12/2/16
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1D
Not as much
LESS SO
2D
Rolls with the punches
ADAPTS
3D
Some hospital readings
VITALS
4D
Can you break ___?
A TEN
5D
Fearless
BOLD
6D
Heraldic wreath
ORLE
7D
Only creature besides humans to farm other creatures
ANT
8D
Visits
GOES TO
9D
If things don’t change …
AT THIS RATE …
10D
Something an athlete puts on
GAME FACE
11D
Reward for acting well?
OSCAR NOD
12D
Genteel establishment
TEA ROOM
14D
Decade when ZIP codes were introduced
SIXTIES
15D
Verge
EVE
21D
Grumpy state
BAD MOOD
24D
Scottish “John”
IAN
27D
Presumptive
A PRIORI
28D
Front ends?
CEASEFIRES
31D
Her name is ___ and she dances on the sand (1983 pop lyric)
RIO
33D
It borders Hudson Bay: Abbr.
ONT
34D
The best or nothing sloganeer, informally
MERCEDES
35D
Forsaken
ALL ALONE
36D
Arm-twists
COERCES
37D
Claims, with “on”
HAS DIBS
38D
Xerox setting: Abbr.
LTR
41D
DrD#Strangelove or “Borat”
SATIRE
43D
When Banquo dies in “Macbeth”
ACT III
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
44D
You ___ worry
NEEDN’T
45D
State
ALLEGE
50D
What a needle may indicate: Abbr.
MPH
52D
Syllables in a children’s refrain
HI-HO
53D
Shortly
ANON
54D
Oz. sextet
TSPS
57D
Dictionary’s end
ZEE
1A
Ceremonial basin
LAVABO
7A
Pakistan’s ___ Khan University
AGA
10A
Downloaded, say
GOT
13A
One may open an issue
EDITOR’S NOTE
16A
Suffix with lip-
ASE
17A
It comes with a dish
SATELLITE TV
18A
Universal Studios, formerly
MCA
19A
Athletic wear named for an anagram of what it does
SPANDEX
20A
Female in the woods
SHE BEAR
22A
Card initials
STL
23A
Monkey with a repetitive name
TITI
25A
Hairstyle that’s very big
AFRO
26A
Odyssey peak
OSSA
28A
Parting words
CIAOS
29A
Paul of “There Will Be Blood”
DANO
30A
Emulate a popinjay
PREEN
32A
Annie Hall or “Notting Hill”
ROMCOM
34A
Montessori and Sharapova
MARIAS
36A
Sat in a dugout?
CANOED
37A
Phaëthon’s father, in myth
HELIOS
38A
Ball game
LOTTO
39A
Dinosaur in Pixar’s “The Good Dinosaur”
ARLO
40A
First name in foundations
ESTEE
42A
Southern California’s ___ Point
DANA
46A
Lasting impression
SCAR
47A
M*A*S*H co-star
FARR
48A
Picture frame?
CEL
49A
Bound
DELIMIT
51A
Article of personal property
CHATTEL
55A
Veiled promise?
I DO
56A
Cracker Jack come-on
PRIZE INSIDE
58A
Jerry’s partner
BEN
59A
Fingers crossed!
HERE’S HOPING!
60A
Dallas-to-Houston dir.
SSE
61A
Verb that can combine with its past tense
SEE
62A
Like some inspections
ON-SITE