Theme: Bad Boys, Bad Boys - What'cha gonna do when they come for you?
17. Obeyed the corner traffic sign : CAME TO A FULL STOP
23. Place to buy a Nikon : CAMERA SHOP
39. Conceal, as misdeeds : COVER UP
50. "For Better or for Worse," e.g. : COMIC STRIP
60. Warning about sealed-off escape routes from the police, four of whom are aptly positioned in this puzzle's circles : "YOU'RE SURROUNDED!"
Argyle here. Definitely a sense of déjà vu today. Even split COP; two C+OP, two CO+P. Grid spanners. Two strong climbers. Another fine puzzle by our fearless leader.
Across:
1. Weight-watcher's bane : FLAB
5. Pea jackets? : PODS
9. Little marketgoer of rhyme : PIGGY
14. Winans of gospel : CECE
15. Long-necked pampas bird : RHEA
16. Cheri of "SNL" : OTERI
20. Coach Steve of the NBA champion Golden State Warriors : KERR. Coach Kerr took a leave of absence as he recovered from back surgery and was replaced on an interim basis by Luke Walton.
21. Philosopher Descartes : RENÉ
22. North Carolina university : DUKE
26. Hors d'oeuvres bit : CANAPÉ
29. Capital of Yemen : SANA'A
31. Cosmetics giant : AVON
32. Turkey club spread : MAYO
36. Uses Redbox, say : RENTS. Rent movies at over 35,000 automated retail kiosks.
38. Soft pitch : LOB
41. Bank acct. entry : DEPosit
42. Track team member : MILER
44. Stuns : AWEs
45. "I'm ready for the weekend!" : "TGIF!"
46. Ballerina artist Edgar : DEGAS
48. Gets weak in the knees : SWOONS
54. Nanny's nightmare : BRAT
56. Message from the teacher : NOTE
57. Swedish furniture retailer : IKEA
64. Cow on a dairy container : ELSIE
65. Over and done with : PAST
66. Prayer start : "O GOD"
67. Oozes : SEEPS
68. Meadow moms : EWEs
69. State fair structure : TENT
Down:
1. TV/radio-regulating agcy. : FCC. (Federal Communications Commission)
2. Job for a plumber : LEAK
3. Top spot : ACME
4. Part of many a six-pack : BEER CAN
5. Country club instructor : PRO
6. Windy City hub : O'HARE. Chicago Airport.
7. Put off : DEFER
8. Steamy room : SAUNA
9. D.C. big shot : POL. (a politician)
10. "Dinner's ready" : "IT'S DONE". You know I wanted, "It's soup".
11. Energetic enthusiasm : GET UP AND GO
12. Grasp intuitively, in slang : GROK. This came from the novel, “Stranger in a Strange Land”.
13. "Eek!" : "YIPE!"
18. Ensnare : TRAP
19. Not as costly : LESS
24. Message to employees : MEMO
25. Plucked instrument : HARP
26. Far from rattled : CALM
27. Dodge : AVOID
28. Raising money for a children's hospital, say : NOBLE CAUSE
30. Had food delivered : ATE IN
33. Actress Gardner : AVA
34. Fine-grained wood : YEW
35. Ironworks input : ORE
37. Sunscreen nos. : SPFs. (Sun Protection Factor)
39. Prepare frantically for finals : CRAM
40. Amer. ally in WWII : USSR. (Russia)
43. Self-gratifying pursuit : EGO TRIP
45. Man bun : TOP KNOT
47. Greed and pride, for two : SINS
49. Xbox One rival : WII U. Official site.
51. Sporty wheels : COUPE
52. Smoothie insert : STRAW
53. Curt : TERSE
54. What top seeds may get in tournaments : BYEs. The Big Dance Begins March 15-16!
55. Film part : ROLE
58. Perimeter : EDGE
59. Very long time : AEON
61. Some Caltech grads : EEs. (electrical engineer)
62. NHL tiebreakers : OTs. (overtime)
63. Banned pesticide : DDT. (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane)
Argyle
