Theme: Body Parts, Coming Together - Two of the same part of the body, separated by "to".
18A. How rivals compete : HEAD TO HEAD
28A. How lovers dance : CHEEK TO CHEEK
49A. How close friends talk : HEART TO HEART
64A. How pistol duelers stand : BACK TO BACK
Argyle here.
One of the easiest Mondays yet. There are so many other body parts that could have been included: eye to eye, toe to toe, hand to hand, belly to belly, liver to liver. (That last one is for today's birthday boy, Tinbeni, and myself.)
Across:
1. Poet Khayyám : OMAR. The Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam.
5. Stroll : AMBLE
10. Retail mecca : MALL
14. Repetitious learning technique : ROTE
15. Eagle's weapon : TALON
16. Subject of a court bargain : PLEA
17. Rara __ : AVIS. A rare or unique person or thing. [Latin rāra avis : rāra, feminine of rārus, rare + avis, bird.]
20. Deadly : LETHAL
22. Icy North Atlantic hazard : BERG
23. Exploit : USE
24. Short race, for short : ONE K. Cute clue.
26. Upper crust groups : ELITES
33. Outer edge : RIM
34. Path between supermarket shelves : AISLE
35. Transportation station : DEPOT
39. "Carmen" highlight : ARIA
41. Car alarm acknowledgment : CHIRP. There are so many car beeps these days, I never look around any more when I hear one. I'll probably be run over some day.
43. Assistant : AIDE
44. What a lenient judge may show : MERCY
46. Año starter : ENERO. Spanish: year and January.
48. White or Red team : SOX
52. Arrive dressed up like : COME AS. When was your last costume party?
55. Exiled Roman poet : OVID. For unclear reasons, in AD 8 Emperor Augustus banished him to Tomis on the Black Sea; despite Ovid's many pleas, he was never allowed to return. He described his life in an autobiographical poem in Sorrows.
56. "Eureka!" : "A-HA!". The exclamation attributed to Archimedes, who is said to have cried out "Eureka! eureka!" (I have found it! I have found it!), upon suddenly discovering a method of finding out how much the gold of King Hiero's crown had been alloyed. Hence, an expression of triumph concerning a discovery.
57. Fraud : SHAM
60. Lots and lots : OODLES
67. Kappa preceder, alphabetically : IOTA. More Greek (seems to be oodles of Greek today).
68. Longtime Hydrox competitor : OREO
69. Show with varied acts : REVUE
70. Actor Morales : ESAI. Big role was "NYPD Blue" Lt. Tony Rodriguez (61 episodes, 2001-2004).
71. "Bill & __ Excellent Adventure" : TED'S. If you look close, there's a Greek dude in the phone booth, man.
72. "It's somebody __ problem" : ELSE'S
73. eBay command : SELL
Down:
1. Like some graduate tests : ORAL. Lois?
2. Find new digs : MOVE
3. Working hard : AT IT
4. Do a blacksmith's job : RESHOE. If you are a farrier, too.
5. Good at sports : ATHLETIC
6. West in old movies : MAE
7. Spill the beans : BLAB
8. Miner's bonanza : LODE
9. Course between salad and dessert : ENTRÉE
10. Dashboard abbr. : MPH
11. Indigenous Alaskan : ALEUT
12. Landlord's contract : LEASE
13. Packs in a hold : LADES
19. More than glanced at : OGLED
21. "Diana" singer Paul : ANKA. Song. Wikipedia says Paul is from Canada, I did not know that. Interesting article.
25. Okay to consume, as for Passover : KOSHER
27. Swedish furniture retailer : IKEA
28. Study feverishly : CRAM
29. Add to the staff : HIRE
30. Islamic ruler : EMIR
31. Black of country music : CLINT. Academy of Country Music's 1989 Single of the Year - "A Better Man".
32. Annexed __: attached as part of this document : HERETO
36. Leaning tower city : PISA
37. Olfactory offense : ODOR. Alliteration that includes the answer.
38. Manuscript passage : TEXT
40. Tylenol target : ACHE
42. Tries to get a rise out of : PROVOKES
45. Bakers get a rise out of it : YEAST. So do bakers provoke their bread?
47. West Virginia neighbor : OHIO
50. "Michael, Row the Boat __" : ASHORE. Hallelujah.
51. Whirlpools : EDDIES
52. Explorer Sebastian : CABOT
53. Chicago hub : O'HARE
54. Sprayed with tear gas : MACED
58. Cain's victim : ABEL
59. Dallas NBA team : MAVS
61. Be defeated : LOSE
62. Lat. list ender : ET AL.
63. Regatta flapper : SAIL
65. WBA stats : KOs. World Boxing Association.
66. Pool tool : CUE
18A. How rivals compete : HEAD TO HEAD
28A. How lovers dance : CHEEK TO CHEEK
49A. How close friends talk : HEART TO HEART
64A. How pistol duelers stand : BACK TO BACK
Argyle here.
One of the easiest Mondays yet. There are so many other body parts that could have been included: eye to eye, toe to toe, hand to hand, belly to belly, liver to liver. (That last one is for today's birthday boy, Tinbeni, and myself.)
Across:
1. Poet Khayyám : OMAR. The Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam.
5. Stroll : AMBLE
10. Retail mecca : MALL
14. Repetitious learning technique : ROTE
15. Eagle's weapon : TALON
16. Subject of a court bargain : PLEA
17. Rara __ : AVIS. A rare or unique person or thing. [Latin rāra avis : rāra, feminine of rārus, rare + avis, bird.]
20. Deadly : LETHAL
22. Icy North Atlantic hazard : BERG
23. Exploit : USE
24. Short race, for short : ONE K. Cute clue.
26. Upper crust groups : ELITES
33. Outer edge : RIM
34. Path between supermarket shelves : AISLE
35. Transportation station : DEPOT
39. "Carmen" highlight : ARIA
41. Car alarm acknowledgment : CHIRP. There are so many car beeps these days, I never look around any more when I hear one. I'll probably be run over some day.
43. Assistant : AIDE
44. What a lenient judge may show : MERCY
46. Año starter : ENERO. Spanish: year and January.
48. White or Red team : SOX
52. Arrive dressed up like : COME AS. When was your last costume party?
55. Exiled Roman poet : OVID. For unclear reasons, in AD 8 Emperor Augustus banished him to Tomis on the Black Sea; despite Ovid's many pleas, he was never allowed to return. He described his life in an autobiographical poem in Sorrows.
56. "Eureka!" : "A-HA!". The exclamation attributed to Archimedes, who is said to have cried out "Eureka! eureka!" (I have found it! I have found it!), upon suddenly discovering a method of finding out how much the gold of King Hiero's crown had been alloyed. Hence, an expression of triumph concerning a discovery.
57. Fraud : SHAM
60. Lots and lots : OODLES
67. Kappa preceder, alphabetically : IOTA. More Greek (seems to be oodles of Greek today).
68. Longtime Hydrox competitor : OREO
69. Show with varied acts : REVUE
70. Actor Morales : ESAI. Big role was "NYPD Blue" Lt. Tony Rodriguez (61 episodes, 2001-2004).
71. "Bill & __ Excellent Adventure" : TED'S. If you look close, there's a Greek dude in the phone booth, man.
72. "It's somebody __ problem" : ELSE'S
73. eBay command : SELL
Down:
1. Like some graduate tests : ORAL. Lois?
2. Find new digs : MOVE
3. Working hard : AT IT
4. Do a blacksmith's job : RESHOE. If you are a farrier, too.
5. Good at sports : ATHLETIC
6. West in old movies : MAE
7. Spill the beans : BLAB
8. Miner's bonanza : LODE
9. Course between salad and dessert : ENTRÉE
10. Dashboard abbr. : MPH
11. Indigenous Alaskan : ALEUT
12. Landlord's contract : LEASE
13. Packs in a hold : LADES
19. More than glanced at : OGLED
21. "Diana" singer Paul : ANKA. Song. Wikipedia says Paul is from Canada, I did not know that. Interesting article.
25. Okay to consume, as for Passover : KOSHER
27. Swedish furniture retailer : IKEA
28. Study feverishly : CRAM
29. Add to the staff : HIRE
30. Islamic ruler : EMIR
31. Black of country music : CLINT. Academy of Country Music's 1989 Single of the Year - "A Better Man".
32. Annexed __: attached as part of this document : HERETO
36. Leaning tower city : PISA
37. Olfactory offense : ODOR. Alliteration that includes the answer.
38. Manuscript passage : TEXT
40. Tylenol target : ACHE
42. Tries to get a rise out of : PROVOKES
45. Bakers get a rise out of it : YEAST. So do bakers provoke their bread?
47. West Virginia neighbor : OHIO
50. "Michael, Row the Boat __" : ASHORE. Hallelujah.
51. Whirlpools : EDDIES
52. Explorer Sebastian : CABOT
53. Chicago hub : O'HARE
54. Sprayed with tear gas : MACED
58. Cain's victim : ABEL
59. Dallas NBA team : MAVS
61. Be defeated : LOSE
62. Lat. list ender : ET AL.
63. Regatta flapper : SAIL
65. WBA stats : KOs. World Boxing Association.
66. Pool tool : CUE
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Argyle
