10/20/16 Answer USA Today Crossword

10/20/16

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1A
Retriever, for short
Lab

4A
Language that gave us “kayak”
Inuit

9A
Letter before iota
Theta

14A
SOS part, supposedly
Our

15A
Silly goose
Ninny

16A
Milquetoast’s antithesis
Heman

17A
Bobbie Gentry’s ” to Billie Joe”
Ode

18A
Anna Sewell horse tale
Black Beauty

20A
Instrument for Chopin etudes
Piano

22A
Crow with nine Grammys
Sheryl

23A
Water-softening compound
Soda Ash

25A
Auntie, to Mom
Sis

26A
Halloween decoration
Bat

29A
Path less traveled
Byroad

31A
2014 Peace Nobelist Yousafzai
Malala

33A
“Selma” director DuVernay
Ava

35A
Titled women, in Britain
Dames

37A
Legendary Himalayans
Yet Is

38A
Military meal
Mess

40A
Fit for a king
Regal

42A
Circus setup
Tent

43A
Prepare, as a printing press
Ink Up

45A
Took a chance
Dared

47A
Susan of “L.A. Law”
Dey

48A
Toughens
Steels

50A
Poe’s “gold-bug,” e.g.
Scarab

52A
Remain unused
Sit

53A
Morsel in an aardvark’s meal
Ant

55A
“Tokyo,” to “Kyoto”
Anagram

58A
Mall tenants
Stores

60A
Honkers
Geese

61A
Innie or outie
Belly Button

65A
Valuable card in blackjack
Ace

66A
Really enjoyed
Ate Up

67A
“Fear Street” author R.L.
Stine

68A
Young ‘un
Tot

69A
Model Campbell
Naomi

70A
“Be silent,” in music
Tacet

71A
Figs. on driver’s licenses
HTs

1D
Roller coaster features
Loops

2D
AN part
Audio

3D
Area producing an agricultural surplus
Bread Basket

4D
Boat motor type
Inboard

5D
Zero, in soccer
Nil

6D
Showing no remorse
Unashamed

7D
Move bit by bit
Inch

8D
Young ‘uns
Tykes

9D
“People tell me .
They Say

10D
Make well
Heal

11D
Grounded Aussie avian
Emu

12D
Bit of body art, for short
Tat

13D
” luck?”
Any

19D
Fedora feature
Brim

21D
Opposing vote
Nay

24D
Fly like an eagle
Soar

26D
One might eagerly wait with this
Bated Breath

27D
Flared dress style
A Line

28D
Lip-smacking good
Tasty

30D
Edgar who painted ballerinas
Degas

32D
” ‘er rip!”
Let

33D
Not quite right
Amiss

34D
Starbucks size
Venti

36D
Barbed, as a remark
Sarcastic

39D
Drag to court
Sue

41D
Like Jack Sprat’s diet
Lean

44D
Duck-billed mammals
Platypi

46D
Show to which “just the facts, ma’am” is misattributed
Dragnet

49D
Nose-in-the-air type
Snob

51D
Get grayer
Age

54D
Have faith in
Trust

56D
Broad neckwear
Ascot

57D
Some athletic events
Meets

58D
Blighted urban area
Slum

59D
Singer James or Jones
Etta

61D
Place off limits
Ban

62D
Letter before 9-Across
ETA

63D
Tolstoy or Durocher
Leo

64D
Solid yellow billiard ball
One