We have another around the perimeter puzzle. Here the words which are theme fill precede "eye."
AREA MAP, DREYFUS, NO TURN, S RENEGES, SPHERES, CHEESE DIP and KATY PERRY.
1A. Type of coordination : HAND (4). Hand/eye coordination is critical in many sports such as hitting a baseball.
5A. Wolverine rival : BUCK (4). Buckeye. The Ohio State University nickname and an early member of the Corner.
9A. Hidden 3-D image : MAGIC (5). Magic Eye. Not everyone can see these IMAGES.
71A. Intuition : THIRD (5). Third eye. Mystical. LINK.
72A. Batter's command of the strike zone, in baseball lingo : GOOD (4). Good eye. The best was supposed to be Ted Williams and his extraordinary vision, but does it matter? LINK.
73A. Pacific salmon : SOCK (4). Sockeye. This FISH.
1D. Iowa athlete : HAWK (4). Hawkeye Pierce is also pretty well known. LINK.
26D. Unassisted peeper : NAKED (5). Naked eye.
33D. Physical feature of Peter Falk and Sammy Davis Jr. : GLASS (5). Glass eye. There are many more, Sandy Duncan, Rex Harrison, Dick Vitale etc.
56D. Z's : SHUT (4). Shuteye. Sleep.
64D. Conjunctivitis : PINK (4). Pinkeye. Conjunctivitis.
The reveal:
40A. Scornful glance ... and a hint to completing 12 aptly placed answers : SIDE EYE (7). A sidelong glance expressing disapproval or contempt.
Across:
14. State as fact : AVER. Another popular law word.
15. "A Hard Road to Glory" author : ASHE. Tennis great and another victim of bad blood transfusion. LINK.
16. Coffeehouse draw : AROMA.
17. Sagacious : WISE.
18. Lacking in some way : LEAN.
19. Checkout choice : DEBIT.
20. "Roar" singer : KATY PERRY.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh47oTsRf-w
22. Large pipes : MAINS. Seems random, but main pipe is important in plumbing.
23. Malfoy, to Potter : FOE.
24. Attention getter : AHEM.
26. Sign on a highway : NO TURNS.
30. Binging : ON A JAG. Dictionary:a bout of unrestrained activity or emotion, especially drinking, crying, or laughing. "an incredible crying jag;" synonyms: binge, spree, bout, indulgence,
34. Order to a sea dog : AVAST.
35. Genesis victim : ABEL.
38. Quinnipiac University product : POLL. This western Connecticut school was a gimme for this native, but did you know HOW they became a prominent pollster?
39. "Kid-Tested, Mother-Approved" brand : KIX.
43. Soul seller : KIA. With its Japanese competition. 65A. Pilot that can't fly : HONDA.
44. Sooner State city : ENID.
46. Jodie Foster title role : NELL. Co-starring a young Liam Neeson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMdq4zNOGF8
47. Slogs : TREKS.
49. Antarctica, for example : DESERT. Deceptive.
51. Domains : SPHERES.
53. Coop cries : COOS.
55. Really big stretch : EON.
56. E alternative? : SNAIL. mail.
59. Chip topper : CHEESE DIP.
66. Favorable thing to be on : ROLL.
67. Halliwell once known as Ginger Spice : GERI. No longer a girl. R-RATED.
68. Rte. that crosses Lake Michigan by ferry : US-TEN. A semi cheat as it is always 10.
69. Sighed line : AH ME.
70. Course that may cover a crash: Abbr. : ECONomy.
Down:
3. Incubator site : NEST.
4. Subject of Zola's "J'Accuse...!" : DREYFUS.
5. Whalebone : BALEEN.
6. Certain surfer : USER. Internet.
7. Arctic trout : CHAR.
8. "Out of Africa" setting : KENYA.
9. Drama set at an advertising agency : MADMEN.
10. Hotel handout : AREA MAP.
11. Silk Road desert : GOBI.
12. "Let's do it!" : I'M IN.
13. Reflective semiprecious stone : CATS.
21. USB and others : PORTS.
25. Toledo opening? : HOLY.
27. Like Lamb Chop : OVINE.
28. Prepares to take off : TAXIS,
29. One-named Nigerian singer : SADE.
31. Batman nemesis, with "the" : JOKER.
32. Similar : ALIKE.
36. "The Fresh Prince of __-Air" : BEL.
37. Charged fish? : EELS.
41. Van Morrison's "__ the Mystic" : INTO.
42. Set of values : ETHOS.
45. Bush 43, so he said, with "the" : DECIDER.
48. Goes back (on) : RENEGES.
50. French epic hero : ROLAND.
52. Prepared to eat, as a banana : PEELED.
54. Skin-and-bones sort : SCRAG.
57. Nibble : NOSH.
58. Fighting : ANTI.
60. Relative of a Yodel : HOHO.
61. Big Bird buddy : ELMO.
62. Chrysler Building style : DECO,
63. __-Z: classic Camaro : IROC.
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