4/21/16
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1D
Belittle
ABASE
2D
Family with several notable composers
BACHS
3D
*Skinflint
CHEAPSKATE (mixed “peach”)
4D
Athlete nicknamed “O Rei do Futebol”
PELE
5D
Old French coin
ECU
6D
Name of more than 5,000 U.S. ‘streets
ELM
7D
Sign of forgetfulness
LAPSE
8D
Kept in reserve
STORED
9D
Western defense gp.
OAS
10D
Neckwear denoting affiliation
CLUB TIE
11D
Zoo sight
CAGE
12D
Latin 101 word
AMAT
13D
UCLA Bruins coach Jim
MORA
19D
A conspicuous position, with “the”
FORE
21D
Singer Lovett
LYLE
25D
College athlete
JOCK
26D
Completely incorrect
ALL WET
28D
Big Brother creator
ORWELL
29D
Le cinquième mois
MAI
31D
Tasty mélange … and a literal hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues
MIXED FRUIT
32D
Secures, as a victory
ICES
33D
Sailors
TARS
34D
Corn __
BELT
35D
Road to the Forum
ITER
36D
Mixgetränk cube
EIS
40D
Strikes may cross it
HOME
41D
Man-mouse connector
OR A
44D
Fall noisemakers
BLOWERS
46D
Verne captain
NEMO
48D
As above, in a footnote
IDEM
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
49D
Saw
SAYING
52D
Lamp output, if you’re lucky
GENIE
54D
Intervention channel
A AND E
55D
Expression for Ozymandias
SNEER
56D
Key of the first two Brandenburg Concertos: Abbr.
F MAJ
57D
Bothersome bugs
LICE
58D
Pub quaffs
ALES
60D
Southwestern sight
MESA
62D
Fiver
ABE
63D
Suffix with glob
ULE
64D
Half a score
TEN
1C
Grey’s Anatomy airer
ABC
4C
Skins to remove
PEELS
9C
Non-shaving razor name?
OCCAM
14C
Scrooge word
BAH!
15C
Brilliance
ECLAT
16C
San Antonio landmark
ALAMO
17C
Roger Clemens, for one
ACE
18C
*Unit in a bowl
LUMP OF SUGAR (mixed “plum”)
20C
Layered rock
SHALE
22C
Sorry, we’re full sign
SRO
23C
Test release
BETA
24C
Glimpse
ESPY
25C
Make fun of
JEER AT
27C
Sportscast staple
SLO-MO
30C
Set boundaries
DELIMIT
34C
Tour de France, e.g.
BIKE RACE
37C
Nikon competitor
LEICA
38C
LAX datum
ETA
39C
*Website for do-it-yourselfers
WIKIHOW (mixed “kiwi”)
42C
Gen-__
XER
43C
Don’t bother
LET BE
45C
Exercise result, all too often
SORENESS
47C
Rose support
TRELLIS
50C
Made the last move, in a way
MATED
51C
Later years
OLD AGE
53C
Degs. for writers
MFAS
56C
Weakness
FLAW
59C
Look over
EYE
60C
Sherlock Holmes enemy Colonel Sebastian __
MORAN
61C
*Fast pace
MILE A MINUTE (mixed “lime”)
65C
One in Paris
UNE
66C
Tart
ACERB
67C
David’s role on “Frasier”
NILES
68C
Chemical ending
IDE
69C
Eponymous trailblazer Chisholm
JESSE
70C
Davis of “A League of Their Own”
GEENA
71C
Thrice, in Rx’s
TER