Theme: On The Refrigerator Door - The four theme entries are comprised of two words. The first starts with TO and the second starts with DO. The reveal is in the center.
17A. '70s-'80s Dallas Cowboys running back : TONY DORSETT
24A. The highest price : TOP DOLLAR
34A and 36-Across. Agenda that consists of 17-, 24-, 51- and 59-Across : TO-DO. 36-Across : LIST
51A. "Hang down your head" guy in a Kingston Trio #1 hit : "TOM DOOLEY"
59A. Comes in for a landing : TOUCHES DOWN
Argyle here. If you don't have a to-do list, you're one of few. I think C.C. missed a chance to add some other terms, like CLEAN, PAINT, WASH, but then, who wants to be reminded? We come here to forget those things for a while and enjoy a nice crossword puzzle. Strong stacks fill two corners and, how does Splynter put it, two more inside the other corners. C.C. also has a similar style of theme in the NYT today. Congratulations.
Across:
1. Operatic superstar : DIVA
5. Home of principal Norse gods : ASGARD
11. Long, fluffy wrap : BOA
14. Cries of discovery : AHAs
15. Sporty Mazdas : MIATAs
16. Towel holder : ROD
19. "That feels so good!" : "AHH!"
20. Jetties : PIERS. Dock of the bay.
21. Shade of color : HUE
22. Nail shaper : FILE
23. American rival : DELTA. Airlines.
26. Communication syst. for the deaf : ASL. (American Sign Language) and for the blind, 11D. Alphabet read with the fingers : BRAILLE Another type of code. 57A. Samuel with a telegraph code : MORSE
27. Sailor's jail : BRIG
29. Decorative metal grate : GRILLE. example
30. Extinct New Zealand birds : MOAs
32. Sci-fi visitors : ET's
33. Sandwich loaf : BREAD. Odd clue.
38. Moth-repellent closet wood : CEDAR
41. Tend a tot : SIT
42. Use UPS, say : SHIP
46. Unmanned planes : DRONEs
48. Swiss painter Paul : KLEE. Not my kind of art.
50. Alias letters : AKA. (also known as)
53. Cher's TV partner : SONNY. They actually dressed like that, back in the day.(like a Klee painting)
55. Bluesman Redding : OTIS. Find him on the dock of the bay.
56. Tippler : SOT. (heavy drinker)
58. Take the title : WIN
62. Prefix with system : ECO
63. Title for Nature : MOTHER. Don't mess with her ecosystem.
64. Nobelist Wiesel : ELIE
65. Dorm mgrs. : RA's. (Resident Assistant)
66. On the same page : IN SYNC
67. Mechanical learning : ROTE
Down:
1. "Who __?": Saints fans' chant : DAT. (New Orleans Saints)
2. "Fingers crossed!" : "I HOPE SO!"
3. Basic ice cream flavor : VANILLA
4. Up to now : AS YET
5. "Famous" cookie guy : AMOS. More cookies! 35D. Pulled-apart cookie : OREO
6. Madam's partner : SIR. This Madam will partner with any "Sir".
7. Fuel guzzlers : GAS HOGS
8. Really enjoyed : ATE UP
9. Like movies for the whole family : RATED G
10. This year, it ends Nov. 3rd : DST. (Daylight Saving Time)
12. "Très chic!" : "OOH LA LA!"
13. Stuck as if glued : ADHERED
18. Far from flashy : DRAB
22. Bats one's eyelashes, say : FLIRTS
23. River blocker : DAM
24. Jackson 5 brother : TITO. (the third eldest)
25. Planets : ORBs
28. Sunburn color : RED
31. Place for fans to sit : STANDS. Bit of silliness.
36. __ of the valley : LILY
37. Suffix with Canaan : ITE
38. Tall media storage cabinet : CD TOWER. (compact disc)
39. Blue writing? : EROTICA
40. Pizza chain with a rectangular three-dot logo : DOMINO'S
41. Merely outlined : SKETCHY
43. Princess Leia rescuer : HAN SOLO. (Star Wars)
44. "You didn't fool me!" : "I KNEW IT!"
45. Pony up : PAY
47. "Already?" : "SO SOON?". Yes, we are almost done.
49. Those, to Juan : ESOS
52. Oafs : LOUTs
54. Judge's demand : ORDER
57. Autodom's Cougar, briefly : MERC. (Mercury)
59. 1979 Pa. meltdown site : TMI. (Three Mile Island)
60. Layer in a coop : HEN
61. Word between surnames : NÉE
Argyle
