Theme: Homophones - Were you aware the sound in the middle of the theme entries was a homophone?
17A. 1957 Michael Landon horror film role : TEENAGE WEREWOLF
27A. "You're going to like the way you look" clothing chain : MEN'S WEARHOUSE
46A. Place to copy keys : HARDWARE STORE
62A. "Not in my backyard" : "ANYWHERE BUT HERE"
WARNING: Strong language. George Carlin(6:05) - NIMBY (Not in my back yard) (Dealing with homelessness)(and golf)
Argyle hear. No reveal but two spanners. You ought not have any problems with this one.
Across:
1. Reject, as a sweetheart : JILT
5. Bee Gees family name : GIBB
9. Beginning : ONSET
14. Emmy winner Falco : EDIE. Both comedy and drama.
15. Comédie musicale part : ACTE. French.
16. Beautiful, in Bologna : BELLA. Italian.
20. __ Arabia : SAUDI. Arabic. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded in 1932 by Ibn Saud.
21. Nightclub in a Manilow song : COPA. "At the Copa, Copacabana, the hottest spot north of Havana!"
22. Tootsies : FEET
23. Poet Khayyám : OMAR
25. Exxon's ex-name : ESSO. And current, too.
32. Isr. neighbor : SYR. (Israel/Syria)
33. Listener? : EAR
34. "I give up!" : "UNCLE!"
36. Sailor's confinement : BRIG. and the occasional Marine could be found there.
38. Struck down, in 39-Down : SMOTE
41. "Finish the job!" : "DO IT!"
42. Curved like a rainbow : ARCED
44. "So that's your game!" : "A-HA!"
45. Function : USE
51. Baseball stitching : SEAM
52. Animal on the California state flag : BEAR
53. Trig or calc : MATH
56. Words claiming innocence : "NOT I"
58. Higher-ranking : UPPER
65. Skylit courtyards : ATRIA
66. "__ fair in love and war" : ALL'S
67. Extremely dry : ARID
68. __ to be: destined : MEANT
69. Jeans brand : LEES. Trademark Lee™
70. Women in habits : NUNS
Down:
1. New York footballers : JETS. 8–8 regular season 2014.
2. Notion : IDEA
3. In __ of: substituted for : LIEU
4. Muscle-to-bone connector : TENDON
5. Vaudeville bit : GAG
6. Banana split ingredient : ICE CREAM. Standard vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, right?
7. Call in a bingo hall : B TWO
8. Paging device : BEEPER
9. U.K. honor : OBE. Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
10. Recently discovered : NEWFOUNDland (icebergs)
11. Wild plum : SLOE
12. Fashion magazine : ELLE
13. 300-pound president : TAFT. William Howard Taft, our 27th President.
18. Goals : AIMS. Not ENDS today.
19. Calamine lotion target : RASH
24. Fills with wonder : AWEs
26. Almost worthless amount : SOU. Old French coin.
27. Gift from the Magi : MYRRH
28. "Fear of Flying" author Jong : ERICA
29. Like a loud crowd : AROAR
30. Clean with elbow grease : SCOUR
31. Beethoven's "Für __" : ELISE
32. Agcy. that aids start-ups : SBA. (Small Business Administration) Formed July 30, 1953.
35. French summer : ÉTÉ
37. "Rhapsody in Blue" composer : GERSHWIN
39. Holy Scripture : THE BIBLE
40. Lighten up : EASE
43. Ike's initials : DDE. (Dwight David Eisenhower) our 34th President.
47. Wind down : WANE
48. Lacking principles : AMORAL
49. Pulled tight : TAUT
50. Many an adoptee : ORPHAN
53. Polite way to address a lady : MA'AM
54. Pot starter : ANTE
55. "America's Next Top Model" host Banks : TYRA
57. Prefix with gram or graph : TELE
59. Lima is its capital : PERU. Home of the lima bean, really.
60. Ireland, poetically : ERIN
61. Chianti and Merlot : REDS
63. Sombrero, e.g. : HAT
64. Battleship letters : USS. At least ours are.
Argyle
