9/20/16
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1D
Ed of “Up”
ASNER
2D
Set traditionally handed down to an eldest daughter
CHINA
3D
Tiny bell sounds
TINGS
4D
Willowy
SVELTE
5D
German kingdom of old
PRUSSIA
6D
Growing luxuriantly
LUSH
7D
Severe and short, as an illness
ACUTE
8D
Glass fragment
SHARD
9D
Gates of philanthropy
MELINDA
10D
Voldemort-like
EVIL
11D
Hesitating to mention it, but …
DARE WE SAY …
12D
Mop & ___
GLO
13D
Itch
YEN
21D
da-DAH
IAMB
22D
Pass’s opposite
FAIL
26D
___ and answered (courtroom objection)
ASKED
27D
Constellation units
STARS
29D
Walloped to win the bout, in brief
TKO’D
31D
Chew the fat
GAB
32D
Sugar ___
MAPLE
33D
Locale for urban trash cans
ALLEY
34D
Sam Cooke’s first 1 hit
YOU SEND ME
36D
Come to a close
END
37D
I dare you!
DO IT!
39D
Designs with ® symbols: Abbr.
TMS
43D
Lowdown, in slang
POOP
44D
Drive mad
UNHINGE
45D
Salade ___
NICOISE
46D
Club game
GOLF
50D
Lollipop
SUCKER
53D
Square things, ideally
MEALS
54D
Git!
SCOOT!
56D
West Side Story seamstress
MARIA
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
57D
Mini, e.g.
SKIRT
58D
Positive R.S.V.P.s
YESES
60D
Error report?
OOPS!
61D
J.Lo’s daughter with a palindromic name
EMME
62D
Manipulate
USE
63D
Kill, as an idea
NIX
1A
___ of the Apostles
ACTS
5A
Ending with neo- or proto-
PLASM
10A
Pushing conventional limits
EDGY
14A
Blade in the pen
SHIV
15A
Strip of fabric used for trimming
RUCHE
16A
Low ground, poetically
VALE
17A
Rock’s ___ Inch Nails
NINE
18A
Habitual customer’s order, with “the”
USUAL
19A
Clothes presser
IRON
20A
Layers of sherry-soaked torte, homemade custard and fruit served chilled in a giant stem glass
ENGLISH TRIFLE
23A
Dreadlocked ones, informally
RASTAS
24A
Comical “Dame”
EDNA
25A
Kilroy ___ here
WAS
28A
Give off, as vibes
EMIT
30A
Summary
DIGEST
32A
___-December romance
MAY
35A
Ice cream and sponge topped with meringue and placed in a very hot oven for a few minutes
BAKED ALASKA
38A
Oodles
A LOT
40A
Singer with the site imaginepeace.com
ONO
41A
Boxer Max
BAER
42A
Steamed-for-hours, aged-for-months concoction of treacle, brandy, fruit and spices, set afire and served at Christmas
PLUM PUDDING
47A
Fabric purchase: Abbr.
YDS
48A
Teacher’s plan
LESSON
49A
Uncles, in Acapulco
TIOS
51A
___ contact
EYE
52A
Units of resistance
OHMS
55A
Ham-handed
CLUMSY
59A
What a chef might call each dessert featured in this puzzle, literally or figuratively
NO PIECE OF CAKE
62A
Command-Z command
UNDO
64A
Actress Watts
NAOMI
65A
Kardashian matriarch
KRIS
66A
Fool
SIMP
67A
Latches (onto)
GLOMS
68A
Land of Blarney
EIRE
69A
Ones who are splitsville
EXES
70A
Lauder of cosmetics
ESTEE
71A
Phooey!
RATS!