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A1. Astronomical sighting ~ NOVA | A1. Piece of verified information ~ FACT |
A5. Get bent out of shape ~ WARP | A5. Informal letter signoff ~ BEST |
A9. Atmospheric balloon probe ~ SONDE | A9. In the thick of ~ AMONG |
A14. Metallurgist's materials ~ ORES | A14. "Firebird" composer Stravinsky ~ IGOR |
A15. Therapeutic plant ~ ALOE | A15. Florentine angel's instrument ~ ARPA |
A16. Instructor ~ TUTOR | A16. Skimpy skirts ~ MINIS |
A17. Some "Dear" ones ~ SIRS | A17. "___-Tough" (1977 film) ~ SEMI |
A18. Network of veins ~ RETE | A18. 100 Cambodian sen ~ RIEL |
A19. Old anesthetic ~ ETHER | A19. A plant disease ~ EDEMA |
A20. They go after men they shouldn't ~ HOMEWRECKERS | A20. Some despised women ~ HOMEWRECKERS |
A23. Elijah's successor ~ ELISHA | A23. Elevator innovator Otis ~ ELISHA |
A24. Exudation ~ SEEPAGE | A24. Not of the church ~ SECULAR |
A28. Homey room, typically ~ DEN | A28. Bug killer banned by the EPA ~ DDT |
A29. Chemical compound ~ ENOL | A29. Smoky European peak ~ ETNA |
A32. Tailgater's need ~ COOLER | A32. Kid-lit's Snicket ~ LEMONY |
A33. Type of saint ~ PATRON | A33. Distant ~ FAROFF |
A35. Type of cabbage ~ KALE | A35. Instrumental silencer ~ MUTE |
A36. Uninvited guests ~ PARTYCRASHERS | A36. Uninvited guests ~ PARTYCRASHERS |
A40. Type of "cop" portrayed in a 1987 film ~ ROBO | A40. Small keg of beer ~ PONY |
A41. Ape or monkey ~ SIMIAN | A41. Teacher portrayed by Kaplan ~ KOTTER |
A42. More thoughtful ~ DEEPER | A42. Fictional Plaza Hotel girl ~ ELOISE |
A45. Parodied (with "up") ~ SENT | A45. Seal the juices in, as a steak ~ SEAR |
A46. Cookbook abbr. ~ TSP | A46. Sure-footed work animal ~ ASS |
A49. Case that's not grammatical ~ ATTACHE | A49. Merchant ship capacity ~ TONNAGE |
A51. Japanese hostess ~ GEISHA | A51. Medium condition? ~ TRANCE |
A53. Classic comedy film ~ GHOSTBUSTERS | A53. Film with the line, "I've been slimed" ~ GHOSTBUSTERS |
A56. Formerly Portuguese territory (Var.) ~ MACAO | A56. Father, informally ~ POPPA |
A59. Rock, to a sea otter ~ TOOL | A59. Animal fat ~ SUET |
A60. "It's OK after all" in editing ~ STET | A60. Replace with ellipses, e.g. ~ OMIT |
A61. 5 1/2-point type ~ AGATE | A61. Lend ___ (listen) ~ ANEAR |
A62. 11,000-foot Italian peak ~ ETNA | A62. Avoiding the draft? ~ ALEE |
A63. "... ___ forgive our debtors" ~ ASWE | A63. Collins juice ~ LIME |
A64. Some winning margins ~ NOSES | A64. Summer or Shalala ~ DONNA |
A65. Target of a swift kick ~ REAR | A65. Has a hankering ~ YENS |
A66. Trueheart of the comics ~ TESS | A66. Cellar dweller's place ~ LAST |
D1. Had some munchies ~ NOSHED | D1. Dropped a line in the water ~ FISHED |
D2. Bird popular in Baltimore ~ ORIOLE | D2. Ancient ~ AGEOLD |
D3. Flies, mice, etc. ~ VERMIN | D3. Choose a side ~ COMMIT |
D4. Ancestors of domestic donkeys ~ ASSES | D4. Has a go at ~ TRIES |
D5. Quality assurance? ~ WARRANTY | D5. Crime of a judge influenced by bribery ~ BARRATRY |
D6. On the sheltered side ~ ALEE | D6. New York Canal ~ ERIE |
D7. Campus military org. ~ ROTC | D7. A freelancer may work on it ~ SPEC |
D8. Looks from concealment ~ PEEKS | D8. Strike-avoiding activity ~ TALKS |
D9. Typical introduction? ~ STEREO | D9. Arbitrarily fine ~ AMERCE |
D10. Blunt ~ OUTSPOKEN | D10. Hottest time of the year ~ MIDSUMMER |
D11. To the ___ degree ~ NTH | D11. Number that's its own square root ~ ONE |
D12. Nanny goat ~ DOE | D12. Pick-up-sticks game ~ NIM |
D13. Misadd, e.g. ~ ERR | D13. Govt. purchasing org. ~ GSA |
D21. Flour grain ~ WHEAT | D21. Flour grain ~ WHEAT |
D22. Continental trading org. ~ EEC | D22. Aquatic shocker ~ EEL |
D25. Former apple application ~ ALAR | D25. Look angry or sullen ~ LOUR |
D26. Thickens ~ GELS | D26. Wee colonists ~ ANTS |
D27. Palindromist's preposition ~ ERE | D27. Seven-grain alternative ~ RYE |
D30. Horrid giants ~ ORCS | D30. Where bow meets arrow ~ NOCK |
D31. Nocturnal, tailless mammal ~ LORIS | D31. Certain hairdos ~ AFROS |
D33. Engender ~ PROPAGATE | D33. Skillet ~ FRYINGPAN |
D34. Implicate ~ NAME | D34. Lot in life ~ FATE |
D36. Donne, for one ~ POET | D36. Traveler Marco ~ POLO |
D37. "Not on ___!" ("No way!") ~ ABET | D37. Unknown quote source, for short ~ ANON |
D38. Unique ~ SINGULAR | D38. Law book contents ~ STATUTES |
D39. Can't stand ~ HATES | D39. Mannheim misters ~ HERRS |
D40. Abbr. on a nutrition panel ~ RDA | D40. Letterman's stupid ___ tricks ~ PET |
D43. Alpine sounds ~ ECHOES | D43. The world's biggest desert ~ SAHARA |
D44. Letter after pi ~ RHO | D44. Attitude of self-importance ~ EGO |
D46. Fly from Africa ~ TSETSE | D46. Shortage of punch ~ ANEMIA |
D47. They have sharp tongues ~ SHREWS | D47. Theater backdrops ~ SCRIMS |
D48. Hits hard ~ PASTES | D48. Six-line sonnet section ~ SESTET |
D50. Fragrant organic compound, often ~ ESTER | D50. Written composition ~ ESSAY |
D52. Where ___ (trendy place) ~ ITSAT | D52. Coral lagoon spot ~ ATOLL |
D54. Schlep ~ TOTE | D54. Marsh bulrush ~ TULE |
D55. ___ fide (Latin) ~ BONA | D55. "___ there, done that" ~ BEEN |
D56. Word that sandwiches "oh" ~ MAN | D56. Inflate, as expenses ~ PAD |
D57. It comes after many moons? ~ AGO | D57. Songstress Yoko ~ ONO |
D58. ___ in Charlie ~ CAS | D58. Write thing ~ PEN |