9/9/16 Answer USA Today Crossword

9/9/16

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1C
Does presses or curls, say
Lifts

6C
Ways things are done
Modes

11C
Greenskeeper’s supply
Sod

14C
Become slippery in winter
Ice Up

15C
Coffeeshop allure
Aroma

16C
Tina Turner’s ex
Ike

17C
Reason for an SRO sign
Sold Out Show

19C
“Collages” author Anais
Nin

20C
Strong, as emotions
Intense

21C
Starts a football play
Hikes

23C
Gals’ beaus
Guys

25C
Down in the dumps
Morose

26C
Pearl source
Oyster

30C
Starry-eyed fan
Adorer

32C
Bit of folklore
Tale

33C
marks, for short
Parens

35C
“Dice” channel (Abbr.)
Sho

38C
Fibber’s admission
I Lied

40C
Distress call
Sos

41C
Dickens’ Drood
Edwin

43C
Dine late
Sup

44C
Show clearly
Evince

47C
Elton John/Tim Rice musical
Aida

48C
In the (likely to happen)
Offing

50C
Sheriffs and marshals
Lawmen

52C
Racehorses, informally
Ponies

54C
Jigger or jib
Sail

56C
Any of three Indy winners
Unser

57C
Poolside chairs
Chaises

62C
Unspecified degree
Nth

63C
Phrase sometimes associated with 40-Across
Save Our Ship

67C
As well
Too

68C
Quasimodo’s home
Tower

69C
Ben Stiller’s mother Anne
Meara

70C
Do a takeoff on
Ape

71C
Jimmy of the Daily Planet
Olsen

72C
Home to urban rats
Sewer

1D
Virna of “The 25th Hour”
Lisi

2D
Desktop image
Icon

3D
Pool table covering
Felt

4D
Hostile manner, slangily
Tude

5D
Car washer’s need
Sponge

6D
Pirate’s buddy
Matey

7D
Surgery ctrs.
Ors

8D
Homer Simpson outburst
Doh

9D
Angst-ridden music genre
Emo

10D
Carpenter’s stand
Saw Horse

11D
Success-vs.-failure phrase
Sink Or Swim

12D
The Joads, e.g.
Okies

13D
Not exactly Mensa material
Dense

18D
Seize forcibly
Usurp

22D
Intense rage
Ire

24D
Polynesian wraps
Sarongs

25D
End of many three-day weekends (Abbr.)
Mon

26D
Spunkmeyer cookies
Otis

27D
China/Korea border river
Yalu

28D
Loafer or moccasin
Slip On Shoe

29D
Batting practice aid
Tee

31D
Family tree listing (Abbr.)
Desc

34D
Z, “zebra”
As In

36D
Tuck away
Hide

37D
even keel
On An

39D
Respectfully goes along with
Defers To

42D
“See Saw Margery ”
Daw

45D
Word on either side of “-a-”
Vis

46D
1912 Peace Nobelist Root
Elihu

49D
Old-style “Tsk!”
Fie

51D
Chili rating units
Alarms

52D
Arenas, Chile
Punta

53D
At the pinnacle
On Top

55D
Squirrel’s snack
Acorn

58D
“Understood”
I see

59D
“Pygmalion” dramatist
Shaw

60D
Word on Irish euros
Eire

61D
Go toe-to-toe
Spar

64D
“You’ve got mail” co.
AOL

65D
Beetle and Golf, briefly
Vws

66D
Extra-wide, as shoes go
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