9/23/17
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President Eisenhower's nickname | Ike |
1A
It often consists of vegetables and dressing
Salad
6A
Paper for a treasure hunter
Map
9A
“So long!”
Bye
12A
Supreme Court justice Samuel
Alito
13A
www.princeton.___
Edu
14A
Propel a boat
Row
15A
One of the singers of “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” the 1972 campaign song for George McGovern: 2 wds.
Paul Simon
17A
“Ready when you ___!”
Are
18A
Greek fable writer who coined the expression “sour grapes”
Aesop
19A
Tattoo parlor liquids
Inks
20A
____ Equis (Mexican beer with “XX” on its label)
Dos
22A
Soda bottle unit
Liter
24A
Point at the bull’s-eye
Aim
25A
Not nearby
Far
26A
With 33-Across, singer of “Crazy,” the 1992 campaign song for H. Ross Perot
Patsy
30A
Money demanded by a kidnapper
Ransom
32A
Grand ____ (big ending)
Finale
33A
See 26-Across
Cline
34A
___ Tac (competitor of Certs)
Tic
35A
One of 200 trips around the track at the Indianapolis 500
Lap
36A
Take ___ with (disagree about)
Issue
38A
Frosty
Icy
39A
Sound of a high-five
Slap
42A
Got something wrong
Erred
44A
Actor ___ Allen who starred in “Last Man Standing”
Tim
45A
Singer of “Roar,” a 2016 campaign song for Hillary Clinton: 2 wds.
Katy Perry
49A
President Eisenhower’s nickname
Ike
50A
“… with liberty and justice for ____”
All
51A
Single-____ (type of health-care system)
Payer
52A
Current Secretary of State Tillerson
Rex
53A
Strong oven cleaner
Lye
54A
Sliders on snowy hills
Sleds
1D
Sticky stuff from a pine tree
Sap
2D
___ carte menu: 2 wds.
A La
3D
“Elementary” actress Lucy
Liu
4D
“___ Shrugged” (Ayn Rand book)
Atlas
5D
Prescription amount
Dose
6D
Bill Clinton’s “My Life,” for example
Memoir
7D
Take in, as a stray cat
Adopt
8D
“The lowest form of humor,” supposedly
Pun
9D
Raisin Nut ___ (General Mills cereal)
Bran
10D
Charlotte’s last name on “Sex and the City”
York
11D
Barnyard females that bleat
Ewes
16D
Religion of many Middle Easteners
Islam
19D
___-Contra affair (1980s political scandal)
Iran
20D
___ tone (sound on a landline phone)
Dial
21D
Prefix for “science” or “potent”
Omni
23D
“Ben-Hur” or “The Ten Commandments,” for example
Epic
24D
Javelin’s curved path
Arc
25D
Adversaries
Foes
27D
Bath powder mineral
Talc
28D
Kill, as a dragon
Slay
29D
“You betcha!”
Yep
31D
Small cut at a hair salon
Snip
32D
___ furnace (what Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were thrown into)
Fiery
34D
“Yertle the ___” (Dr. Seuss book)
Turtle
37D
Mattress maker that competes with Serta
Sealy
38D
Free of flaws
Ideal
39D
Use a swizzle stick in
Stir
40D
Selling ___ hotcakes
Like
41D
Credit card company with Green, Gold, and Platinum levels, for short
Amex
43D
Actor Omar of “House” and “Resurrection”
Epps
45D
“Superhuman” host ___ Penn
Kal
46D
“The Catcher in the ____” (Salinger novel)
Rye
47D
Color of beet juice
Red
48D
Calendar periods: Abbr.
Yrs
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