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A1. Not a full cut ~ TRIM | A1. Chain's partner ~ BALL |
A5. 1961 inauguration speaker ~ FROST | A5. Chilly coating ~ FROST |
A10. Face on a wrist ~ DIAL | A10. Early phone feature ~ DIAL |
A14. Nimbus ~ AURA | A14. Enjoying a cruise ~ ASEA |
A15. 4 to 1, e.g. ~ RATIO | A15. 10:1, e.g. ~ RATIO |
A16. Island in the Tyrrhenian ~ ELBA | A16. Napoleon's exile isle ~ ELBA |
A17. "Let me sew you to your sheet," e.g. ~ SPOONERISM | A17. "Let me sew you to your sheet," e.g. ~ SPOONERISM |
A19. Transport dating from the Stone Age ~ SLED | A19. Winter toy ~ SLED |
A20. Popular Downing Street address ~ TEN | A20. Go against God ~ SIN |
A21. Doesn't discard ~ USES | A21. Puts to work ~ USES |
A22. No longer novel ~ STALE | A22. No longer fresh ~ STALE |
A23. Sycophant ~ YESMAN | A23. "The ___ Cometh" (O'Neill play) ~ ICEMAN |
A25. Here and there? ~ APART | A25. Away from one another ~ APART |
A27. "Buzz" or "hiss," e.g. ~ ONOMATOPOEIA | A27. "Buzz" or "pop," e.g. ~ ONOMATOPOEIA |
A32. It can cause itching ~ SUMAC | A32. Poison ivy cousin ~ SUMAC |
A35. Comic Johnson ~ ARTE | A35. Johnson of "Laugh-In" ~ ARTE |
A36. Boucle or Shetland wool, e.g. ~ YARN | A36. Knitter's medium ~ YARN |
A37. Long-term investment ~ IRA | A37. Apt first name for a tax adviser ~ IRA |
A38. Respects ~ ESTEEMS | A38. Holds in high regard ~ ESTEEMS |
A41. Shooting site ~ SET | A41. Used a stool ~ SAT |
A42. Word with nurse or old ~ MAID | A42. Butler's counterpart ~ MAID |
A44. Plays on words ~ PUNS | A44. Groan-inducing jokes ~ PUNS |
A45. They're on most dean's lists ~ COEDS | A45. Filmmakers Joel and Ethan ~ COENS |
A47. ". . . peck of pickled peppers," e.g. ~ ALLITERATION | A47. "Peck of pickled peppers," e.g. ~ ALLITERATION |
A50. It can probably make the cut ~ BLADE | A50. Grass leaf ~ BLADE |
A51. Angler's baskets ~ CREELS | A51. Fish baskets ~ CREELS |
A55. Issue forth with force ~ SPOUT | A55. Teapot feature ~ SPOUT |
A57. Uptown cracker-topper ~ BRIE | A57. Uptown cracker-topper ~ BRIE |
A59. Irving sleepyhead ~ RIP | A59. Irving's sleepyhead ~ RIP |
A60. Alternative to graphics ~ TEXT | A60. Written words ~ TEXT |
A61. Anna or Otto, e.g. ~ PALINDROME | A61. "Madam, I'm Adam," e.g ~ PALINDROME |
A64. Not aweather ~ ALEE | A64. To the sheltered side ~ ALEE |
A65. It may precede other things ~ AMONG | A65. In the company of ~ AMONG |
A66. Aftermath of a brainstorm ~ IDEA | A66. Aftermath of a brainstorm ~ IDEA |
A67. "Porgy and ___" ~ BESS | A67. Partner of Porgy ~ BESS |
A68. Is deficient ~ LACKS | A68. Is deficient ~ LACKS |
A69. Workplace, for some ~ DESK | A69. Cubicle furnishing ~ DESK |
D1. Palatable ~ TASTY | D1. Low-voiced singers ~ BASSI |
D2. Nepalese money ~ RUPEE | D2. Jelly used as a garnish ~ ASPIC |
D3. Items in the fire ~ IRONS | D3. Africa's Sierra ___ ~ LEONE |
D4. Chiang's husband ~ MAO | D4. Southeast Asian language ~ LAO |
D5. Where they're raisin' raisins ~ FRESNO | D5. City near Sacramento ~ FRESNO |
D6. Like the spotted owl ~ RARE | D6. Porterhouse specification, sometimes ~ RARE |
D7. Redding of soul ~ OTIS | D7. Big name in elevators ~ OTIS |
D8. Relative apt for 61-Across ~ SIS | D8. "___ boom bah" ~ SIS |
D9. Cat or turkey ~ TOM | D9. Male turkey ~ TOM |
D10. Lay waste ~ DESTROY | D10. Reduce to smithereens ~ DESTROY |
D11. Nervously uncomfortable ~ ILLATEASE | D11. Nervously uncomfortable ~ ILLATEASE |
D12. Fourth person ~ ABEL | D12. Genesis victim ~ ABEL |
D13. Weigh down ~ LADE | D13. Load a hold ~ LADE |
D18. Subtlety ~ NUANCE | D18. Easy-to-overlook detail ~ NUANCE |
D22. Spring runner ~ SAP | D22. Vermont harvest ~ SAP |
D24. Bygone big bird ~ MOA | D24. Wingless extinct bird ~ MOA |
D25. Affirm as true ~ ATTEST | D25. Affirm as true ~ ATTEST |
D26. It has been compared to a tree ~ POEM | D26. It's not as lovely as a tree ~ POEM |
D28. Ripen ~ MATURE | D28. Ripen ~ MATURE |
D29. The Palestra, e.g. ~ ARENA | D29. The Palestra, e.g. ~ ARENA |
D30. Ruffled one's feathers ~ IRED | D30. One of Turkey's neighbors ~ IRAN |
D31. Pismires ~ ANTS | D31. Aardvark's snack ~ ANTS |
D32. Layer of Earth's crust ~ SIMA | D32. Lower layer of the earth's crust ~ SIMA |
D33. River to the Caspian ~ URAL | D33. Eurasian mountain range ~ URAL |
D34. Curbside containers ~ MAILBOXES | D34. Curbside containers ~ MAILBOXES |
D39. Cannonballed ~ SPED | D39. Raced ~ SPED |
D40. Marked with lines ~ SCORED | D40. Put up points ~ SCORED |
D43. Thins ~ DILUTES | D43. Thins ~ DILUTES |
D46. Hydrogen's number ~ ONE | D46. Hydrogen's number ~ ONE |
D48. Part of a retribution phrase ~ TAT | D48. Repeated machine gun sound ~ TAT |
D49. Sweet glazes ~ ICINGS | D49. Sweet glazes ~ ICINGS |
D52. Crumble ~ ERODE | D52. Gradually deteriorate ~ ERODE |
D53. Vitamin C sources ~ LIMES | D53. Bartenders' fruit ~ LIMES |
D54. "Bark, Spot!" ~ SPEAK | D54. Command to Rover ~ SPEAK |
D55. Pierce ~ STAB | D55. Semi-educated guess ~ STAB |
D56. Brazilian soccer great ~ PELE | D56. Brazilian soccer great ~ PELE |
D57. Group united for action ~ BLOC | D57. Group united for action ~ BLOC |
D58. Place for checking and saving? ~ RINK | D58. Skating venue ~ RINK |
D61. Crony ~ PAL | D61. Very good friend ~ PAL |
D62. "I ___ lineman for the county" ~ AMA | D62. Grp. knocked in "Sicko" ~ AMA |
D63. Disencumber ~ RID | D63. Disencumber ~ RID |