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A1. Tell tales ~ FIB | A1. Genesis boat ~ ARK |
A4. Animal that can learn limited sign language ~ CHIMP | A4. Invites for a nightcap, maybe ~ HASUP |
A9. Barely open ~ AJAR | A9. Law firm assistant, for short ~ PARA |
A13. OS X-using computer ~ IMAC | A13. Luau accessories ~ LEIS |
A15. Invisible vibes ~ AURAE | A15. College sports channel ~ ESPNU |
A16. Tiny parasites ~ LICE | A16. Alda of "The West Wing" ~ ALAN |
A17. Project windup ~ FINALPHASE | A17. Windup of a project ~ FINALPHASE |
A19. Accident scene figs. ~ EMTS | A19. Word on a sign that shows a deer silhouette ~ XING |
A20. Fit to be tied ~ ANGRY | A20. Fuming ~ ANGRY |
A21. Romance writer Roberts ~ NORA | A21. It can be surfed or spun ~ WEB |
A23. Baltimore Ravens mascot ~ POE | A22. Hitters' stats ~ RBIS |
A24. Subject of an antique auto owner's quest ~ ORIGINALPART | A23. North or south, e.g. ~ CARDINALPOINT |
A28. Wheaties box figure ~ ATHLETE | A27. "All reactionaries are paper tigers" speaker ~ MAO |
A31. Take turns? ~ STEER | A29. Just peachy ~ AOK |
A32. "Just like I said!" ~ SEE | A30. Appear menacingly ~ LOOM |
A33. Ambient music innovator Brian ~ ENO | A31. "The Winner Takes It All" band ~ ABBA |
A35. Take it easy ~ REST | A33. Fresh from the shower ~ WET |
A37. Me, for one ~ PERSONALPRONOUN | A35. Collodi who created Pinocchio ~ CARLO |
A43. Hannity of talk radio ~ SEAN | A39. Me or you, e.g. ~ PERSONALPRONOUN |
A44. "Well, of course!" ~ DUH | A43. One midflight, perhaps ~ STAIR |
A45. Washington Wizards' org. ~ NBA | A44. Corp. honcho ~ CEO |
A46. Hits a high fly, in baseball lingo ~ SKIES | A45. Play opener ~ ACTI |
A49. "Supposing ..." ~ LETSSAY | A46. Phobia ~ FEAR |
A52. Badlands or Death Valley ~ NATIONALPARK | A49. Winter hrs. in Miami ~ EST |
A55. Brouhaha ~ ADO | A51. Boy toy for Barbie ~ KEN |
A56. "The Lion King" queen ~ NALA | A52. Acadia and Zion, for two ~ NATIONALPARKS |
A57. Kmart section ~ AISLE | A57. Name for a wise guy? ~ ALEC |
A61. "If you don't mind ...?" ~ MAYI | A58. Thurman of "Kill Bill" ~ UMA |
A63. "Just in case" strategy, and a hint to a hidden letter sequence in 17-, 24-, 37- and 52-Across ~ BACKUPPLAN | A59. Near-eternities ~ AEONS |
A66. Slaughter with 2,383 career hits ~ ENOS | A62. CIA director Haspel ~ GINA |
A67. Vulgar language? ~ LATIN | A63. Safety net, of a sort, and a literal feature of 17-, 23-, 39- and 52-Across ~ BACKUPPLAN |
A68. Place in order ~ SORT | A66. State positively ~ AVER |
A69. "Cream of" serving ~ SOUP | A67. Light bulbs may symbolize them ~ IDEAS |
A70. Overplay the part ~ EMOTE | A68. Turner with eight Grammys ~ TINA |
A71. Malibu mover ~ GAS | A69. Nantes noggin ~ TETE |
D1. "For the Game. For the World" sports org. ~ FIFA | A70. Tell ~ SAYTO |
D2. Words while anteing ~ IMIN | A71. Pound adoptee ~ DOG |
D3. Loud noise ~ BANG | D1. Letter before Bravo ~ ALFA |
D4. Graduation flier ~ CAP | D2. Strap for a rider ~ REIN |
D5. "What?" ~ HUH | D3. Hooded reptile ~ KINGCOBRA |
D6. Tabriz citizen ~ IRANI | D4. Cool, like a cool cat ~ HEP |
D7. Bricks-and-mortar workers ~ MASONS | D5. Volcano fallout ~ ASH |
D8. Watch closely ~ PEERAT | D6. Give birth to ~ SPAWN |
D9. Yard sale? ~ ALE | D7. Open, as a letter ~ UNSEAL |
D10. "The Big Bang Theory" star ~ JIMPARSONS | D8. Settlement of the Southwest ~ PUEBLO |
D11. 10-Down, e.g. ~ ACTOR | D9. It began with the reign of Caesar Augustus ~ PAXROMANA |
D12. Pedometer button ~ RESET | D10. Suspect's story ~ ALIBI |
D14. Winter air ~ CAROL | D11. Arrested ~ RANIN |
D18. Strings for Orpheus ~ LYRE | D12. Existential worry ~ ANGST |
D22. Last Olds model ~ ALERO | D14. Singer-songwriter Bareilles ~ SARA |
D25. Cal.-to-Fla. route ~ ITEN | D18. "His Dark Materials" heroine ~ LYRA |
D26. Rowlands of "Hope Floats" ~ GENA | D24. Pillow fill ~ DOWN |
D27. Hammer head ~ PEEN | D25. Chain with boxed furniture ~ IKEA |
D28. Nile Valley danger ~ ASP | D26. A little, in a score ~ POCO |
D29. Concert souvenirs ~ TEES | D27. Travel guides? ~ MAPS |
D30. Clinking words ~ HERESTOYOU | D28. Aid in wrongdoing ~ ABET |
D34. Antique ~ OLD | D32. "It means nothing to me" ~ ASIFICARE |
D36. Big brass ~ TUBA | D34. "Waterfalls" group ~ TLC |
D38. Storytelling nom de plume ~ SAKI | D36. Seriously dependable ~ ROCKSOLID |
D39. Scallion kin ~ ONION | D37. Renaissance instrument ~ LUTE |
D40. "__ Free": Minute Maid spec ~ PULP | D38. "The door's open, come ___!" ~ ONIN |
D41. Three-toed bird ~ RHEA | D40. Milk dunker ~ OREO |
D42. Anti vote ~ NAY | D41. High-pitched chirp ~ PEEP |
D47. Pave the way for ~ ENABLE | D42. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" detective ~ ROSA |
D48. Peace, in Arabic ~ SALAAM | D47. Jackal-headed god ~ ANUBIS |
D50. Mouse catcher ~ TRAP | D48. Holiday Inn competitor ~ RAMADA |
D51. Bypasses, as online ads ~ SKIPS | D50. Sink pipe feature ~ TRAP |
D52. Designates ~ NAMES | D52. Plague ~ NAGAT |
D53. Fictional Sicilian town in a Hersey novel ~ ADANO | D53. Still kicking ~ ALIVE |
D54. Milk: Pref. ~ LACTO | D54. Basic belief ~ TENET |
D58. Walk with effort ~ SLOG | D55. Cagney's TV partner ~ LACEY |
D59. "Good Morning America" co-anchor Spencer ~ LARA | D56. Held onto ~ KEPT |
D60. Tolkien tree giants ~ ENTS | D60. Old iPod ~ NANO |
D62. DSL offerer ~ ISP | D61. Complication ~ SNAG |
D64. First-aid aid ~ KIT | D64. Dennings of "Dollface" ~ KAT |
D65. Cézanne's one ~ UNE | D65. Mil. morale booster ~ USO |