11/29/16
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1D
“I was home alone” isn’t a very strong one
ALIBI
2D
Breakfast fruit
MELON
3D
*Screenwriter’s work for the first episode
PILOT SCRIPT (“pilot light”)
4D
Merit badge holder
SASH
5D
Analyzed, as a sentence
PARSED
6D
Got out of bed
AROSE
7D
“__ again!”
NOT
8D
Invoice no.
AMT
9D
Leader with a baton
MAESTRO
10D
__ Lama
DALAI
11D
Big bird from Down Under
EMU
12D
“Hold on a __!”
SEC
13D
Pentel filler
INK
19D
*Orangy Crayola color
NEON CARROT (“neon light”)
21D
*Simple-to-use
IDIOTPROOF (“idiot light”)
25D
*Symbol of bureaucracy
RED TAPE (“red light”)
27D
Dizzy … and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues
LIGHT-HEADED
28D
Great Lakes natives
ERIES
29D
Lairs of lions
DENS
31D
“Of course!”
AHA!
33D
Ill-fated whale chaser
AHAB
35D
Rossini creation
OPERA
36D
Is home sick
AILS
38D
Stretch across
SPAN
41D
Cul-de-__
SAC
44D
Tubular Italian pastries
CANNOLI
48D
Concert milieus
ARENAS
50D
Suitcase tie-on
ID TAG
52D
App downloaders
USERS
54D
Kitchen strainer
SIEVE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55D
Opposite of everything, in bageldom
PLAIN
58D
Rancor
BILE
59D
Jelly holder
JAR
60D
Land “across the pond” from the U.K.
USA
61D
Gluttony, e.g.
SIN
62D
Tear (into)
RIP
63D
Exec’s degree
MBA
1A
Energizes, with “up”
AMPS
5A
Onetime TWA rival
PAN AM
10A
Lucy’s co-star
DESI
14A
“Star Wars” princess
LEIA
15A
Bakery draw
AROMA
16A
“That’s so true!”
AMEN!
17A
Misfortunes
ILLS
18A
Las Vegas loser’s complaint
ROTTEN LUCK
20A
[“Get off the stage!”]
BOO HISS!
22A
Word with dog, horse or lion
SEA
23A
Bank acct. posting
INT
24A
Critter “in the headlights”
DEER
26A
Worked hard
TOILED
30A
Spoken
SAID
32A
Make on the job
EARN
34A
Explosive emotion
IRE
35A
Eight, en español
OCHO
36A
Like some committees
AD HOC
37A
Martini ingredient
GIN
38A
Jack of nursery rhymes
SPRAT
39A
“Give __ chance!”
IT A
40A
Grate residue
ASHES
42A
Chinese-born architect I.M. __
PEI
43A
Techie’s hangout
PC LAB
45A
“Doggone it!”
RATS!
46A
Dada pioneer Jean
ARP
47A
Speak hoarsely
RASP
48A
Landmark on Missouri’s state quarter
ARCH
49A
Georgia, but not Florida
NATION
51A
Vatican City currency
EURO
53A
Uncanny claim
ESP
56A
Crime syndicate leader
DON
57A
What a judge may do during an arraignment
SET BAIL
59A
Grecian Formula competitor
JUST FOR MEN
64A
Invention beginning
IDEA
65A
Roughly 30% of Earth’s land area
ASIA
66A
Fall zodiac sign
LIBRA
67A
Denim pioneer Strauss
LEVI
68A
Chimed
RANG
69A
“No bid,” in bridge
I PASS
70A
Perfect spot
EDEN