Theme: Fore! - Actually, it is right in the fairway. The three most common scores you can make on a hole of golf start the first three of four grid-spanning entries; the unifier being the last one.
17A. 1978 hit for the Commodores : "THREE TIMES A LADY". LINK (3:39)
23A. Safety feature at a dangerous intersection : FOUR-WAY STOP SIGN. Example, also called ALL WAY.
50A. False start punishment, in football : FIVE-YARD PENALTY
58A. As expected, or, golfwise, a hint to numbers found in 17-, 23- and 50-Across : PAR FOR THE COURSE
Argyle all teed up and ready to let'er rip. Starting a Monday with grid-spans is impressive and a good drive, unlike some of my real first tee drives. The fill is on par with a Monday; a couple of crunchy nuggets but no Naticks. Personally, I like the look of the two cheaters in the corners.
Across:
1. Finders' shouts : A-HAs
5. Maternity ward event : BIRTH
10. Formal title : SIR
13. Destroy : RUIN
14. Legend automaker : ACURA. This is the luxury vehicle division of Honda.
15. 1988 Cy Young winner Hershiser : OREL. You're not surprised to see baseball clues, are you?
20. Microbe : GERM
21. Minnesota Wild's org. : NHL. (National Hockey League)
22. Status __ : QUO
28. Boxer played by Will Smith : ALI
29. __ the finish : IN AT. (but not Orb)
30. Give one's word : VOW
31. Business bigwig : TITAN. The first gods in Greek mythology. Real biggies. (LINK)
33. Olympics sled : LUGE. Rosebud!
35. Mideast sultanate : OMAN
39. English : John :: Welsh : __ : EVAN. It is of Welsh and Hebrew origin. (seems an odd combo)
40. High male voice : TENOR
41. Pro __: in proportion : RATA
42. Like the night : DARK
43. Seek prey : HUNT
44. Agriculture goddess on the New Jersey state seal : CERES. Roman goddess. Yellowrocks can link this.
45. Bigger than med. : LGE.
47. Multinational coin : EURO
49. Scintilla : BIT
55. Hush-hush maritime org. : ONI. (Office of Naval Intelligence)(that's all I can tell you. Shh!)
56. AAA suggestion : RTE
57. Just hanging out : IDLE
64. Work on the deck : SWAB. Mopping.
65. Steamed : IRATE
66. The stuff of legends : MYTH
67. 25-Down student : ELI. 25D. New Haven sch. : YALE U.
68. Shows up : COMES
69. Gets the picture : SEES
Down:
1. Museum display : ART
2. "How's that again?" : "HUH?"
3. Instrument "played" for a hairbrush microphone user : AIR GUITAR. Ad for the microphone. LINK Order your's NOW!
4. Scornful look : SNEER
5. Role for Keaton and Kilmer : BATMAN
6. "Here," on Metro maps : [ICI] In France.
7. Mojito liquor : RUM. Dennis, are you drinking mojitos?
8. Former Senator Lott : TRENT. Mississippi Republican Senator, 1989 – 2007.
9. Discuss in detail : HASH OVER. I prefer my hash with eggs.
10. Note after fa : SOL
11. Kirkuk native : IRAQI
12. Excavated anew : REDUG
16. France's third most populous cité : LYON
18. "Desert Fox" Rommel : ERWIN. WW II tank commander in Africa.
19. Dog food brand : ALPO
23. Meant to happen : FATED
24. Tony whose #6 was retired by the Twins : OLIVA
26. Dumbfounded : STUNNED
27. Gave one's word : SWORE
32. Oft-sprained joint : ANKLE
34. Hopped out of bed : GOT UP
36. Bread with swirls stolen by Jerry in a classic "Seinfeld" episode : MARBLE RYE
37. What the dog did with the homework? : ATE IT
38. Foul, as weather : NASTY
40. Showy : THEATRIC
44. Time-share unit : CONDO
46. Greek street food : GYRO
48. Treats again, as a sprain : RE-ICES
50. Dandy fellows : FOPS. Are you a Dapper Dan man?
51. Blown away : IN AWE
52. Like YouTube videos gone wild : VIRAL. I'm in awe of some of them but always with a grain of salt.
53. Nostalgia-inducing : RETRO
54. Homecoming group : ALUMS
59. "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity" org. : FBI
60. Nonkosher meat : HAM
61. Printemps follower : ÉTÉ. We're back in France...
62. Holy mlle. : STE.. ...again.
63. Puzzled comments : EH's I hope you are no longer puzzled.
Argyle
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| Boomer (C.C.'s husband) and #6 Oliva |
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| Oliva looking at Boomer's Hartland statues. The big guy on the left is former Twin Juan Berenguer. The background picture is Hall-of-Famer Bert Blyleven. |
