Theme:
20A. Suffer from unexpected slow sales, say : HIT A DRY SPELL. Magic spell.
29A. Pollution control legislation : CLEAN AIR ACT. Magic act.
47A. Hub of the Broadway theater district : TIMES SQUARE. Magic square.
55A. Disney theme park ... and a place for the ends of 20-, 29- and 47-Across? : MAGIC KINGDOM
Argyle here but C.C.? No baseball clues! Who is it really?
Across:
1. June celebrants : DADS
5. Biblical birthright seller : ESAU
9. Gets the most out of : MILKS
14. "Rent-__": Reynolds/Minnelli film : A-COP
15. Hip '60s Brits : MODS
16. How spring rolls are often cooked : IN OIL
17. All there : SANE
18. "There's no more to say" : "END OF STORY"
22. Spanish tar : BREA
23. Anticipated landing hr. : ETA
24. "Mayday!" : S-O-S
27. "Snow White" frame : CEL
33. Thurman of "Playing for Keeps" (2012) : UMA
34. Binged (on), as chips : ODed
35. Snorkel user : DIVER
36. Icy cover : RIME. This was HOAR last Friday.
38. Kilt, for one : SKIRT. My avatar for an online golf game.
41. Market section : DELI
42. Motrin alternative : ALEVE
44. Work on copy : EDIT
46. One-up : TOP
50. 6'1", 5'7", etc.: Abbr. : HTs. (heights)
51. Fair-hiring letters : EOE. (equal opportunity employment)
52. Frat "T" : TAU. Greek.
53. City in NW Pennsylvania : ERIE. Can it be two months since we've had ERIE? Doesn't seem possible.
60. Mistake in the cockpit : PILOT ERROR
63. Fiery flow : LAVA
64. Backspace, on a computer : ERASE
65. Unit in an evidence locker : KILO
66. Elevator name : OTIS
67. Campus books : TEXTS
68. Ollie's chum : STAN. Laurel and Hardy; later in the week, it could be Kukla or Fran.
69. Multi-vol. library references : OEDs. (Oxford English Dictionary)
Down:
1. Recipe smidgen : DASH
2. Berry from the Amazon rainforest : ACAI
3. "It's not my fault!" : "DON'T BLAME ME!"{
4. Thrown weapon : SPEAR
5. May birthstones : EMERALDS
6. Cyber-shot camera maker : SONY
7. Sums : ADDS. Verbs.
8. Tournament in which Phil Mickelson was runner-up a record six times : US OPEN
9. Put in the wrong spot : MISLAID
10. Not domestic, flight-wise: Abbr. : INTL. (international)
11. Bath bathroom : LOO
12. White wine apéritif : KIR. Made with a measure of crème de cassis.
13. Shifty : SLY
19. Spanakopita cheese : FETA
21. Like Erté's art : DECO
24. "Put this on your calendar" : "SAVE THE DATE"
25. Spotted cat : OCELOT
26. Bacon pieces : STRIPS
27. Oversee, as a museum exhibit : CURATE
28. Actor Estevez : EMILIO
30. Cartoon scream : EEK!
31. Bye that's "bid" : ADIEU
32. Get __ of: discard : RID
37. Holiday lead-in : EVE
39. Nutritionist's abbr. : RDA. (Recommended Dietary Allowance)
40. Flat-changing tool : TIRE IRON. In bygone days, maybe; now it's AAA.
43. Ritzy properties : ESTATES
45. Seagull kin : TERN
48. Mint family herb : SAGE
49. Idiosyncrasies : QUIRKS
54. Arctic abode : IGLOO
55. "The __ Beautiful Girl": 1973 #1 hit for Charlie Rich : MOST
56. Lit __ : CRIT. (Literary Criticism)
57. Soft drink nut : KOLA
58. Ancient Roman poet : OVID
59. Sunday service : MASS
60. Adopt-a-thon adoptee : PET
61. Mad state : IRE
62. Opposite of strict : LAX
Argyle
