5/19/16
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1D
Ape
ACT LIKE
2D
Daughter of Sweeney Todd in the Sondheim musical
JOHANNA
3D
Count of Monte Cristo, e.g.
AVENGER
4D
Agent, informally
REP
5D
Independently
BY ITSELF
6D
Capital of Togo
LOME
7D
___ and terminer (criminal court)
OYER
8D
Ship mates
BOSUNS
9D
Obliques, e.g.
ABS
10D
Part of the Maxwell House logo
CUP
11D
Some sneakers
REEBOKS
12D
They can be gross
INCOMES
13D
Two-part letter
DOTTED I
18D
Pity
RUTH
19D
Natl. sports org.
USOC
24D
Totally defeat
OWN
26D
Rent
TORE
27D
Boo-___
HOO
29D
Few love it unless in themselves, per Lord Chesterfield
WIT
30D
It’s ___ (“Let’s shake on it”)
A DEAL
34D
The Bell of ___ (Longfellow poem)
ATRI
35D
The Facts of Life actress
RAE
36D
Was unhappy (with)
HAD A BEEF
37D
Like phone numbers at meetups
SWAPPED
38D
Shortest route around a track
LANE ONE
39D
One-named Grammy winner for “American Boy,” 2008
ESTELLE
40D
Kind of trip
EGO
42D
Press room?
GYM
43D
One of a pair of Monopoly properties
UTILITY
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
44D
Kennedy in-law
SHRIVER
45D
Nautical command
HEAVE TO
47D
Playwright William
INGE
48D
Provoke
LEAD TO
49D
Trading group, e.g.
BLOC
54D
Intense dedication
ZEAL
55D
Companion of Butch and Sundance
ETTA
58D
___ Malala (2013 best-selling autobiography)
I AM
59D
Modern prefix with gender
CIS-
60D
Approx. 5 cc
TSP
1C
Unlatched, say
AJAR
5C
Pollock painting unit
BLOB
9C
Vitriolic
ACRID
14C
Natural harbor
COVE
15C
Fluctuate wildly
YO-YO
16C
Muy ___ (Spanish approval)
BUENO
17C
Part 1 of a punny quip about a perp’s predicament
THE PRIME SUSPECT …
20C
Chilean-based carrier
LAN
21C
The “oven” in “have a bun in the oven”
UTERUS
22C
Turing test participant
BOT
23C
Depository deposits
INGOTS
25C
Out
NOT HOME
28C
Quip, part 2
… KNEW HE WAS COOKED …
31C
Reap
EARN
32C
Cap
LID
33C
Bruno ___ Prize (astrophysics award)
ROSSI
34C
Quip, part 3
… AFTER HE …
37C
Fall that might cause falls
SLEET
41C
Motorist’s aid, for short
AAA
42C
Emote
GUSH
46C
Quip, part 4
… WAS GRILLED BY THE …
50C
___ de Saint-Exupéry, author of “The Little Prince”
ANTOINE
51C
Titular queen of Castile in a Handel opera
ALMIRA
52C
Political leader?
PEE
53C
Feature of some gardens
GAZEBO
56C
Tyler of “The Lord of the Rings”
LIV
57C
End of the quip.
POLICE DETECTIVE
61C
Bygone name in Chinese politics
ENLAI
62C
Gallery on the Thames
TATE
63C
Proofer’s “oops”
STET
64C
Supposes
DEEMS
65C
One of two Danish kings
OLAF
66C
One who sends things up?
PYRO