4/18/16
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1D
Walk with difficulty
PLOD
2D
Crosses one’s fingers
HOPES
3D
The World Series, e.g.
EVENT
4D
Came unglued
WENT APE
5D
Hue and cry
ADO
6D
Buffalo group
HERD
7D
Dark Angel actress Jessica
ALBA
8D
Movie disk format
BLU-RAY
9D
I used to be a banker but I lost interest, e.g.
PUN
10D
Seller’s come-on
FREE TRIAL (“Monkey Trial”)
11D
Come clean, with “up”
FESS
12D
Dry run
TEST
15D
Pesto ingredient
PINE NUT
17D
Brine-cured Greek cheese
FETA
18D
Vicious of the Sex Pistols
SID
23D
Tend, as a fire
STOKE
25D
Dad
POP
27D
SADD focus
DWI
28D
Put back to zero
RESET
30D
Bring to ruin
UNDO
31D
Hornet’s home
NEST
32D
__ obliged!
MUCH
33D
Words to an old chap
I SAY …
34D
Snickers and Milky Way
CANDY BARS (“monkey bars”)
36D
Sign of many an October baby
LIBRA
38D
Program that sends unsolicited messages
SPAMBOT
39D
Thurman of “The Producers”
UMA
42D
__ you nuts?
ARE
44D
Wine in a straw-wrapped bottle
CHIANTI
46D
Grab
SNATCH
47D
1963 Liz Taylor role
CLEO
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49D
Helper for Santa
ELF
51D
Argo actor Alan
ARKIN
52D
T-bone source
STEER
53D
Computer memory unit
BYTE
54D
Genuine
REAL
56D
Beat it!
SHOO!
57D
Be a snitch
TELL
59D
Jekyll’s alter ego
HYDE
61D
Lobster eggs
ROE
62D
Fuming
MAD
1C
That was close!
PHEW!
5C
Fictional whale hunter
AHAB
9C
Dying-out sound
PFFT
13C
Affectionate email closing
LOVE …
14C
Farmer’s place, in song
DELL
15C
Cuisinart setting
PUREE
16C
Ready to admit customers
OPEN FOR BUSINESS (“monkey business”)
19C
Al __: firm, as pasta
DENTE
20C
Splish Splash singer Bobby
DARIN
21C
Inexact no.
EST
22C
Baseball card figs.
STATS
24C
Skillful
ADEPT
26C
Blot up the moisture on
PAT DRY
29C
Like a perfect game
NO-RUN
32C
Cinderella’s horses, after midnight
MICE
35C
I __ you one
OWE
36C
Like wolves
LUPINE
37C
Springsteen’s “Born in the __”
USA
38C
Outfit for the slopes
SKI SUIT (“monkey suit”)
40C
TV program breaks
ADS
41C
Cocktail party bite
CANAPE
43C
Envoy’s bldg.
EMB
44C
Thicken, as cream
CLOT
45C
Many-headed monster
HYDRA
46C
Potato or rice, e.g.
STARCH
48C
Gulf of Aden republic
YEMEN
50C
False name
ALIAS
53C
Texter’s “Hang on a minute”
BRB
55C
Super-fun party
BLAST
58C
Planet attacked in some sci-fi films
EARTH
60C
It more or less coincides with 2016 on Chinese calendars … and a hint to this puzzle’s circles
YEAR OF THE MONKEY
63C
Fortune-teller’s deck
TAROT
64C
Coke, e.g.
COLA
65C
Like a 2-2 game
TIED
66C
What __ is new?
ELSE
67C
Wait on the phone
HOLD
68C
Memo starter
IN RE