12/24/16 Answer Daily Celebrity Crossword

12/24/16
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1A
Quirky
Odd

4A
Place in alphabetical order, perhaps
Sort

8A
Person from England
Brit

12A
Golf instructor
Pro

13A
Level of a wedding cake
Tier

14A
Fluid that’s stored by the gallbladder, or irritability
Bile

15A
Author of the 1979 book about space flight that 34-Across is based on: 2 wds.
Tom Wolfe

17A
Top Olympic medal
Gold

18A
Piece of asparagus
Spear

19A
“___ only live once!”
You

21A
Blue-screen color in San Jose Sharks uniforms
Teal

24A
Dark feeling in some coming-of-age dramas
Angst

28A
Dot in a map of the ocean
Isle

31A
Corner chess piece informally called the castle
Rook

33A
Cindy ___ Who (kid in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”)
Lou

34A
1983 film in which astronaut John Glenn (1921-2016) was a character: 3 wds.
The Right Stuff

37A
Animal at a dairy farm
Cow

38A
Dish that holds gravy
Boat

39A
What a furnace produces
Heat

40A
Row of bushes that marks the edge of a property
Hedge

42A
Rudolph’s was red and shiny
Nose

44A
To the ___ degree (to the utmost extent)
Nth

46A
Pageant winner’s gown
Tiara

50A
Uncanny glow
Aura

53A
He played John Glenn in 34-Across: 2 wds.
Ed Harris

56A
Grouchy mood
Snit

57A
“___ who’s talking!”
Look

58A
Liquid inside a Crayola marker
Ink

59A
“Wild ___” (2007 biker comedy starring John Travolta)
Hogs

60A
Looney Tunes skunk ___ Le Pew
Pepe

61A
Revenue sources for magazines
Ads

1D
___ out (decides not to participate)
Opts

2D
Bit of dew
Drop

3D
Georgia ___ (Atlanta Falcons’ stadium)
Dome

4D
Target or JCPenney, for one
Store

5D
Crude ___ (what’s in some pipelines)
Oil

6D
Official on a soccer field, for short
Ref

7D
“South Park” cocreator Parker
Trey

8D
Type of air rifle: 2 wds.
BB Gun

9D
2011 animated film featuring birds in Brazil
Rio

10D
“Don’t call me, ___ call you”
I’ll

11D
Actor Danson of “The Good Place”
Ted

16D
Designated driver’s drink, perhaps
Water

20D
Trees with acorns
Oaks

22D
2012 Ben Affleck film
Argo

23D
“Mean Girls” star Lindsay ___
Lohan

25D
Elmer’s ___ (paste alternative)
Glue

26D
Couch potato’s seat
Sofa

27D
Cluster of grass or fur
Tuft

28D
Mosquito bite symptom
Itch

29D
Item that may have a kitten heel or rubber sole
Shoe

30D
More then risque
Lewd

32D
Sergeant Snorkel’s pet in “Beetle Bailey”
Otto

35D
“Pfft!” That seems unlikely!”: 2 wds.
I Bet

36D
“A League of __ Own” (1992 baseball movie)
Their

41D
Small biting flies
Gnats

43D
Vampire-slaying weapon
Stake

45D
Assistance
Help

47D
Song for an opera diva
Aria

48D
Lemon zest source
Rind

49D
Inquires
Asks

50D
Campfire residue
Ash

51D
Spanish “one”
Uno

52D
Platform for offshore drilling
Rig

54D
John ___ (anonymous man in a court case)
Doe

55D
Move like a frog
Hop