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Rug beside a bathtub | Mat |
1A
Dance performed in a grass skirt
Hula
5A
Boxing official, for short
Ref
8A
Grains often cooked for breakfast
Oats
12A
Mount Everest’s continent
Asia
13A
Paddle used to row crew
Oar
14A
South American berry promoted as a superfood
Acai
15A
Band fronted by singer/songwriter Tom Petty, who died on October 2, 2017
Heart Breakers
18A
Knight’s protective metal covering
Armor
19A
Close a deal with a buyer
Sell
20A
Very short pencil
Nub
22A
Not difficult
Easy
25A
Fruity spread for toast
Jam
28A
Implements used to cut lumber
Saws
31A
March Madness tournament organization: Abbr.
NCAA
33A
Defiant 1989 hit from Tom Petty’s first solo album: 4 wds.
I Wont Back Down
36A
List of desserts, say
Menu
37A
Physical ____ (medical checkup)
Exam
38A
“Animal Kingdom” cable channel
TNT
39A
Barriers constructed by beavers
Dams
41A
Rug beside a bathtub
Mat
43A
Currency of Slovakia and Slovenia
Euro
46A
___ beef sandwich
Roast
50A
1991 hit for Tom Petty and the 15-Across with the lyric “But I ain’t got wings”: 3 wds.
Learning To Fly
54A
Operative solo
Aria
55A
A ____ in the Pod (maternity clothes retailer)
Pea
56A
Snare
Trap
57A
Off the ___ (bizarre)
Wall
58A
Skill claimed by mind readers: Abbr.
ESP
59A
“Fun ____” (Alison Bechdel graphic novel)
Home
1D
“That’s so funny!”: Hyph.
Haha
2D
Software buyer
User
3D
Neeson who played Zeus in 2010’s “Clash of the Titans”
Liam
4D
Yankees slugger Judge
Aaron
5D
Actor Reiner or Lowe
Rob
6D
What flaps on winter hats cover
Ears
7D
“____ Fallin'” (Tom Petty’s highest-charting single)
Free
8D
Bay Area city where the NFL’s Raiders are based
Oakland
9D
Top card in poker
Ace
10D
Road-paving gunk
Tar
11D
Nickname for a female sibling
Sis
16D
“In God We ____” (phrase on US coins)
Trust
17D
Pub beverage
Ale
21D
Sonny & Cher’s “I Got You ____”
Babe
23D
Person from Glasgow
Scot
24D
Sign of sleepiness
Yawn
25D
“Dumb and Dumber” actor Carrey
Jim
26D
Utterly impressed
Awed
27D
“___ Lisa” (painting that features a mysterious smile)
Mona
29D
Candle material
Wax
30D
Con job
Scam
32D
Bug an aardvark eats
Ant
34D
Roman ____ (the “XLI” in “Super Bowl XLI,” for example)
Numeral
35D
Store that merged with Sears in 2005
Kmart
40D
Source of solar energy
Sun
42D
Spot for a dental filling
Tooth
44D
Ready to harvesting
Ripe
45D
Singles in a tip jar
Ones
47D
Hairdo worn by Questlove of “The Tonight Show”
Afro
48D
Grand ___ home run
Slam
49D
Do work at a keyboard
Type
50D
Against the ____ (not legal)
Law
51D
Elizabethan ____ (1558-1603, in British history)
Era
52D
Feel sick
Ail
53D
Clothing retailer that owns Banana Republic
Gap
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