5/24/16
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1D
Opening
GAP
2D
Tulsa sch. with a Prayer Tower
ORU
3D
Highchair user’s protector
BIB
4D
Cuba, por ejemplo
ISLA
5D
Kimono-clad entertainers
GEISHAS
6D
Maker of Ultra acne treatments
CLEARASIL
7D
Sci-fi pilot Solo
HAN
8D
Having lots to lose
OBESE
9D
Quarterback Tony
ROMO
10D
Low-humidity environment
DRY AIR
11D
*Beverage-named Denver arena
PEPSI CENTER
12D
Crush the midterm
ACE IT
13D
Cash advance
LOAN
18D
Corp. heads
CEOS
22D
Criticizes
KNOCKS
23D
Latte-colored
BEIGE
24D
Ex-NBA star Odom
LAMAR
25D
*Many a news story, alas
TRAGIC EVENT
27D
*Add zest to
SPICE UP
31D
Cousin of org
COM
33D
Corn oil alternative
CANOLA
35D
Foe in “Batman v Superman”
LEX LUTHOR
37D
Hotelier Helmsley
LEONA
38D
Looks after
TENDS
40D
__ Paulo
SAO
44D
Colony with tunnels
ANT FARM
46D
Call off
CANCEL
48D
Acoustic Soul artist India.__
ARIE
50D
Crawfish habitat
BAYOU
51D
After-Christmas specials
SALES
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
53D
Attached using thread
SEWN
54D
Texting while driving, e.g.
NO-NO
56D
Release
FREE
59D
Dr. of hip-hop
DRE
60D
Smidgen
TAD
61D
Pollution-monitoring org.
EPA
62D
ISP alternative
DSL
1C
Shoot for the stars
GO BIG
6C
Group of musical notes
CHORD
11C
Buddy
PAL
14C
Get off the couch
ARISE
15C
Part of a mechanic’s bill
LABOR
16C
Green prefix
ECO-
17C
*Menace to society
PUBLIC ENEMY
19C
Pod veggie
PEA
20C
Between Europe and America, say
ASEA
21C
Permeates
SOAKS IN
23C
Three-letter sandwich
BLT
26C
Belmont Stakes racer
HORSE
28C
J or D, for J.D. Salinger
INIT
29C
Musical sense
EAR
30C
w/o delay
ASAP
31C
Gator kin
CROC
32C
Apple desktops
IMACS
34C
Fodder holder
SILO
36C
Gael, for one
CELT
39C
Wild (over)
GAGA
40C
*Command to an attack dog
SIC ‘EM
41C
Joint for a dummy
KNEE
42C
The Emerald Isle
ERIN
43C
Rodriguez of the Yankees
ALEX
44C
Starter for 007’s car?
ASTON
45C
First name in perfume
COCO
47C
__ Bator
ULAN
49C
Conclusion
END
50C
Actor Lugosi
BELA
51C
Sudden gush
SPURT
52C
Dorm VIPs
RAS
53C
Tropical plain
SAVANNA
55C
Spat
TIFF
57C
Needle aperture
EYE
58C
Unemotional, and a hint to the hidden word in the answers to starred clues
COLD-HEARTED
63C
Came in first
WON
64C
Pedro’s January
ENERO
65C
Brings in at harvest time
REAPS
66C
Pecan or almond
NUT
67C
Short-straw picker
LOSER
68C
Win an Olympics prize
MEDAL