Title: It's all in where you cut it.
Dr. Ed returns to Friday for the first time since his mini-theme puzzle on November 1, 2019.
17A. What Dr. Frankenstein kept at his bar?: MONSTER'S ALE. I do not recall Boris Karloff drinking ALE, but it does repurpose MONSTER SALE.
24A. Sass from a therapist?: FREUDIAN'S LIP. Sigmund talking back to his old lady patients redoes FREUDIAN SLIP.
38A. Uncle Buck, perhaps?: DOE'S KIN. A central rework for DOE SKIN which is great for gloves.
52A. Dracula's haul in the poker game?: VAMPIRE'S TAKE. We get both Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi and the iconic VAMPIRE STAKE.
62A. Big cat's belly?: LEOPARD'S POT. I doubt there may fat Leopards but there all have a LEOPARD SPOT.
Across:
1. Mid-size Nissan: ALTIMA. They made the MAXIMA first, and I guess they liked the pseudo-Latin sound.
7. Ammo sold in rolls: CAPS. Almost tricky unless you played for hours every day with your cap gun when you were little.
11. By way of: VIA. Just a Latin word taken over by English.
14. Like many arcade games: COIN-OP.
15. Helter-skelter: AMOK.
16. Mantra syllables: OMS.
19. Fiddle player of rhyme: CAT.
20. North-of-the-border gas: ESSO.
21. Zany trio member: MOE. Our Chairman Moe has moved to Arizona and seems to be living well.
22. "See if __": I CARE.
28. "SNL" castmate of Gilda and Jane: LARAINE. The SCREEN TEST for Ms. Newman.
31. It "hath charms to soothe a savage breast": MUSIC. The phrase sounds Shakespearian but in fact comes to us from The Mourning Bride, a poem by William Congreve, 1697
32. Oak fruit: ACORN.
33. Marine mammal group: POD.
34. Bed foundation?: SOIL. Garden bed.
37. Specimen for 23-Down: DNA.
42. Broadcasting pioneer: RCA.
43. Religious offshoot: SECT.
45. Meddle: PRY.
46. City near the Golden Spike: OGDEN.
48. Veronica of "Hill Street Blues": HAMEL. I wonder if she is related to last week's constructor Debra or Ray.
50. Spurred on: AROUSED. Well- gee. That is a titillating turn.
55. Orchestras tune to them: OBOES.
56. One of Venus de Milo's two that are conspicuous for their absence: ARM. She is back so soon.
57. Drink brand with a lizard logo: SOBE. SoBe is the abbreviation for South Beach, the southernmost part of the manmade island.
LINK.
61. Leave in ruins: GUT. In all of SoFla. we are always tearing down to build up. Did you see the story on the news of the 95-year-old home that was moved to keep it from demolition? LINK.
66. Take advantage of: USE.
67. Parrot: ECHO.
68. Tater Tots maker: ORE-IDA. Sadly this region has some virus issues.
69. Sniggler's quarry: EEL. They catch them by hand; 1645–55; snig eel (late Middle English snygge + le).
70. It may be cracked open: DOOR.
71. Sweat inducer: DURESS.
Down:
1. Highest point: ACME.
2. Restrooms for blokes: LOOS.
3. Metal containers: TINS.
4. To such an extent: INSOFAR.
5. Bon __: MOT.
6. So-called missing links: APEMEN.
7. Checked out before a heist: CASED.
8. GP's gp.: AMA.
9. D.C. figure: POL.
10. Knitter's supply: SKEINS.
11. They help one speak one's mind: VOCAL CORDS.
12. Japanese porcelain: IMARI.
13. __ in the right direction: A STEP.
18. Scoundrel: ROUE.
23. Forensic TV episodes: CSIS. Meh.
25. Melon feature: RIND.
26. Reassurance after a fall: I'M OK.
27. A4 automaker: AUDI.
28. Youths: LADS.
29. Teen malady: ACNE.
30. Black Flag product: ROACH MOTEL.
33. Humanities subj.: PSY.
35. Cold drink brand: ICEE.
36. Come down: LAND.
39. Letters near zero: OPERater. On your telephone.
40. Creator of Perry and Della: ERLE. Stanley Gardner.
41. Kindle rival: NOOK. I believe Hahtoolah uses one.
44. Scotch roll: TAPE.
47. Hangman player, e.g.: GUESSER.
49. Took for a ride: MISLED.
50. First razor with a pivoting head: ATRA.
51. Force (through): RAMROD.
52. Popularity: VOGUE.
53. Treat badly: ABUSE.
54. Flavor: SAPOR.
58. Andy's catfishing partner: OPIE.
59. Beefcake features: BODS.
60. Flight deck data, briefly: ETAS.
63. Prefix with conscious: ECO.
64. "I see it now!": OHO.
65. R and B group __ Hill: DRU.
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