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A1. Extremely unpleasant ~ NASTY | A1. Paving block ~ SETT |
A6. One going downhill ~ SLED | A5. Computer dialing device ~ MODEM |
A10. Sand ~ GRIT | A10. Carton contents, for short ~ CIGS |
A14. Cosmetician Lauder ~ ESTEE | A14. Linen hue ~ ECRU |
A15. Peel ~ PARE | A15. Mormon settlement ~ PROVO |
A16. _____ Rooter ~ ROTO | A16. Emulate couch potatoes ~ LOLL |
A17. With 36 Across, shirker's comment ~ WHENTHECATSAWAY | A17. Start of a popular saying ~ WHENTHECATSAWAY |
A20. Manipulates a needle ~ SEWS | A20. Bulgarian capital ~ SOFIA |
A21. 60 minutes past 12 ~ ONE | A21. It'll keep you out of a scrape or two ~ KNEEPAD |
A22. Thrusts back ~ REPELS | A22. Transgresses ~ SINS |
A23. _____ Glory ~ OLD | A25. "Leave as is" ~ STET |
A24. Glad rags ~ FINERY | A26. This may sting ~ BEE |
A25. Changed into ~ BECAME | A29. Suffering partner ~ PAIN |
A29. Englsih statesman William ~ PITT | A31. Parsley units ~ SPRIGS |
A30. Oak-to-be ~ ACORN | A35. "___ be an honor" ~ ITD |
A31. _____ California ~ BAJA | A36. It may be in judgement ~ ERROR |
A32. Land amount ~ ACRE | A38. City in Uttar Pradesh ~ AGRA |
A36. See 17 Across ~ THEMICEWILLPLAY | A39. End of 17-Across ~ THEMICEWILLPLAY |
A39. Lays tuft ~ SODS | A43. You may feel it pass ~ TIME |
A40. Biddies ~ HENS | A44. Bubble-headed ~ DITSY |
A41. Siouan Indian ~ OSAGE | A45. Harvest goddess ~ OPS |
A42. Poses ~ SITS | A46. Rapscallions ~ SCAMPS |
A43. Made beer ~ BREWED | A49. Global septet ~ SEAS |
A44. Inclines ~ SLOPES | A50. "What have we here!" ~ OHO |
A47. Serling of "The Twilight Zone" ~ ROD | A51. Abacus feature ~ BEAD |
A48. Actor Omar ~ SHARIF | A53. Con's home ~ STIR |
A49. Artfully shy ~ COY | A55. Monotony's result ~ BOREDOM |
A50. Gem ~ OPAL | A58. Where the Gurkha reigned ~ NEPAL |
A54. Evasion and pursuit ~ CATANDMOUSEGAME | A62. Theme of this puzzle ~ CATANDMOUSEGAME |
A57. Came to earth ~ ALIT | A65. Similar to others ~ AKIN |
A58. Leave out ~ OMIT | A66. Tenement arrangement ~ LEASE |
A59. British Museum's _____ marbles ~ ELGIN | A67. Inter ___ (among other things) ~ ALIA |
A60. The "B" in N.B. ~ BENE | A68. Tricky play ~ RUSE |
A61. Dig this! ~ MINE | A69. English earldom ~ ESSEX |
A62. Yorkshire city ~ LEEDS | A70. Zoom or contact ~ LENS |
D1. Front-page matter ~ NEWS | D1. Hems but doesn't haw ~ SEWS |
D2. Tennis V.I.P. Arthur ~ ASHE | D2. Lovelorn nymph ~ ECHO |
D3. Goulash ~ STEW | D3. Not conforming to dietary laws ~ TREF |
D4. Counting system ~ TENS | D4. Capital of Tunisia ~ TUNIS |
D5. Still and all ~ YET | D5. Speed measure, briefly ~ MPH |
D6. Disburse ~ SPEND | D6. Pitchblende, e.g. ~ ORE |
D7. Spike, as the punch ~ LACE | D7. Deduct from ~ DOCK |
D8. Time for the history books ~ ERA | D8. "Dynasty" star ~ EVANS |
D9. Of waste ~ DETRITAL | D9. Polyphonic choral pieces ~ MOTETS |
D10. Pick of the vineyard ~ GRAPE | D10. Pretentious talk ~ CLAPTRAP |
D11. Oarsman ~ ROWER | D11. The 29th state ~ IOWA |
D12. Country in a grand tour ~ ITALY | D12. Delighted ~ GLAD |
D13. Santa's bagful ~ TOYS | D13. Vulpine in wit ~ SLY |
D18. Bagel's middle ~ HOLE | D18. Taiwanese city ~ TAIPEI |
D19. Mailed ~ SENT | D19. Escape slowly ~ SEEP |
D23. Hotel chain name ~ OMNI | D23. DEA officer ~ NARC |
D24. South Pacific islanders ~ FIJIS | D24. Had a horse ~ SIRED |
D25. Faces the pitcher ~ BATS | D26. Vertical ship posts ~ BITTS |
D26. Reverberate ~ ECHO | D27. Work ___ (code of the dedicated) ~ ETHIC |
D27. Campus lass, in old lingo ~ COED | D28. Tomato trouble ~ EDEMA |
D28. Weaponry ~ ARMS | D30. "___ not the time!" ~ NOWIS |
D29. Dupes ~ PAWNS | D32. Hemispherical home ~ IGLOO |
D31. Borscht ingredients ~ BEETS | D33. Place for a sine curve ~ GRAPH |
D32. Cathedral area ~ APSE | D34. Authority to decide ~ SAYSO |
D33. Eagle feature ~ CLAW | D37. Baptism and others ~ RITES |
D34. Latest "in" fashion ~ RAGE | D40. It might be permeable ~ MEMBRANE |
D35. Observed critically ~ EYED | D41. Future attorney's exam, for short ~ LSAT |
D37. Leader's office ~ CHIEFDOM | D42. Essential amino acid ~ LYSINE |
D38. The Almighty ~ LORD | D47. One end of a hammerhead ~ PEEN |
D42. Twirl ~ SPIN | D48. Jockey's need ~ SADDLE |
D43. Word before and after "will be" ~ BOYS | D52. Features of some stadiums ~ DOMES |
D44. Laminated rock ~ SHALE | D54. Befitting a monarch ~ REGAL |
D45. Former language of 12 Down ~ LATIN | D55. Azerbaijan's capital ~ BAKU |
D46. Give a keynote address ~ ORATE | D56. "Miss ___ Regrets" (Porter tune) ~ OTIS |
D47. Course ~ ROUTE | D57. Extinct kiwi relatives ~ MOAS |
D48. Sign of healing ~ SCAB | D59. "A Whiter Shade of ___" ~ PALE |
D49. Mint ~ COIN | D60. Whitaker role ~ AMIN |
D50. Leer at ~ OGLE | D61. Pastoral expanses ~ LEAS |
D51. Senate runner ~ PAGE | D62. Monopoly game piece ~ CAR |
D52. In the center of ~ AMID | D63. Employ ~ USE |
D53. Camera part ~ LENS | D64. Type of education ~ SEX |
D55. 2,001, to Ovid ~ MMI | |
D56. Slippery fish ~ EEL |