Theme:
Across:
16. What constant stress does, healthwise: TAKES A TOLL.
24. Old West folklore cowboy: PECOS BILL.
49. Very expensive: BIG TICKET.
59. Taunts on the field: TALKS TRASH.
37. Things gathered by aficionados ... or what the ends of 16-, 24-, 49- and 59-Across can be?: COLLECTORS ITEMS.
Melissa here. Love this theme from our own duo. So fun and clever, and a sparkly grid-spanning reveal, right in the middle.
Melissa here. Love this theme from our own duo. So fun and clever, and a sparkly grid-spanning reveal, right in the middle.
Across:
1. __ Romeo: Italian car: ALFA.
5. Machu Picchu people: INCAS.
10. __ Plaines: DES.
13. Copier room quantity: REAM.
14. Spanish peak: MONTE. Monte is Spanish for mountain.
15. With 27-Down, Captain Picard: JEAN.
18. Disney woman loosely based on Andersen's Snow Queen: ELSA.
19. Draw out: ELICIT.
20. Flustered state: DITHER.
22. Bathroom fixture: BASIN.
26. FedEx alternative: U.S. MAIL.
28. Arsenal inventory: AMMO.
29. "What was __ was saying?": IT I.
30. Japanese rolls: SUSHI.
33. Dip __ in: test: A TOE.
41. Patella's place: KNEE.
42. Decorate: ADORN.
43. Video game letters: NES.
44. N.Y. Cosmos org.: NASL. North American Soccer League.
47. Wee bit: SMIDGE.
54. Indian __: OCEAN.
55. Enthusiastic reply to "Who knows the answer?": I DO I DO.
56. More lax: LOOSER.
58. Muscat money: RIAL. Muscat is the capitol of Oman.
63. Barracks beds: COTS.
64. Forest fixtures: TREES.
65. Citrus hybrid: UGLI. Grapefruit, orange, and tangerine.
66. Brooklyn __, N.Y.: HTS.
67. Medicinal plant: SENNA.
68. Techie, often: NERD.
Down:
1. Co-star of Jackie on "The Honeymooners": ART.
2. __ & Perrins steak sauce: LEA.
3. Happy face that's put on: FAKE SMILE.
4. Bedelia of kiddie lit: AMELIA.
5. Apple choice: iMAC. Sneaky.
6. "Reward" for poor service: NO TIP.
7. 20 fins: C NOTE. $100. Fin is French for five. Correction (thanks NB & YR): Per Wiki, "The $5 bill is sometimes nicknamed a "fin."
8. Braves, on sports news crawls: ATL.
9. Once in a long while: SELDOM.
10. Indian city on the Yamuna River: DELHI. Sad.
11. Studio support: EASEL.
12. Doghouse "Don't come any closer!": SNARL.
15. Water-propelled craft: JET BOAT.
17. "Truman" actor: SINISE.
21. Belief ending: ISM.
22. General Motors brand: BUICK.
23. __ Martin: British car: ASTON.
25. Tahrir Square city: CAIRO. Capitol city of Egypt.
27. See 15-Across: LUC.
31. Follow furtively: STALK.
32. Mason's tray: HOD.
34. Youngster's time of life: TENDER AGE.
35. Luxury timepiece: OMEGA.
36. City on the Ruhr: ESSEN.
38. Soup legumes: LENTILS.
39. Most Soc. Sec. recipients: SRS.
40. Secret to the max: INMOST. If you say so.
45. Give a leg up: AID.
46. Lawn care giant: SCOTTS.
48. Post-winter river thaw: ICE RUN. I was thinking a different kind of ICE RUN.
49. Canoe wood: BIRCH. Any John McPhee fans?
50. Nincompoop: IDIOT. Love the clue.
51. Kids on a farm?: GOATS. Who knew this is a thing?
52. First name in daytime TV: ELLEN. Same number of letters as OPRAH.
53. Arcade coin: TOKEN.
57. Mount of Greek myth: OSSA. Wikipedia.
60. "__ You Lonesome Tonight?": ARE.
61. Camera type, for short: SLR. Single-Lens Reflex.
62. Put in a secret place: HID.
