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A1. Cosmopolitan resort ~ ASPEN | A1. Black beef cattle ~ ANGUS | A1. A driving concern? ~ SPEED |
A6. Defeat handily ~ DRUB | A6. Defeat handily ~ DRUB | A6. Movie theater admonitions ~ SHHS |
A10. Certain horses ~ BAYS | A10. Certain horses ~ BAYS | A10. Boston lettuce alternative ~ BIBB |
A14. Harper role ~ RHODA | A14. Bounded ~ LEAPT | A14. Garnish on a toothpick ~ OLIVE |
A15. Ashcroft's predecessor ~ RENO | A15. You may get a hand here ~ RENO | A15. 1.3 ounce Asian weight ~ TAEL |
A16. Succulent plant ~ ALOE | A16. Succulent plant ~ ALOE | A16. "God's Little ___" ~ ACRE |
A17. Snub follower ~ NOSED | A17. Neighbor of Fiji ~ SAMOA | A17. Best Actress winner Sophia ~ LOREN |
A18. Port near Taiz ~ ADEN | A18. Oil port ~ ADEN | A18. Archaeological handle ~ ANSA |
A19. Subject, usually ~ NOUN | A19. Subject, usually ~ NOUN | A19. Carefully written ~ NEAT |
A20. Good time to use your ace ~ OPENINGDAY | A20. December 25, in a way? ~ OPENINGDAY | A20. When lots of popcorn and peanuts are sold ~ OPENINGDAY |
A22. They have their orders ~ NUNS | A22. They have their orders ~ NUNS | A22. Hydrogen bomb, for short ~ NUKE |
A23. Ancient alphabetic characters ~ RUNES | A23. Ancient alphabetic characters ~ RUNES | A23. Bruno ___ (designer shoe brand) ~ MAGLI |
A24. Counterbalance, financially ~ HEDGE | A24. Counterbalance, financially ~ HEDGE | A24. Act like bug spray ~ REPEL |
A25. Takes off ~ GOES | A25. "What ___ up must come down" ~ GOES | A25. Harper in "Tender Mercies" ~ TESS |
A29. Word-breaker ~ RENEGER | A29. Word-breaker ~ RENEGER | A29. More impoverished ~ NEEDIER |
A31. Straightens out, in a way ~ UNTWISTS | A31. Removes a bottle cap, perhaps ~ UNTWISTS | A31. Tools for Web surfers ~ BROWSERS |
A33. Saudi Arabian capital ~ RIYADH | A33. Saudi Arabian capital ~ RIYADH | A33. Orville Wright's city of birth ~ DAYTON |
A37. Complies ~ ACCEDES | A37. Gives consent ~ ACCEDES | A37. Distinct features ~ ASPECTS |
A38. Rhine siren ~ LORELEI | A38. Legendary siren ~ LORELEI | A38. Deprive (with "of") ~ BEREAVE |
A39. Try again ~ REHEAR | A39. Try again, as a court case ~ REHEAR | A39. Return to office ~ RESEAT |
A40. Adequate ~ PASSABLE | A40. So-so ~ PASSABLE | A40. Social convenience ~ TEAMAKER |
A41. Science of matter ~ PHYSICS | A41. Fermi's field ~ PHYSICS | A41. Find a buyer beforehand ~ PRESELL |
A43. Sort of sortie ~ RAID | A43. All bets are off after this ~ RAID | A43. Separate forcefully ~ REND |
A44. Right of final decision ~ SAYSO | A44. Right of final decision ~ SAYSO | A44. Badmouth ~ ABASE |
A47. These may be cooled ~ HEELS | A47. Women's formal wear ~ HEELS | A47. Uncle Sam's bird ~ EAGLE |
A49. Brag ~ CROW | A49. Unpleasant thing to eat ~ CROW | A49. Malfunctioned, as a fuse ~ BLEW |
A50. May? ~ MERRYMONTH | A50. May description, in a song ~ MERRYMONTH | A50. Description of May ~ MERRYMONTH |
A55. Flirtatious glance ~ OGLE | A55. Flirtatious stare ~ OGLE | A55. Aesop's race loser ~ HARE |
A56. _____ Major ~ URSA | A56. ___ Major ~ URSA | A56. Number for one ~ ARIA |
A57. Baja brick ~ ADOBE | A57. Brick made of clay and straw ~ ADOBE | A57. After-school responsibility ~ CHORE |
A58. One of the Gospels ~ LUKE | A58. One of the Gospels ~ LUKE | A58. "Grapes of Wrath" character ~ OKIE |
A59. Brit's bit of tea ~ SPOT | A59. Brit's bit (of tea) ~ SPOT | A59. Cultivate, as a garden ~ TEND |
A60. Aired an "I Love Lucy" episode ~ RERAN | A60. Broadcast more than once ~ RERAN | A60. Fire pit remnant ~ EMBER |
A61. Job type ~ DESK | A61. Office furniture ~ DESK | A61. Cause nose-holding ~ REEK |
A62. Sound upstairs ~ SANE | A62. Sound upstairs ~ SANE | A62. Table border ~ EDGE |
A63. Dynasts of yore ~ TSARS | A63. Ivans IV and V, e.g. ~ TSARS | A63. They're popular in Mississippi? ~ ESSES |
D1. Ponte Vecchio's river ~ ARNO | D1. Moreover ~ ALSO | D1. Band member's big moment ~ SOLO |
D2. Word with lifter or keeper ~ SHOP | D2. Type of tide ~ NEAP | D2. Sit ungracefully (with "down") ~ PLOP |
D3. Sit to be shot ~ POSE | D3. Clue or backgammon, e.g. ~ GAME | D3. Former Commonwealth member ~ EIRE |
D4. Biblical plot? ~ EDEN | D4. Well-briefed about ~ UPON | D4. "Don't ___ think about it!" ~ EVEN |
D5. Low-water mark ~ NADIR | D5. Riser plus tread ~ STAIR | D5. Casual fabric ~ DENIM |
D6. Police tactics ~ DRAGNETS | D6. Some police tactics ~ DRAGNETS | D6. Arranges in an alternating pattern ~ STAGGERS |
D7. Blushes ~ REDDENS | D7. Shows bashfulness, in a way ~ REDDENS | D7. Bicycles have them ~ HANDLES |
D8. Malaise ~ UNEASE | D8. Malaise ~ UNEASE | D8. One of two sides of a story? ~ HESAID |
D9. Skeletal ~ BONY | D9. Skeletal ~ BONY | D9. Crack up ~ SLAY |
D10. Unusually good time ~ BANNERYEAR | D10. Unusually good 365 days ~ BANNERYEAR | D10. Great business period ~ BANNERYEAR |
D11. Audibly ~ ALOUD | D11. Audibly ~ ALOUD | D11. Acquire a wintry glaze ~ ICEUP |
D12. The father who knows best ~ YOUNG | D12. In one's salad days ~ YOUNG | D12. Clutch's neighbor ~ BRAKE |
D13. Word with good or horse ~ SENSE | D13. Have a hunch ~ SENSE | D13. Source of an Asian stimulant ~ BETEL |
D21. The baby's room ~ NURSERY | D21. The baby's room ~ NURSERY | D21. Two-time Emmy winner Fabray ~ NANETTE |
D24. Some whodunit suspects ~ HEIRS | D24. Some whodunit suspects ~ HEIRS | D24. Abandon a detente ~ REARM |
D25. Forage legume ~ GUAR | D25. Plant that makes gum ~ GUAR | D25. Skier's conveyance ~ TBAR |
D26. Some say it's not enough ~ ONCE | D26. It's enough for some ~ ONCE | D26. Gaelic language ~ ERSE |
D27. Make an aquatint, e.g. ~ ETCH | D27. Permanently mark ~ ETCH | D27. Absorbs (with "up") ~ SOPS |
D28. TV ratings period ~ SWEEPSWEEK | D28. Important seven-day TV ratings period ~ SWEEPSWEEK | D28. Time for a miniseries, perhaps ~ SWEEPSWEEK |
D30. To the extreme ~ GROSSLY | D30. In a coarse manner ~ GROSSLY | D30. "In a best-case scenario ..." ~ IDEALLY |
D32. 43rd state ~ IDAHO | D32. 43rd state ~ IDAHO | D32. Alarm ~ SCARE |
D34. Goya's "The Duchess of _____" ~ ALBA | D34. Goya's "The Duchess of ___" ~ ALBA | D34. Give partner ~ TAKE |
D35. It may be kosher ~ DELI | D35. Sandwich shop ~ DELI | D35. Place to hold a banquet roast? ~ OVEN |
D36. Hastened ~ HIED | D36. Went in haste ~ HIED | D36. Bookworm, in stereotypes ~ NERD |
D38. Tear jaggedly ~ LACERATE | D38. Tear jaggedly ~ LACERATE | D38. Serbian capital ~ BELGRADE |
D40. "A Star is Born" director ~ PIERSON | D40. "A Star is Born" director ~ PIERSON | D40. Violent ~ TEARING |
D42. Tenzing Norgay, for one ~ SHERPA | D42. Tibetan guide ~ SHERPA | D42. Became incensed ~ SEERED |
D44. Reprimand ~ SCOLD | D44. Reprimand ~ SCOLD | D44. Hate with a passion ~ ABHOR |
D45. Debate ~ ARGUE | D45. Debate ~ ARGUE | D45. "M*A*S*H" lieutenant colonel ~ BLAKE |
D46. Egg parts ~ YOLKS | D46. Egg parts ~ YOLKS | D46. Avian high-rise ~ AERIE |
D48. Eligible for Mensa ~ SMART | D48. Eligible for Mensa ~ SMART | D48. "And now ..." sayer ~ EMCEE |
D50. Rumple ~ MUSS | D50. Make messy or untidy ~ MUSS | D50. Captain's underling ~ MATE |
D51. Poems of praise ~ ODES | D51. Poems of praise ~ ODES | D51. Bits of resistance ~ OHMS |
D52. One of Asta's owners ~ NORA | D52. One of Asta's owners ~ NORA | D52. British bigwigs ~ NOBS |
D53. Skier's conveyance ~ TBAR | D53. Skier's conveyance ~ TBAR | D53. Only God can make one, according to Kilmer ~ TREE |
D54. Brood overseers ~ HENS | D54. Brood overseers ~ HENS | D54. Towel embroidery ~ HERS |