12/15/16
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1D
Masterful ability
PROWESS
2D
Soothing brew
LEMON TEA
3D
Citrus greenhouse
ORANGERY
4D
“I can’t believe I missed that!”
DUH!
5D
Wisconsin-based tool manufacturer
SNAP-ON
6D
Young adult fiction writer Griffin
ADELE
7D
Sphere of influence
REALM
8D
Sierra or Yukon
GMC
9D
“I’m impressed!”
OOH!
10D
Move, roots and all
REPOT
11D
Connect to a power source
PLUG IN
12D
Dr. Evil’s cohort
MINI-ME
13D
Italian sonnet closing
SESTET
18D
Subject that may come up in a frank discussion?
BUNS
22D
Provided the hands
DEALT
25D
Ocean predators
ORCAS
26D
Garner
REAP
28D
“Su-r-r-r-re”
I BET
32D
Pantyhose shade
BEIGE
33D
Vegas routine
ACT
34D
Tall and thin
LANK
36D
Disney daughter of King Triton
ARIEL
37D
Masculine principle
YANG
38D
Fridge convenience
ICEMAKER
39D
Point at which commitment occurs
NO RETURN
42D
Neural junction
SYNAPSE
43D
Some road atlas pgs.
US MAPS
44D
Knight’s attendant
SQUIRE
45D
Stone-pushing Winter Olympian
CURLER
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
47D
Those two
BOTH
48D
Self-possession
APLOMB
50D
Cushy class
EASY A
51D
Zhou __
ENLAI
52D
Mardi Gras purchases
MASKS
58D
Harper Lee’s home st.
ALA
59D
Avignon article
LES
60D
Santana’s “__ Como Va”
OYE
1A
Moves with effort
PLODS
6A
Golden Fleece ship
ARGO
10A
Tach nos.
RPMS
14A
Any “30 Rock” episode, now
RERUN
15A
Trial version
DEMO
16A
Tahari of fashion
ELIE
17A
D-Day code name
OMAHA BEACH (AHAB)
19A
Carroll specialties
PUNS
20A
Got elected
WON
21A
Influence
PULL
22A
Loaf
DOG IT
23A
Official lang. of Trinidad and Tobago
ENG
24A
Again
ONE MORE TIME (NEMO)
27A
Oktoberfest souvenirs
STEINS
29A
Actor Stephen
REA
30A
Clear
NET
31A
Balkan native
SERB
32A
“Key Largo” co-star
BACALL
35A
Indication of cooperation with ones hidden in this puzzle’s four other longest answers
AYE, AYE, CAPTAIN
40A
Red hair and green eyes
TRAITS
41A
Some PX patrons
NCOS
43A
George Lucas’ alma mater: Abbr.
USC
46A
Having one sharp
IN G
47A
It makes a lot of dough
BAKERY
49A
Cleaner with a blade
SQUEEGEE MOP (QUEEG)
53A
Bishops and pawns
MEN
54A
“The Last Supper,” for one
MURAL
55A
NBA part: Abbr.
NATL
56A
Keep __ distance
AT A
57A
Pains
AILS
58A
1957 1 song title that appears in the line after “I’m in love”
ALL SHOOK UP (HOOK)
61A
Hunted one
PREY
62A
Security lapse
LEAK
63A
Dr. Evil portrayer in Austin Powers films
MYERS
64A
Lab fluids
SERA
65A
Garage sale caveat
AS IS
66A
Capital on the Aar
BERNE