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A1. Inquires ~ ASKS | A1. Eases off the gas ~ SLOWS |
A5. Girl explorer of cartoons ~ DORA | A6. Powder ingredient ~ TALC |
A9. Squirrel snack ~ ACORN | A10. B'way sellout sign ~ SRO |
A14. Took a photo of ~ SHOT | A13. Ricochet off a cushion ~ CAROM |
A15. Luau instruments, for short ~ UKES | A14. State with a nonrectangular flag ~ OHIO |
A16. AM/FM appliance ~ RADIO | A15. Do damage to ~ HARM |
A17. Rabbit relative ~ HARE | A17. Range brand ~ AMANA |
A18. Envelope back ~ FLAP | A18. Baby's early word ~ MAMA |
A19. "That's yucky!" ~ GROSS | A19. "Hold ___ your hat!" ~ ONTO |
A20. Hardly __ (rarely) ~ EVER | A20. Bonnie or Clyde ~ BANKROBBER |
A21. Genealogical chart ~ FAMILYTREE | A22. Amplifier effect ~ ECHO |
A23. Mystical gathering ~ SEANCE | A23. Malaprop or Miniver ~ MRS |
A25. Fasten securely ~ SEAL | A24. Gas thief's tube ~ SIPHON |
A26. Antiquated ~ OLD | A26. "See ya!" ~ BYEBYE |
A28. Pouch for pekoe ~ TEABAG | A30. Literally, "I believe" ~ CREDO |
A33. Up and about ~ ASTIR | A32. "Copacabana" showgirl ~ LOLA |
A37. Take a breather ~ REST | A33. Bush with a tart fruit ~ SLOE |
A40. Coke or Pepsi ~ COLA | A35. Lift the spirits of ~ ELATE |
A41. False friend ~ SNAKEINTHEGRASS | A39. Grueling exams ~ ORALS |
A44. Plumbing piece ~ PIPE | A41. Recipe verb ~ ADD |
A45. Mediocre ~ SOSO | A42. Fathered on the farm ~ SIRED |
A46. Ancient man of fables ~ AESOP | A43. "Beauty and the Beast" heroine ~ BELLE |
A47. Incredible bargains ~ STEALS | A44. Western tableland ~ MESA |
A49. Good friend ~ PAL | A46. Former press secretary Spicer ~ SEAN |
A51. Ins and __ ~ OUTS | A47. Walks like a flamingo ~ WADES |
A54. Sheep sounds ~ BAABAA | A49. Much of North Africa ~ SAHARA |
A59. Bill Clinton predecessor ~ GEORGEBUSH | A51. Develop from a larva ~ PUPATE |
A64. Explosion sound ~ BANG | A54. Word before Canada or Jordan ~ AIR |
A65. Removes the rind from ~ PARES | A55. Gay Nineties et al. ~ ERAS |
A66. "__ put it another way . . ." ~ ORTO | A56. Outdoor seed holder ~ BIRDFEEDER |
A67. Suffix for luncheon ~ ETTE | A63. Birthday party ritual ~ WISH |
A68. "There __ free lunches" ~ ARENO | A64. Like the 49-Across ~ ARID |
A69. Close by ~ NEAR | A65. Far from worldly ~ NAIVE |
A70. Slender ~ THIN | A66. Fill to the gills ~ SATE |
A71. Soup utensil ~ SPOON | A67. $10 worth of quarters ~ ROLL |
A72. Makes mistakes ~ ERRS | A68. Music licensing org. ~ ASCAP |
A73. Religious offshoot group ~ SECT | A69. Boat's pronoun ~ HER |
D1. Campfire residues ~ ASHES | A70. ___-slapper (riot) ~ KNEE |
D2. Remove one's whiskers ~ SHAVE | A71. Pool member, once ~ STENO |
D3. Seoul, South __ ~ KOREA | D1. One crossing a line ~ SCAB |
D4. Back of a boat ~ STERN | D2. Tibetan teacher of the dharma ~ LAMA |
D5. Camper's bag ~ DUFFEL | D3. Port of Algeria ~ ORAN |
D6. Tulsa's state: Abbr. ~ OKLA | D4. Policy nerd ~ WONK |
D7. Packages of copier paper ~ REAMS | D5. Flattering, in an oily way ~ SMARMY |
D8. Easy __ (simple) ~ ASPIE | D6. Pyramids, essentially ~ TOMBS |
D9. Sock's diamond pattern ~ ARGYLE | D7. Whaler played by Peck ~ AHAB |
D10. Grocery vehicle ~ CART | D8. Tequila garnish ~ LIME |
D11. Aroma ~ ODOR | D9. Like rough sandpaper ~ COARSE |
D12. Get to one's feet ~ RISE | D10. Shinola, for years ~ SHOEPOLISH |
D13. Carrot on a snowman, for example ~ NOSE | D11. Dressing choice ~ RANCH |
D22. Espresso with milk ~ LATTE | D12. Weed B Gon maker ~ ORTHO |
D24. Center of an apple ~ CORE | D16. "That's one small step . . ." site ~ MOON |
D27. 007's first film foe ~ DRNO | D21. Rocks to be processed ~ ORES |
D29. Farmland measure ~ ACRE | D25. Ominous day in Rome ~ IDES |
D30. "Constrictor" snakes ~ BOAS | D26. Amorphous sci-fi menace, with "the" ~ BLOB |
D31. In addition ~ ALSO | D27. Days past ~ YORE |
D32. Inhale in astonishment ~ GASP | D28. Super-secure airline ~ ELAL |
D33. Snakes like Cleopatra's ~ ASPS | D29. Golf course gizmo ~ BALLWASHER |
D34. Foul mood ~ SNIT | D30. Writes in C++, say ~ CODES |
D35. Gift wrapper's adhesive ~ TAPE | D31. Medoc and Merlot ~ REDS |
D36. Scandinavian furniture chain ~ IKEA | D34. Shimmery fabric ~ LAME |
D38. Sci-fi beings, for short ~ ETS | D36. Geometry calculation ~ AREA |
D39. Compare prices ~ SHOP | D37. Salty discharge ~ TEAR |
D42. Topic for debate ~ ISSUE | D38. "Show Boat" novelist Ferber ~ EDNA |
D43. Elaborate party ~ GALA | D40. Spot in Congress ~ SEAT |
D48. Connects to the Internet ~ LOGSON | D45. "No way!" ~ ASIF |
D50. Detests ~ ABHORS | D48. Go down the gangplank ~ DEBARK |
D52. Steakhouse order ~ TBONE | D50. Some concert sites ~ ARENAS |
D53. More confident ~ SURER | D51. Sanctuary seating ~ PEWS |
D55. Assists, as a criminal ~ ABETS | D52. Heep of fiction ~ URIAH |
D56. Soak in the tub ~ BATHE | D53. Art class goop ~ PASTE |
D57. Playful trick ~ ANTIC | D54. Go bad, as an egg ~ ADDLE |
D58. Insurance broker ~ AGENT | D57. Much of the Earth's core ~ IRON |
D59. Nos. on college transcripts ~ GPAS | D58. Agitate, with "up" ~ RILE |
D60. Wyatt of the Old West ~ EARP | D59. All-star game side, perhaps ~ EAST |
D61. Black-and-white cookie ~ OREO | D60. Craps need ~ DICE |
D62. Nevada casino city ~ RENO | D61. Hunter of crime fiction ~ EVAN |
D63. Top-billed performer ~ STAR | D62. Seized wheels ~ REPO |