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A1. Front-line chow, once ~ SPAM | A1. Russian czarina ~ ANNA | A1. What thespians do ~ ACT |
A5. Observer ~ NOTER | A5. "Abdul Abulbul ___" ~ AMIR | A4. Leary in "Wag the Dog" ~ DENIS |
A10. Neighbor of Libya ~ CHAD | A9. Lapidary's measure ~ CARAT | A9. Short and to the point ~ TERSE |
A14. Ear part ~ LOBE | A14. Gentleman caller ~ BEAU | A14. My ___, Vietnam ~ LAI |
A15. Fall color ~ OCHRE | A15. Donated ~ GAVE | A15. Paycheck surprise ~ RAISE |
A16. In vigorous health ~ HALE | A16. Dietetically challenged ~ OBESE | A16. Egg-shaped ~ OVOID |
A17. Scores on a serve ~ ACES | A17. Give off ~ EMIT | A17. Scrap of food ~ ORT |
A18. 1996 film for which Geoffrey Rush won Best Actor ~ SHINE | A18. "A Bridge Too Far" novelist Cornelius ~ RYAN | A18. With 19-Across, author of this puzzle's quote ~ OSCAR |
A19. Chester Arthur's middle name ~ ALAN | A19. Track and field contests ~ MEETS | A19. See 18-Across ~ WILDE |
A20. Start of a thought by Oscar Wilde ~ TOLOVEONESELFIS | A20. Start of a fatheaded quip ~ TOLOVEONESELFIS | A20. Start of a quotation ~ TOLOVEONESELFIS |
A23. Neither's partner ~ NOR | A23. Ship pronoun ~ SHE | A23. Happened to ~ BEFELL |
A24. Good Housekeeping award ~ SEAL | A24. Tie the knot ~ WED | A24. Dwarf in "The Hobbit" ~ ORI |
A25. Diddley and Derek ~ BOS | A25. Hightail it ~ LAM | A25. Some sons, briefly ~ JRS |
A28. From the jungle ~ WILD | A28. Adidas alternative ~ FILA | A26. Movie genre ~ FILMNOIR |
A31. Brew vessels ~ STEINS | A31. With reckless abandon ~ WILDLY | A31. You've heard this before ~ ECHO |
A35. Conductor Klemperer ~ OTTO | A36. On a cruise ~ ASEA | A34. "Purgatorio" writer ~ DANTE |
A37. Cozy corner ~ NOOK | A38. Bottle part ~ NECK | A35. L-P links ~ MNO |
A39. Iron bar ~ INGOT | A40. Lofty abode ~ AERIE | A36. Middle of the quotation ~ THEBEGINNINGOFA |
A40. Part 2 of the thought ~ THEBEGINNINGOFA | A41. Middle of quip ~ THEBEGINNINGOFA | A40. Talent for music ~ EAR |
A43. New Testament king ~ HEROD | A44. Flexible tubes ~ HOSES | A41. Pirate's potables ~ GROGS |
A44. Flute part ~ STEM | A45. Appear ~ SEEM | A42. Crucifix ~ ROOD |
A45. Part of Q.E.D. ~ ERAT | A46. Washington notes ~ ONES | A43. Arranges in zigzag order ~ STAGGERS |
A46. "Gunsmoke" star ~ ARNESS | A47. Brews tea ~ STEEPS | A45. Former Telecom giant ~ GTE |
A48. Back-to-school mo. ~ SEPT | A49. Scissorhands portrayer ~ DEPP | A47. Scanners scan this ~ UPC |
A50. Peter, Paul and Mary: Abbr. ~ STS | A51. New York time ~ EST | A48. Prepares Parmesan ~ GRATES |
A51. Sleep phenomena ~ REMS | A52. Battery option ~ AAA | A51. End of a quotation ~ LIFELONGROMANCE |
A53. Flight ~ LAM | A54. High, arcing tennis shot ~ LOB | A57. Gemini docking target ~ AGENA |
A55. End of the thought ~ LIFELONGROMANCE | A56. End of quip ~ LIFELONGROMANCE | A58. Carroll character ~ ALICE |
A63. Up to it ~ ABLE | A65. Precalculator calculators ~ ABACI | A59. "___ good turn daily" (Boy Scouts slogan) ~ DOA |
A64. Followed a coxswain's orders ~ OARED | A66. Feeling blue ~ DOUR | A60. Words with "your life!" or "a dare!" ~ NOTON |
A65. Kind of miss ~ NEAR | A67. Prepare eggs, in a way ~ BOIL | A61. Melancholiac ~ MOPER |
A66. Safe deposit box item, perhaps ~ DEED | A68. Nouveau ___ ~ RICHE | A62. Pkg. shipper ~ UPS |
A67. Witch ~ CRONE | A69. Coastal bird of prey ~ ERNE | A63. His portrait is worth $50 ~ GRANT |
A68. Great-great-grandson of Augustus ~ NERO | A70. Cheese that's "made" backward ~ EDAM | A64. Decorative water-holders ~ EWERS |
A69. When the French fry? ~ ETES | A71. Noted capitalist John Jacob ~ ASTOR | A65. Pampered one ~ PET |
A70. Carved ~ HEWED | A72. Collector's quests ~ SETS | D1. Words after "Thanks" ~ ALOT |
A71. Annexes ~ ADDS | A73. Durocher and Tolstoy ~ LEOS | D2. Chocolate alternative ~ CAROB |
D1. Wooden piece ~ SLAT | D1. Encourage in wrongdoing ~ ABET | D3. Spine information ~ TITLE |
D2. Little of Verdi? ~ POCO | D2. Animated fish ~ NEMO | D4. Cattle mover ~ DROVER |
D3. Genesis brother ~ ABEL | D3. Get just right ~ NAIL | D5. Supporters of art? ~ EASELS |
D4. A quark and an antiquark ~ MESON | D4. Jaguars and lemons ~ AUTOS | D6. Williamson in "The Seven-Per-Cent Solution" ~ NICOL |
D5. 90's fashion accessory ~ NOSERING | D5. In accord ~ AGREEING | D7. "No man ___ island" ~ ISAN |
D6. ___ Rios, Jamaica ~ OCHO | D6. It's sometimes held in delis ~ MAYO | D8. Parched ~ SERE |
D7. Waiflike ~ THIN | D7. Terrible czar ~ IVAN | D9. Certain air-traffic controllers ~ TOWERMEN |
D8. Birds at sea ~ ERNES | D8. Rejuvenate ~ RENEW | D10. Film title words with "Clear River" (1988) ~ EVILIN |
D9. Brand of peanut butter cup ~ REESES | D9. Stand-up kind of guy? ~ COMEDIAN | D11. Deep-massage developer ~ ROLF |
D10. Dare ~ CHALLENGE | D10. First-family member ~ ABEL | D12. ___ Barrani, Egypt ~ SIDI |
D11. Fair share, maybe ~ HALF | D11. Key feature? ~ REEF | D13. Greek resistance coalition of WW2 ~ EDES |
D12. Jai ___ ~ ALAI | D12. Sparkling wine city ~ ASTI | D21. "Ye have heard of the patience ___" ~ OFJOB |
D13. Game rooms ~ DENS | D13. Hardy heroine ~ TESS | D22. Conductor Sir Georg ~ SOLTI |
D21. "I'll never do it again," e.g. ~ VOW | D21. TV band ~ VHF | D26. Vampire's teeth ~ FANGS |
D22. Dine at home ~ EATIN | D22. Homophone of so ~ SEW | D27. Rural lodges ~ INNS |
D25. South African politico ~ BOTHA | D25. They are often plastered ~ LATHS | D28. "Typee" sequel ~ OMOO |
D26. Multiple-choice answer ~ OTHER | D26. "___ in the Dark" ~ ASHOT | D29. Data ~ INFO |
D27. Unsmiling ~ STERN | D27. Reagan's attorney general ~ MEESE | D30. Pothole place ~ ROAD |
D29. Clark's interest ~ LOIS | D29. Hilo neckwear ~ LEIS | D31. Haitian summers ~ ETES |
D30. Do's and ___ ~ DONTS | D30. Adolescently afflicted ~ ACNED | D32. Fireside talk ~ CHAT |
D32. Stravinsky et al. ~ IGORS | D32. Building block brand ~ LEGO | D33. Mrs. Zeus ~ HERA |
D33. Yogurt type ~ NOFAT | D33. Pilotless plane ~ DRONE | D34. Christian of fashion ~ DIOR |
D34. R.B.I.'s and such ~ STATS | D34. One of ___ great mysteries ~ LIFES | D37. Ratatouille requirement ~ EGGPLANT |
D36. Wind player's purchases ~ OBOEREEDS | D35. Fermentation catalyst ~ YEAST | D38. ___-Roman wrestling ~ GRECO |
D38. Locale for a spanking ~ KNEE | D37. Busy as ___ ~ ABEE | D39. Actress Garbo ~ GRETA |
D41. Ford flub ~ EDSEL | D39. Patella's place ~ KNEE | D44. Long-tailed African monkey ~ GUENON |
D42. Blew inward ~ IMPLODED | D42. Shrubbery framework ~ ESPALIER | D45. Fruit seller ~ GROCER |
D47. Buss ~ SMOOCH | D43. Beseeches ~ IMPLORES | D46. Lion handlers, in a circus ~ TAMERS |
D49. Scot's topper ~ TAM | D48. ___ Paulo, Brazil ~ SAO | D48. Grouse ~ GRIPE |
D52. Entrap ~ SNARE | D50. Half a cheerleader's prop? ~ POM | D49. Become, finally ~ ENDUP |
D54. Food from heaven ~ MANNA | D53. Much of Chile ~ ANDES | D50. Marksman's aid ~ SCOPE |
D55. Stow, as cargo ~ LADE | D55. Tower of miscommunication ~ BABEL | D51. New Year's Eve word ~ LANG |
D56. Sarcastic response ~ IBET | D56. "___ Croft: Tomb Raider" ~ LARA | D52. Fictional lab assistant ~ IGOR |
D57. ___ Bailey ~ FLEE | D57. Wading bird ~ IBIS | D53. Cheese from goat's milk ~ FETA |
D58. Increase ~ GROW | D58. Sure thing ~ FACT | D54. It's given to a newborn ~ NAME |
D59. Québec's Lévesque ~ RENE | D59. Sonic bounce ~ ECHO | D55. Radiate ~ GLOW |
D60. "___ I say more?" ~ NEED | D60. Bull wound ~ GORE | D56. Daybreak direction ~ EAST |
D61. Joker, e.g. ~ CARD | D61. Litter's littlest ~ RUNT | |
D62. Love's inspiration ~ EROS | D62. Junction point ~ NODE |