7/20/16
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1D
What’s spread in a spread
FOOD
2D
Smoke in one’s eyes, say
IRRITANT
3D
Lincoln’s locale
NEBRASKA
4D
Like a buttinsky
NOSEY
5D
See 23-Across
BURTON
6D
Theater staff
USHERS
7D
English horn, for one
REED
8D
Garment with underwires
BRA
9D
Jeweler’s unit
KARAT
10D
Bana of “Troy”
ERIC
11D
See 22-Across
BOGART
12D
___ Bedelia (children’s book character)
AMELIA
13D
Where “X” may mark the spot
BALLOT
21D
Grip tightly
CLENCH
22D
Ball girl
BELLE
24D
Springtime arrivals
BUDS
26D
U.S.O. show attendees
GIS
28D
Spring that’s unusually warm?
OASIS
29D
Missile’s home
SILO
31D
Vexes
IRKS
33D
Functionality-enhancing computer products
ADD-INS
35D
Lou who sang “A Natural Man”
RAWLS
36D
Deal!
OKAY!
37D
Order to a gun crew
OPEN FIRE!
38D
Looking to get even
VENGEFUL
39D
One of 100 for Argus, in myth
EYE
42D
Tunes player
DEEJAY
43D
Oxygen-dependent organism
AEROBE
44D
___ Rouge (Paris cabaret)
MOULIN
46D
Where expats live
ABROAD
47D
See 51-Across
BEATTY
50D
Gird (oneself)
STEEL
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52D
Hajji’s religion
ISLAM
54D
See 57-Across
PITT
55D
Continue …
GO ON …
56D
Ding
DENT
58D
Deg. from Wharton
MBA
1C
Markka spender, once
FINN
5C
Home to many commuters, for short
BURB
9C
Skewered fare
KEBAB
14C
Snack sometimes eaten from the inside out
OREO
15C
Exploitative sort
USER
16C
Sachet’s quality
AROMA
17C
Partners of scepters
ORBS
18C
Moon of Saturn
RHEA
19C
Brightest spot in Orion
RIGEL
20C
Ran
DIRECTED
22C
11-Down’s partner in life and in “To Have and Have Not”
BACALL
23C
5-Down’s partner in life and in “The Taming of the Shrew”
TAYLOR
24C
Get into the pool?
BET
25C
Ipanema’s locale, for short
RIO
26C
Many a noble element
GAS
27C
Fill with a spirit
ENSOUL
29C
.215 batting avg., e.g.
STAT
30C
Finish, as a tattoo
INK IN
32C
Two-time opponent of Dwight
ADLAI
34C
Relationship doomed from the start …or something found in this puzzle four times?
STAR-CROSSED LOVE
40C
Uniform shade
KHAKI
41C
Youngest dwarf
DOPEY
42C
Creators of artificial lakes
DAMS
45C
Sushi bar condiment
WASABI
48C
Suffix with ethyl
ENE
49C
Fairness-in-hiring letters
EEO
50C
Like some winks and grins
SLY
51C
47-Down’s partner in life and in “Bugsy”
BENING
53C
Blows one’s stack
ERUPTS
55C
Like beef cattle, dietarily
GRASS-FED
57C
54-Down’s partner in life and in “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”
JOLIE
58C
Worth debating – or not
MOOT
59C
Long sentence
LIFE
60C
Grab ___ (eat on the run)
A BITE
61C
Punt or junk
BOAT
62C
Give ___ for one’s money
A RUN
63C
Gender-bending Streisand title role
YENTL
64C
Garcia of “Ocean’s …” movies
ANDY
65C
Go soft
MELT