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"A man's home is ___ castle" | His |
1A
Snake that squeeze its prey
Boa
4A
____ Island (part of New York)
Long
8A
Word that can mean “phony” or “pillow covering”
Sham
12A
Manjula’s husband on “The Simpsons”
Apu
13A
Have ___ in one’s bonnet: 2 wds.
A Bee
14A
Gold ____ (metallic fabric)
Lame
15A
Protruding belly
Gut
16A
Whip mark
Welt
17A
Rush guitarist Lifeson
Alex
18A
Heavyweight champion who lost that title to 40-Across in 1964: 2 wds.
Sonny Liston
21A
Suffix for “lion” or “host”
Ess
22A
Words of refusal
Nos
23A
“Knowing Me, Knowing You” Band
Abba
26A
Energy measure used for air conditioners: Abbr.
BTU
27A
Network of “The View” and “The Chew”
ABC
30A
Heavyweight champion who lost that title to 40-Across in 1974’s famous “Rumble in the Jungle”: 2 wds.
George Foreman
34A
Where Sting is from: Abbr.
Eng
35A
Furry alien of 1980s TV
Alf
36A
Country singer Loretta
Lynn
37A
“Bravo!” at a bullfight
Ole
38A
“A man’s home is ___ castle”
His
40A
Boxer born Cassius Clay who died June 3, 2016: 2 wds.
Muhammad Ali
45A
____ Roach (“Scars” band)
Papa
46A
“Let me set your mind at ___ …”
Ease
47A
Authorizes
Oks
49A
Air freshener’s target
Odor
50A
Group whose biggest tournament is predicted using “bracketology”: Abbr.
NCAA
51A
“____ whillikers!”
Gee
52A
“The Intern” actress Russo
Rene
53A
Column between the ones and hundreds columns
Tens
54A
Instrument played by Bill Clinton, for short
Sax
1D
Paper container for groceries
Bag
2D
“Mr. Holland’s ____” (Richard Dreyfuss film)
Opus
3D
Grand Theft ___ (video game series)
Auto
4D
Grassy expanses in front of houses
Lawns
5D
Does and commanded
Obeys
6D
_____ Carter (actress who starred on the 1980s sitcom “Gimme a Break!”)
Nell
7D
____ hot water (buy yourself some trouble): 2 wds.
Get Into
8D
Venetian blind pieces
Slats
9D
2009 hit in which Beyonce sings “I got my angel now”
Halo
10D
“You said it!”
Amen
11D
Tex-____ (southwestern food style)
Mex
19D
Just a stone’s throw away
Near
20D
Opposite of sweet
Sour
23D
71, for Donald Trump
Age
24D
“Gotham” star McKenzie
Ben
25D
Marshy area
Bog
26D
Closest chum, in texts
BFF
27D
___ Santiago (Melissa Fumero’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” character)
Amy
28D
Make illegal
Ban
29D
“Anderson Cooper 360” channel
CNN
31D
Black-tie gathering
Gala
32D
Hydrogen or helium, for example
Element
33D
Disney princess who wears a gown decorated with snowflakes
Elsa
37D
Chicago alternative to Midway Airport
Ohare
38D
Comedian ___ Minhaj of “The Daily Show”
Hasan
39D
Notions
Ideas
40D
Created
Made
41D
“It is incumbent ___ us to …”
Upon
42D
Spray used on muggers
Mace
43D
Pieces of wood in a fireplace
Logs
44D
The world’s largest furniture retailer
Ikea
45D
“____ favor” (Spanish for “please”)
Por
48D
Possible reason for an NC-17 rating
Sex
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