Theme: Root - Root, root for the home team - Three RAHs span across each two-word common name/phrases. 64A. Theme of this puzzle hidden in 17-, 27- and 48-Across: THREE CHEERS plus a fourth one for good measure that isn't hidden.
17A. TV's Della Street for nearly 40 years: BARBARA HALE. This actress played the part of Perry Mason's enigmatic secretary and more, but how much more was never clear.
27A. School assignment that may elicit groans: EXTRA HOMEWORK
48A. Symphony venue: ORCHESTRA HALL
69A. One of the 64-Across: "RAH!"
Hurray! Argyle here and I survived another Halloween. (7D. Bit of seasonal laughter : HO, HO) A bit unusual, seeing three theme entries hidden, RA in one word and the H in the next word, and then a fourth RAH as a separate entry. Other than that, nice long theme entries for a smooth Monday.
Across:
1. Flies high : SOARS
6. Taking things wrong? : THEFT. I liked this clue/entry.
11. Work on hems : SEW
14. Enthusiastic about : UP FOR
15. Espionage double agents : MOLEs
16. "Double Fantasy" artist Yoko : ONO
19. GI morale booster : USO. The United Service Organizations Inc. (USO)
20. Disorderly sort : SLOB. Calling Pigpen a slob might be too harsh; he's just untidy.
21. How fries are fried : IN OIL. Are frozen fries oil fried before they're frozen?
22. Basic earring : STUD
23. Space-saving abbr. : ETC.
25. V-shaped slits : NOTCHES
32. Old Prizm automaker : GEO. The Geo/Chevrolet Prizm (Chevrolet Prizm starting 1998) was a United States-market entry-level compact car from model years 1989 through 2002. The Prizm was a rebadged version of the Toyota Corolla.
33. Trait transmitter : GENE
34. "That stings!" : "YEOW!"
36. Tab-grabber's words : "ON ME". Catchy word, tab-grabber.
38. Alabama march city : SELMA
41. Small songbird : WREN
43. Quite a distance off : AFAR
45. Honored guests' platform : DAIS
47. Seasonal sprite : ELF
52. Visits unexpectedly : DROPS IN
54. RV connection? : S T U. Like the LP connection, these letter runs can cause momentary confusion because the two letters do mean something else.
55. Isn't up to snuff : AILS
56. __-press: wrinkle-resistant : PERMA
59. Home run hitters' hitters : BATS
63. __ chi: martial art : TAI
66. Sci-fi creatures : ETs
67. Church doctrine : DOGMA
68. Senator Hatch : ORRIN. Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
70. Secretly watch : SPY ON
71. Trans Am roof options : T-TOPS
Down:
1. Second-stringers : SUBS
2. Fall birthstone : OPAL
3. Woodstock hair style : AFRO
4. Burglar : ROBBER
5. Majorca Mrs. : SRA. Majorca is an island located in the Mediterranean Sea and is largest by area and second most populated island of Spain.
6. Mtge. fraud investigator : T-MAN
8. "Seinfeld" woman : ELAINE
9. Chap : FELLOW
10. "The Waste Land" poet's monogram : TSE. Thomas Stearns Eliot (so that is what the T.S. stood for.)
11. TV setting for "M*A*S*H" : SOUTH KOREA
12. Happen next : ENSUE
13. Links selections : WOODS. Golf, where all the woods are metal. Gotta love it.
18. Wealth : RICHES
22. Twisted fastener : SCREW
24. Follow (along), like a little brother : TAG
26. Common Christmas gift : TOY. What is the "must have" toy this year? Inquiring Santas want to know.
27. Self-esteem : EGO
28. TV princess with a sidekick named Gabrielle : XENA. Another enigmatic relationship. Image.
29. Silly : TOMFOOLISH. Tomfoolery is more commonly known, yes?
30. Half and half : ONE. Two halves make a whole(one).
31. Pinochle combos : MELDS. Did Pinocchio ever play pinochle.
35. In good health : WELL
37. O.K. Corral brothers : EARPs
39. Yoga class need : MAT
40. Respiratory cavity : AIR SAC
42. Cowboys' org. : NFL. The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.
44. Coke alternatives : RCs. Royal Crown soda.
46. Used a rocker : SAT
49. Rap genre : HIP-HOP. More common than Emo.
50. Couch potato's lack, evidently : ENERGY
51. Lyndon's 1964 running mate : HUBERT. Campaign pin.
52. Socially active sort : DATER. The weakest entry, IMHO.
53. Ranchero's rope : RIATA
57. San __, Italy : REMO. FYI: San Remo, was a fictional city in the TV series Petrocelli. The scenes were filmed in Tucson, Arizona. I didn't know that.
58. Not the least bit nice : MEAN
60. Prefix with dynamic : AERO
61. Ballroom blunder : TRIP
62. IRS data : SSNs
64. QB's scores : TDs. Hmm, the quarterback doesn't often score a touchdown himself.
65. Fresh from the oven : HOT
Answer grid.
Argyle
17A. TV's Della Street for nearly 40 years: BARBARA HALE. This actress played the part of Perry Mason's enigmatic secretary and more, but how much more was never clear.
27A. School assignment that may elicit groans: EXTRA HOMEWORK
48A. Symphony venue: ORCHESTRA HALL
69A. One of the 64-Across: "RAH!"
Hurray! Argyle here and I survived another Halloween. (7D. Bit of seasonal laughter : HO, HO) A bit unusual, seeing three theme entries hidden, RA in one word and the H in the next word, and then a fourth RAH as a separate entry. Other than that, nice long theme entries for a smooth Monday.
Across:
1. Flies high : SOARS
6. Taking things wrong? : THEFT. I liked this clue/entry.
11. Work on hems : SEW
14. Enthusiastic about : UP FOR
15. Espionage double agents : MOLEs
16. "Double Fantasy" artist Yoko : ONO
19. GI morale booster : USO. The United Service Organizations Inc. (USO)
20. Disorderly sort : SLOB. Calling Pigpen a slob might be too harsh; he's just untidy.
21. How fries are fried : IN OIL. Are frozen fries oil fried before they're frozen?
22. Basic earring : STUD
23. Space-saving abbr. : ETC.
25. V-shaped slits : NOTCHES
32. Old Prizm automaker : GEO. The Geo/Chevrolet Prizm (Chevrolet Prizm starting 1998) was a United States-market entry-level compact car from model years 1989 through 2002. The Prizm was a rebadged version of the Toyota Corolla.
33. Trait transmitter : GENE
34. "That stings!" : "YEOW!"
36. Tab-grabber's words : "ON ME". Catchy word, tab-grabber.
38. Alabama march city : SELMA
41. Small songbird : WREN
43. Quite a distance off : AFAR
45. Honored guests' platform : DAIS
47. Seasonal sprite : ELF
52. Visits unexpectedly : DROPS IN
54. RV connection? : S T U. Like the LP connection, these letter runs can cause momentary confusion because the two letters do mean something else.
55. Isn't up to snuff : AILS
56. __-press: wrinkle-resistant : PERMA
59. Home run hitters' hitters : BATS
63. __ chi: martial art : TAI
66. Sci-fi creatures : ETs
67. Church doctrine : DOGMA
68. Senator Hatch : ORRIN. Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
70. Secretly watch : SPY ON
71. Trans Am roof options : T-TOPS
Down:
1. Second-stringers : SUBS
2. Fall birthstone : OPAL
3. Woodstock hair style : AFRO
4. Burglar : ROBBER
5. Majorca Mrs. : SRA. Majorca is an island located in the Mediterranean Sea and is largest by area and second most populated island of Spain.
6. Mtge. fraud investigator : T-MAN
8. "Seinfeld" woman : ELAINE
9. Chap : FELLOW
10. "The Waste Land" poet's monogram : TSE. Thomas Stearns Eliot (so that is what the T.S. stood for.)
11. TV setting for "M*A*S*H" : SOUTH KOREA
12. Happen next : ENSUE
13. Links selections : WOODS. Golf, where all the woods are metal. Gotta love it.
18. Wealth : RICHES
22. Twisted fastener : SCREW
24. Follow (along), like a little brother : TAG
26. Common Christmas gift : TOY. What is the "must have" toy this year? Inquiring Santas want to know.
27. Self-esteem : EGO
28. TV princess with a sidekick named Gabrielle : XENA. Another enigmatic relationship. Image.
29. Silly : TOMFOOLISH. Tomfoolery is more commonly known, yes?
30. Half and half : ONE. Two halves make a whole(one).
31. Pinochle combos : MELDS. Did Pinocchio ever play pinochle.
35. In good health : WELL
37. O.K. Corral brothers : EARPs
39. Yoga class need : MAT
40. Respiratory cavity : AIR SAC
42. Cowboys' org. : NFL. The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.
44. Coke alternatives : RCs. Royal Crown soda.
46. Used a rocker : SAT
49. Rap genre : HIP-HOP. More common than Emo.
50. Couch potato's lack, evidently : ENERGY
51. Lyndon's 1964 running mate : HUBERT. Campaign pin.
52. Socially active sort : DATER. The weakest entry, IMHO.
53. Ranchero's rope : RIATA
57. San __, Italy : REMO. FYI: San Remo, was a fictional city in the TV series Petrocelli. The scenes were filmed in Tucson, Arizona. I didn't know that.
58. Not the least bit nice : MEAN
60. Prefix with dynamic : AERO
61. Ballroom blunder : TRIP
62. IRS data : SSNs
64. QB's scores : TDs. Hmm, the quarterback doesn't often score a touchdown himself.
65. Fresh from the oven : HOT
Answer grid.
Argyle
