11/21/16
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1D
___ Q’s (Hostess brand)
SUZY
2D
Fencing blade
EPEE
3D
Character in “I, Claudius”
NERO
4D
Michelin winter product
SNOW TIRE
5D
Letter holder: Abbr.
ENV
6D
Bowling alley button
RESET
7D
If only!
I WISH!
8D
___ strip (mathematical curiosity)
MOBIUS
9D
Compete in the Nordic combined, say
SKI
10D
Traditional Christmas plants
POINSETTIAS
11D
Heinz product
CATSUP
12D
Hearts and minds military maneuver, briefly
PSYOP
17D
Words at the altar
I DO
18D
Printed defamation
LIBEL
23D
Rainy
WET
24D
Air kiss sound
MWAH
25D
Supernatural tabloid fodder
UFOS
26D
Canceled, as a launch
NO GO
27D
Blinkers
TURN SIGNALS
30D
Bird that says “Give a hoot! Don’t pollute!”
OWL
31D
Counterparts of amateurs
PROS
32D
Bollywood dress
SARI
36D
Word after income, sales or excise
TAX
38D
Custard base
EGGS
39D
Canadian gas brand
ESSO
41D
Times New Roman, e.g.
FONT
42D
Pop with no fizz
FLAT SODA
44D
Actress Christine of “Chicago Hope”
LAHTI
46D
Focus of a yearly shot
FLU
47D
___ Alley, shopping area for Harry Potter
DIAGON
48D
Made smile
AMUSED
50D
Wipe clean, as a blackboard
ERASE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
51D
Cosmetician Lauder
ESTEE
52D
Approaches
NEARS
53D
N.B.A.’s Magic, on scoreboards
ORL
57D
The Bible’s Garden of ___
EDEN
58D
Aussie greeting
G’DAY
59D
Greece’s Mount ___
OSSA
61D
Org. for which Edward Snowden once worked
NSA
62D
Ignited, as a match
LIT
1A
Taste or touch
SENSE
6A
What eyeglass lenses fit in
RIMS
10A
Drug also known as angel dust
PCP
13A
Ivy League sch. in Philly
UPENN
14A
Furry creature in “Return of the Jedi”
EWOK
15A
W. Hemisphere alliance
OAS
16A
Driving condition in a blizzard
ZERO VISIBILITY
19A
Man, that smarts!
YEOW!
20A
Lucy’s partner
DESI
21A
Not ___ many words
IN SO
22A
Approval from Siskel and Ebert
TWO THUMBS UP
25A
Loosen, as laces
UNTIE
28A
Go 4-0 in the Series, e.g.
SWEEP
29A
R&B group with the 1 hit “Reach Out I’ll Be There”
FOUR TOPS
33A
Cockpit info: Abbr.
ALT
34A
Fairy tale monster
OGRE
35A
Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of ___”
WRATH
37A
Shirt that might say “I’m with stupid”
TEE
40A
___ of a gun
SON
41A
Plant life
FLORA
42A
Mediterranean fruits
FIGS
43A
___-pitch softball
SLO
45A
Amusement park with the Nitro roller coaster
SIX FLAGS
47A
Elton John’s “Candle in the Wind” was rewritten to honor her
DIANA
49A
Rodeo rope
LASSO
50A
1988 film about the Black Sox scandal
EIGHT MEN OUT
54A
Tirade
RANT
55A
___-friendly
USER
56A
Western lily
SEGO
60A
How an extreme underdog wins …or this puzzle?
AGAINST ALL ODDS
63A
Note between fa and la
SOL
64A
Fortuneteller
SEER
65A
What light bulbs represent in cartoons
IDEAS
66A
Naval officer: Abbr.
ENS
67A
Summer drinks
ADES
68A
Country music’s Tucker
TANYA