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A1. Plant starter ~ SEED | A1. Instrument classification ~ REED | A1. Army bugle call ~ TAPS | A1. Almanac tidbit ~ FACT |
A5. Prego rival ~ RAGU | A5. Larson of "The Far Side" ~ GARY | A5. Lincoln and Burrows ~ ABES | A5. Pro ___ (in proportion) ~ RATA |
A9. "Gay" city, in song ~ PAREE | A9. "Gay" city, in song ~ PAREE | A9. Bird that grows nuptial plumage ~ EGRET | A9. Light fabric for curtains ~ VOILE |
A14. Singer of a Poitier film title ~ LULU | A14. Noted film tutor ~ ANNA | A14. Opera highlight ~ ARIA | A14. It may be deserted or uncharted ~ ISLE |
A15. Wax-coated cheese ~ EDAM | A15. Weapon that's hardly dangerous ~ EPEE | A15. "Circle" or "final" start ~ SEMI | A15. Ball-shaped cheese ~ EDAM |
A16. In a cold manner ~ ICILY | A16. Without warmth ~ ICILY | A16. Worst possible turnout ~ NOONE | A16. "Kiss the chef" garment ~ APRON |
A17. Eye part ~ IRIS | A17. Target the bar code ~ SCAN | A17. Bank encumbrance ~ LIEN | A17. "Eagle Eye" actor LaBeouf ~ SHIA |
A18. Tumultuous sit-down ~ PLOP | A18. Ostrich relative ~ RHEA | A18. Tight, straight cut ~ SLIT | A18. "Can I? Can I? Can I?" e.g. ~ PLEA |
A19. Event in tectonics ~ QUAKE | A19. 1906 San Francisco event ~ QUAKE | A19. Material for Hush Puppies ~ SUEDE | A19. It might get you a flat in London ~ LEASE |
A20. Predinner event ~ COCKTAILHOUR | A20. Pre-dinner event ~ COCKTAILHOUR | A20. Predinner event ~ COCKTAILHOUR | A20. Predinner event ~ COCKTAILHOUR |
A23. Prefix with center or gram ~ EPI | A23. Verb with thou, perhaps ~ ART | A23. "___ only as directed" ~ USE | A23. Craft measured in cubits ~ ARK |
A24. Adam's contribution ~ RIB | A24. Free, as a dog of fleas ~ RID | A24. Amber, for example ~ HUE | A24. Adam's contribution ~ RIB |
A25. Bottom cover? ~ DIAPER | A25. Bottom cover? ~ DIAPER | A25. Car-racing class ~ MIDGET | A25. Changeable seat cover? ~ DIAPER |
A29. Betrays by tattling ~ RATSON | A29. Teaching session ~ LESSON | A29. Kind of enemy ~ MORTAL | A29. Teacher's instruction ~ LESSON |
A31. Body wrapper ~ SKIN | A31. Body wrap ~ SKIN | A31. Bridge (over) ~ SPAN | A31. Body's largest organ ~ SKIN |
A33. Motor attachment? ~ OLA | A33. Motor add-on ~ OLA | A33. "What Kind of Fool ___?" ~ AMI | A33. Motor attachment? ~ OLA |
A34. Midnight ~ WITCHINGHOUR | A34. Midnight, to some ~ WITCHINGHOUR | A34. Midnight, in some horror stories ~ WITCHINGHOUR | A34. Midnight, in some horror stories ~ WITCHINGHOUR |
A37. Effortlessness ~ EASE | A37. Effortlessness ~ EASE | A37. A concha tops it ~ APSE | A37. Cathedral recess ~ APSE |
A40. Polish off ~ EAT | A40. Polish off ~ EAT | A40. Kind of pursuit ~ HOT | A40. Show consumer confidence? ~ EAT |
A41. Vogue rival ~ ELLE | A41. A fashion magazine ~ ELLE | A41. Something ___ (extraordinary thing) ~ ELSE | A41. Palindromic fashion magazine ~ ELLE |
A42. Unit of academic credit ~ SEMESTERHOUR | A42. Unit of academic credit ~ SEMESTERHOUR | A42. Unit of academic credit ~ SEMESTERHOUR | A42. Unit of academic credit ~ SEMESTERHOUR |
A47. "... and your little dog, _____!" ~ TOO | A47. Likewise ~ TOO | A47. ___ de vie (clear brandy) ~ EAU | A47. Letters from a short person? ~ IOU |
A48. Will-o'-the-___ ~ WISP | A48. Will-o'-the-___ ~ WISP | A48. Cluster of feathers ~ TUFT | A48. Will-o'-the-___ ~ WISP |
A49. Ideal place ~ UTOPIA | A49. Imaginary place of perfection ~ UTOPIA | A49. Without further ado ~ ATONCE | A49. Ideal place ~ UTOPIA |
A53. One awaiting a catch ~ ANGLER | A53. One awaiting a catch ~ ANGLER | A53. Reach, as a goal ~ ATTAIN | A53. Branch in a trophy room ~ ANTLER |
A55. Historical stage ~ ERA | A55. Historic period of note ~ ERA | A55. Word often between two names ~ AKA | A55. Historical stage ~ ERA |
A56. "I" trouble ~ EGO | A56. Teamwork deterrent ~ EGO | A56. Trireme item ~ OAR | A56. "I" trouble ~ EGO |
A57. Last possible moment ~ ELEVENTHHOUR | A57. Last possible moment ~ ELEVENTHHOUR | A57. Last-minute ~ ELEVENTHHOUR | A57. Last possible moment ~ ELEVENTHHOUR |
A61. Dred or Sir Walter ~ SCOTT | A61. "Ivanhoe" novelist ~ SCOTT | A61. Unconnected ~ APART | A61. Dred or Sir Walter ~ SCOTT |
A64. "Tell _____ the judge" ~ ITTO | A64. "Tell ___ the judge" ~ ITTO | A64. "Are you ___ out?" ~ INOR | A64. Stick ___ (take advantage of) ~ ITTO |
A65. Part of QED ~ ERAT | A65. Part of QED ~ ERAT | A65. Centuries-old Icelandic work ~ EDDA | A65. Middle of QED ~ ERAT |
A66. Housecleaning of a sort ~ PURGE | A66. Rid of impurities ~ PURGE | A66. Granter of three wishes ~ GENIE | A66. Large-scale dismissal ~ PURGE |
A67. Burgoo ~ STEW | A67. Cassoulet or haricot, e.g. ~ STEW | A67. Unspecified quantity ~ SOME | A67. Burgoo ~ STEW |
A68. Filmmaker Wertmüller ~ LINA | A68. Filmmaker Wertmuller ~ LINA | A68. Money guru Greenspan ~ ALAN | A68. "Colada" intro ~ PINA |
A69. Ann _____, Michigan ~ ARBOR | A69. Ann ___, Michigan ~ ARBOR | A69. Chose ~ OPTED | A69. Vined latticework shelter ~ ARBOR |
A70. Get what one deserves ~ EARN | A70. Merit ~ EARN | A70. "... so long ___ both shall live?" ~ ASYE | A70. Yield, as a profit ~ EARN |
A71. "Serpico" author ~ MAAS | A71. "Serpico" author Peter ~ MAAS | A71. Attack with snowballs ~ PELT | A71. Some remote batteries ~ AAAS |
D1. Deli machine ~ SLICER | D1. Spanky or Alfalfa, e.g. ~ RASCAL | D1. Dusting powder ~ TALCUM | D1. Budgetary ~ FISCAL |
D2. Mother of Minos, in mythology ~ EUROPA | D2. "Sing more!" ~ ENCORE | D2. Certain vocal style ~ ARIOSO | D2. Where Michael was advised to row his boat ~ ASHORE |
D3. Evoke, as a response ~ ELICIT | D3. Establishes as law ~ ENACTS | D3. Quilter or textile worker ~ PIECER | D3. Beetle sounds ~ CLICKS |
D4. Twilight ~ DUSK | D4. Miserably moist ~ DANK | D4. Destroyed destroyers ~ SANK | D4. A hardwood ~ TEAK |
D5. Give a new coat to ~ REPAINT | D5. Tennyson character ~ GERAINT | D5. Battery mate? ~ ASSAULT | D5. Add a coat ~ REPAINT |
D6. Ignore the script ~ ADLIB | D6. Ladybug's lunch ~ APHID | D6. Prove false ~ BELIE | D6. Comment off-the-cuff ~ ADLIB |
D7. Glasgow hoosegow ~ GAOL | D7. Film unit ~ REEL | D7. "The Last Command" Oscar winner Jannings ~ EMIL | D7. Chinese weight unit ~ TAEL |
D8. Inarticulate expression of disbelief ~ UMPH | D8. "She Loves You" word ~ YEAH | D8. "Revenge of the ___" ("Star Wars" film) ~ SITH | D8. Asian live-in helper ~ AMAH |
D9. Arousing, as curiosity ~ PIQUING | D9. Arousing, as curiosity ~ PIQUING | D9. Following ~ ENSUING | D9. Appraising ~ VALUING |
D10. Make of a Legend ~ ACURA | D10. The maker of Legends ~ ACURA | D10. Squash or calabash ~ GOURD | D10. Spear-carrier's genre, sometimes ~ OPERA |
D11. Narrow inlet ~ RIA | D11. Narrow inlet ~ RIA | D11. Tuna-to-be ~ ROE | D11. Popular tax shelter ~ IRA |
D12. Yellowstone National Park inhabitant ~ ELK | D12. Game animal ~ ELK | D12. Conclusion ~ END | D12. "Alamos" opener ~ LOS |
D13. Pupil's place ~ EYE | D13. Pupil's place ~ EYE | D13. The beginning of time? ~ TEE | D13. San Diego-to-Albuquerque dir. ~ ENE |
D21. Enterprise counselor Deanna ~ TROI | D21. Picard's counselor ~ TROI | D21. Malaysian's neighbor ~ THAI | D21. "Star Trek: T.N.G." counselor Deanna ~ TROI |
D22. Norse deity ~ ODIN | D22. Father of Thor ~ ODIN | D22. Middle Eastern monarchy ~ OMAN | D22. Wednesday was named for him ~ ODIN |
D26. "Temptation Island" feature ~ POOL | D26. Game on felt ~ POOL | D26. Wilde's "The Ballad of Reading ___" ~ GAOL | D26. Summer Olympics event venue ~ POOL |
D27. Twelfth Hebrew month ~ ELUL | D27. Part of the Jewish calendar ~ ELUL | D27. Avian Australians ~ EMUS | D27. Twelfth Hebrew month ~ ELUL |
D28. Like a blue moon ~ RARE | D28. Like a blue moon ~ RARE | D28. Become bushed ~ TIRE | D28. Steakhouse specification ~ RARE |
D30. Popeye's _____ Pea ~ SWEE | D30. Popeye's tyke ___'pea ~ SWEE | D30. Cutesy, to a Brit ~ TWEE | D30. ___'Pea (Popeye's boy) ~ SWEE |
D31. Like some wits or cheeses ~ SHARP | D31. Like some cheeses ~ SHARP | D31. "Father of the Bride" actor ~ SHORT | D31. Like some wits or cheeses ~ SHARP |
D32. Kin's companion ~ KITH | D32. Kin partner ~ KITH | D32. Safari helmet material, perhaps ~ PITH | D32. Kin's companion ~ KITH |
D35. So-so grades ~ CEES | D35. Gentleman's grades ~ CEES | D35. Order preparer ~ CHEF | D35. So-so grades ~ CEES |
D36. Parade honoree ~ HERO | D36. Johnny-on-the-spot, perhaps ~ HERO | D36. White knight, stereotypically ~ HERO | D36. He deserves a medal ~ HERO |
D37. This, in Havana ~ ESTA | D37. This, in Mexico ~ ESTA | D37. Where the buoys are ~ ASEA | D37. Turkey site ~ ASIA |
D38. Billion years ~ AEON | D38. Billion years (Var.) ~ AEON | D38. Bog component ~ PEAT | D38. Lowly farmhand ~ PEON |
D39. Houston blight ~ SMOG | D39. Houston blight ~ SMOG | D39. V-chips block it ~ SMUT | D39. Web filter target ~ SMUT |
D43. Suffer from the heat ~ SWELTER | D43. Need air conditioning ~ SWELTER | D43. Awkwardly formal ~ STILTED | D43. Suffer from the heat ~ SWELTER |
D44. Fatigue ~ TIRE | D44. Trunk item ~ TIRE | D44. Adjust for pitch ~ TUNE | D44. Bridgestone offering ~ TIRE |
D45. Thornton Wilder play ~ OURTOWN | D45. Thornton Wilder play ~ OURTOWN | D45. Yellow ribbon site of song ~ OAKTREE | D45. Thornton Wilder play ~ OURTOWN |
D46. State with many Mormons ~ UTAH | D46. State with many Mormons ~ UTAH | D46. State with many Mormons ~ UTAH | D46. Sundance Film Festival location ~ UTAH |
D50. Illinois city ~ PEORIA | D50. Illinois city ~ PEORIA | D50. Piece of pasta ~ NOODLE | D50. Illinois city ~ PEORIA |
D51. Lizard in a Williams title ~ IGUANA | D51. Lizard in a Williams title ~ IGUANA | D51. At the tail ~ CAUDAL | D51. Lizard in a Williams title ~ IGUANA |
D52. Cardiologists' concerns ~ AORTAS | D52. Cardiologists' concerns ~ AORTAS | D52. On the wrong course ~ ERRANT | D52. Heart outlets ~ AORTAS |
D54. Fire, euphemistically ~ LETGO | D54. Fire, euphemistically ~ LETGO | D54. Condo for a condor ~ AERIE | D54. "Take your hands off me!" ~ LETGO |
D55. Computer key ~ ENTER | D55. Computer key ~ ENTER | D55. Breakdown of societal norms (Var.) ~ ANOMY | D55. Computer key ~ ENTER |
D58. Carpenter's clamper ~ VISE | D58. Carpenter's clamp ~ VISE | D58. Foreign-travel necessity ~ VISA | D58. Carpenter's clamper ~ VISE |
D59. Kett of the comics ~ ETTA | D59. Kett of the comics ~ ETTA | D59. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Slaughter ~ ENOS | D59. Kett of the comics ~ ETTA |
D60. Steering gear, asea ~ HELM | D60. Leader's spot, figuratively ~ HELM | D60. Trouble quantity? ~ HEAP | D60. Kind of filter in many vacuums ~ HEPA |
D61. Healthful resort ~ SPA | D61. Healthful resort ~ SPA | D61. "Four score and seven years ___ ..." ~ AGO | D61. Healthful resort ~ SPA |
D62. Mongrel ~ CUR | D62. Mongrel ~ CUR | D62. Type of high-school rally ~ PEP | D62. Mongrel ~ CUR |
D63. Sphere ~ ORB | D63. The sun, for one ~ ORB | D63. Model Aesop character ~ ANT | D63. Sphere ~ ORB |