12/23/16
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1D
Immune system component
T CELL
2D
Strong fiber
RAMIE
3D
Tree that can survive forest fires
ASPEN
4D
Tony winner Rivera
CHITA
5D
Elephant’s-ear
TARO
6D
Sappho dedicated one to Aphrodite
ODE
7D
National park sights
RVS
8D
Robin’s refuge
BATCAVE
9D
Permit
ENABLE
10D
Official records
ACTA
11D
Swim ___
MEET
12D
Like a watchful driver
DEFENSIVE
13D
Copernicus, for one
STARGAZER
14D
Disney toon often pictured eating spaghetti
LADY
21D
Social group?
TEA SET
23D
Shakespearean forest
ARDEN
24D
Impoverished state
RAGS
26D
Shelters for sheep
COTES
27D
___ DeVos, noted school choice advocate
BETSY
28D
Contact, say
LENS
29D
Rama’s wife, in Hinduism
SITA
30D
Upset
KNOCK OVER
31D
Let’s see what you’ve got
IMPRESS ME
32D
Hidden
LATENT
33D
Thread part
REPLY
35D
Bass organ
GILL
37D
More caustic
HARSHER
39D
Pre-Columbian civilization
TOLTEC
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42D
Hercules slew it
HYDRA
43D
Bygone
OLDEN
44D
Filled again, as a flat
RELET
45D
Circus Maximus, e.g.
ARENA
46D
Virtually
NIGH
47D
Fixes badly?
RIGS
48D
Subject preceder
IN RE
49D
Little jerks
TICS
52D
Suffix indicating a double bond
ENE
53D
Boulder setting: Abbr.
MST
1A
One may hold a ship in place
TRACTOR BEAM
12A
Network initials
DSL
15A
Visa option
CASH ADVANCE
16A
It resembles an “n” when lowercase
ETA
17A
Northeast nickname, with “the”
EMPIRE STATE
18A
Man buns, e.g.
FAD
19A
Remain stationary while facing the wind, in nautical lingo
LIE TO
20A
Toy car driver?
C BATTERY
22A
Actress Headey of “Game of Thrones”
LENA
23A
___ Sea, now four lakes
ARAL
25A
A.C.T. subj.
ENG
26A
Jones for
CRAVE
27A
___ metabolism
BASAL
29A
Warm spot in the snow
SKI LODGE
33A
Crop, e.g.
RESIZE
34A
Life partners?
INMATES
35A
Square things
GET EVEN
36A
Many a listicle
TOP TEN
37A
Stereotypical man bun sporters
HIPSTERS
38A
Plot elements?
ACRES
39A
Keep score, say
TALLY
40A
Understanding
KEN
41A
Eponymous Paris suburb
ORLY
42A
Circle of friends at a party, perhaps
HORA
46A
Breathers?
NOSTRILS
49A
Harrison’s vice president
TYLER
50A
Hospital lines, briefly
IVS
51A
Like moderates, politically
IN THE MIDDLE
54A
Beaut
GEM
55A
Common film background
GREEN SCREEN
56A
Francis II dissolved it in 1806: Abbr.
HRE
57A
Game for the gifted?
SECRET SANTA