Theme: Sounds Funny - Cartoon Characters.
17A. "I am ze locksmith of love, no?" speaker : PEPE LE PEW
26A. "Ándale! Ándale! Arriba! Arriba!" speaker : SPEEDY GONZALES. Product tie-in.
42A. "That's a joke, ah say, that's a joke, son" speaker : FOGHORN LEGHORN
56A. "I'm hunting wabbits" speaker : ELMER FUDD. More product placement.
65A. See 59-Down : BLANC - 59D. With 65-Across, longtime voice of 17-, 26-, 42- and 56-Across : MEL. Short interview.
Argyle here. I don't know what it says about my ute but I didn't need any perps to get the theme entries. A fun start to the week.
Across:
1. Rose Parade vehicle : FLOAT. Timely.
6. Had a snack : ATE
9. Got older : AGED
13. Garlicky mayo : AIOLI. Are you getting it now?
14. Mark of an old cut : SCAR
15. Wind of 32 to 63 mph, on the Beaufort scale : GALE
16. Item on a 9-Down : TOPIC
19. Naval Acad. grad : ENS.ign
20. Mr. Kringle : KRISS. Almost timely.
22. Opposing army : ENEMY
23. Voting alliance : BLOC
24. Moved quickly : HIED
32. Took a risk : DARED
33. Olympian queen : HERA. The wife of Zeus.
34. Lodge member : ELK
35. Genesis grandchild : ENOS
36. Selected : CHOSE
38. 951, in old Rome : CMLI
39. Novelist Rand : AYN
40. "In __ of gifts ..." : LIEU
41. French city where Joan of Arc died : ROUEN
46. Snowfall unit : INCH
47. France, under Caesar : GAUL
48. Extremely high heel : SPIKE
51. Toothbrush brand : ORAL B
53. Run up the phone bill, perhaps : GAB
58. Puerto Rican pal : AMIGO
60. Very close : NEAR
61. "Your guess __ good ..." : IS AS
62. Kelly's 2000s morning co-host : REGIS. Philbin.
63. Calendar squares : DAYS
64. Super __: game console : NES. (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Down:
1. Unavoidable outcome : FATE
2. King of the jungle : LION
3. Butterfingers' cry : "OOPS!"
4. "The Greatest" boxer : ALI
5. __ pink: delighted : TICKLED
6. Highest poker pair : ACES
7. Footwear for Gregory Hines : TAP SHOES
8. Old-style "prior to" : ERE
9. List of items to be discussed : AGENDA
10. Stare in wonder : GAPE
11. Preteen sch. : ELEM.entary
12. Wet, as grass at sunup : DEWY
14. Like much Cajun cuisine : SPICY
18. TV host Gibbons : LEEZA
21. Reel partner : ROD
23. Hive insects : BEES
25. With regard to, on memos : IN RE. Latin for "in the matter [of]".
26. Japanese electronics giant : SANYO
27. Pitchfork point : PRONG
28. Grave robber : GHOUL
29. Madagascar primate : LEMUR
30. Actress Barkin : ELLEN
31. Potato covering : SKIN
32. Unable to hear : DEAF
36. Mag. sales : CIRC.ulation
37. Chicken coop : HEN HOUSE
38. Like many a fall day : COOL
40. Hardly a social butterfly : LONER
41. Strawberry's partner-in-pie : RHUBARB
43. Walkers on trails : HIKERS
44. "Jeepers!" : "EGADS!"
45. __ pal : GAL
48. Drop in a mailbox : SEND
49. Ardent request : PLEA
50. Noncommittal response : "I MAY"
52. Dietary stds. : RDAs. (Recommended Dietary Allowance)
53. Prefix with byte : GIGA
54. Not fer : AGIN. Not for, against.
55. Greenish-yellow pear : BOSC
57. Creepy "Jaws" sighting : FIN. Da-Dum...Da-Dum...Da-Dum-Da-Dum-Da-Dum!
Argyle
