3/23/16 Answer New York Times Crossword

3/23/16
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1D
Came out on top
WON

2D
Bridge four-pointer
ACE

3D
Congress
SEX

4D
Decorative ink
TATTOO ART

5D
Evasive maneuver
END RUN

6D
Sporty Mazda
MIATA

7D
French king
ROI

8D
Beat a hasty retreat
TURN TAIL

9D
Native Kiwis
MAORI

10D
Necessitate
OBLIGE

11D
Like the toves in “Jabberwocky”
SLITHY

12D
Half of Congress
SENATE

14D
Brown, in a way
SAUTE

18D
Fashion inits.
YSL

22D
Historical record
ANNAL

23D
At the drop of ___
A HAT

24D
Testing stage
BETA

25D
Make like a tree and leave!
SCRAM!

26D
Gridiron successes, for short
TDS

30D
Chips in a pot
ANTES

31D
I
EGO

32D
Where couples may register under assumed names
LOVE HOTEL

34D
Obnoxious sorts
TOOLS

35D
Charlatan, of a sort
IMPOSTOR

36D
Smoking cigars, e.g.
VICE

37D
It becomes its own synonym when “for” is added in front
EVER

38D
Dorm V.I.P.s
RAS

41D
Gated water channel
SLUICE

42D
Bigwig
HONCHO

43D
Checked out
ON LOAN

45D
Parts of ratchets
PAWLS

46D
Reflexive pronoun
ITSELF

48D
Ladies’ counterparts
GENTS

49D
Position for Cal Ripken Jr.
THIRD

50D
Snappy dresser
FOP

55D
Young competitor in “The Hunger Games”
RUE

56D
Mrs. McKinley
IDA

57D
Booker T.’s backup
MG’S

58D
Oh, no!
EEK!

1C
Fritter away
WASTE

6C
Strongman player on “The A-Team”
MR T

9C
Spanish ___
MOSS

13C
It preceded “Eleven,” “Twelve” and “Thirteen” on the big screen
OCEAN’S

15C
Slip in a pot
IOU

16C
It becomes its own synonym when “cap” is added in front
ABLE

17C
*Speedy shipping option
NEXT-DAY AIR (next time, daytime & airtime)

19C
Hollywood’s Ken or Lena
OLIN

20C
Have confidence in
TRUST

21C
International airport near Tokyo
NARITA

23C
*Romantic comedy featuring two members of the Brat Pack
ABOUT LAST NIGHT (about time, last time & nighttime)

26C
A person’s soul mate
THE ONE

27C
Pink-slip
CAN

28C
Odin sacrificed one for wisdom
EYE

29C
Percentages and such
DATA

30C
Like much car chase footage
AERIAL

33C
*Going back to square one
STARTING ALL OVER (starting time, all time & overtime)

39C
Hand-played drum
TOM-TOM

40C
Presley’s “___ Las Vegas”
VIVA

41C
HBO rival
SHO

44C
Uncover, poetically
OPE

45C
Bishop and knight
PIECES

47C
*Recurring soap opera plot device
LONG LOST FATHER (long time, lost time & Father Time)

51C
Hold on, I just might have a good solution …
UNLESS …

52C
Care to explain?
HOW SO?

53C
Desktop pic
ICON

54C
Minuet meter … or a description of the answers to the starred clues?
TRIPLE TIME

59C
Converse
CHAT

60C
___ Mutual Friend
OUR

61C
Heavy hitter
SLEDGE

62C
Life span of a star
EONS

63C
One end of a rainbow
RED

64C
Something to take a nip from
FLASK