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A1. Cager's favorite sound ~ SWISH | A1. Dreamy happiness ~ BLISS |
A6. Augury ~ OMEN | A6. Possessing the know-how ~ ABLE |
A10. Word with iron or lock ~ GRID | A10. Hook for landing large fish ~ GAFF |
A14. Flinch of distress ~ WINCE | A14. Able to do a split ~ LITHE |
A15. Responded to the auctioneer ~ BADE | A15. Chowder bit ~ CLAM |
A16. Wee bit ~ IOTA | A16. Last word in Gilligan's theme ~ ISLE |
A17. Some choir members ~ ALTOS | A17. Ayn Rand title strongman ~ ATLAS |
A18. "___ She Lovely" (Stevie Wonder tune) ~ ISNT | A18. Attachment for "rail" or "plane" ~ MONO |
A19. Resort near Copper Mountain ~ VAIL | A19. Blood carrier ~ VEIN |
A20. DARE ~ BELLTHECAT | A20. Dare ~ BELLTHECAT |
A22. Gaelic ~ ERSE | A22. Breaks bread ~ EATS |
A23. Female rabbit ~ DOE | A23. You can spend it in Romania ~ LEU |
A24. Pastoral spot ~ LEA | A24. Good first name for a tax adviser ~ IRA |
A26. Root word? ~ RAH | A26. Mineo of movies ~ SAL |
A29. Gun lobby, briefly ~ NRA | A29. "The Closer" network ~ TNT |
A31. Possibly ~ PERHAPS | A31. "After you" ~ GOAHEAD |
A35. Designer Cassini ~ OLEG | A35. Sine language? ~ TRIG |
A37. Episodic ~ OCCASIONAL | A37. Growing building ~ GREENHOUSE |
A39. Pimpled ~ ACNED | A39. Yellowish-brown color ~ UMBER |
A41. Middle of a kids' game ~ TAC | A41. Ben Jonson wrote one to himself ~ ODE |
A42. Homebuyer's option ~ CONDO | A42. In a way, informally ~ SORTA |
A43. Some massive land areas ~ CONTINENTS | A43. Overblown ~ PORTENTOUS |
A46. Acidulous ~ TART | A46. Unable to decide ~ TORN |
A47. Country bumpkin ~ HAYSEED | A47. "The Praise of Folly" writer ~ ERASMUS |
A48. Stand-in, for short ~ SUB | A48. Popular meeting place, in London ~ PUB |
A50. Quicentenary and quipedal starter ~ SES | A50. ABBA hit ~ SOS |
A51. One ___ time ~ ATA | A51. African cobra ~ ASP |
A52. Comparative ending ~ IER | A52. Bioelectric fish ~ EEL |
A54. Keypad predecessor ~ DIAL | A54. Yuletide song ~ NOEL |
A57. PARE ~ TRIMTHEFAT | A57. Pare ~ TRIMTHEFAT |
A64. Approximately ~ ORSO | A64. Bowed, in music ~ ARCO |
A65. Comfort ~ EASE | A65. Wee bit ~ IOTA |
A66. Take down ~ ABASE | A66. Egg-shaped ~ OVATE |
A67. Come into possession ~ GAIN | A67. Building near a silo ~ BARN |
A68. They'll bring you downhill fast ~ SKIS | A68. Last word in prayer ~ AMEN |
A69. Bat shaper ~ LATHE | A69. Defective car ~ LEMON |
A70. Unexpected obstacle ~ SNAG | A70. Present with a knuckle sandwich ~ SLUG |
A71. TV host John ~ TESH | A71. Unconvincing, as an excuse ~ LAME |
A72. Dislodges ~ FREES | A72. Considers ~ DEEMS |
D1. Absorbent stick ~ SWAB | D1. Ruin the surprise ~ BLAB |
D2. Sly trick ~ WILE | D2. Word for losers? ~ LITE |
D3. Pt. of IHOP ~ INTL | D3. "___ be a while" ~ ITLL |
D4. Give a tongue-lashing ~ SCOLD | D4. "... and the truth ___ set you free" ~ SHALL |
D5. "The Greatest Show on Earth" star ~ HESTON | D5. Six-line sonnet section ~ SESTET |
D6. Off-Broadway award ~ OBIE | D6. Top of the heap ~ ACME |
D7. Gender abbreviation ~ MASC | D7. Voting group, e.g. ~ BLOC |
D8. "So Big" writer Ferber ~ EDNA | D8. "Peyton Place" actress Wood ~ LANA |
D9. Provokes ~ NETTLES | D9. Android's lack ~ EMOTION |
D10. CARE ~ GIVEAHOOT | D10. Care ~ GIVEAHOOT |
D11. Bellow ~ ROAR | D11. Between ports ~ ASEA |
D12. "How sweet ___!" ~ ITIS | D12. Act the butterfly ~ FLIT |
D13. Hill companion ~ DALE | D13. Swampy spots ~ FENS |
D21. Croix de Guerre recipient ~ HERO | D21. "American Idol" reject William ~ HUNG |
D25. "A Passage of Arms" writer Ambler ~ ERIC | D25. Shouts while shaking one's pompoms ~ RAHS |
D26. Nocturnal pest ~ ROACH | D26. Medicated compress ~ STUPE |
D27. City south of Knoxville ~ ALCOA | D27. Galahad's strong suit? ~ ARMOR |
D28. Comic Youngman ~ HENNY | D28. The Scales of the zodiac ~ LIBRA |
D30. Took measures ~ ACTED | D30. Gaits out of the gate, sometimes ~ TROTS |
D31. Formal accords ~ PACTS | D31. Horse command ~ GEEUP |
D32. Christie and Moffo ~ ANNAS | D32. Continental bucks ~ EUROS |
D33. Man with a mission? ~ PADRE | D33. Elroy Jetson's pooch ~ ASTRO |
D34. Mailbox features, perhaps ~ SLOTS | D34. Ones in control of their faculties? ~ DEANS |
D36. FARES ~ GETSALONG | D36. Fares ~ GETSALONG |
D38. A dance, when doubled ~ CAN | D38. Former name of Tokyo ~ EDO |
D40. Try to slim down ~ DIET | D40. Radiation meas. units ~ REMS |
D44. Most spiffy ~ NEATEST | D44. Like some vows ~ NUPTIAL |
D45. What many followed ~ SUIT | D45. Fatty treat for birds ~ SUET |
D49. On ___ of (as a proxy for) ~ BEHALF | D49. Lo's partner ~ BEHOLD |
D53. Concrete strengthener ~ REBAR | D53. Flood prevention measure ~ LEVEE |
D54. Shar-peis, e.g. ~ DOGS | D54. Catches red-handed ~ NABS |
D55. Rafsanjani's land ~ IRAN | D55. Verbal ~ ORAL |
D56. One of 43-Across ~ ASIA | D56. Beige shade ~ ECRU |
D58. It's useful in October ~ RAKE | D58. "Arrivederci, ___" ~ ROMA |
D59. Goddess of fertility ~ ISIS | D59. Agenda element ~ ITEM |
D60. Interweave ~ MESH | D60. King of beasts' crowning glory ~ MANE |
D61. Kismet ~ FATE | D61. Partner of fortune ~ FAME |
D62. "Days of Grace" memoirist ~ ASHE | D62. Physics 101 topic ~ ATOM |
D63. They often have a ball ~ TEES | D63. Some bills in tills ~ TENS |