Theme: Songs in the key of ME
1A. With 66-Across, 1967 Petula Clark hit, and a hint to the three longest puzzle answers : "THIS IS...
23A. 1927 soft-shoe classic : "ME AND MY SHADOW"
35A. 1971 Janis Joplin chart-topper : "ME AND BOBBY MCGEE"
47A. 1972 Billy Paul #1 hit : "ME AND MRS. JONES"
66A. See 1-Across : ...MY SONG"
Argyle here. Well, it was tough listening to all these songs but I did it for our blog's sake. ;~)
Across:
7. Address book no. : TEL.
10. Bal. sheet expert : CPA
13. Lure : SEDUCE
14. Gas station machine : PUMP
15. Amtrak and B&O, e.g. : RRs
16. Readied for new paint : PRIMED
17. Thing left out : OMISSION
19. __ Paulo, Brazil : SAO
20. Web surfing devices : MODEMS
22. Baseball's Rose : PETE
26. Body sci. : ANAT. (anatomy)
27. Charlotte and Norma : RAEs. A character actress and a character.
28. Swear to be true : AVER
31. Singer Ives : BURL. Almost made the cut. For Me And My Gal(2:26)
32. Suitable : APT
40. __ diem : PER. (for each day)
41. Morning brew : JAVA
42. Excellent : A ONE
43. "Pretty Woman" co-star Richard : GERE
44. Med. plan options : PPOs. (preferred provider organization)
52. "The Thin Man" dog : ASTA
53. Andre of tennis : AGASSI
54. Fall back, as a tide : EBB
57. On the floor above : UPSTAIRS
59. Johannesburg section : SOWETO. A bit easier cluing, especially if you remembered it from Saturday.
61. Coloring agent : DYE
62. Pledges exchanged at the altar : "I DO"s
63. "I'm a __, not a divider": Bush : UNITER. Dubya, based on a Texas pronunciation of "W".
64. Spanish "that" : ESA. (feminine)
65. Guidance counselor's deg. : MSW. (Master of Social Work)
Down:
1. Recipe amts. : TSPs
2. Wife of Zeus : HERA
3. "Pound the pavement" or "break the ice" : IDIOM
4. Addition result : SUM
5. O'Neill's "The __ Cometh" : ICEMAN
6. "Red Rocks" resort near Flagstaff : SEDONA. A little confusion here; mixed up with Red Rocks Amphitheater, Colorado. Probably should have been just "Red Rock resort area".
7. Upside-down puppy's massage : TUMMY RUB. OK, let's see your favorite tummy rub video.
8. Diplomatic representative : EMISSARY
9. Hi-fi spinners : LPs. (Long Play) and 36D. Spun 9-Down at a party, say : DJed
10. Sobbed : CRIED
11. Prefix with plasm : PROTO. Famous scene in "Ghost Busters".
12. Good __: fixed : AS NEW
14. Ode, for one : POEM
18. Health resorts : SPAs
21. Banned bug killer : DDT. (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane)(Don't ask again)
24. Make, as money : EARN
25. Ship's wheel : HELM
28. Current unit : AMP
29. Gesture from a winner : VEE
30. Corn serving : EAR
31. Finance major's deg. : BBA. (Bachelor of Business Administration)(If you remembered it from Wednesday, June 25.)
32. In times past : AGO
33. Calligraphy tool : PEN
34. Golf ball raiser : TEE
37. Some tavern workers : BARMAIDS
38. Crowd with foliage : OVERGROW
39. 24 cans of beer, e.g. : CASE
43. Annoying bug : GNAT
44. Nightwear, briefly : PJs
45. Death-feigning critter : POSSUM
46. Like some dips : ONIONY
47. Bea Arthur title role : "MAUDE". "...and then there's Maude."
48. Cable sports awards : ESPYs. (short for Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award)(if you remember it from Monday, June 9.)
49. On a freighter : AT SEA
50. Smart-alecky talk : SASS
51. Deal with : SEE TO
55. Bingo call : B TEN
56. Bjorn with five Wimbledon wins : BORG
58. Goal : AIM
60. Green Bay's st. : WIS. (Wisconsin) One for the road. Everybody sing!
Argyle
