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1A
Sound of a hoarse voice
Rasp
5A
Jet ____ (air traveler’s tiredness)
Lag
8A
Cushioned edge of a pool table
Rail
12A
Burn-soothing plant gel
Aloe
13A
Harvard’s Web address suffix
Edu
14A
Disney character who sings “Let It Go”
Elsa
15A
Lithuanian-born violinist who, in 1917, made his Carnegie Hall debut at 16 years old: 2 wds.
Jascha Heifetz
18A
Most rational
Sanest
19A
Playing hard to get
Coy
20A
Armed conflict
War
23A
Well-___ (in very knowledgeable about)
Versed
25A
Mal brew
Ale
26A
Beethoven’s “___ to Joy”
Ode
27A
Instrument representing the duck in “Peter and the Wolf”
Oboe
31A
With 33-Across, Ukrainian-born violinist whose 1979 visit to China was recorded in an Oscar-winning documentary
Isaac
33A
See 31-Across
Stern
34A
“____ Between Two Lovers” (#1 hit from 1977)
Torn
35A
Pro wrestling’s Flair
Ric
37A
Singer Lana Del ___
Rey
38A
Italian dessert similar to ice cream
Gelato
41A
Off ___ good start: 2 wds.
To A
42A
Revolutionary Chinese chairman
Mao
45A
Shreds into pieces: 2 wds.
Rips Up
47A
Tel Aviv-born violinist who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015: 2 wds.
Itzhak Perlman
52A
Actress / singer Minnelli
Liza
53A
Sushi fish often garnished with a thick, sweet sauce
Eel
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Simplicity
Ease
55A
A piano’s got 88 of them
Keys
56A
Comment from Little Orphan Annie’s dog Sandy
Arf
57A
Deoxyribonucleic ____ (what “DNA” stands for)
Acid
1D
“The Big Bang Theory” astrophysicist
Raj
2D
Chicken ___ king: 2 wds.
A La
3D
“Help!”
SOS
4D
Bodybuilder’s chest muscles, for short
Pecs
5D
Was tilted, like a certain tower in Pisa
Leaned
6D
Stick firmly (to)
Adhere
7D
Uncertain response, as on an exam
Guess
8D
Zebra-striped gridiron official, for short
Ref
9D
Los Angeles Kings defenseman Martinez
Alec
10D
“How Sweet It ___ Be Loved by You” (Marvin Gaye album): 2 wds.
Is To
11D
Not hardworking
Lazy
16D
Wreak ___ on (cause lots of damage to)
Havoc
17D
Suffix for “krypton” or “graph”
Ite
20D
“Hold on a second”
Wait
21D
In addition
Also
22D
___-view mirror
Rear
24D
Period, for example
Dot
28D
“Sesame Street” character with a pet pigeon named Bernice
Bert
29D
Cookie with a Double Stuff variety
Oreo
30D
One-named Gaelic singer
Enya
32D
“Brokeback Mountain” director ___ Lee
Ang
33D
Search thoroughly
Scour
35D
Ice Cube, Ice-T, or Vanilla Ice
Rapper
36D
In a class by ___
Itself
39D
Statistic sometimes considered when selecting the Cy Young Award winner: Abbr.
Era
40D
“____ Virgin” (Madonna song): 2 wds.
Like A
42D
Beverage known in diners as “moo juice”
Milk
43D
Play to ___ (finish with no winner): 2 wds.
A Tie
44D
Singer Osbourne of Black Sabbath
Ozzy
46D
Desperate request
Plea
48D
“The time ___ come!”
Has
49D
___ and cheese (pasta dish)
Mac
50D
“Take me __ am”: 2 wds.
As I
51D
___ Ryerson (insurance agent in “Groundhog Day”)
Ned