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A1. Aria man, maybe ~ BASSO |
A6. Nursery word ~ MAMA |
A10. "Times of Your Life" singer ~ ANKA |
A14. Sound eliciting a blessing ~ ACHOO |
A15. Gabonese president Bongo ~ OMAR |
A16. Get an understanding of ~ READ |
A17. Obfuscate ~ CLOUD |
A18. Flummox ~ DAZE |
A19. It might be made of corn ~ MAZE |
A20. Flies ~ HURTLES |
A22. Thing that can be very sticky? ~ DAM |
A24. With 28-Across, 1935 nominee for Best Picture ~ TOP |
A25. See 73-Across ~ THESQUAREROOT |
A28. See 24-Across ~ HAT |
A30. AT&T Center player ~ SPUR |
A31. Runnin' Rebel opponent, maybe ~ UTE |
A32. They can be fragile ~ EGOS |
A34. Collar ~ NAB |
A35. Blowhard ~ GASBAG |
A39. Lets out ~ RENTS |
A41. Morse morsel? ~ DAH |
A43. Denis of "The Ref" ~ LEARY |
A44. Mississippi River discoverer ~ DESOTO |
A46. Holiday drink ~ NOG |
A48. Coal car ~ TRAM |
A49. Led ~ RAN |
A50. Unit of potential difference ~ VOLT |
A52. Former Manhattan punk music club, familiarly ~ CBS |
A53. See 73-Across ~ OFNEGATIVEONE |
A58. Where monkeys go bar-hopping? ~ ZOO |
A59. WWII battle zone ~ ETO |
A60. Signs up ~ ENROLLS |
A63. Air France airport ~ ORLY |
A65. Qatari potentate ~ EMIR |
A67. Deuce follower, sometimes ~ ADOUT |
A68. 2008 All-Star center fielder McLouth ~ NATE |
A69. Son of Solomon Levy in an Anne Nichols play ~ ABIE |
A70. Word on Pooh's pot ~ HUNNY |
A71. Hurricane centers ~ EYES |
A72. "___ on Entebbe" (1977 TV movie) ~ RAID |
A73. What to do to all the letters in this puzzle's grid hinted at by 71-Across to create the symbol described by 25- and 53-Across ~ SHADE |
D1. "Coffee" Cantata composer ~ BACH |
D2. Org. that helped defend John Scopes ~ ACLU |
D3. Cargo measures ~ SHORTTONS |
D4. Part of NSW ~ SOUTH |
D5. Gobs ~ OODLES |
D6. 1999 Claire Danes film, with "The" ~ MODSQUAD |
D7. Org. with interns and internists ~ AMA |
D8. Protegé maker ~ MAZDA |
D9. Bearskin, perhaps ~ AREARUG |
D10. Recliner part ~ ARM |
D11. "Swell!" ~ NEATO |
D12. Easy-to-play instrument ~ KAZOO |
D13. Masterful ~ ADEPT |
D21. Channel owned by Disney and Hearst ~ ESPN |
D23. Motörhead genre ~ METAL |
D26. Pope during the Great Schism ~ URBANVI |
D27. Make all zeros ~ RESET |
D28. Rustler's target ~ HERD |
D29. "The African Queen" co-screenwriter ~ AGEE |
D33. Put away ~ STORE |
D36. Host of the 1992 Summer Olympics ~ BARCELONA |
D37. Breed of steed with speed ~ ARAB |
D38. Court buildings? ~ GYMS |
D40. Play place ~ STAGE |
D42. Did some work as a char ~ HOOVERED |
D45. Running wild ~ ONATEAR |
D47. Secluded valley ~ GLEN |
D51. Sacred scrolls ~ TORAHS |
D53. UV ray absorber ~ OZONE |
D54. Venture ~ FORAY |
D55. Jefferson portrayer in "Jefferson in Paris" ~ NOLTE |
D56. Olympic skiing gold medalist Alberto ~ TOMBA |
D57. "Well, obviously!" ~ NODUH |
D61. Bergman's "Casablanca" role ~ LUND |
D62. Problem treated by an ophthalmologist ~ STYE |
D64. "Signs point to ___" (Magic 8 Ball message) ~ YES |
D66. Number the minute hand points to at quarter past ~ III |