Theme: 11-13-11 - You don't need to be a yegg to crack these combinations.
17A. Computer user's combination : CUT AND PASTE
39A. Computer user's combination : POINT AND CLICK
64A. Computer user's combination : DRAG AND DROP
Argyle here with Kevin. We haven't seen him in awhile but we're glad to have him back. And since you are probably computer savvy or you wouldn't be here, I won't explain the combos. Let's just say there is a beauty in the tightness of this theme, clues and answers.
Across:
1. Waned : EBBED
6. "Boyhood" actor Ethan : HAWKE. Any reviews?
11. Taking a personal day, say : OFF. Strange entry.
14. Emancipation Proclamation subject : SLAVE
15. Tale of Achilles and Agamemnon : ILIAD. The Odyssey and the Iliad are among the oldest extant works of Western literature. (On my reading bucket list. ;-) )
16. Bro : PAL
19. Green prefix : ECO
20. Gallery display : ART
21. Pinnacle : TOP
22. Accustoms (to) : ENURES
24. Wan : PALE
26. Pen points : NIBs. Fountain pens, not the ball point kind.
29. They may be run at bars : TABS
30. What potatoes and needles both have : EYES. Sewing needles, not the hypodermic kind.
31. AT&T, briefly : TELCO. Shortened version of TELecommunications COmpany
33. Nebraska tribe : OTOE. They reminded me; no ERIE today.
34. Biblical beast : ASS
36. Waikiki's island : OAHU
38. Aegean island : IOS
43. 14-time NBA All-Star Duncan : TIM. He played his entire career for the San Antonio Spurs. That's something.
44. Washing machine filler : LOAD
45. Anthem contraction : O'ER
46. Indian princess : RANI
48. Rainbow maker : PRISM
50. Leave out : OMIT
54. Have __: be connected : AN IN
55. Boy with a dragon, in a Disney classic : PETE
56. Wine region near San Francisco : NAPA
57. Part of USSR : SOVIET
60. Louis XVI, for one : ROI. (King)
62. Resistance measure : OHM
63. "Game of Thrones" airer : HBO
68. Spot for a Bluetooth headset : EAR
69. United Arab Emirates city : DUBAI
70. Cat-__-tails : O-NINE. (whip)
71. Dr. of rap : DRE
72. Pine (for) : YEARN
73. Modern surgical tool : LASER
Down:
1. Get away from it all : ESCAPE
2. DVD alternative : BLU-RAY
3. War movie scene : BATTLE
4. Actress Gabor : EVA
5. Bit of progress : DENT
6. Many a Woodstock attendee : HIPPIE
7. In the style of : À LA
8. Ill. neighbor : WIS. Illinois/Wisconsin
9. Prince William's wife : KATE. Cheeky, she is Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
10. Genesis garden : EDEN
11. Like Verdi's most famous works : OPERATIC
12. Subject of the 2010 film "The Social Network" : FACEBOOK
13. Follows dental advice : FLOSSES
18. "Please continue" : "DON'T STOP"
23. __-Aztecan: language family : UTO
25. Actor Morales : ESAI
27. Dagwood's wife : BLONDIE
28. Big bunch : SCAD
32. "Give me a break!" : "OH, COME ON!"
35. NBC show with skits : SNL
37. Suffix with glob : ULE
39. Place for cocktails and music : PIANO BAR
40. Hardly a picky eater? : OMNIVORE
41. 50+ org. : AARP. Formerly the American Association of Retired Persons, now simply AARP, Inc.
42. Waffle maker : IRON
43. Vandalized : TRASHED
47. Pasta suffix : INI
49. Muscle injury : STRAIN
51. New Zealand natives : MAORIs
52. Samsung Galaxy competitor : iPHONE
53. Mess (with), as a lock : TAMPER
58. Whirlpool : EDDY
59. T, on a test : TRUE
61. Fan mail recipient : IDOL
65. Lawyer's gp. : ABA. (American Bar Association)
66. Long-snouted fish : GAR. Ugly but Native Americans used the scales of the gar as arrowheads. Tough.
67. "CSI" evidence : DNA
Argyle
