Theme: By the (old) numbers - When are Roman numerals not numbers? Hic et nunc!
1A. *"Sorry to say ..." : "I FEAR ..." (1)
9A. *Peaceful hand gesture : V-SIGN (5)
18A. *Novelty glasses in comic book ads : X-RAY SPECS (10)
30A. *Yellow Brick Road creator : L. FRANK BAUM (50)
48A. *Power sources for some toys : C BATTERIES (100)
60A. *Ones with a 1.0 GPA : D STUDENTS (500)
68A. *MGM Resorts reward program : M LIFE (1,000). If you would like more information, click here.
70A. Like each starred answer's first letter, when used as a numeral : ROMAN
Adsum, sum Argyle. If you did like I did and got the unifier first, this was a relative easy solve. But still, you have to be in awe of the construction. Finding entries starting with a single letter; going 1 to 1,000, in order; maintaining normal crossword symmetry. Wow! Very Scrabbley, too. Two 11-letter risers!
Across:
6. QBs' scores : TD's. Some football but there will be more baseball, you bet.
14. Winnie-the-Pooh's creator : MILNE
15. Years and years : EON
16. Cake invitation that Alice accepted : EAT ME. Only in Wonderland, guys.
17. Spaghetti sauce brand : PREGO
20. Dry, like some Spanish wine : SECO. or Portuguese.
21. Get ready to advance after a fly ball : TAG UP. See, baseball.
22. Cereal "for kids" : TRIX. Crazy rabbit!
25. Maniacs : MADMEN. Crazy guys!
35. "__ Lama Ding Dong": doo-wop hit : RAMA. Crazy, man, crazy! They don't write like this anymore. Link(0:15)(2:30)
36. D-backs, on scoreboards : ARI. What? More baseball. Arizona Diamondbacks.
37. Hard-time crime : FELONY
38. Picked from a lineup, briefly : ID'ed. Cute pairing.
39. Manly to the max : MACHO
41. http://www.latimes.com, e.g. : URL. Internet address.
42. Tire in a trunk : SPARE
43. Suffix with refer : ENCE
44. Dali or Degas : ARTIST. A surrealist and an impressionist.
46. MLB dugout boss : MGR. Major League Baseball.
47. Raleigh's state: Abbr. : N. CAR
50. Saint of Ávila : TERESA. Born the province of Ávila, Spain.
52. Dip in the pool : SWIM
53. Baghdad native : IRAQI
57. "One day only!" event : SALE
64. Piano foot lever : PEDAL
65. "__ and the Night Visitors" : AMAHL. Christmas classic.
66. Argentine aunt : TIA. Uncle : TIO
67. Pong maker : ATARI. I wonder if Forrest Gump ever played Pong.
69. Secret agent : SPY
Down:
1. Little rascals : IMPs
2. Pull the trigger : FIRE
3. Vehicle with a charging station : ELECTRIC CAR
4. Long-haired cat : ANGORA
5. Rock's __ Speedwagon : REO. Ridin' The Storm Out(4:15) I thought this is an appropriate song to link, given all the weird weather we had this spring.
6. Schoolbook : TEXT
7. Bilingual TV cartoon explorer : DORA
8. Stocking tear : SNAG
9. Big name in scooters : VESPA
10. Patsy : SAP
11. Suffix with Israel : ITE
12. Yukon automaker : GMC. This link sort of explains the difference with Chevrolet.
13. Super __: game console : NES. (Nintendo Entertainment System)
19. "Delish!" : "YUMMY!"
23. "Inside" dope : INFO. OK, this clue didn't make sense to me. INFO is INFO, whether it is "inside" or "outside".
24. '60s-'70s Jaguar : XKE
26. Faucet trouble : DRIP
27. Classic palindrome : "MADAM, I'M ADAM"
28. Come into view : EMERGE
29. __ Raiders: consumer advocates : NADER'S. Ralph.
30. Feel sorry about : LAMENT
31. English Channel country : FRANCE
32. Book jacket passage : BLURB
33. Main blood vessel : AORTA
34. Like a dark room : UNLIT
40. In this place : HERE
42. Hearty bowlful : STEW
44. Without __ in the world : A CARE
45. Ave. crossers : ST's. Avenue/Street
49. Meet, as a challenge : RISE TO
51. Edge along : SIDLE
54. Army insects : ANTS
55. Makeup smudge remover : Q-TIP
56. "My word!" : "I SAY!"
58. Tomb Raider's __ Croft : LARA. Video game far removed from Pong.
59. Tiger Woods's ex : ELIN Nordegren.
60. Hydroelectric facility : DAM
61. Tee size letters : S-M-L
62. __ chi: Chinese martial art : TAI
63. Old TV dial letters : UHF.(Ultrahigh frequency): 300-3000 Megahertz VHF (Very High Frequency): 30-300 Megahertz
64. Golf standard : PAR
Argyle
