8/21/16 Answer USA Today Crossword

8/21/16

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1C
Lose one’s cool
Panic

6C
“Jabberwocky” opener
Twas

10C
“Heads , tails . . .”
Iwin

14C
Honshu port
Osaka

15C
Help for a guesser
Hint

16C
City near Lake Tahoe
Reno

17C
Fertile triangle
River Delta

19C
In times gone by
Once

20C
Mary (cosmetics name)
Kay

21C
Mucky stuff
Mire

22C
Word before block or health
Mental

24C
Sub captain’s command
Dive

25C
Project detail, briefly
Spec

26C
Port city where the Maine blew up
Havana

29C
Explores caves
Spelunks

33C
In a blaze
A Fire

34C
Cattle prod
Goad

35C
Muddy up
Roil

36C
Policy guru
Wonk

37C
Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 55-Across and 10- and 24-Down
Horse

38C
Pledge drive gift
Tote

39C
Movie ape, for short
Kong

40C
Electron’s home
Atom

41C
Zapped with a stun gun
Tased

42C
Salon pros
Stylists

44C
Public announcers of old
Criers

45C
Antioxidant-rich berry
Acai

46C
Uppercut target
Chin

47C
Slobs’ milieux
Messes

50C
Hotel freebie
Soap

51C
The Four (The Beatles)
Fab

54C
Nile bird
Ibis

55C
Casino’s big spender
High Roller

58C
Paper-and-pencil puzzle
Maze

59C
Catch (comprehend)
Onto

60C
Nantes’ river
Loire

61C
Coals, on Frosty
Eyes

62C
Nastassja Kinski title role
Tess

63C
Being pulled along
In Tow

1D
Bits in fried rice
Pork

2D
Home to billions
Asia

3D
SEALs’ branch
Navy

4D
1950s campaign nickname
Ike

5D
Purplish-red shade
Carmine

6D
Start of many a limerick
There

7D
Cartoondom’s E. Coyote
Wile

8D
Hobby farm bug
Ant

9D
Run wild on the range
Stampede

10D
Cold War barrier
Iron Curtain

11D
Took one’s turn
Went

12D
Conquistador’s victim
Inca

13D
Caroler’s tune
Noel

18D
Operatic superstar
Diva

23D
Sushi bar fish
Eel

24D
They may conceal shiners
Dark Glasses

25D
Muscle cramp, e.g.
Spasm

26D
Doves’ antitheses
Hawks

27D
In the works
Afoot

28D
1992 Joe Pesci title role
Vinny

29D
Hungarian-born philanthropist George
Soros

30D
Oater “necktie”
Noose

31D
Check falsifier
Kiter

32D
Mushers’ vehicles
Sleds

34D
John, “The Teflon Don”
Gotti

37D
Is still in the running
Has a Shot

41D
“The Marines’ Hymn” city
Tripoli

43D
Bartender’s stock
Ice

44D
Blacken on a grill
Char

46D
Salmon also called “silvers”
Cohos

47D
Silent performer
Mime

48D
“Buy It Now” site
Ebay

49D
Colossal, for an olive
Size

50D
Cpls.’ superiors
SGTs

51D
Move like a hummingbird
Flit

52D
Prefix with dynamics
Aero

53D
Make Pilsner
Brew

56D
Suffix with elephant or serpent
Ine

57D
Chaney of horror movies
Lon