Theme: Three for One - Three answers for each theme entry...what a deal.
17A. Whole-grain food ... or two universities : BROWN RICE. Brown in Providence, RI; Rice in Houston, TX.
64A. Bridal bouquet flower ... or two waters : WHITE ROSE. White water, rough river rapids; Rose water, rose petals steeped in water.
11D. Immigrant's document ... or two rooms : GREEN CARD. Green room, where TV guests wait before going on. Card room, often set aside from the rest of the casino; bit quieter.
35D. Aristocrat ... or two moons : BLUE BLOOD. Blue Moon(3:35). Blood moon, when the moon is in a total eclipse, it takes on a deep red hue because of light filtered through Earth's atmosphere.
Argyle here. Tasty little treat today. Nothing forced at all. Decent fill. update: Lemon pointed out that all the entries start with a color.
Across:
1. Prepare, as water for tea : BOIL, and maybe some 1-Down. Spongy sweet cake : BABKA. Something for Steve.
5. Koi or goldfish : CARP. As has been mentioned here before.
9. Toaster waffles : EGGOs. Also with tea?
14. Taj Mahal city : AGRA
15. Great Salt Lake site : UTAH
16. Start of a tennis point : SERVE
19. Fuss in front of a mirror : PREEN. Titivate.
20. Native land of many recent marathon winners : KENYA
21. Look after : TEND
23. Show flexibility : BEND
24. Agreement : ASSENT
26. Dispatches, as a dragon : DOES IN. They're all done in now.
28. Bubble and churn : ROIL. Now where did I put that eye of newt?
30. Retail security employee : MALL COP. It's a franchise for Paul Blart.
33. Corn discards : COBs
36. GPS display : MAP. 42-Across. GPS suggestion : RTE
38. Aquafina rival : DASANI
39. Gmail alternative : AOL
43. Careful with money : FRUGAL. No, not cheap.
45. Stocking part : TOE
46. Altar promises : I DOs
47. Lasting forever : ETERNAL. What those altar promises were suppose to be.
49. Toasty : WARM
51. Expenditures plan : BUDGET
53. Capulet killed by Romeo : TYBALT. How did this sneak in here?
57. Six-time Emmy winner Tyne : DALY
59. Close tightly : SEAL
61. Jazz singer Jones : NORAH
62. Double-reed instruments : OBOES
66. Regional plant life : FLORA
67. Simple choice : A OR B
68. Part of EMT: Abbr. : EMER.
69. Delivery co. with a white arrow outlined within its logo : FED EX
70. Pro votes : YEAs
71. Have the nerve : DARE
Down:
2. Grim Grimm guys : OGRES. Full scale alliteration.
3. Waffle cookers : IRONS. Maybe make some for tea, also.
4. Courtroom team : LAWYERS
5. Nasty mutt : CUR
6. Going __: fighting : AT IT
7. Went fast : RACED
8. Wunderkind : PHENOM
9. Sixth sense letters : ESP. (extrasensory perception)
10. Small pet rodents : GERBILS
12. Broiling spot : OVEN
13. Texter's button : SEND
18. Prefix with second : NANO
22. Doomed one, in slang : DEAD MEAT. Like a Star Trek crew member in a red shirt beaming down to the surface.
25. Intervals between causes and effects : TIME LAGS
27. Delight at the comedy club : SLAY
29. Young boy : LAD
31. Suspicious of : ON TO
32. Desserts with crusts : PIES. Steve definitely should have blogged today.
33. Sidewalk eatery : CAFE
34. __ cloud: remote solar system region : OORT. Another non-Monday entry.
37. "__ the Bunny": touch-and-feel baby book : PAT.
40. "The Fountainhead" writer Ayn : RAND
41. Line of seats : ROW
44. Swiss cheese : GRUYÈRE. See, more food!
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| named for the medieval Swiss town of Gruyères |
46. Cabin fever complaint : "I'M BORED"
48. Wiggle room : LEEWAY
50. Baseball Hall of Famer Sandberg : RYNE
52. Western resort lake : TAHOE
54. Coffee lure : AROMA
55. Surgical beam : LASER
56. "Voilà!" : "THERE!"
57. Tip, as one's hat : DOFF. (better than unhat)
58. Skilled : ABLE
60. Old Italian coin : LIRA
63. Doo-wop horn : SAX
65. "Superstation" letters : TBS. (Turner Broadcasting System) "Very Funny"
Argyle
