Theme: Bird Vocalization
18. Cares : GIVES A HOOT. Owl.
28. Girl who lost her sheep : LITTLE BO PEEP. Chicken et al.
48. Short online message visible only to approved followers : PRIVATE TWEET. Cartoon canary.
62. Get lovey-dovey : BILL AND COO. Pigeon.
No reveal.
Argyle here. I have to admit I made the classic mistake of overthinking this one. I couldn't see what gimmick C.C. was using. Ha! I didn't see the birds for the trees. But finally I heard them.
Across:
1. Main idea : GIST
5. Seniors, to juniors : DADS. Like Dr. Jones to Dr. Jones.
9. Pizza party drinks : SODAS
14. A whole bunch : LOTS
15. Skip past : OMIT
16. __ Jeane Mortenson: Marilyn Monroe's birth name : NORMA
17. Six-sided state : UTAH
20. Superfan to the max : MANIAC
22. For each one : A POP
23. Org. that created American Hunter magazine : NRA. (National Rifle Association of America) C.C. goes bird hunting?
24. BBC time traveler : DR. WHO. The early bird gets the earworm.
26. Ginormous amount : UMPTEEN
31. Lawyer's org. : ABA. (American Bar Association)
32. Enjoy the pool : SWIM
33. Narnia lion : ASLAN. (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)
37. Beauty goop : GEL
38. Get cracking : START
41. Cubes in a tray : ICE
42. Canonized fifth-cen. pope : ST. LEO
45. "Very funny!" : HA HA!":
47. VCR format : VHS. (videocassette recorder/Video Home System)
52. Important Colonial cash crop : TOBACCO
55. Carrying a gun : ARMED
56. "The Simpsons" Squishee seller : APU who might have this sign: 51D. "This convenience store checks IDs" : "WE CARD"
57. Parka part : HOOD
59. Awards for Helen Hunt and Holly Hunter : OSCARS. Hunt for As Good as It Gets(1997), Hunter for The Piano(1993).
65. Sunburn soother : ALOE
66. German pistol : LUGER. You have to be real good to hunt birds with a pistol.
67. Expel : OUST
68. Really anger : RILE
69. Revise, as text : EMEND
70. Makes a choice : OPTS
71. __-dish pizza : DEEP
Down:
1. Wearing a long face : GLUM
2. Greek letter before kappa : IOTA
3. Display confidence and pride : STAND TALL
4. Top with a slogan : T-SHIRT. Up in Lake George, they're fighting again about some of those slogans on display in the store fronts.
5. Canine gnawing toys : DOG CHEWS
6. "__ hearing you right?" : AM I
7. Prima donna : DIVA
8. Answer the call : STEP UP
9. Salad veggie with an edible pod : SNAP PEA
10. Fireworks reaction : "OOH!"
11. Stingless bee : DRONE
12. Valentino's valentine : AMORE
13. The devil : SATAN
19. Vague amount : SOME
21. Beltmaking tools : AWLS
25. Memorial news item, briefly : OBIT
27. Adorns with Cottonelle, informally : TPs. (toilet paper)
28. Falls behind : LAGS
29. "Yeah, whatever" : "I BET"
30. Nebraska city associated with steaks : OMAHA
34. Pretended to be what one isn't : LIVED A LIE
35. Tooth woe : ACHE
36. Home in a tree : NEST. Source of today's emanations?
39. Pro __: in proportion : RATA
40. Jimmy Fallon's longtime house band : THE ROOTS
43. Org. concerned with pesticides : EPA.(Environmental Protection Agency)
44. Apple tree grouping : ORCHARD
46. Emer. money sources : ATMs
49. Desktop image : ICON
50. Ritualistic kind of doll : VOODOO
52. Blackjack surface : TABLE
53. Poppy narcotic : OPIUM
54. Jut out : BULGE
58. Bra spec : D-CUP
60. Audition goal : ROLE
61. Ooze : SEEP
63. Quarterback Dawson : LEN. Played for three professional teams, most notably the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs.
64. East, in Essen : OST. German, adjective.
Argyle
