : TARZAN. I actually read the book and discovered the ending wasn't anything like what Hollywood had me believing.
48. Mingo portrayer on "Daniel Boone" : ED AMES. Oh boy, a chance to link one of my favorite clips.
50. Certain Jamaican believer : RASTA
52. Hidden problem : CATCH
53. Preschool basics : ABC'S
54. Honk : TOOT
55. Kournikova of tennis : ANNA. What? She plays tennis, too? Cowgirl.
58. Not doing anything : IDLE
59. Gratis : FREE
60. Lith. and Ukr., once : SSRs. Soviet Socialist Republic.
Answer grid.
Argyle
