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A1. Self-interest group ~ BLOC | A1. Permit ~ ALLOW | A1. Having the power ~ ABLE | A1. Countries in special alliance ~ BLOC | A1. Floorboards sound ~ CREAK |
A5. Far from suave ~ CRUDE | A6. Middle: Abbr. ~ CTR | A5. Go for a spin ~ TOOL | A5. Unprocessed ~ CRUDE | A6. Energy ~ PEP |
A10. This inventor had his ups and downs ~ OTIS | A9. Snarls ~ GNARS | A9. Selling point ~ ASSET | A10. Elevator inventor ~ OTIS | A9. Feudal workers ~ SERFS |
A14. Iranian bread ~ RIAL | A14. Ben Stiller's mom ~ MEARA | A14. "Uptown Girl" singer ~ JOEL | A14. Iranian currency ~ RIAL | A14. Exit the premises ~ LEAVE |
A15. They belong to the highway construction crew ~ CONES | A15. Taunting exclamation ~ OHO | A15. ___ 500 ~ INDY | A15. Highway construction crew's supplies ~ CONES | A15. Clean air agcy. ~ EPA |
A16. Deep cut ~ GASH | A16. Snip again ~ RECUT | A16. Bathroom item ~ SCALE | A16. Deep cut ~ GASH | A16. Pay for dinner ~ TREAT |
A17. South Frigid Zone and South Temperate zone separator ~ ANTARCTICCIRCLE | A17. About 23 degrees North Latitude ~ ANTARCTICCIRCLE | A17. Line of latitude north of the South Pole ~ ANTARCTICCIRCLE | A17. It's between the South Frigid Zone and South Temperate Zone ~ ANTARCTICCIRCLE | A17. Line that encloses a continent ~ ANTARCTICCIRCLE |
A20. India's first prime minister ~ NEHRU | A20. Proofreader's word ~ STET | A20. Bag on the mound ~ RESIN | A20. India's first prime minister ~ NEHRU | A20. Get together ~ MEET |
A21. Defined a goal ~ TARGETED | A21. Had for breakfast ~ ATE | A21. Central New York lake ~ ONEIDA | A21. Set, as a goal ~ TARGETED | A21. "Silence of the Lambs" villain ~ LECTER |
A22. Nile ophidians ~ ASPS | A22. Brother of Prince Charles ~ ANDREW | A22. Get the drop on ~ NAB | A22. Aardvark snacks ~ ANTS | A22. Take off the shelf ~ USE |
A25. "_____ never can tell" ~ YOU | A23. Angry ~ SORE | A24. Lacking a conclusion ~ UNENDED | A25. "Embraceable ___" ~ YOU | A23. Obama's former title ~ SENATOR |
A26. Soprano Sills, to friends ~ BEV | A24. Lite, on food labels ~ LOFAT | A28. Option for Hamlet ~ TOBE | A26. Some dosage units (Abbr.) ~ CCS | A25. Did some housework ~ DUSTED |
A29. Surgical supply ~ TAPE | A26. Back talk ~ SASS | A31. Jim Croce's "I Got ___" ~ ANAME | A29. Drink too much ~ TOPE | A27. Harry Potter's pal ~ RON |
A31. King Edward's love ~ WALLIS | A27. LBJ successor ~ RMN | A34. Public transportation choice ~ TAXI | A31. King Edward's love ~ WALLIS | A28. Highly skilled ~ ADEPT |
A36. Lamb's pen name ~ ELIA | A28. Silent assent ~ NOD | A35. Suffix with prop ~ ANE | A36. Ammonia compound ~ UREA | A30. May honoree ~ MOM |
A38. Library slogan ~ READ | A30. Did some needlework ~ CROCHETED | A36. Mentor ~ GURU | A38. Certain movie role ~ LEAD | A33. On the __ (undecided) ~ FENCE |
A40. None of the population ~ NOONE | A35. Talk host O'Donnell ~ ROSIE | A37. It can detect destroyers ~ SONAR | A40. Zero of the population ~ NOONE | A35. Hula instruments ~ UKES |
A41. Atlantic shipping nemesis ~ BERMUDATRIANGLE | A40. Mysterious Atlantic region ~ BERMUDATRIANGLE | A38. Ships' drop-off locale? ~ BERMUDATRIANGLE | A41. Atlantic shipping nemesis ~ BERMUDATRIANGLE | A39. Mysterious Atlantic region ~ BERMUDATRIANGLE |
A44. Studio sign with a red light ~ ONAIR | A42. Curtain fabric ~ SCRIM | A42. Dined la maison ~ ATEIN | A44. "Abdulla Bulbul ___" (1877 song) ~ AMEER | A43. Opera solo ~ ARIA |
A45. Harvest ~ REAP | A43. Peggy Fleming, for one ~ ICESKATER | A43. Tear apart ~ REND | A45. Harvest ~ REAP | A44. Frogs' habitats ~ PONDS |
A46. Walton portrayer ~ GEER | A44. Actress Barbara __ Geddes ~ BEL | A44. Catchall abbr. ~ ETC | A46. Walton portrayer ~ GEER | A45. German auto ~ BMW |
A47. Most ashy-looking ~ PALEST | A46. Pub beverage ~ ALE | A45. Campus military org. ~ ROTC | A47. Formulator of the third law of thermodynamics ~ NERNST | A46. Pâté, essentially ~ LIVER |
A49. Not yet final, in law ~ NISI | A47. Catchphrase in "Clueless" ~ ASIF | A46. Bottomless gulf ~ ABYSS | A49. Not yet final, in law ~ NISI | A49. Musical talent ~ EAR |
A51. NYC block separators ~ STS | A51. "All kidding __ . . ." ~ ASIDE | A48. Once, once ~ ERST | A51. Some NYC block separators ~ STS | A51. Defiant challenge ~ MAKEME |
A52. Conjurer Geller ~ URI | A53. One-time Russian ruler ~ TSAR | A49. Loose-fitting African shirt ~ DASHIKI | A52. Alleged conjurer Geller ~ URI | A54. New England peninsula ~ CAPECOD |
A54. Asta master ~ NORA | A57. More inquisitive ~ NOSIER | A51. Not scheduled for duty ~ OFF | A54. Asta's mistress ~ NORA | A58. __ out a living ~ EKE |
A56. Command levels ~ ECHELONS | A59. "I should say __!" ~ NOT | A53. Conundrum ~ ENIGMA | A56. Command levels ~ ECHELONS | A59. Sentry's duty ~ PATROL |
A61. Ann _____, Mich. ~ ARBOR | A60. Actress Madlyn ~ RHUE | A56. Subsequently ~ AFTER | A61. Ann ___, Mich. ~ ARBOR | A62. Hamburg housewife ~ FRAU |
A65. London landmark ~ TRAFALGARSQUARE | A61. Lord Nelson statue site ~ TRAFALGARSQUARE | A60. Uprising site of 1989 ~ TIANANMENSQUARE | A65. London landmark ~ TRAFALGARSQUARE | A63. London tourist attraction ~ TRAFALGARSQUARE |
A68. Coin word ~ CENT | A64. Data, for short ~ STATS | A64. Sixer first name ~ ALLEN | A68. Penny ~ CENT | A66. Helicopter part ~ ROTOR |
A69. Sayings of Jesus, e.g. ~ LOGIA | A65. Prefix meaning "one" ~ UNI | A65. Voting no ~ ANTI | A69. Sayings of Jesus, e.g. ~ LOGIA | A67. Cocktail cooler ~ ICE |
A70. Small, slender nail ~ BRAD | A66. Corruptible ~ VENAL | A66. Convey via Ameslan ~ SIGN | A70. Small, slender nail ~ BRAD | A68. Doctrine ~ TENET |
A71. Pianist Dame Myra ~ HESS | A67. Ritzy boat ~ YACHT | A67. What loudspeakers do, sometimes ~ BLARE | A71. Pianist Dame Myra ~ HESS | A69. Initial stage ~ ONSET |
A72. Cheap cigar ~ STOGY | A68. Beverage with crumpets ~ TEA | A68. Prompts ~ CUES | A72. Cheap cigar ~ STOGY | A70. Provided the catering for ~ FED |
A73. Part of a cornerstone inscription ~ ANNO | A69. Salad veggie ~ CRESS | A69. Otherwise ~ ELSE | A73. Part of AD ~ ANNO | A71. Gravity-powered vehicles ~ SLEDS |
D1. Muffin type ~ BRAN | D1. Pile up ~ AMASS | D1. Barely open ~ AJAR | D1. Muffin type ~ BRAN | D1. Cash, so to speak ~ CLAMS |
D2. Come-on ~ LINE | D2. Slow tempo ~ LENTO | D2. Skeleton part ~ BONE | D2. Come-on ~ LINE | D2. Oscar winner Zellweger ~ RENEE |
D3. Pledge ~ OATH | D3. In a little while ~ LATER | D3. Repeated services ~ LETS | D3. Pledge ~ OATH | D3. Consumed ~ EATEN |
D4. American Red Cross organizer Barton ~ CLARA | D4. Give a speech ~ ORATE | D4. "Seinfeld" character ~ ELAINE | D4. American Red Cross organizer Barton ~ CLARA | D4. Video gamer's icon ~ AVATAR |
D5. FDR brainchild ~ CCC | D5. Armed conflict ~ WAR | D5. Unconscious quirk ~ TIC | D5. Three hundred, in Roman numerals ~ CCC | D5. Prefix for plop ~ KER |
D6. Decompose ~ ROT | D6. Types of rabbits ~ COTTONTAILS | D6. Undeluded about ~ ONTO | D6. Decompose ~ ROT | D6. First pope ~ PETER |
D7. Single thing ~ UNIT | D7. Burglar ~ THIEF | D7. Nordic Zeus ~ ODIN | D7. Part of BTU ~ UNIT | D7. Sweeping in scope ~ EPIC |
D8. Decompose ~ DECAY | D8. Mythical bird ~ ROC | D8. Public lecture hall ~ LYCEUM | D8. Decompose ~ DECAY | D8. International treaty ~ PACT |
D9. Money held by a third party ~ ESCROW | D9. Smirky smile ~ GRIN | D9. Stage whisper ~ ASIDE | D9. Money held by a third party ~ ESCROW | D9. Incite ~ STIRUP |
D10. Horrible boss ~ OGRE | D10. Geeks ~ NERDS | D10. Home of the Electric City Trolley Museum ~ SCRANTON | D10. Horrible boss ~ OGRE | D10. Go wrong ~ ERR |
D11. Diplomatic sense ~ TACT | D11. Capital of Ghana ~ ACCRA | D11. Anatomical pouch ~ SAC | D11. Knowing when to be silent, e.g. ~ TACT | D11. Do film editing ~ RECUT |
D12. 55 Down, for example ~ ISLE | D12. "Robert's __ of Order" ~ RULES | D12. Angle shape, often ~ ELL | D12. Wight for one ~ ISLE | D12. Deceitful ~ FALSE |
D13. Place for a mower ~ SHED | D13. Mulligan and beef ~ STEWS | D13. Hole-opening device? ~ TEE | D13. Place for a mower ~ SHED | D13. War horse ~ STEED |
D18. Enemy of your car's chrome bumper ~ RUST | D18. Quieted down ~ CALMED | D18. Retrovirus component ~ RNA | D18. Litter member ~ RUNT | D18. Duplicated ~ CLONED |
D19. South American lizard ~ IGUANA | D19. Roman statesman ~ CATO | D19. Motion picture or motion-picture theater ~ CINE | D19. Tropical American lizard ~ IGUANA | D19. Relinquish legally ~ CEDE |
D23. Cowboy's buddy ~ PARD | D25. Ill-fated ship of 1956 ~ ANDREADORIA | D23. Data transmission rate ~ BAUD | D23. Gave away verbally ~ TOLD | D24. Vegan staple ~ TOFU |
D24. Primitive weapon ~ SPEAR | D27. Any point of the compass ~ RHUMB | D25. Risk ~ DANGER | D24. Primitive weapon ~ SPEAR | D26. Astonish ~ STUN |
D26. Dizzy Gillespie's music ~ BEBOP | D29. Male duck ~ DRAKE | D26. Glorifies ~ EXALTS | D26. Desi Arnaz, for one ~ CUBAN | D28. Stage performer ~ ACTOR |
D27. Daughter of King Juan Carlos ~ ELENA | D30. "Touched By an Angel" network ~ CBS | D27. Call the shots? ~ DIRECT | D27. ___ de la ... ~ CREME | D29. Bruce or Laura of films ~ DERN |
D28. Type of pneumonia ~ VIRAL | D31. __ room ~ REC | D28. Knight's sleeveless tunic ~ TABARD | D28. West African language closely related to Fula ~ SERER | D30. Finance deg. ~ MBA |
D30. Polished-off ~ EATEN | D32. Hockey great Bobby ~ ORR | D29. Sale sign words before "customer" ~ ONETOA | D30. Polished off ~ EATEN | D31. "__ the land of the free . . ." ~ OER |
D32. Shelley of film ~ LONG | D33. 901, to Caesar ~ CMI | D30. Flat caps ~ BERETS | D32. Like some odds ~ LONG | D32. Hospital scan: Abbr. ~ MRI |
D33. Theater areas ~ LOGES | D34. And so on: Abbr. ~ ETC | D32. Grp. that sticks to its guns ~ NRA | D33. Theater areas ~ LOGES | D34. Back of the neck ~ NAPE |
D34. Narrow water passage ~ INLET | D36. Three __ match ~ ONA | D33. Champion's rider ~ AUTRY | D34. Narrow water passage ~ INLET | D36. USSR's CIA ~ KGB |
D35. Prognosticators ~ SEERS | D37. Cpl.'s superior ~ SGT | D36. Soldering or soldiering need ~ GUN | D35. Prognosticators ~ SEERS | D37. Shade tree ~ ELM |
D37. Gal pal, in Grenoble ~ AMIE | D38. Suffix for percent ~ ILE | D37. Down ~ SAD | D37. Prayer ending word ~ AMEN | D38. Work on a seam ~ SEW |
D39. Exhaust ~ DRAIN | D39. Suffix for profit ~ EER | D39. "Alaska" author ~ MICHENER | D39. Place for a snake ~ DRAIN | D40. Stag or bull ~ MALE |
D42. Actress Andress ~ URSULA | D41. Tiny spots of land ~ ISLETS | D40. Legal matter ~ RES | D42. Actress Andress ~ URSULA | D41. Lofty goals ~ IDEALS |
D43. _____ facto ~ IPSO | D45. British noble ~ EARL | D41. Words before "many words" ~ INSO | D43. ___ facto ~ IPSO | D42. Quickly, for short ~ ASAP |
D48. Fad dolls of the '90s ~ TROLLS | D47. Nervous ~ ANTSY | D46. Blood-related ~ AKIN | D48. Fishes, in a way ~ TROLLS | D47. Make known ~ IMPART |
D50. Saddam's country ~ IRAQ | D48. In a way, slangily ~ SORTA | D47. Sandwich choice ~ BIGMAC | D50. Baghdad's country ~ IRAQ | D48. Wiener Schnitzel meat ~ VEAL |
D53. Fort Knox slab ~ INGOT | D49. Esau's twin ~ ISAAC | D48. Flow out ~ EFFUSE | D53. Fort Knox slab ~ INGOT | D50. Gas up ~ REFUEL |
D55. Caribbean resort ~ ARUBA | D50. 20% ~ FIFTH | D50. Empty-headed ~ INANE | D55. Caribbean resort ~ ARUBA | D51. MGM, informally ~ METRO |
D56. Carve granite ~ ETCH | D52. Silly ~ INANE | D52. Helpful info, online ~ FAQ | D56. Make art on glass, in a way ~ ETCH | D52. Ohio city ~ AKRON |
D57. Ontario native ~ CREE | D53. More faithful ~ TRUER | D54. Choice vehicle ~ MENU | D57. Ontario native ~ CREE | D53. "Grecian Urn" odist ~ KEATS |
D58. Brinker of "The Silver Skates" ~ HANS | D54. Alan Ladd film ~ SHANE | D55. Penny ___ ~ ANTE | D58. Brinker of "The Silver Skates" ~ HANS | D54. Prepared, as apples ~ CORED |
D59. Newts ~ EFTS | D55. Subjective atmospheres ~ AURAS | D57. Follow closely ~ TAIL | D59. Immature newts ~ EFTS | D55. Hoisting machine ~ CRANE |
D60. Pudding ingredient ~ SAGO | D56. Movie-film holders ~ REELS | D58. Work units ~ ERGS | D60. Pudding ingredient, perhaps ~ SAGO | D56. Rowed in a regatta ~ OARED |
D62. Farm building ~ BARN | D58. Toward the dawn ~ EAST | D59. Philosopher Descartes ~ RENE | D62. Farm building ~ BARN | D57. Songs for two ~ DUETS |
D63. Major Algerian port ~ ORAN | D62. Belly ~ GUT | D60. Can opener ~ TAB | D63. Major Algerian port ~ ORAN | D60. End-of-workweek cry ~ TGIF |
D64. Make over ~ REDO | D63. Home Shopping Network rival ~ QVC | D61. Sickly ~ ILL | D64. Make over ~ REDO | D61. Track event ~ RACE |
D66. Manipulate fraudulently ~ RIG | D62. Eggs ___ suisse ~ ALA | D66. Manipulate fraudulently ~ RIG | D64. Nemesis ~ FOE | |
D67. "The _____ Hey Kid" ~ SAY | D63. Bro's sibling ~ SIS | D67. Articulate ~ SAY | D65. Liquid amts. ~ QTS |