Theme: Things that go BUMP ... in a Monday puzzle.
16. *Feature of gated community entrances: GUARD HOUSE. Bumper Guards.
21. *GEICO product: CAR INSURANCE. Bumper cars.
33. *Plaything for a backyard swimming spot: POOL TOY. Bumper pool.
44. *Source of showroom shock?: STICKER PRICE. Bumper sticker.
53. Abundant farm yield ... and what the first words of the answers to starred clues comprise?: BUMPER CROP
Argyle here. A lot of classics today.
Across:
1. DEA agent: NARC
5. Traveller in London's Tube: BRIT
"I took the tube back out of town
Home to the rolling pin."
9. With 15-Across, Apple media player since 2005: iPOD. and 15A. See 9-Across: NANO
13. Over the hill: AGED. Ageism!
14. Colorado-based brewery: COORS
18. Sprouted: GREW
19. Like checks, when splitting the tab: SEPARATE
20. Dungeness and Alaskan king: CRABS
24. "I got a great break!": "LUCKY ME!" Two rock-n-roll classics today.
27. ID card picture: PHOTO
28. Adam's grandson: ENOS
29. "... disguised as Clark Kent, mild-__ reporter": MANNERED
32. Hoopla: ADO
36. Fifth month: MAY
37. Warns of: PORTENDS
39. Batman's hideout: CAVE
40. Donna Summer's music: DISCO
41. Spun, as a baton: TWIRLED
47. The Stones' "__ Tonk Women": HONKY
48. Subscribers' continuations: RENEWALS
52. And others, in Lat.: ET AL.
55. Past the deadline: LATE
56. Foreign relief org. created by JFK: US AID
57. Pac-12 sch.: UCLA
58. Hotfooted it: FLED
59. Curve in a road: BEND
60. Easier said __ done: THAN
Down:
1. Badgers: NAGS
2. Fever with chills: AGUE
3. Garner from the fields: REAP
4. Music media holders: CD RACKS
5. Infant foot warmer: BOOTIE
6. City where Joan of Arc died: ROUEN
7. Tax form org.: IRS. (Infernal Revenue Service)
8. "The Waste Land" poet's monogram: TSE. (T. S. Eliot)
9. Thankless sort: INGRATE
10. Like "X-Files" cases: PARANORMAL
11. Year before AD yrs. started: ONE BC
12. Wield a divining rod: DOWSE
14. Captivate: CHARM
17. Low, sturdy cart: DRAY
20. Close friend: CRONY
22. Quarrel: SPAT
23. "Sorry, that's not happening": "UH-NO"
24. Jump: LEAP
25. "Go back" computer command: UNDO
26. Match, as clothing colors: COORDINATE
29. Chicago Fire's org.: MLS. (Major League Soccer)
30. Roof projection: EAVE
31. Colored like Easter eggs: DYED
33. Bothersome: PESKY
34. Fairy tale start: ONCE
35. Skunk's defense: ODOR
38. Got giggles out of: TICKLED
39. Close-cropped hair style: CREW CUT
41. Apprehensive: TREPID
42. __ and dined: WINED
43. Cake decorator: ICER
44. Bookcase unit: SHELF
45. Sum: TOTAL
46. Image maker, briefly: PR MAN. (public relations) Sometimes called a spin doctor.
49. Curved foot part: ARCH
50. 1970 Kinks hit: LOLA
51. Stretch across: SPAN
53. Fella: BUB
54. Employ: USE
Argyle
