12/23/16 Answer USA Today Crossword

12/23/16

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1A
Dallas b-bailer
Mav

4A
Tripoli’s home
Libya

9A
Winter wrap
Shawl

14A
Carbon dating calculation
Age

15A
How losses may appear
In Red

16A
Bill who led the Comets
Haley

17A
Ohio university in May 1970 news
Kent State

19A
Record over, say
Erase

20A
Go splitsville
End It

21A
Epic tale of Troy
Iliad

23A
One on a pedestal
Idol

24A
Mary-Kate and Ashley of “Full House”
Olsen Twins

29A
Raw, as steak
Tartare

31A
Twain, “the Queen of Country Pop”
Shania

32A
Cavalry weapon
Lance

35A
Tyson’s former workplace
Ring

36A
Newspaper where the first parts of 17-, 24-, 51- and 60-Across can be found
Daily Planet

40A
Manxman, e.g.
Gael

42A
Plead one’s case
Argue

43A
Winter cap feature
Ear Lap

46A
Recites, as a chant
Intones

51A
Plus-size fashion chain
Lane Bryant

54A
Magical power
Mojo

55A
Many Prado paintings
Goyas

56A
“Unsafe at Any Speed” author
Nader

57A
DMV part
Motor

60A
Chinese restaurant freebie, perhaps
White Rice

63A
Manage to avoid
Avert

64A
Flood zone structure
Levee

65A
Small coins (Abbr.)
CTS

66A
The 11 won by “Hamilton” in 2016
Tonys

67A
“Slammin’ Sammy” of the links
Snead

68A
Body shop fig.
EST

1D
Hit the big time
Make It

2D
Chairperson’s list
Agenda

3D
Hot dog wagon owner
Vendor

4D
Grocery shopper’s aid
List

5D
Savings acct. accrual
Int

6D
Auto grille covering
Bra

7D
Tibetan legends
Yetis

8D
“Hello” singer
Adele

9D
Tight-fitting dress
Sheath

10D
Computers, printers, etc.
Hardware

11D
broche (on a skewer)
Ala

12D
Welker who caught many Brady passes
Wes

13D
Chemical in Liquid-Plumr
Lye

18D
Engage in a joust
Tilt

22D
Shoo- (sure winners)
Ins

24D
Taken in tablet form
Oral

25D
Lotte of “From Russia With Love”
Lenya

26D
“What’s for me?”
In It

27D
Anais of erotica
Nin

28D
Reason for a facelift
Sag

30D
Champ before and after Spinks
Ali

33D
EMT skill
CPR

34D
Basketball great Baylor
Elgin

36D
Laura of “Enlightened”
Dern

37D
Story with metaphorical characters
Allegory

38D
Tom Sawyer’s Polly, e.g.
Aunt

39D
Place to surf
Net

40D
Shaving cream alternative
Gel

41D
One step below MLB
AAA

44D
Cancels, as a mission
Aborts

45D
Act the snoop
Pry

47D
” the Tentmaker”
Omar

48D
“Forget it”
No Dice

49D
Removes, as a CD
Ejects

50D
Most in need of liniment
Sorest

52D
Fore-and-aft sailboats
Yawls

53D
Pale with fright
Ashen

56D
Can’t do without
Need

57D
Wrestling surface
Mat

58D
Ab (from the beginning)
Ovo

59D
Our base system
Ten

61D
” had it!”
Ive

62D
1773 Boston Harbor jetsam
Tea