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A1. Irregularly notched, as a leaf ~ EROSE | A1. Ray ~ SKATE |
A6. Tax consultant, often ~ CPA | A6. Tax consultant, often (Abbr.) ~ CPA |
A9. Ceramic worker ~ TILER | A9. Home contractor's hire ~ TILER |
A14. Jousting weapon ~ LANCE | A14. Where the eagle has landed ~ AERIE |
A15. "___ American Cousin" ~ OUR | A15. Shirley Temple's "___ Little Girl" ~ OUR |
A16. Etudiant's milieu ~ ECOLE | A16. Etudiant's milieu ~ ECOLE |
A17. Talk extemporaneously ~ SPEAKOFFTHECUFF | A17. Talk without preparation ~ SPEAKOFFTHECUFF |
A20. Bibliographer's abbr. ~ ETAL | A20. Kindergarten award ~ STAR |
A21. Kind of printing ~ OFFSET | A21. Kind of printing ~ OFFSET |
A22. X - VII ~ III | A22. 3:00, on a sundial ~ III |
A23. Ax relatives ~ ADZES | A23. Ax relatives ~ ADZES |
A25. Heed John the Baptist ~ REPENT | A25. Word in a street-corner sermon, perhaps ~ REPENT |
A27. "___ you serious?" ~ ARE | A27. Everyday verb ~ ARE |
A30. Extra-wide, at Thom McAn ~ EEE | A30. Wide shoe designation ~ EEE |
A31. Skin opening ~ PORE | A31. Skin opening ~ PORE |
A32. Highly hackneyed ~ BANAL | A32. Highly hackneyed ~ BANAL |
A34. Heap ~ PILE | A34. Heap ~ PILE |
A36. Either horn of a crescent moon ~ CUSP | A36. Either horn of a crescent moon ~ CUSP |
A40. Impatience ~ ANTSINONESPANTS | A40. Restless impatience ~ ANTSINONESPANTS |
A43. Type of brake ~ DISC | A43. Type of brake ~ DISC |
A44. Sicilian attraction ~ ETNA | A44. 1949 erupter ~ ETNA |
A45. Bill defeaters ~ ANTIS | A45. Bill defeaters ~ ANTIS |
A46. Burden ~ ONUS | A46. Burden ~ ONUS |
A48. Starter for mask or pole ~ SKI | A48. Vacation in Aspen ~ SKI |
A50. Bit of a bite ~ ORT | A50. Bit of a bite ~ ORT |
A51. Portion of a military operation ~ SECTOR | A51. Combat zone division ~ SECTOR |
A54. Commando doings ~ RAIDS | A54. Speakeasy risks ~ RAIDS |
A56. Chicken-king connector ~ ALA | A56. ___ mort (melancholy) ~ ALA |
A57. Kind of stare ~ VACANT | A57. Ready for occupation ~ VACANT |
A59. "The Sun ___ Rises" ~ ALSO | A59. "The Sun ___ Rises" ~ ALSO |
A63. Fight dirty ~ HITBELOWTHEBELT | A63. Fight dirty, in a way ~ HITBELOWTHEBELT |
A66. Like paragons ~ IDEAL | A66. Like paragons ~ IDEAL |
A67. French ocean ~ MER | A67. French ocean ~ MER |
A68. Magic wish granters ~ GENII | A68. Brilliant ones ~ GENII |
A69. Floating hazards ~ BERGS | A69. Floating hazards ~ BERGS |
A70. Be nosy ~ PRY | A70. Ask overpersonally ~ PRY |
A71. Fat measures ~ GRAMS | A71. Minute metric measures ~ GRAMS |
D1. "What ___ can go wrong?" ~ ELSE | D1. Treat disrespectfully ~ SASS |
D2. Engrossed ~ RAPT | D2. Withheld, as secrets ~ KEPT |
D3. High draft rating ~ ONEA | D3. Base times height ~ AREA |
D4. Italian opera house, La ___ ~ SCALA | D4. Tower of London treasure ~ TIARA |
D5. Shriek in a comic strip ~ EEK | D5. It's uttered while jumping on a chair ~ EEK |
D6. They're warmed up ~ COFFEEPOTS | D6. They're more effective when warmed up ~ COFFEEPOTS |
D7. Hassocks ~ PUFFS | D7. Smoke units ~ PUFFS |
D8. Word with fine and performing ~ ARTS | D8. Word with "fine" and "performing" ~ ARTS |
D9. Move unsteadily ~ TEETER | D9. Sit precariously ~ TEETER |
D10. Truckers' watchdog (Abbr.) ~ ICC | D10. Truckers' former watchdog (Abbr.) ~ ICC |
D11. Satchmo ~ LOUIE | D11. Rotund comic Anderson ~ LOUIE |
D12. Small and charmingly spritely ~ ELFIN | D12. Small and spritely ~ ELFIN |
D13. Install to new specs ~ REFIT | D13. Install to new specs ~ REFIT |
D18. Seep out slowly ~ OOZE | D18. Seep out slowly ~ OOZE |
D19. Some are super ~ HEROES | D19. Some are super ~ HEROES |
D24. Submarine maker ~ DELI | D24. Submarine maker ~ DELI |
D26. Kind of pie ~ PECAN | D26. Kind of pie ~ PECAN |
D27. Having ___ hair day ~ ABAD | D27. "That's not ___ idea" ~ ABAD |
D28. Wife of a raja ~ RANI | D28. Wife of a rajah ~ RANI |
D29. Tolkien's tree creatures ~ ENTS | D29. Tolkien's tree creatures ~ ENTS |
D31. Humorous remark ~ PLEASANTRY | D31. An agreeable remark ~ PLEASANTRY |
D33. Neckerchief ~ ASCOT | D33. Broad neck scarf ~ ASCOT |
D35. Tavern ~ INN | D35. Overnight letter? ~ INN |
D37. Biblical preposition ~ UNTO | D37. Biblical preposition ~ UNTO |
D38. Show signs of life ~ STIR | D38. Move emotionally ~ STIR |
D39. Secretive attention getter ~ PSST | D39. Hissed nudge ~ PSST |
D41. Like the nervous system ~ NEURAL | D41. Kind of pathway or network ~ NEURAL |
D42. Kind of informer ~ PAID | D42. Kind of informer ~ PAID |
D47. Fictional works ~ NOVELS | D47. Some book club choices ~ NOVELS |
D49. Partner of kin ~ KITH | D49. Partner of kin ~ KITH |
D51. Address in "Gunga Din" ~ SAHIB | D51. Address in "Gunga Din" ~ SAHIB |
D52. Pass over ~ ELIDE | D52. Pass over ~ ELIDE |
D53. Provide for a wedding ~ CATER | D53. Provide food for a wedding ~ CATER |
D54. More wet behind the ears ~ RAWER | D54. Having less training ~ RAWER |
D55. Cavalry weapon ~ SABER | D55. Cavalry weapon ~ SABER |
D58. Casino freebie, for short ~ COMP | D58. Casino freebie, for short ~ COMP |
D60. Chanteuse Horne ~ LENA | D60. Chanteuse Horne ~ LENA |
D61. Unlikely, as chances ~ SLIM | D61. Lanky cowpoke's nickname ~ SLIM |
D62. Elevator man ~ OTIS | D62. Milo's partner, in film ~ OTIS |
D64. Word with punching or sleeping ~ BAG | D64. Word with "punching" or "sleeping" ~ BAG |
D65. Breakfast fare ~ EGG | D65. On your face, it's embarrassing ~ EGG |