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A1. Kind of candle ~ TAPER | A1. Good name for a female plumber? ~ FLO |
A6. Alda or Ladd ~ ALAN | A4. Certainly not verbose ~ TERSE |
A10. Iowa college town ~ AMES | A9. Ore examination ~ ASSAY |
A14. "Peter Grimes," for one ~ OPERA | A14. The Common Mkt. ~ EEC |
A15. Oldtime actor Paul ~ MUNI | A15. Greeting with the lei of the land ~ ALOHA |
A16. Adore ~ LOVE | A16. Mother-of-pearl ~ NACRE |
A17. Smooth fabric ~ SATIN | A17. Slave rebellion leader Turner ~ NAT |
A18. Ain't put right? ~ ISNT | A18. Predatory gulls ~ SKUAS |
A19. Tip ~ APEX | A19. Charley horse, e.g. ~ CRAMP |
A20. Is a taskmaster ~ CRACKSTHEWHIP | A20. Demands results, slangily ~ CRACKSTHEWHIP |
A23. Iceland's ocean, for short ~ ATL | A23. Provide financial grants ~ ENDOW |
A24. Actress Myrna ~ LOY | A24. Carnivorous member of the zodiac ~ LEO |
A25. Sundial numeral ~ XII | A25. Wane ~ EBB |
A26. Approximating suffix ~ ISH | A28. Played around (with) ~ TOYED |
A29. Teacher's org. ~ NEA | A32. Low-heeled, wing-tip shoe ~ BROGUE |
A30. Medium's state ~ TRANCE | A34. At the stern ~ AFT |
A32. Clearasil target ~ ACNE | A37. Musical melange ~ REVUE |
A35. Demolish ~ RAZE | A39. Tom and Meg's "You've Got Mail" director ~ NORA |
A39. "Enigma Variations" composer ~ ELGAR | A40. Suddenly sobs ~ BREAKSINTOTEARS |
A40. Emulates Edison, e.g. ~ BREAKSNEWGROUND | A44. "___ No Mountain High Enough" ~ AINT |
A43. Terra ___ ~ COTTA | A45. Depart ~ LEAVE |
A44. High schooler ~ TEEN | A46. "Sesame Street" watcher ~ TOT |
A45. Rental units (abbr.) ~ APTS | A47. Most mentally sound ~ SANEST |
A46. Sorrowful states ~ DOLORS | A50. Inclination ~ SLANT |
A48. ___ Arbor ~ ANN | A52. "___ I saw Elba" ~ ERE |
A50. Ambient music composer Brian ~ ENO | A53. Ballet step ~ PAS |
A51. Photo ___ (journalists' desires) ~ OPS | A55. Free of frost ~ DEICE |
A53. Vane dir. ~ SSE | A59. Experiments with nuclear fission, e.g ~ SPLITSTHEATOM |
A54. Author Umberto ~ ECO | A64. Electrical engineer and inventor Nikola ~ TESLA |
A57. Experiments with nuclear fission, e.g ~ SPLITSTHEATOM | A66. Visitor from beyond our solar system ~ ALIEN |
A61. Tenor Carreras ~ JOSE | A67. Mentalist's claim ~ ESP |
A63. Forbidden thing ~ NONO | A68. Iris containers ~ UVEAS |
A64. Forced ~ DROVE | A69. Costume for "I, Claudius" ~ TUNIC |
A65. "I'm leaving on ___ plane..." ~ AJET | A70. Certain New York pro ~ MET |
A66. Actress Moran of "Happy Days" ~ ERIN | A71. Pearly whites ~ TEETH |
A67. Sheets ~ LINEN | A72. Sort of board ~ EMERY |
A68. Antarctic sea ~ ROSS | A73. Messy place ~ STY |
A69. Use a keyboard ~ TYPE | D1. It's around a yard ~ FENCE |
A70. Bridge positions ~ EASTS | D2. Commit to memory ~ LEARN |
D1. Puccini heroine ~ TOSCA | D3. Quartet X two ~ OCTAD |
D2. In pieces ~ APART | D4. Unpleasant chores ~ TASKWORK |
D3. Floral feature ~ PETAL | D5. Game with racks ~ ELKS |
D4. Guitarist Clapton ~ ERIC | D6. 16-1 baseball score, e.g. ~ ROUT |
D5. Get one's goat ~ RANKLE | D7. Ayatollah's predecessor ~ SHAH |
D6. Friendship ~ AMITY | D8. Art student's prop ~ EASEL |
D7. Succulent ~ LUSH | D9. Network news VIP ~ ANCHOR |
D8. Building wing ~ ANNEX | D10. Wrapped raiment ~ SARI |
D9. Dolt ~ NITWIT | D11. Fall guy ~ SCAPEGOAT |
D10. Jai ___ ~ ALAI | D12. Furnish with firepower ~ ARM |
D11. Janitor's activity, at times ~ MOPPINGUP | D13. Opposite of "nope" ~ YEP |
D12. Night before ~ EVE | D21. Portable bed ~ COT |
D13. Gender ~ SEX | D22. Metaphor of intrigue ~ WEB |
D21. Flies high ~ SOARS | D26. Grand Canyon ride ~ BURRO |
D22. Boss, at times ~ HIRER | D27. Admirer of Beauty ~ BEAST |
D27. Barely sufficient ~ SCANT | D29. Brief acceptance speech? ~ YES |
D28. Range rovers ~ HERDS | D30. Rank and vile ~ EVIL |
D29. "Sweet!" ~ NEATO | D31. Desert mounds ~ DUNES |
D31. Float ___ (provide financing for) ~ ALOAN | D33. Word surrounding "on" and "by" ~ ONE |
D32. Alphabet intro ~ ABCDE | D34. Degrade ~ ABASE |
D33. Sing like Bing ~ CROON | D35. Cloister denizen ~ FRIAR |
D34. Red ink entries ~ NETLOSSES | D36. Orange Monopoly avenue ~ TENNESSEE |
D36. Formic acid source ~ ANT | D38. List lengthener ~ ETAL |
D37. Alphabet ending ~ ZEE | D41. Dined ~ ATE |
D38. Ram's mate ~ EWE | D42. Fallopian tube travelers ~ OVA |
D41. ___ Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II) ~ KAROL | D43. Polling information ~ TENDENCY |
D42. Grind together, as teeth ~ GNASH | D48. Play in the pool ~ SPLASH |
D47. Small piano ~ SPINET | D49. Mai ___ cocktail ~ TAI |
D49. Phonograph part ~ NEEDLE | D51. 4 p.m. refreshment, perhaps ~ TEA |
D52. Narrative ~ STORY | D54. Commemorative quarter honoree ~ STATE |
D53. Gem ~ STONE | D56. Agenda contents ~ ITEMS |
D54. Certain collars and jackets ~ ETONS | D57. Mathematical subgroup ~ COSET |
D55. Envy ~ COVET | D58. Like some promises, stares and threats ~ EMPTY |
D56. Oracles' signs ~ OMENS | D60. Surveyor's map ~ PLAT |
D58. Favorites ~ PETS | D61. Squalid neighborhood ~ SLUM |
D59. Small cut ~ SNIP | D62. Pitchfork prong ~ TINE |
D60. Song for Pavarotti ~ ARIA | D63. His eyes are on the throne ~ HEIR |
D61. Shake up ~ JAR | D64. Palindromic king ~ TUT |
D62. Acapulco eye ~ OJO | D65. Holiday harbinger ~ EVE |