9/18/16
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1A
Exhausted, slangily
Wiped
6A
Genesis son
Abel
10A
Summoned the butler
Rang
14A
Fight card venue
Arena
15A
State that may be slipped into
Coma
16A
Airline with King David Lounges
Elal
17A
Emphasis on syllables
Word Stress
19A
Sonata finale, often
Coda
20A
“High Hopes” insect
Ant
21A
Tarantula feature
Hair
22A
Doggy bag treats
Tbones
24A
Do a sheepdog’s job
Herd
25A
Ballpark officials
Scorers
26A
Debutante’s date
Escort
29A
Needing salt and pepper, maybe
Bland
30A
Reacts to a black light
Glows
31A
Gimlet or screwdriver
Tool
32A
Food in a trough
Slop
36A
Black-tie bash
Gala
37A
Star in Orion
Rigel
38A
Weigh station deduction
Tare
39A
Little (“The Wire” stick-up man)
Omar
40A
Shock jock Don
Imus
41A
Hunter S. Thompson’s journalism style
Gonzo
42A
Lincoln’s Confederate counterpart
Davis
44A
1974 grant to Nixon
Pardon
45A
Criticized vehemently
Blasted
48A
Whack with a pledge paddle, say
Haze
49A
Baseball yearbook listing
Roster
50A
Grid great Sayers
Gale
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51A
Took the gold
Won
54A
Pre-deal payment
Ante
55A
Airliner safety threat
Bird Strike
58A
Composer Stravinsky
Igor
59A
Buffalo’s waterfront
Erie
60A
Elon Musk’s auto company
Tesla
61A
“Rats!”
Darn
62A
Many scoutmasters
Dads
63A
Political exile, briefly
Expat
1D
Thirsty tot’s request
Wawa
2D
Mineral in spinach
Iron
3D
Smart-alecky
Pert
4D
Put the kibosh on
End
5D
100-meter runners, e.g.
Dashers
6D
Pungent-smelling
Acrid
7D
Transvaal trekker
Boer
8D
Ambulance letters
Ems
9D
Bartender’s late-night cry
Last Call
10D
Where to buy used vinyl
Record Store
11D
Without peer
Alone
12D
“Unsafe at Any Speed” author
Nader
13D
ceiling (corporate barrier)
Glass
18D
Like a sourball
Tart
23D
Rock’s Jon Jovi
Bon
24D
Former “America’s Got Talent” judge
Howard Stern
25D
Blackthorn berries
Sloes
26D
Frozen waffle brand
Eggo
27D
Close forcefully
Slam
28D
Bar mixer
Cola
29D
Like funny money
Bogus
31D
Lacking courage
Timid
33D
Arrive at ORD or LAX
Land
34D
Rice-sized pasta
Orzo
35D
Lowly laborer
Peon
37D
Dredged area, maybe
River Bed
41D
Word in some newspaper names
Gazette
43D
Cleaned one’s plate
Ate
44D
Good buddies
Pals
45D
Willie Nelson hair feature
Braid
46D
Vowel sound in “rain”
Longa
47D
Mary of “The Maltese Falcon”
Astor
48D
The underworld
Hades
50D
Electrical power network
Grid
51D
Thin puff of smoke
Wisp
52D
Northern neighbor of Tex.
Okla
53D
In good order
Neat
56D
Nest egg initials
IRA
57D
“Oedipus ”
Rex