10/22/16
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1A
Inscribe with acid
Etch
5A
“Arf!” or “Woof!”
Bark
9A
PRNDL part
Park
13A
Topper for Che Guevara
Beret
15A
Antioxidant-rich berry
Acai
16A
Recycle Bin, on a PC
Icon
17A
Hazards during dry season
Brush Fires
19A
Franc’s replacement
Euro
20A
Volleyball team complement
Six
21A
Make really mad
Rile
22A
Whispered bit of information
Secret
24A
Steinway & (piano maker)
Sons
25A
Funhouse sounds
Screams
26A
Drawing room piece
Settee
29A
Mild cigar
Claro
30A
Is in the lineup
Plays
31A
In good order
Trim
32A
Pajamas’ rear opening
Flap
36A
Small stream
Rill
37A
Ways to go
Roads
38A
Skid row denizen
Wino
39A
Lock brand
Yale
40A
Ziegfeld Follies costumer
Erte
41A
Co-op alternative
Condo
42A
Military chaplain, informally
Padre
44A
Joan of Arc, notably
Partyr
45A
Historic French forest
Argonne
48A
Pinstriped player, for short
Yank
49A
Source of fine wool
Merino
50A
Flowerless houseplant
Fern
51A
Angst-ridden music genre
Emo
54A
Privy to
In On
55A
Artificial bronzing product
Spray on Tan
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
58A
26-Across, e.g.
Seat
59A
Pitching staff stats
Eras
60A
“It takes two” dance
Tango
61A
Layers on the farm
Hens
62A
Word of prohibition
Don’t
63A
“Aquarius” musical (and a word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 55-Across and 9- and 24-Down)
Hair
1D
Recedes, like the tide
Ebbs
2D
Hatcher of “Desperate Housewives”
Teri
3D
Key point
Crux
4D
” So Shy” (Pointer Sisters hit)
Hes
5D
Tries to prevent a sinking
Bails
6D
One of the “north 40”
Acre
7D
“Norma ” (Sally Field movie)
Rae
8D
They catch smooches at stadiums
Kiss Cams
9D
Eccentric sort
Piece of Work
10D
Honda’s luxury line
Acura
11D
Ned who wrote “Air Music”
Rorem
12D
Half hitch and sheepshank
Knots
14D
Intense pain and struggle
Throes
18D
“Okay by me”
Fine
23D
Boot a grounder, say
Err
24D
Bonus for performing a cool act
Style Points
25D
Microscope insert
Slide
26D
Chipper for one’s age
Spry
27D
Director Kazan
Elia
28D
Improbable, as a tale
Tall
29D
Fruit-packing unit
Crate
31D
Major League exec Joe
Torre
33D
Dryer residue
Lint
34D
Opie’s father
Andy
35D
Worth a “D”
Poor
37D
Like Rudolph
Red Nosed
41D
Lacks the ability to
Cannot
43D
Columnist Coulter
Ann
44D
Hail (desperation pass)
Mary
45D
Buggy-riding religious group
Amish
46D
Zellweger of “Miss Potter”
Renee
47D
Reaction to a bad pun
Groan
48D
Bakery or brewery need
Yeast
50D
Grid great Tarkenton
Fran
51D
Peak in Catania
Etna
52D
Adoring biblical trio
Magi
53D
before (at the latest)
Onor
56D
Salaried sportsman
Pro
57D
“Doubt it”
Nah