1/10/17
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1D
Random House vol.
DICT
2D
Woodwind instrument
OBOE
3D
Dalai __
LAMA
4D
Locks on heads
TRESSES
5D
Soup mix brand
KNORR
6D
“Blue Bloods” extra
COP
7D
Pie-mode connection
A LA
8D
TV host Kelly
RIPA
9D
Applies weatherstripping to
SEALS
10D
Stovetop whistler
KETTLE
11D
Pretty darn simple
IDIOT PROOF
12D
Housecat’s perch
SILL
13D
Watermelon eater’s discard
SEED
18D
Four: Pref.
TETR-
22D
Saddled (with)
LADEN
24D
People with skill
ADEPTS
25D
Toaster snack
POP-TART
27D
Publicity ploy
STUNT
28D
Evangelist __ Semple McPherson
AIMEE
29D
Verses by Allen Ginsberg, e.g.
BEAT POETRY
31D
Shake it on the dance floor
BOOGIE
33D
Burglar
THIEF
34D
“Deck the Halls” greenery
HOLLY
36D
Free (of)
RID
37D
Yearbook gp.
SRS
40D
One on horseback
RIDER
44D
Room with a crib
NURSERY
46D
Steel girders
I-BEAMS
48D
Luxurious
POSH
50D
Greets the judge
RISES
52D
Well-dressed
NATTY
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53D
Mention in a footnote
CITE
54D
Broke up some clods
HOED
55D
Senorita’s “other”
OTRA
57D
Weapon with a tip guard
EPEE
58D
Scotch go-with
SODA
59D
Walk of Fame figure
STAR
62D
Periodic table suffix
IUM
63D
Turntable no.
RPM
1A
Doofus
DOLT
5A
Dodge Aries and Plymouth Reliant
K-CARS
10A
Smack on the mouth
KISS
14A
Letter-shaped support piece
I-BAR
15A
“For real!”
NO LIE!
16A
Pop singer Brickell
EDIE
17A
Dice roller’s exhortation
COME TO PAPA!
19A
Scrabble piece
TILE
20A
TV preview
TEASER
21A
Taken as a whole
ALL TOLD
23A
Satchel feature
STRAP
26A
Margarita glass rim coating
SALT
27A
Curved sword
SABER
30A
Application info: Abbr.
DOB
32A
Pool measure
DEPTH
35A
What soccer shootouts resolve
TIES
36A
Peaceful state
REPOSE
38A
P-like Greek letter
RHO
39A
Actress Thurman
UMA
40A
Actor with near-synonymous first and last names
RIP TORN
41A
Museum hanging
OIL
42A
Amount after costs
NET
43A
Suitcase attachments
ID TAGS
44A
Yuletide
NOEL
45A
Not so hot?
TEPID
47A
__ Lanka
SRI
48A
Swollen
PUFFY
49A
Upper, in Ulm
OBER
51A
Male voice range
TENOR
53A
“Toodle-oo!”
CHEERIO!
56A
Evaluate for tax purposes
ASSESS
60A
Wee bit
IOTA
61A
Cause trouble … and a hint to this puzzle’s circled letters
STIR THE POT
64A
Time in office
TERM
65A
Emulate Vesuvius
ERUPT
66A
Scarlet letter of fiction
RED A
67A
Slow Churned ice cream brand
EDY’S
68A
Hagar of Van Halen
SAMMY
69A
Wine bottle number
YEAR