Theme: You'll never get rich by digging a ditch - Four places that need ditches dug. Because We're in the Army Now!
17A. Letter-routing number : POSTAL CODE. Harrisburg Military Post.
27A. Can in an Andy Warhol painting : CAMPBELL'S SOUP. Camp Beauregard.
47A. World Series setting : BASEBALL FIELD. Naval Base Point Loma.
62A. California Gold Rush figure : FORTY-NINER. Fort Gordon.
60D. Soldier's group, a member of which might be stationed at the start of 17-, 27-, 47- or 62-Across : ARMY. Two states have no Army posts: New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
Cpl. Argyle here. Let's see, we had Fort Dix and we broke camp. We have plenty of posts. I'm not off base saying this cruciverbalistic army has got this Monday down. Thanks, Jerome. Tight themeage; first part of a two word entries. Good pace.
Across:
1. Club joke teller : COMIC
6. Misfortunes : ILLS
10. Motel worker : MAID
14. Traditional Pennsylvania barn raisers : AMISH
15. Tide type : NEAP
16. Ploy : RUSE
19. Overly submissive : MEEK
20. Poker hand prize : POT
21. Thai language : LAO
22. Baker that "nobody doesn't like" : SARA LEE
24. __ cum laude : SUMMA. (with highest honor)
26. Beer barrel : KEG
32. __ New Guinea : PAPUA
World Atlas
33. Hairy Addams cousin : ITT
34. Norwegian capital : OSLO
36. Fancy flower vase : URN
37. Hat for a Western hero : STETSON
41. Former Mideast alliance: Abbr. : UAR. (United Arab Republic)
42. Emily Dickinson, e.g. : POET
44. Apt name for a painter : ART
45. How the elated walk : ON AIR
51. "2001" computer : HAL
52. Mars neighbor : EARTH
53. Traveled around 52-Across, say : ORBITED
57. Mates for mas : PAs
58. Chicken __ king : À LA
61. Fight-or-flight emotion : FEAR
65. Fly like a butterfly : FLIT
66. Reverse : UNDO
67. Early morning hr. : ONE AM
68. Heavy drinkers : SOTS
69. Jump : LEAP
70. Yellowish-brown : TAWNY
Down:
1. Dogpatch creator Al : CAPP
2. Melville novel : OMOO
3. Light fog : MIST
4. Suffix with Marx : IST
5. Fried Taco Bell offerings : CHALUPAS. Chalupas are made by pressing a thin layer of masa dough around the outside of a small mold, in the process creating a concave container resembling the boat of the same name, and then deep frying the result to produce crisp, shallow corn cups. These are filled with various ingredients such as shredded chicken, pork, chopped onion, chipotle pepper, red salsa, or green salsa. ~ Wikipedia. Any resemblance to the Taco Bell offering?
6. It may be gross or net : INCOME
7. MGM mascot : LEO, the Lion.
8. Boys : LADS
9. Has a talk with : SPEAKS TO
10. Nearsighted toon : MR MAGOO
11. "The Mammoth Hunters" author Jean : AUEL
12. "Got it" : "I SEE"
13. Fake on the ice : DEKE. 'Juke" on the gridiron.
18. Ram's offspring : LAMB
23. Hi-__ monitor : RES
24. Church-owned Texas sch. : SMU. (Southern Methodist University)
25. Not very much : A LITTLE
27. Chocolate substitute : CAROB
28. Sleep disorder : APNEA
29. Ranks for Columbo and Kojak: Abbr. : LTs. (lieutenants) TV detectives.
30. Customary : USUAL
31. Tartan pattern : PLAID. Maybe you can find your tartan here.
32. Coyote's offspring : PUP
35. Hockey legend Bobby : ORR
38. Enough food for a feast : TABLEFUL
39. Mesozoic or Paleozoic : ERA
40. "That's a fact" rebuttal : "NO, IT'S NOT"
43. Saloon souvenirs : T-SHIRTS
46. Old Testament book before Esth. : NEH. (Nehemiah)
48. Break bread : EAT
49. Computer on an airplane tray table : LAPTOP
50. Unravel at the edge, as threads : FRAY
53. Switch positions : OFFs
54. Move, in real estate lingo : RELO. (ReLocate)
55. Switch partner : BAIT
56. Fully cooked : DONE
58. All over again : ANEW
59. Low in fat : LEAN
63. Old vitamin bottle no. : RDA. (Recommended Dietary Allowances)
64. Once __ while : IN A
Argyle
