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A1. Kitten's response ~ MEOW | A1. Falls behind ~ LAGS | A1. Where college sophs might sleep ~ DORM |
A5. Highway behemoths ~ SEMIS | A5. Explosion ~ BLAST | A5. City northwest of Orlando ~ OCALA |
A10. It leads to the grandstand ~ RAMP | A10. Icy precipitation ~ HAIL | A10. Crimson Tide's school, familiarly ~ BAMA |
A14. Stewpot ~ OLLA | A14. Skin softener ~ ALOE | A14. Burn balm ~ ALOE |
A15. Abolitionist Sojourner ~ TRUTH | A15. Comedian Anderson ~ LOUIE | A15. Texan who ran against both Bush and Clinton ~ PEROT |
A16. Butter substitute ~ OLEO | A16. Razor brand ~ ATRA | A16. Jump on the ice ~ AXEL |
A17. Neither liberal nor conservative ~ MIDDLEOFTHEROAD | A17. So-so ~ MIDDLEOFTHEROAD | A17. H ~ MIDDLEOFNOWHERE |
A20. Most impudent ~ SASSIEST | A20. Endeavoring ~ ATPAINS | A20. Phonies ~ POSEURS |
A21. Major industrial center near Manchester ~ LEEDS | A21. Sonora shawls ~ SERAPES | A21. Reading aids ~ GLASSES |
A22. It may have a general assembly? ~ WAR | A22. Just ___ (tiny amount) ~ ATAD | A22. Best bond rating ~ AAA |
A23. Floor support ~ IBEAM | A23. Sounds of uncertainty ~ ERS | A23. Starbucks size ~ TALL |
A26. Participant in a defensive sport ~ JUDOIST | A24. Less common ~ RARER | A24. Pen name? ~ BIC |
A30. Massachusetts cape ~ ANN | A26. Fed. pharmaceutical regulators ~ FDA | A27. Jazz home ~ UTAH |
A31. Kind of patch ~ PEA | A29. Colorado ski resort ~ ASPEN | A29. Make a choice ~ SELECT |
A34. States ~ AVERS | A33. Divorcees ~ EXES | A34. Many moons in Mexico ~ ANOS |
A35. Put the shirt in the closet ~ HANG | A34. "We ___ amused" ~ ARENOT | A36. Black-and-white treat ~ OREO |
A37. Mideast's ___ League ~ ARAB | A36. "Kidnapped" auth. ~ RLS | A38. Alternative to nuclear ~ SOLAR |
A38. Every object has one ~ CENTEROFGRAVITY | A37. Balancing point ~ CENTEROFGRAVITY | A39. V ~ CENTEROFGRAVITY |
A41. Hippocratic pronouncement ~ OATH | A40. ABA member ~ ATT | A42. Instrument with stops ~ ORGAN |
A42. "... ___ take arms against" ("Hamlet") ~ ORTO | A41. Role players ~ ACTORS | A43. Salami seller ~ DELI |
A43. Some scholarly works ~ TOMES | A42. "Unto us ___ is given ..." ~ ASON | A44. Basso Pinza ~ EZIO |
A44. Teacher's deg. ~ BSE | A43. Assume as a fact ~ POSIT | A45. Place for fans ~ STANDS |
A45. Job or table ending ~ HOP | A45. "Psst!" ~ HEY | A47. It's cut in a casino ~ DECK |
A46. Foot soldier's shares ~ RATIONS | A46. Bucking beast ~ BRONC | A49. Conservative Coulter ~ ANN |
A48. Phoebe, who played Princess Caraboo ~ CATES | A47. Pop, as a question ~ ASK | A50. Corn holders ~ COBS |
A50. June honoree ~ DAD | A49. Abel's brother ~ CAIN | A52. Successful song ~ HIT |
A51. Worse than bad ~ AWFUL | A50. Soup seasoner ~ OREGANO | A54. Chicago daily ~ TRIBUNE |
A54. Alligator pears ~ AVOCADOS | A54. Cure-all ~ PANACEA | A58. Cure-all ~ PANACEA |
A59. 1994 Malkovich film ~ HEARTOFDARKNESS | A57. Conrad classic ~ HEARTOFDARKNESS | A62. KN ~ HEARTOFDARKNESS |
A62. Swiss river to the Rhine ~ AARE | A59. Clio, for one ~ MUSE | A64. Advantage ~ EDGE |
A63. Composure ~ POISE | A60. Unseeing ~ BLIND | A65. Explorer Amundsen ~ ROALD |
A64. More than a splint ~ CAST | A61. Give a hand? ~ CLAP | A66. French military hat ~ KEPI |
A65. Brought about ~ BRED | A62. Graf ___ ~ SPEE | A67. It may swing from good to bad ~ MOOD |
A66. Rate of movement ~ SPEED | A63. Jazz instruments, for short ~ SAXES | A68. Dancer de Mille ~ AGNES |
A67. Time periods ~ ERAS | A64. Yalies ~ ELIS | A69. Govt.-issued IDs ~ SSNS |
D1. May honorees ~ MOMS | D1. Tibetan priest ~ LAMA | D1. Moist ~ DAMP |
D2. Lamb's pen name ~ ELIA | D2. Touched ground ~ ALIT | D2. Hodgepodge ~ OLIO |
D3. Ransom of automobiles? ~ OLDS | D3. Christening VIPs ~ GODPARENTS | D3. Fishing gear ~ RODS |
D4. Longfellow's middle name ~ WADSWORTH | D4. Most relaxed ~ SEDATEST | D4. Whom Jason jilted ~ MEDEA |
D5. Cowboy charges ~ STEERS | D5. Commingle ~ BLEND | D5. Wheeler-dealer ~ OPERATOR |
D6. Cupid, in Greece ~ EROS | D6. "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" author Anita ~ LOOS | D6. Boardroom VIPs ~ CEOS |
D7. Civilian clothes worn by a soldier ~ MUFTI | D7. "___ Wiedersehen" ~ AUF | D7. Kennel cry ~ ARF |
D8. GTE competitor ~ ITT | D8. Poses ~ SITS | D8. It's heard at the conclusion of May ~ LONGA |
D9. Theater request ~ SHH | D9. Trickster's laugh ~ TEHEE | D9. Island groups ~ ATOLLS |
D10. "Air Music" composer Ned ~ ROREM | D10. Badger ~ HARASS | D10. Discouraging words ~ BAHS |
D11. ___ vera ~ ALOE | D11. Surmounting ~ ATOP | D11. Fires ~ AXES |
D12. Lake impounded by Hoover Dam ~ MEAD | D12. "Dies ___" ~ IRAE | D12. Inconsequential ~ MERE |
D13. Groups of whales ~ PODS | D13. Striplings ~ LADS | D13. Bar beverages ~ ALES |
D18. Facilitate communication ~ LIAISE | D18. Polygraph flunker, maybe ~ LIAR | D18. Pacific party ~ LUAU |
D19. Distinctive flair ~ ELAN | D19. Printers' mistakes ~ ERRATA | D19. Solidarity name ~ WALESA |
D24. City on the Penobscot ~ BANGOR | D24. Quick summary ~ RECAP | D23. Agents from D.C. ~ THEFEDS |
D25. Certain MIT grad. ~ ENGR | D25. Have an ___ grind ~ AXETO | D24. Salad toppings ~ BACOS |
D26. Man with a ladder? ~ JACOB | D26. Effervesce ~ FROTH | D25. Gas type ~ INERT |
D27. Iris layers ~ UVEAS | D27. Crusoe's creator ~ DEFOE | D26. Line dance ~ CONGA |
D28. Al ___ (pasta order) ~ DENTE | D28. Hot under the collar ~ ANGRY | D28. Yankee nickname ~ AROD |
D29. All-American Lancaster role ~ THORPE | D30. Con's confines ~ PRISONCELL | D30. Word represented by a heart ~ LOVE |
D31. Superb ~ PRIMO | D31. Singer ___ John ~ ELTON | D31. Character played by Audrey and Julie ~ ELIZA |
D32. Devoured ~ EATEN | D32. Justin Timberlake's group ~ NSYNC | D32. "The ___ the Hat" ~ CATIN |
D33. Vast chasm ~ ABYSS | D34. Circle section ~ ARC | D33. Wear for a tailor ~ TRYON |
D36. Back at sea? ~ AFT | D35. Hospital areas, briefly ~ ORS | D35. Ollie's partner ~ STAN |
D37. Evasion ~ AVOIDANCE | D38. Really bothers ~ EATSAT | D37. Give dirty looks ~ OGLE |
D39. Plant anchor ~ ROOT | D39. Discrepancy ~ VARIANCE | D40. Well-done prime rib order ~ ENDCUT |
D40. Launch an assault ~ ATTACK | D44. "No argument from me!" ~ IAGREE | D41. Mary on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" ~ RICHARDS |
D45. It's followed by "Who goes there?" ~ HALT | D46. Money lender ~ BANK | D46. State south of Arizona ~ SONORA |
D47. Worshipped ~ ADORED | D48. Round handles ~ KNOBS | D48. Garden hose problem ~ KINK |
D48. Preserved, in a way ~ CURED | D49. Funny fellows ~ CARDS | D51. Muddle ~ BEFOG |
D49. Al Capp's Hawkins ~ SADIE | D50. Resistance units ~ OHMS | D53. Armored vehicles ~ TANKS |
D51. Melville's doomed Captain ~ AHAB | D51. Go for another hitch ~ REUP | D54. Those guys ~ THEM |
D52. Tear's partner ~ WEAR | D52. Relaxation ~ EASE | D55. Start over from scratch ~ REDO |
D53. What one needs to ride the tram ~ FARE | D53. "Man ___ Mancha" ~ OFLA | D56. Bard baddie ~ IAGO |
D55. Urn ~ VASE | D54. Glass sheet ~ PANE | D57. Raised, as horses ~ BRED |
D56. Letter starter ~ DEAR | D55. Morales of "La Bamba" ~ ESAI | D58. Not looking so good ~ PALE |
D57. Northern Greece peak ~ OSSA | D56. Nile reptiles ~ ASPS | D59. Mediocre grades ~ CEES |
D58. Former JFK Mach busters ~ SSTS | D58. Fort ___, NJ ~ DIX | D60. Home of "Monday Night Football" ~ ESPN |
D60. Mother of Jupiter ~ OPS | D61. Without modifications ~ ASIS | |
D61. Smart dresser ~ FOP | D63. Dapper fellow ~ DAN |