8/15/16 Answer USA Today Crossword

8/15/16

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1C
USA Today, e.g.
Paper

6C
Cod and May
Capes

11C
Freddy Krueger’s street
Elm

14C
Die down
Abate

15C
Grammarian’s concern
Usage

16C
” Big to Fail”
Too

17C
Cornfield-raiding actor?
Russell Crow

19C
Like a fence’s wares
Hot

20C
Suffix meaning “sorts”
Ish

21C
Builder’s backing strip
Lath

22C
Bring shame to
Abash

24C
Manatees and dugongs
Sea Cows

26C
Wrap for leftovers
Saran

28C
Barbarian of old
Hun

29C
Supermodel Gisele
Bund Chen

32C
Low on cash
Short

35C
Cowboy’s pal
Pard

36C
Crinkly green
Kale

37C
Virna of “The 25th Hour”
Lisi

38C
Island (home to Nathan’s hot dogs)
Coney

39C
Loretta of “M*A*S*H”
Swit

40C
Rainbow shapes
Arcs

41C
Cold coating
oar

42C
Triathletes’ rides, for short
Bikes

43C
Hero sandwich choice
Meatball

45C
Blazed a trail
Led

46C
Laugh-a-minute sorts
Riots

47C
Holds together
Coheres

51C
The Phantom of the Opera’s home
Sewer

53C
Like many Chinese food orders
Togo

54C
Aetna offering, briefly
HMO

55C
Three-time ring foe of Frazier
Ali

56C
Filmmaker in “Othello”?
Michael Moor

60C
Have a bug
Ail

61C
Common Windows typeface
Arial

62C
“Inferno” author
Dante

63C
Not even so-so
Bad

64C
Gets in range of
Nears

65C
Beef on the hoof
Steer

1D
The Phantom of the Opera’s home
Paris

2D
Treat cruelly
Abuse

3D
Titled Turk of old
Pasha

4D
“The X-Files” figures, briefly
ETS

5D
Extend, as a fishing line
Reelout

6D
Devil-worshiping groups, e.g.
Cults

7D
“The Nazarene” author
Asch

8D
It’s “saved” with a great putt
Par

9D
Prima donna’s problem
Ego

10D
Alaska was his “Folly”
Seward

11D
Warmongering actor?
Ethan Hawk

12D
London lays
Loos

13D
Closet pest
Moth

18D
Croquet area
Lawn

23D
Derriere
Backside

25D
Billy Joel ex Brinkley
Christie

26D
Less risky
Surer

27D
Opie’s sitcom father
Andy

29D
Not at all original
Banal

30D
With 51-Down, Lebanese fashion designer
Elie

31D
Trawlers’ gear
Nets

32D
Door sound
Slam

33D
Bring on board
Hire

34D
Untamed Irish author?
Oscar Wild

35D
Combines, as funds
Pools

38D
Fireside (FDR broadcast)
Chat

42D
Lays eyes on
Beholds

44D
Apollo 8 commander Frank
Borman

45D
Stadium level
Loge

47D
Snowman’s eyes, maybe
Coals

48D
Lake Geneva’s river
Rhone

49D
Chew the scenery
Emote

50D
More ticked off
Sorer

51D
See 30-Down
Saab

52D
Director Kazan
Elia

53D
” she blows!”
Thar

57D
Ill temper
Ire

58D
OSS successor
CIA

59D
Shoe-wiping spot
Mat