Theme: Hogtied - The four themes are tied together by clues with the word HOG in them.
17A. Road hog : DANGEROUS DRIVER
27A. Hog heaven : ABSOLUTE BLISS
44A. Hog wild : OVERLY EXCITED
56A. Whole hog : WITH NO RESTRAINT
Argyle here. I confess I sat looking at the answer grid trying to figure out the connection between the four theme answers before I remembered to look at the clues again. D'oh! If you hadn't noticed, the constructor is our own HeartRx. Good job, Marti.
Across:
1. Close-up lens : MACRO
6. Jazz jobs : GIGS
10. Con game : SCAM. Report them to 37A. Truth-in-advertising agcy. : BBB. The Better Business Bureau.
14. The American dream, e.g. : IDEAL
15. Colosseo city : ROMA. The Colosseum(Colosseo) in Rome(Roma), Italy(Italia)
16. "__, Can You Hear Me?": song from "Yentl" : PAPA. Clip.(3:18)
20. Pvt. driller : SGT.
21. Drips in the ER : IVs. Emergency Room/Intravenous
22. Arm-twisting : DURESS
23. Ritzy apartment feature : TERRACE
26. __ mater : ALMA
32. Frank topper : RELISH
34. Diddly, in Durango : NADA. Spanish.
35. Nietzsche's "never" : NIE. German.
36. Bush's undergraduate classmates : ELIs. Yalies.
38. Disconcert : FAZE
39. Candy with collectible dispensers : PEZ
40. Flying start? : AERO
42. I-beam, e.g. : GIRDER. Nice reversal of the usual clue/answer.
47. River in central Germany : EDER. Map, it is top, center between Keller-wald and Kassel.
48. Diamond-patterned structure, as a trellis : LATTICE. Image. Back in the day, under the porch, hidden by the lattice but able to see and hear everything; the summer place to be.
51. Black suit : SPADES. Standard playing cards.
54. Hither's partner : YON
55. Beach shade : TAN
60. GI's supply : AMMO
61. Mindless learning : ROTE
62. Shrink in increments : ERODE
63. It's history : PAST
64. Rephrase, say : EDIT
65. South-of-the-border sir : SEÑOR
Down:
1. Center : MIDST
2. "A watched pot never boils" is one : ADAGE. Conventional sayings.
3. Bring under a single control : CENTRALIZE
4. Dusting aid : RAG
5. __ Miss : OLE. The University of Mississippi.
6. Kowtow : GROVEL
7. Chits in the pot : IOUs
8. Baseball VIPs : GMs. General Managers.
9. Got ready to ride : SADDLED
10. Slinky shape : SPIRAL
11. Auel's "The Clan of the __ Bear" : CAVE
12. King Kong's kin : APES. Kin can be a collective noun.
13. Viking's landing place : MARS. This Viking.
18. Big name in copiers : RICOH. Ricola is a big name in cough drops.
19. Cuban dance : RUMBA
24. Baseball scoring stats : RBIs
25. Shrek's sidekick Donkey, e.g. : ASS
26. Run __: postpone the bar bill : A TAB
28. Take out of the carton : UNBOX
29. Also : IN ADDITION
30. Fitting description? : SIZE
31. Nostradamus, for one : SEER
32. Auto taken back, briefly : REPO
33. Topog. map stat : ELEV.
37. Uncle Remus appellation : BR'ER
38. Stew : FRET
40. First Mayflower passenger to set foot on Plymouth Rock, so it's said : ALDEN. “Why don't you speak for yourself, John?"
41. Neighborhood improvement target : EYESORE
42. Beanstalk threat : GIANT
43. Hairy TV cousin : ITT
45. Sizzling : RED HOT
46. Room for a broom : CLOSET
49. "No prob!" : "CAN DO!"
50. Sign up to compete : ENTER
51. Trade : SWAP
52. Arizona tribe : PIMA. Short write-up.
53. Bread machines, for short? : ATMs
54. Hairy Himalayan legend : YETI
57. Valance holder : ROD
58. Legal thing : RES
59. "__ you serious?" : ARE
Argyle
