12/22/16 Answer USA Today Crossword

12/22/16

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1A
Lose one’s mind
Go Mad

6A
Like a milquetoast
Meek

10A
Basis for a lawsuit
Tort

14A
Love, in a Dean Martin song
Amore

15A
Gymnast Korbut
Olga

16A
Director Kazan
Elia

17A
Ranger’s eye test?
Park Vision Check

20A
Causing wear
Erosive

21A
Yacht club competition
Searace

22A
Puts into words
Says

24A
Slapped the cuffs on
Ran In

25A
Of the pre-Easter period
Lenten

29A
Plumped-up fowl
Cap On

32A
Shade similar to teal
Aqua

33A
Lawrence of Arabia’s mount
Camel

34A
Comics bark
Arf

37A
Match.com’s Amsterdam office?
Dutch Date Dealer

41A
Family female, for short
Sis

42A
Family females
Aunts

43A
Beach formation
Dune

44A
Jotted down
Wrote

45A
Brought dishonor to
Shamed

47A
Fit for a king
Regal

50A
Pro (in proportion)
Rata

52A
Unrestricted, as a mutual fund
Open End

55A
Sauce in bloody mary mixes
Tabasco

60A
007’s tavern tab?
Bond Martini Bill

62A
Garfield’s canine pal
Odie

63A
Orca’s prey
Seal

64A
Brought into pitch
Tuned

65A
off (angry)
Teed

66A
Silly sort
Twit

67A
Parts of quarter notes
Stems

1A
Stare slack-jawed
Gape

2D
Epps of “The Mod Squad”
Omar

3D
Philippine native
Moro

4D
Old flatboats
Arks

5D
Cook up
Devise

6D
Go in a leisurely way
Mosey

7D
Cole Porter’s “Bingo Yale”
Eli

8D
Swelled heads
Egos

9D
Orson Welles’ “Citizen”
Kane

10D
Ayatollah’s capital
Tehran

11D
Faux fat brand
Olean

12D
Christina of “Monster”
Ricci

13D
Like a saved seat
Taken

18D
Tennis great Lendl
Ivan

19D
King who sang “It’s Too Late”
Carole

23D
Spread far and wide
Scatter

25D
Young fellows
Lads

26D
Prefix meaning “the same”
Equi

27D
Brownie morsels
Nuts

28D
Tic (tiny mint)
Tac

30D
“Rag Mop” singers the Brothers
Ames

31D
XING (street sign)
Ped

33D
Defeatist’s word
Cant

34D
Diploma holder, for short
Alum

35D
Coty of France
Rene

36D
Mister Rogers of old TV
Fred

38D
Globetrotters’ home
Harlem

39D
Simon and Garfunkel, e.g.
Duo

40D
“Give Kids a Smile” org.
Ada

44D
Checked by airport security
Wanded

45D
Musial in Cooperstown
Stan

46D
Nuns’ garb
Habits

47D
Bomb-defusing machine
Robot

48D
Lyric poem type
Epode

49D
Spirit in a lamp
Genie

51D
On a slant
Atilt

53D
Thomas who twitted Boss Tweed
Nast

54D
Picked from the deck
Drew

56D
Share a border with
Abut

57D
Trigonometry ratio
Sine

58D
Skelton’s Kadiddlehopper
Clem

59D
Former GM make, for short
Olds

61D
Mai cocktail
Tai