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1D
Understood
GOT
2D
Result of dividing any nonzero number by itself
ONE
3D
James whose novels have sold more than 300 million copies
PATTERSON
4D
Diarist Nin
ANAIS
5D
Naturally illuminated
DAYLIT
6D
Yahoo alternative
MSN
7D
Suffix with expert
ISE
8D
Kind of torch on “Survivor”
TIKI
9D
ID thieves’ targets
SSNS
10D
Actress Uta
HAGEN
11D
Apple messaging software
ICHAT
12D
The first “M” in MGM
METRO
14D
Man ___
O’ WAR
18D
Volunteer’s response
I WILL
20D
Flat floater
RAFT
22D
Channel with hearings
C-SPAN
23D
Mario’s video game brother
LUIGI
24D
Exasperated cry
GAH!
25D
Tiny div. of a minute
NSEC
29D
Serenaded
SANG
30D
One of three active volcanoes in Italy
ETNA
32D
Kill ___ killed
OR BE
33D
Thumb (through)
LEAF
35D
Like 1947’s Taft-Hartley Act
ANTI-LABOR
36D
Edible mushroom
MOREL
37D
Herders’ sticks
PRODS
40D
Commotion
FLAP
44D
Kindle download
EBOOK
45D
Rap’s ___ Kim
LIL’
47D
Prison weapon
SHIV
49D
___ and raved
RANTED
51D
Maguire of Hollywood
TOBEY
52D
Midway alternative
O’HARE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53D
Does some kitchen prep work
DICES
55D
Mongolian tents
YURTS
56D
All students at Eton
BOYS
58D
A debit card is linked to one: Abbr.
ACCT
59D
The Daily Show host Trevor
NOAH
62D
Mentalist Geller
URI
63D
Wait Wait ..D#Don’t Tell Me! airer
NPR
65D
Commotion
ADO
66D
It might get your feet wet
DEW
1C
Republican grp.
GOP
4C
Owns up to
ADMITS
10C
That guy
HIM
13C
Cat ___ Hot Tin Roof
ON A
14C
Billionaire Aristotle
ONASSIS
15C
Point of no return?
ACE
16C
Lunar New Year in Vietnam
TET
17C
Actor who portrayed Newman on “Seinfeld”
WAYNE KNIGHT (hiding KENYA backwards)
19C
Be behind
TRAIL
21C
Honest!
I SWEAR!
22C
Obvious indication
CLEAR SIGN (hiding ISRAEL backwards)
26C
Fascinated by
INTO
27C
Explore, as the Internet
SURF
28C
Mortarboard attachment
TASSEL
31C
Glock, e.g.
PISTOL
34C
It may keep cafeteria food warm
HEAT LAMP (hiding MALTA backwards)
38C
In time past
AGO
39C
Red or yellow card issuer
REF
41C
Channel for Anderson Cooper
CNN
42C
Neither’s partner
NOR
43C
Billiards variant
NINE BALL (hiding BENIN backwards)
46C
Prefix with intestinal
GASTRO-
48C
Come on, no cheating
BE FAIR
50C
Went in haste
HIED
51C
Commotion
TO-DO
54C
Ushers’ offerings
PLAYBILLS (hiding LIBYA backwards)
57C
Native of Akron or Cleveland
OHIOAN
60C
Dante’s “La Vita ___” (“The New Life”)
NUOVA
61C
Rural area … or what can be found in each set of circled letters?
BACK COUNTRY
64C
Spoiled
BAD
67C
Able was I ___ I saw Elba
ERE
68C
Notable products of Persia
CARPETS
69C
Poem “to” somebody or something
ODE
70C
Thumbs-up response
YES
71C
Helping after seconds
THIRDS
72C
Heed the coxswain
ROW