17. Frank McCourt memoir: ANGELA'S ASHES.
24. J.M. Barrie play: PETER PAN.
38. Shakespeare comedy: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST.
50. Gillian Flynn novel: GONE GIRL.
62. Portmanteau for a collection containing 17-, 24-, 38- and 50-Across?: ALLITERATURE. Clever. Alliteration in Literature.
Across:
1. "__ Buddies": '80s sitcom: BOSOM. Alliteration in the title of this sitcom. I remember that Tom Hanks was a co-star and that I didn't watch it. Saw a couple of episodes much later in syndication after he became famous.
6. Words on a check: PAY TO.
11. Asian noodle soup: PHO.
14. Lavender is similar to it: PURPLE. Color wise.
15. Hon: DEARY. Looks like dreary through my dreary eyes.
16. Toondom's Olive: OYL. Olive Oyl is to Popeye as Nell Fenwick is to Dudley Do-Right.
19. "XING" one: PED.
20. Postcard view of a city: SKYLINE. My first apartment in Houston was a 2BR townhouse at 6419 Skyline Drive. That's near Hillcroft and Richmond for you Houstonians. The view from my bedroom window was the school across the street.
21. Hold the deed to: OWN.
22. Sandy slope: DUNE.
23. Salacious: LEWD.
26. Sharp turns: ZIGS.
29. Many, many years: EON.
31. Deli subs: HEROS. No e in the plural of the deli hero, but there is an e for a group of courageous and brave heroes.
32. Game with Wild Draw Four cards: UNO. If I recall correctly, you had to declare "Uno" when you got down to one card left in your hand.
33. Of an arm bone: ULNAR. Mark McClain threw trapezium at us in a clue in his "Alphabetic Order" puzzle Sunday. Here are some other anatomical terms of the:
35. Response to bad service: NO TIP. I can't recall ever having such bad service in a restaurant that I didn't leave a tip. Smaller tip, yes. Definitely have encountered waitstaff that probably should have chosen another profession.
42. Wombs: UTERI.
43. Mar. parade honoree: ST. PAT. Saint Patrick. Pádraig in Irish. Mark McClain had the clue, "Two-time British Open champ Harrington" for Pádraig in Sunday's puzzle that C.C. reviewed.
44. Genetic messenger: RNA. Ribonucleic acid.
45. Starr knighted in 2018: RINGO. Not to be a nitpicker, but he was knighted as Sir Richard Starkey.
48. Nine-digit ID: SSN. Social Security Number. Canadian Eh taught (some of) us that our neighbors to the north get a Social Insurance Number, but that it is not intended to be, nor is it supposed to be used, as an all purpose identification number.
49. Antiprohibitionists: WETS. vs Drys. Wets is much easier to spell.
53. "In that case ... ": IF SO.
55. Discovery cries: AHAs.
56. Blossom buzzer: BEE.
57. What discreet acts are done on, with "the": DOWN LOW. Some discreet acts done on the down low are lowdown.
61. Big Apple paper, for short: NYT. New York Times.
64. Sticky stuff: GOO.
65. Joe of "Casino": PESCI.
66. "__ to suggestions": I'M OPEN.
67. California's Big __: SUR.
68. Second-string squad: B TEAM.
69. Fork points: TINES.
Down:
1. Camp bed: BUNK.
2. Wild party: ORGY.
3. Wizards' castings: SPELLS.
4. Skateboard leap: OLLIE. I like How-To videos, but I don't think I'll be trying this anytime soon.
5. Have good intentions: MEAN WELL.
6. Smartphone predecessor, for short: PDA. Personal Digital Assistant
7. Greek storyteller: AESOP.
8. God, in Judaism: YAHWEH. First time I've encountered this word.
9. Jacque's "thirty": TRENTE. Starbucks offers a size called Trenta. Italian for thirty. It's 31 oz. Gulp ! I went to PronounceNames.com and listened to both trente and trenta. So close in spelling...
10. Cries of worry: OYs.
11. Temporary retail space: POP UP STORE. Apple opened a few pop up stores in 2015 to create excitement and get their new watches in front of consumers in London, Paris and Tokyo.
Flash forward to NYC in 2018. Rumors abounded and expectations rose in New York City about a possible new product launch... possibly a new iPhone... but it wasn't to be. This place was selling a new variety of actual apples.
12. "Laughing" scavenger: HYENA.
13. From days past: OLDEN.
14. Faux __: social goof: PAS. Want to avoid a hefty fine and up to 2 years in jail ? 10 Cultural Faux Pas to Avoid While Visiting 10 Countries
18. Arizona resort: SEDONA.
22. Crave, with "over": DROOL.
25. Dadaism pioneer: ERNST. Max.
26. Z, in a pilot's alphabet: ZULU. Alpha, Bravo, Charlie.... Xray, Yankee, Zulu.
27. Playing an extra NBA period: IN OT. In overtime.
28. Ahnold's political nickname: GOVERNATOR. A blend of governor and Terminator for the 38th Governor of California and movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger.
30. Captures: NABS.
33. Employing: USING.
34. Decays: ROTS.
36. "Money __ everything": ISN'T.
37. School orgs.: PTAs. Parent Teacher Associations
39. Great Lakes natives: ERIES.
40. Silver lining: UPSIDE.
41. Fled: RAN FOR IT.
46. Thanksgiving gravy ingredient: GIBLET.
47. Ultimatum words: OR ELSE. In July 1977, Arnold was in a relationship with Beverly Hills hairdresser Sue Moray when he met Maria Shriver. "He went on to have a relationship with both Moray and Shriver until August 1978, when Moray (who knew of his relationship with Shriver) issued an ultimatum." - Wikipedia
49. Chinese dumpling: WONTON.
50. __ up on: unites against: GANGS.
51. "What a kidder!": OH YOU.
52. High-end German camera: LEICA. I'd say high-end. Just read that their M10 retails for greater than $6K.
54. Hindu guru: SWAMI.
58. Rapper __ Fiasco: LUPE. Stage name for Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, a 36 year old rapper, entrepreneur and record producer from Chicago - Wikipedia.
59. Mining hauls: ORES.
60. Benign cyst: WEN. I only knew of Wen tools from the Home Depot and Wen personal care products, but here it is "... a common cyst that forms from a hair follicle. They are most often found on the scalp." Wikipedia - Trichilemmal cyst.
62. BOLO kin: APB. Be on (the) lookout - All Points Bulletin
63. Apple CEO Cook: TIM. Tim Cook couldn't do anything about the apple pop up store opening in NYC earlier this year. Not that he needed to. Apple Inc was reaching the One Trillion Dollar valuation. Wow ! Raise the roof Tim !
Here's the grid:
