12/27/16
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1A
Strike defiers
Scabs
6A
Wearer of a white hat
Chef
10A
Birthstone for many Libras
Opal
14A
Shop talk
Argot
15A
“Walk the dog” toy
Yoyo
16A
“The Lion King” lioness
Nala
17A
Krugerrand seller, perhaps
Coin Dealer
19A
Lends support to
Aids
20A
Winslet of “Titanic”
Kate
21A
“Not to mention . . .”
And
22A
Maze-running rodent
Lab Rat
24A
Reception problem
Static
26A
Lake Nasser’s river
Nile
27A
Dead heat at Belmont, say
Photo Finish
33A
Terra (pot material)
Cotta
37A
Tribal tales
Lore
38A
Flash drive filler
Data
39A
Steer clear of
Avoid
40A
Tippler’s road offense, briefly
DWI
41A
Got the ball rolling
Began
42A
Road or ‘roid follower
Rage
43A
Cool treats
Ices
44A
Dungeon hardware
Irons
45A
Illegal whiskey trade, e.g.
Black Market
48A
Bert who played a lion
Lahr
49A
Cease’s partner
Desist
54A
Tropical juice source
Papaya
57A
Pro bono TV spot, briefly
PSA
59A
Prefix with lock or knock
Anti
60A
Guitars, slangily
Axes
61A
After-the-fact analysis
Post Mortem
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
64A
One way to play bass guitar
Slap
65A
Bend at a barre
Plie
66A
“Gay” city of song
Paree
67A
Dick Tracy’s love
Tess
68A
Polite response to a schoolmarm
Yesm
69A
Pottery fragment
Shard
1D
Pass rushers’ tackles
Sacks
2D
Dubrovnik denizen
Croat
3D
Maalox target, slangily
Agita
4D
Lisa of “The Cosby Show”
Bonet
5D
Yardstick (Abbr.)
STD
6D
Printer’s blue shade
Cyan
7D
Arm bar, e.g.
Hold
8D
REM part
Eye
9D
How bald eagles mate
For Life
10D
Hitting the sauce big-time
On a Bender
11D
Texas Hold ’em holding
Pair
12D
Alan of “The West Wing”
Alda
13D
Hang in there
Last
18D
Pricing word
Each
23D
Three-time foe of Frazier
Ali
25D
Order-taker’s device, nowadays
iPad
26D
Lacking a downside
No Rish
28D
Junkyard item
Old Car
29D
Cellular system structure
Tower
30D
“Aladdin” parrot
Iago
31D
011ie’s pal in old comedies
Stan
32D
Kid-lit skater Brinker
Hans
33D
Pasta or potato, to a marathoner
Carb
34D
Common locket shape
Oval
35D
Colosseum garment
Toga
36D
Business suit accessories
Tie Clasps
41D
Angler’s hope
Bite
43D
“Works for me”
Im Happy
46D
“Every kiss begins . . .” jeweler
Kay
47D
Cheese in a red rind
Edam
50D
Comic Silverman
Sarah
51D
Prefix with mural
Intra
52D
Branded beast
Steer
53D
Did a track meet job
Timed
54D
“Checkered” period
Past
55D
Trucker’s toll unit
Axle
56D
Shooter ammo
Peas
57D
Trident-shaped Greek letters
Psis
58D
Wine glass feature
Stem
62D
World Cup cheer
Ole
63D
Word that can follow the first parts of 17-, 27-, 45- and 61-Across
Ops