Theme: This - What we have here is...what we have here.
17A. Shunning public utilities and such: GOING OFF THE GRID
22A. Even-steven: ALL SQUARE
39A. Respond to cries of "Encore!": DO ANOTHER NUMBER
51A. Is totally in the dark: HAS NO CLUE
60A. Where to find the last words of 17-, 22-, 39- and 51-Across: CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Argyle here. Three spanners and a pangram; what a way to start the week. Ya' can't say this isn't in your wheelhouse.
Across:
1. Trains with a view of the street below: ELs
4. Second-string squad: B TEAM
9. Cherokee and Wrangler: JEEPs
14. VCR go-back button: REW. (rewind)
15. 1945 "Big Three" conference city: YALTA. A resort city on the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula surrounded by the Black Sea.
16. "Snowy" bird: EGRET
20. "Blame It __": Caine film: ON RIO
21. Continental coin: EURO
26. Twelfths of yrs.: MOs. (months)
29. "Say what?" responses: "HUH?"s
30. Horror film reaction: SCREAM
33. __ fatso: bit of Archie Bunker language-mangling: IPSO. (ipso facto)
37. World games org.: IOC. (International Olympic Committee)
38. Oktoberfest dance: POLKA
43. Delivery doc: OBGYN. (Obstetrics and gynecology) Don't most people pronounce this by the letters, oh-be-gee-why-en?
44. Prefix with natal: NEO. Neonatal: Pertaining to the newborn.
45. Breathe like a hot dog: PANT
46. "You can't leave this way" sign: [NO EXIT]
48. Soprano superstar: DIVA
50. Notepad file extension: TXT. (text file)
56. Classic 900 automaker: SAAB
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| prototype Saab 92.001 |
58. No-brainer: CINCH
66. Cry of dismay from Charlie Brown: "AAUGH!"
67. Grape holders: VINES
68. McKellen of "X-Men": IAN
69. Minor, as a complaint: PETTY
70. Online social appointment: eDATE
71. Z's 10, in Scrabble: Abbr.: PTs. (points)
Down:
1. Therefore: ERGO
2. British pop singer Lewis: LEONA. I linked it but couldn't watch it.
3. Ice cream pattern: SWIRL
4. "Golly!": "BY GOSH!"
5. Lao Tzu principle: TAO
6. Helper in Santa's workshop: ELF. Couldn't do it without them (but don't say I said that).
7. Justice Dept. arm: ATF. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
8. Mom in Middlesex: MATER. Steve, help!
9. Sound of bleachers discontent: JEER
10. Toaster waffle choice: EGGO
11. Goof: ERR
12. Architect I.M. __: PEI
13. Par for the course: Abbr.: STD. (standard)
18. Zero, in soccer: NIL
19. Color variations: HUES
23. Storm out of work for good: QUIT
24. "Oops!": "UH-OH!"
25. Climbs: ASCENDS
26. Word before toast or after peach: MELBA
27. Like the old bucket of song: OAKEN. If you watch it on YouTube, the whole poem is listed below it.
28. Intelligent: SMART
31. PC brain: CPU. (central processing unit)
32. Easy victory: ROMP
33. "__ get it": I DON'T
34. Mail dely. compartment: PO BOX
35. Bob of "Fuller House": SAGET
36. Black gem: ONYX
40. Covert maritime org.: ONI. (Office of Naval Intelligence)
41. Equestrian strap: REIN
42. De __: again: NOVO. “from the new.”
47. Melt: THAW
49. Point a finger at: ACCUSE
52. Below's opposite: ABOVE
53. Actress Taylor, familiarly: LIZ. Oh, those eyes!
54. Open, as a ski suit: UNZIP
55. Brilliant display: ECLAT
56. NCO rank: SSGT. (Staff Sergeant)
57. Like used fireplaces: ASHY
59. Coop layers: HENS
60. Baseball hat: CAP
61. Charlotte of "The Facts of Life": RAE. (Mrs Garrett)
62. On a date, say: OUT
63. Unburdened (of): RID
64. "CSI" evidence: DNA
65. Family dog, e.g.: PET
Argyle
