12/16/16 Answer USA Today Crossword

12/16/16

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1A
Stimulant-yielding leaf
Betel

6A
“Virtua Fighter” game company
Sega

10A
Links obstacle
Trap

14A
San Antonio battle site
Alamo

15A
Well-informed about
Upon

16A
Our genus
Homo

17A
Paul Ryan hairline feature
Widow Speak

19A
Terrorist group, to Obama
Isil

20A
Pastoral expanse
Lea

21A
Tarzan’s chimp pal
Cheeta

22A
Late hours, in ads
Nite

23A
Ferris wheel locale
Fair

24A
Types in again
Rekeys

26A
Available if needed
On Call

29A
Lewis who voiced Lamb Chop
Shari

31A
Berlin divider, once
Wall

32A
“Star Wars” princess
Leia

34A
Garden statuette
Gnome

38A
Put on the books
Enact

40A
ATV part
All

41A
“Candy is dandy . . .” poet Nash
Ogden

42A
Apia’s land
Samoa

43A
Oscar Madison, notably
Slob

45A
How gazpacho is served
Cold

46A
Peachy-keen
Nifty

48A
Tony and Oscar, for two
Awards

50A
Hora dancers’ formation
Circle

53A
Ginger cookie
Snap

54A
No longer stuck on
Over

55A
2009 sci-fi movie that grossed over $2 billion
Avatar

58A
Org. that does PreChecks
TSA

61A
Choice seats at the opera
Loge

62A
Classic cola brand
Royal Crown

64A
Eye part that’s useful in biometrics
Iris

65A
TVA product (Abbr.)
Elec

66A
“Mr. Bean” actor Atkinson
Rowan

67A
Dermatologist’s concern
Cyst

68A
Cubicle fixture
Desk

69A
Gossipy sort
Yenta

1D
Cry one’s eyes out
Bawl

2D
Nobelist Wiesel
Elie

3D
Bit of mock fanfare
Tada

4D
Angst-ridden music subgenre
Emo

5D
Like diet soda
Lowcal

6D
Tuesday (big primary day)
Super

7D
Blunt-tipped sword
Epee

8D
Tin can eater in cartoons
Goat

9D
Turkish metropolis
Anakara

10D
Problem-solvers wear, figuratively
Thinking Cap

11D
Perez of “Fearless”
Rosie

12D
Island (“Jaws” town)
Amity

13D
Vaulters’ needs
Poles

18D
Pitchman’s partner
Shill

23D
Soap opera set in Tuscany Valley
Falcon Crest

25D
Descartes’ “therefore”
Ergo

26D
Is in the hole
Owes

27D
Zola heroine
Nana

28D
“On the half shell” bite
Clam

29D
Cockamamie
Silly

30D
Symbol of purity
Halo

33D
Bridge seat
East

35D
Evidence of decay
Odor

36D
Pinochle play
Meld

37D
Means justifiers, some say
Ends

39D
Keep close tabs on
Tail

44D
Ho-hum
Banal

47D
Was in awe of
Feared

49D
Rebel yell, e.g.
War Cry

50D
Infant’s discomfort
Colic

51D
Piano key material, once
Ivory

52D
Philbin of TV
Regis

53D
IHOP serving
Stack

56D
Mouselike rodent
Vole

57D
Assents on the briny
Ayes

58D
Crier’s employer
Town

59D
Housefly’s undoing
Swat

60D
Paquin of “X-Men” movies
Anna

63D
Eggs on canapes
Roe