8/20/16 Answer USA Today Crossword

8/20/16

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1C
Dieter’s entree
Salad

6C
Coffee break time, maybe
Tenam

11C
Looked after Junior
Sat

14C
Knock down a peg
Abase

15C
Suspect’s story
Alibi

16C
Have a go at
Try

17C
“Les Miserables” actor from Australia
Hugh Jackman

19C
Fuse rating unit
Amp

20C
Sgts.’ superiors
Lts

21C
“The Killing” star Mireille
Enos

22C
How ham may be served
On Rye

24C
Interest fig.
PCT

25C
Links rentals
Carts

27C
“Elizabeth” star from Australia
Cate Blanchett

32C
Helen of Troy’s abductor
Paris

34C
Dreadlocks sporter, for short
Rasta

35C
Jackie O’s husband, in tabloids
Ari

36C
” hardly wait!”
I Can

37C
2014 Winter Olympics site
Sochi

38C
Guitar neck ridge
Fret

39C
Chem class component
Lab

40C
Feed, as a fire
Stoke

41C
GEICO mascot
Gecko

42C
“The Hunger Games” star from Australia
Liam Hemsworth

45C
Sullen looks
Pouts

46C
Go toe-to-toe
Vie

47C
Stares stupidly
Gapes

49C
Ivory or Coast
Soap

51C
Ida (Tater Tots maker)
Ore

54C
Saddler’s tool
Awl

55C
“Brokeback Mountain” star from Australia
Heath Ledger

59C
Zuider
Zee

60C
Perrier alternative
Evian

61C
Kaiser or czar
Ruler

62C
Pop-up intrusions
Ads

63C
Croatian
Serbo

64C
Goes after “it”
Seeks

1D
Satirist Mort
Sahl

2D
Touch upon
Abut

3D
Fails to keep up
Lags

4D
Barbecue residue
Ash

5D
Bums out
Dejects

6D
Chipotle Mexican Grill offering
Taco

7D
Fraternal group
Elks

8D
Matchstick-removing game
Nim

9D
Lawyers’ org.
Abase

10D
One of Spain’s Balearic Islands
Minorca

11D
1980s-’90s talent show
Star Search

12D
Team with a mule mascot
Army

13D
Pound a Selectric
Type

18D
Opening chip
Ante

23D
To the degree
Nth

24D
“No , no gain”
Pain

25D
Nut mix morsel
Cashew

26D
lock brakes
Crab Apples

27D
Tart fruits
Anti

28D
Witches’ rides
Brooms

29D
Is short of
Lacks

30D
Long, hard trip
Trek

31D
Puente, the “Mambo King”
Tito

32D
Aspirin unit
Pill

33D
Trendy antioxidant berry
Acai

37D
Editor’s “leave it”
Stet

38D
Big celebration
Fete

40D
Demands silence from
Shushes

41D
Ones with beefs
Gripers

43D
Stooge with bangs
Moe

44D
Racetrack shape
Oval

47D
Mideast’s Strip
Gaza

48D
Bowled over
Awed

49D
Wild guess
Stab

50D
“This can’t be!”
Oh No

51D
Eye lecherously
Ogle

52D
Stink to high heaven
Reek

53D
Slips up
Errs

56D
Dec. 31, e.g.
Eve

57D
Scuba tankful
Air

58D
Expected in
Due