12/10/16 Answer USA Today Crossword

12/10/16

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1A
Wordplay from Groucho
Pun

4A
Nolan with seven no-hitters
Ryan

8A
mater
Alma

12A
Tenth of a sawbuck
One

13A
Like “The X-Files” episodes
Eerie

15A
Hibernation spots
Lairs

17A
Most common blood type
O Positive

19A
Retiree from the force
Ex Cop

20A
Panera Bread sandwich
Panini

21A
Keebler worker
Elf

23A
Spectrum gradation
Hue

24A
Slip away from
Evade

25A
Photographer’s request
Say Cheese

28A
Tigers, on scoreboards
Det

29A
Did a dash
Ran

31A
Sent by wire
Cabled

32A
Plaines, Ill.
Des

34A
Wyle of “ER”
Noah

37A
Like an oboe’s sound
Reedy

38A
A function of a Swiss Army knife
Can Opener

41A
South-of-the-border cash
Pesos

44A
Mani- (salon job)
Pedi

45A
Vintner’s vessel
Tun

48A
Christie of whodunits
Agatha

50A
Dean’s list factor (Abbr.)
GPA

52A
Well-worn pencil
Nub

54A
1957 No. 1 hit for Sam Cooke
You Send Me

57A
Prickly plants
Cacti

59A
Like non-Rx drugs
OTC

60A
With 67-Across, Food Network chef
Guy

61A
Garner who composed “Misty”
Erroll

62A
Walter Mondale’s nickname
Fritz

65A
Start of the three monkeys’ proverb
See No Evil

67A
See 60-Across
Fieri

68A
Deuce toppers
Treys

69A
out (just manage)
Eke

70A
Prudish sort
Prig

71A
Salty septet
Seas

72A
The “R” of Roy G. Biv
Red

1D
All tuckered out
Pooped

2D
Like a dirt road
Unpaved

3D
Just-born baby
Neonate

4D
Rob who directed “This Is Spinal Tap”
Reiner

5D
Elusive Himalayan creature
Yeti

6D
Shapiro of NPR
Ari

7D
Big name in skin care
Nivea

8D
Maugham’s “Cakes and
Ale

9D
Hardly strict
Lax

10D
Former congresswoman Bachmann
Michele

11D
All fired up
Aroused

14D
Hard to grab hold of
Eely

16D
Cartoon mouse Gonzales
Speedy

18D
Mean kid in “Toy Story”
Sid

22D
Media-monitoring org.
FCC

25D
Be a busybody
Snoop

26D
Fabled race loser
Hare

27D
Film critic Roger
Ebert

30D
Arbor, Mich.
Ann

33D
Tartan wearers
Scots

35D
Tailless simian
Ape

36D
Row of shrubbery
Hedge

39D
“Off the Court” author Arthur
Ashe

40D
Small swig
Nip

41D
Give a kickback to
Pay Off

42D
Self-indulgent episode
Ego Trip

43D
More cheeky
Saucier

46D
Expose, as a plot
Uncover

47D
Like the flavor of amontillado
Nut Like

49D
Lee who directed “Hulk”
Ang

51D
Unlike this entry
Across

53D
Sent an invoice to
Billed

55D
Use a Swiffer, say
Dust

56D
Mike who voiced Shrek
Myers

58D
Queen’s “We the Champions”
Are

61D
Ireland’s biggest-selling solo artist
Enya

63D
Prefix with corn or pod
Tri

64D
Quick turn
Zig

66D
Extra-wide, on a shoebox
EEE