Theme: Too Big To Fail - Initials T B.
60A. Diagnostic skin injection, and, based on the initials of their answers, what the starred clues represent : TB TEST
18A. *Military bigwigs : TOP BRASS
58A. *Home mortgage payer's benefit : TAX BREAK
6D. *Off-road two-wheeler : TRAIL BIKE
10D. *Fairy tale porridge eaters : THREE BEARS
27D. *Salon device for one who wants color but not sun : TANNING BED
35D. *"Beetlejuice" director : TIM BURTON
Argyle here. Not much for a theme but Gareth gave us a lot of it.
Across:
1. Hockey stat : ASSIST
7. Hill-building insect : ANT
10. Decorate, as a Christmas tree : TRIM
14. Post office patron : MAILER
15. Podded plant : PEA
16. Sharpen : HONE
17. Ancient region ruled by Athens : ATTICA
20. Section of town, for short : NABE. (neighborhood)
21. Not well : ILL
23. Notifies : ALERTS
24. Indefinite number : ANY
25. Be overly sweet : CLOY
26. "Glee" cheerleading coach : SUE
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27. Marching band member : TUBA
28. Black, in poesy : EBON
31. Triteness : BANALITY
35. Earthquake aftershock : TREMOR
37. Chief Norse god : ODIN
38. Dull uniform color : KHAKI
40. Top-shelf : A-ONE
41. __ the Pooh : WINNIE
43. Roll call setting, for most teens : HOMEROOM
45. Frau's refusal : NEIN
46. Basic lessons : ABC'S
47. Slap the cuffs on : NAB
49. Electrical outlet insert : PLUG
50. UV-blocker rating syst. : SPF. (sun protection factor)
53. Cheap cigar : STOGIE. "I smoke old stogies I have found short, but not too big around"
56. Blade that makes a wake : OAR
57. Slip-on, e.g. : SHOE
62. Olympian's blade : EPEE
63. Revolutionary Guevara : CHE
64. Threat-ending words : OR ELSE
65. __ one's way: proceed : WEND
66. Squirreled away : HID
67. Port in southwestern Italy : NAPLES
Down:
1. GE competitor : AMANA
2. The devil : SATAN
3. Show indifference : SIT BY
4. "Would __ to you?" : I LIE
5. Part of a min. : SEC.
7. In a fitting way : APTLY
8. Prefix with natal : NEO
9. Spanish bar snacks : TAPAS
11. Sound of the surf : ROAR
12. The "I" in VMI: Abbr. : INST. (Virginia Military Institute)
13. Sloppy situation : MESS
19. More deeply colored, as a clear sky : BLUER
22. Reluctant : LOATH
25. __-de-sac : CUL
29. 1847 Melville novel : "OMOO"
30. Taboo : NO-NO
31. Gift decoration : BOW
32. Game point, in tennis : AD IN. Last month.
33. Yellow-striped pool ball : NINE
34. Slangy agreement : "YAH"
36. Sleep stage letters : REM. (Rapid Eye Movement)
39. Cuddly-looking Australian marsupial : KOALA
42. " ... bombs bursting __" : IN AIR. Lot of that Saturday night.
44. Heart exam: Abbr. : ECG. (go argue among yourselves)
48. Tree that sounds like a sandy shore : BEECH
49. Elbowed : POKED
50. Snail's protection : SHELL
51. Old West search party : POSSE
52. Big celebrations : FETEs
53. Hearty meal : STEW
54. Scotch __ : TAPE
55. Plow-pulling team : OXEN
57. Staircase part : STEP
59. Yellowfin tuna : AHI
61. Maidenform garment : BRA
Argyle
