Theme: No Reveal Monday - No need; straight rhymes. Totally different spellings.
17A. Pre-exam review session : REFRESHER COURSE
27A. Multinational military alliance : COALITION FORCE
49A. Reporter's trustworthy contact : RELIABLE SOURCE
63A. Coin-operated kiddie ride : MECHANICAL HORSE
Argyle here. No tribute puzzle here, nothing to slow you up so you can get out there to watch the parades.
Across:
1. Son of God, in a Bach cantata : JESU
5. Sacred wading bird of ancient Egypt : IBIS
9. English class topic : USAGE
14. Novelist Hunter : EVAN. One of his names. IMBd
15. Outstanding credit : DEBT
16. __ Valley, Calif.: 1960 Winter Olympics site : SQUAW
20. Prepare to propose : KNEEL
21. Figure skating leap : AXEL
22. Satisfied sounds : AAHs
23. Tel __, Israel : AVIV
25. Use an acetylene torch on : WELD
33. PIN requester : ATM
34. In a bit : SOON
35. Words before "Happy New Year!" : ... TWO, ONE ...
37. Explore eBay : SHOP
39. Vintage roadster : REO
41. Pop singer Diamond : NEIL
42. Medal of Honor recipients : HEROES
45. State firmly : AVER
48. Delta rival: Abbr. : UAL. United Airlines
52. "What have I gotten myself __?" : INTO
53. Bring in from the fields : REAP
54. Cries from successful solvers : A-HAs
57. Flu symptom : AGUE
59. Sounds of thunder : CLAPS. I hope it doesn't rain on your parade.
66. Spin docs : PR MEN
67. "If all __ fails ... " : ELSE
68. Out of the wind : ALEE
69. Shabby : SEEDY
70. Puts into words : SAYS
71. Where boats tie up : DOCK
Down:
1. Soda __: fountain worker : JERK. The term Soda Jerk came from the action the fountain attendant made when pulling the soda draft arm. This jerking motion coined the phrase “Soda Jerk.” The origin and date of the phrase are unknown.
2. Tied, as a score : EVEN
3. Out of danger : SAFE
4. Hard to believe : UNREAL
5. Checkpoint requirements: Abbr. : IDs
6. Conduct, in report card comments : BEHAVIOR
7. Curly-horned goat : IBEX
8. Sprinkled widely : STREWN
9. GI show gp. : USO. (United Service Organizations)
10. Detachment of fighter jets : SQUADRON
11. Subtle glow : AURA
12. Nasty cut : GASH
13. Fleecy farm females : EWEs
18. "Don't Be Cruel" singer : ELVIS
19. Chin indentation : CLEFT
24. Simpson trial judge : ITO
26. Weather map "L" : LOW
27. Tens and twenties : CASH
28. "None of the above" choice : OTHER
29. Love, in Rome : AMORE
30. NBA great Shaquille : O'NEAL
31. __ d'Alene, Idaho : COEUR
32. Room-filling computer unveiled in 1946 : ENIAC. (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer)
36. Magazine you can read forward and backward? : ELLE
38. Like shiny shoes : POLISHED
40. Flipped during frying, as eggs : OVEREASY
43. Austrian "a" : EIN
44. The devil : SATAN
46. Tampa-to-Palm Beach dir. : ESE
47. Pest control target : ROACH
50. Unidentified flying radar blips : BOGIES
51. Transfer, as computer data : UPLOAD
54. Bandstand boosters : AMPs
55. "Present!" : "HERE!"
56. Summit : ACME
58. Golden St. campus : UCLA
60. Folksy Guthrie : ARLO
61. Tiny time meas. : P-SEC. One trillionth of a second, picosecond.
62. Search for : SEEK
64. Vague quantity : ANY
65. "__ Misérables" : LES
Happy Fourth!
Argyle
