9/20/16
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1D
QVC rival
HSN
2D
Baaing mom
EWE
3D
Tennis do-over
LET
4D
Gracias, across the Pyrenees
MERCI
5D
Hurled weapon
SPEAR
6D
”The Heart of the Matter” novelist Graham
GREENE
7D
Hawaiian floral rings
LEIS
8D
”Uh-oh!”
OOPS!
9D
Stand-up routine
BIT
10D
Besides
ELSE
11D
Send back, as to a lower court
REMAND
12D
Clothing
ATTIRE
13D
”Marvelous” Marvin of boxing
HAGLER
18D
Bed with high sides
CRIB
22D
Yellow “Despicable Me” character
MINION
23D
CIO partner
AFL
24D
Balkan native
SLAV
25D
Shoe company with a cat in its logo
PUMA
29D
Doone of Exmoor
LORNA
30D
Ref’s ruling
TKO
31D
Retired newsman Donaldson
SAM
32D
LAPD alerts
APBS
34D
1990s veep
AL GORE
35D
Camper driver, for short
RVER
38D
And so on: AbbrD
ETC
39D
Shop __ you drop
’TIL
40D
Par
NORM
41D
Clever Bombeck
ERMA
44D
Contractor’s figD
EST
45D
Portly
ROTUND
46D
”The Joy Luck Club” novelist
AMY TAN
47D
Mexican revolutionary played by Brando
ZAPATA
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48D
Word before “Pizza” or “River,” in film
MYSTIC
49D
PlayStation maker
SONY
53D
Social faux pas
GAFFE
54D
Lots and lots
A PILE
56D
Part of AAA: AbbrD
ASSN
57D
Point __ return
OF NO
58D
Qualifying race
HEAT
61D
__ conditioner
AIR
62D
Capek’s robot play
RUR
63D
Slide down the slopes
SKI
64D
Collarless shirt
TEE
1A
Pilothouse wheels
HELMS
6A
Sphere in a library
GLOBE
11A
Cheering syllable
RAH!
14A
Use a broom
SWEEP
15A
Lubricate again
RE-OIL
16A
Touchdown approxA
ETA
17A
Adjusted sales figure on which some royalties are based
NET RECEIPTS (“safety net”)
19A
Bus. get-together
MTG
20A
Gentle touch
CARESS
21A
Letter that opens with a click
EMAIL
23A
Headache treatment
ASPIRIN
26A
Concerning, in memos
IN RE
27A
Seasonal bug
FLU
28A
Wood-finishing tool
BELT SANDER (“safety belt”)
33A
Tennessee senator __ Alexander
LAMAR
36A
Zoo critter with striped legs
OKAPI
37A
Brass instrument played like a trumpet
VALVE TROMBONE (“safety valve”)
42A
”Sure, I’ll give you a ride”
GET IN
43A
Sleep audibly
SNORE
45A
Long, narrow mollusks
RAZOR CLAMS (“safety razor”)
50A
Hotel divsA
RMS
51A
Poet Khayyám
OMAR
52A
Place for meditation
YOGA MAT
55A
Intense personality
TYPE A
57A
Response to a clever put-down
OH SNAP!
59A
Actress Hagen
UTA
60A
Motto for the cautious or a hint to the starts of 17-, 28-, 37- and 45-Across
SAFETY FIRST
65A
Washington MLBer
NAT
66A
Mount in Exodus
SINAI
67A
Lucky break
FLUKE
68A
Genetic info letters
DNA
69A
Seagoing mil. training group
NROTC
70A
Spine-tingling
EERIE