18A. Popular shared snack (In this answer, unscramble letters 1-7): CHIPS AND DIP.
27A. Arrive onshore (... letters 2-5): MAKE LAND FALL
47A. Pass rusher, at times (... letters 7-12): DEFENSIVE END.
62A. Grocery item sold in ready-to-use bags, and a theme hint: MIXED GREENS.
Across:
1. It's sold at 66-Across stations: GAS.
4. Aggressive poker bet: RAISE.
9. Veranda, for one: PORCH.
14. One calling you out, perhaps?: UMP.
15. Tripod cousin: EASEL.
16. State with a panhandle: IDAHO.
17. On behalf of: FOR.
18. Theme clue.
20. Artist Kahlo: FRIDA.
22. Grab with a fork: STAB.
23. Hayride bundle: BALE.
24. Zero: NIL.
25. Advisory groups: BOARDS.
27. Theme clue
33. Group that's scary to leave: CULT.
34. Seaweed in Sapporo: NORI.
35. Aggressive poker bet: ALL IN.
39. Gobbled down: ATE.
40. Word that intensifies "awesome": TOTALLY.
42. Rage: IRE.
43. Bar mitzvah reading: TORAH.
45. Play charades: MIME.
46. Way off: AFAR.
47. Theme clue.
50. ___ tikka masala: PANEER.
53. Tiny bit of energy: ERG.
54. Linux forerunner: UNIX.
55. Grains in raisiny cookies: OATS.
59. Defeats soundly: ROUTS.
62. Theme clue.
65. "So that's it!": AHA.
66. See 1-Across: AMOCO.
67. Growth in aquariums: ALGAE.
68. Title for Minister Tim Lovejoy, Jr. on "The Simpsons": Abbr.: REV.
69. Pick up on: SENSE.
70. Spills the beans: BLABS.
71. Henna, e.g.: DYE. One of my granddaughters is an artist and she likes to "tattoo" her sisters with henna.
Down:
1. Nonsense: GUFF.
2. Love, in Lima: AMOR.
3. Lawn irrigator: SPRINKLER.
4. Think back to: RECALL.
5. "How relaxing!": AAH.
6. Egyptian goddess of magic: ISIS. The goddess not the terrorists!
7. Aug. follower: SEPT.
8. Animated princess voiced by Idina: ELSA.
9. Wrestler's goal: PIN.
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10. Eccentric: ODDBALL. E.g. a person addicted to solving crosswords.
11. Navigational aid: RADAR.
12. Word after "only" or "flower": CHILD. The reviewer's son is an only child and the former was a flower child during the '60s.
13. Is optimistic: HOPES.
19. Band whose name is a rhyme scheme: ABBA.
21. Reducing regimen: DIET.
26. Anti-aging cream brand: OLAY.
27. Aspiring doc's exam: MCAT.
28. Lead-in to "correct" or "mobile": AUTO. Curse you autocorect!
29. Year, in Yucatan: ANO.
30. Phrase of denial: NOT ME. MOI?
31. Deplete, as savings: DRAIN.
32. They're shown at Sundance: FILMS. The Sundance festival was started by Robert Redford, who named it afer the character he played in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
36. Pool job for a teenager: LIFEGUARD.
37. One of OPEC's founding members: IRAN. Iran descends from a civilization 2500 years old, and has recently run afoul of one that is only 250 years old.
38. Intellectual introvert, typically: NERD. I prefer the term GEEK.
40. You, in hymns: THEE.
41. Hula hoop?: LEI.
44. Marketing VIPs: AD EXECS.
46. Prefix with "space": AERO.
48. Throat annoyance: FROG.
49. Biblical excerpts: VERSES. My favorite is
"In the tender compassion of our God, the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, and to guide our feet in the way of peace". Luke 1:78-79.
50. Large American felines: PUMAS. There seems to be some question as to whether there are actually PUMAS in America ...
51. "Dragon Ball Z" genre: ANIME.
52. Actress Cynthia who shares a surname with a '60s-'70s president: NIXON. I suspect that Cynthia is lot more famous than Richard this days (his act is not in syndication). Her breakthru role was as Amanda Hobbes in the HBO series Sex in the City. Since this is a family blog, all you get is this wiki, which however does make some interesting reading.
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57. Tattle: TELL. TELL has several meanings, e.g. a tic or giveaway in poker, and the surname of the hero of Rossini's opera William Tell, best known for its overture, which was used in yesteryear as the finale of the overture for the TV series, The Lone Ranger ...
58. Dreamcast console maker: SEGA.
60. Nonbinary pronoun: THEY . Perhaps used these days by 57D?
61. Rescue: SAVE.
63. Stag's mate: DOE.
64. Capture: NAB.
My thanks to the Chairman for giving me the opertunity to dust off some old chops!
Cheers,
Bill
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