Theme: Sphinx - Three synonyms for aloof when they are detached from the second part of their entries.
17A. Accommodations in a balcony or box, say : RESERVED SEATING
37A. Gadget found in a sofa, all too often : REMOTE CONTROL
57A. Third cousin, say : DISTANT RELATIVE
Argyle reticently here. I felt for a Monday, David got in some decent fill and without B J K Q W X Y or Z. Perhaps he was just being restrained.
Across:
1. Hand over : CEDE
5. Actress Petty : LORI. Her IMDb.
9. Response to "Who's there?" : "IT'S ME" leading to 6D. "Where are you?" response : "OVER HERE"
14. Response to a sermon : "AMEN!"
15. All tied up : EVEN
16. Vital sign : PULSE
20. Prefix with -pod : TRI
21. Cone-producing tree : FIR
22. Turn out to be : END UP
23. Encouraged, with "on" : EGGED
25. Long deli sandwich : HERO
27. NW state with a panhandle : IDA. (Idaho)
30. Advance : LEND
31. Lose its solidity : MELT
32. Frenzied : MANIC
34. Video game giant : ATARI
36. Spill the beans : TATTLE
40. Weasel out : RENEGE
41. Working, as a machine : IN USE
42. Untrue : NOT SO
43. Editor's "Never mind" : STET. Direction to let cancelled material remain.
44. Pet lovers' org. : SPCA. (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
48. Volcanic fallout : ASH
49. Locking mechanism : HASP
50. Bringer of thunder and lightning : STORM
51. Theater employee : USHER
54. Co. for Web users : ISP. (internet service provider)
56. Once around the track : LAP
61. "Let's Make __": TV game show : A DEAL
62. Puerto __ : RICO
63. Cake finisher : ICER
64. Avoid, as the draft : DODGE
65. Fencer's blade : EPEE
66. Hawaiian goose : NENE
Down:
1. Price-fixing bloc : CARTEL
2. Come to light : EMERGE
3. Architect's task : DESIGN
4. L.A.-to-N.Y. dir. : ENE
5. First name in denim : LEVI
7. Rare meat color : RED
8. Newspaper circular, e.g. : INSERT
9. 2010 Apple blockbuster : iPAD
10. "Swan Lake" attire : TUTU
11. Don, as something more comfortable : SLIP INTO
12. AOL rival : MSN. (MicroSoft Network)
13. Neurologist's order, for short : EEG. (electroencephalogram) Cardiologist's order, EKG or ECG (electrocardiogram).
18. Outlying mail delivery svc. : RFD. (Rural Free Delivery)
19. Music producer Brian : ENO
24. "My Cup Runneth Over" singer : ED AMES. Clip(2:48).
26. Draws out, as a confession : ELICITS
28. Pickle herb : DILL
29. Bullet in a deck : ACE
31. Brisbane buddy : MATE
32. Yoga class needs : MATS
33. Motionless : AT REST
35. Like drive-thru fare : TO GO
36. Letter-shaped hardware : T-NUT. Those of you who knew Lipton, Nestea, and Salada.
37. Vintage autos : REOs
38. Really excited (about) : ENTHUSED
39. Unlike a bikini : ONE PIECE. Much more demure. Image.
40. Genetic messenger : RNA
43. "No Exit" dramatist : SARTRE. Jean-Paul Sartre (1905 – 1980)
45. Cops : POLICE
46. Horror director Wes : CRAVEN. Wes Craven IMDb.
47. Unit of current : AMPERE
49. Farm layer : HEN
50. Hotel amenity : SPA. Certainly not all hotels.
52. Dateless attendee : STAG
53. In good health : HALE
55. Fruit used to flavor gin : SLOE
57. Pop : DAD
58. Altar vow : "I DO". Hmm, pop and dad before "I do"; sometimes.
59. Tear, or actor Torn : RIP
60. Oz Woodman's makeup : TIN. But no heart.
Argyle
