Theme: No Reveal Monday - Point/Counterpoint.
19A. "Fiddler on the Roof" song : SUNRISE / SUNSET
31A. Like businesses specializing in international trade : IMPORT / EXPORT
40A. Beatles hit that begins, "You say yes, I say no" : HELLO / GOODBYE
54A. Like some government partnerships : PUBLIC / PRIVATE
Argyle here. This is different; there are many things I could link but little that I need to. I'll search for some pretty pictures.
Across:
1. "Dragnet" star Jack : WEBB
5. Campus military prog. : ROTC. (Reserve Officers' Training Corps)
9. Die-hard : AVID
13. Gillette razor : ATRA
14. Bridal path flower piece : PETAL
15. Hindu princess : RANI
16. Apply crudely, as paint : DAUB
17. Samuel on the Supreme Court : ALITO. Conservative.
18. To be, to Tiberius : ESSE. Oh, to be a Star Fleet Captain!
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| Captain James Tiberius Kirk |
22. "What a relief!" : "AHH!"
24. Continental trade gp. : EEC. (European Economic Community)
25. Ritzy residence : ESTATE
26. Corned beef-and-Swiss sandwich : REUBEN
28. Quantities: Abbr. : AMTs. Amounts.
30. '60s hallucinogen : LSD. (Lysergic acid diethylamide)
34. Second in command: Abbr. : ASST. (assistant)
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| Number Two |
35. Golfer's concern : LIE
36. Convenience : EASE
45. Sci-fi saucer : UFO
48. Bears or Cubs : TEAM
49. At the back of the pack : LOSING
50. Poe's "The Murders in the Rue __" : MORGUE
52. ATM access code : PIN
53. __ Moines : DES
58. Hipbone parts : ILIA
59. "__-ho!" : HEAVE
60. European capital west of Helsinki : OSLO
63. No longer working: Abbr. : RET'D. (retired)
64. Forgetting to carry the one, say : ERROR
65. In the sack : ABED
66. Scots Gaelic : ERSE, Hey, Derek Bowman, that's close to ARSE.
67. Sheep fat : SUET
68. Unit of force : DYNE. Repeat from the 19th.
Down:
1. Fistful of bills : WAD
2. Approx. landing hour : ETA
3. Quick reviews, as before a test : BRUSH-UPs
4. Hindu title of respect : BABU
5. Archaeologist's find : RELIC
6. Big name in elevators : OTIS
7. London gallery : TATE. Tate Modern opened in 2000.
8. In the vicinity of : CLOSE TO
9. "__ you clever!" : AREN'T
10. Feudal servant : VASSAL
11. Enlarged map segments : INSETS
12. Cut down on calories : DIETED
14. PepsiCo, to Quaker Oats, e.g. : PARENT
20. __-do-well : NE'ER
21. SALT I participant : USSR
22. Opera solo : ARIA
23. Garment edges : HEMS
27. This and that : BOTH
28. Geometric given : AXIOM
29. Video file format : MPEG
32. Jazzy Fitzgerald : ELLA
33. Kennedy and Turner : TEDs
37. Obeys, as rules : ABIDES BY
38. "Auld Lang __" : SYNE
39. Brain scans, briefly : EEGs. Have at it.
41. Small needle case : ETUI
42. Freeloaders : LEECHES
43. Twist who asked for some more : OLIVER
44. Chaplin of "Game of Thrones" : OONA
45. Judge at home : UMPIRE
46. More unpleasant : FOULER. Not the batter staying alive? Ok, more unpleasant for the pitcher.
47. Planetary paths : ORBITS
51. Air freshener brand : GLADE
52. Turn on one foot : PIVOT
55. Ecuador neighbor : PERU
56. In very short supply : RARE
57. Creek croaker : TOAD
61. "Dancing With the Stars" judge Goodman : LEN. A professional ballroom dancer.
62. Keats' "To Autumn," e.g. : ODE. Bah! Wrong time of year.
Argyle
