12/28/16 Answer USA Today Crossword

12/28/16

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1A
Beauty’s beloved
Beast

6A
Urban renewal area
Slum

10A
Open a crack
Ajar

14A
Spaces under skylights
Atria

15A
Bear with a hard bed
Papa

16A
Like the Kia Soul’s body
Boxy

17A
Insulation on an electric eel?
Shock Block

19A
Eye rudely
Ogle

20A
President pro
Tem

21A
Some Connecticut collegians
Elis

22A
Records over, say
Erases

24A
“On cloud nine” feeling
Elation

26A
First sound in MGM movies
Roar

27A
Feathers used to absorb ink?
Blotting Down

32A
President after Richard
Gerald

35A
Versatile blackjack cards
Aces

36A
Go head-to-head
Vie

37A
Say with certainty
Aver

38A
Just make, with “out”
Eke

39A
Simba’s coif
Mane

40A
Upholsterer’s target, perhaps
RIP

41A
“You bet!”
Sure

43A
Began a call
Dialed

45A
Housebreaking lesson for a shapeless monster?
Blob Training

48A
Fixes, as a fight
Rigs

49A
Signs up
Enlists

53A
Knight’s aide
Squire

56A
Enthusiastic, plus
Gaga

57A
Wing tip’s tip
Toe

58A
Fritzi Ritz, to Nancy
Aunt

59A
Unwashed English guy?
Dirty Bloke

62A
Traditional dog name
Fido

63A
Halloween baby’s birthstone
Opal

64A
Quieted, as a hinge
Oiled

65A
Waist-length jacket
Eton

66A
Prone to prying
Nosy

67A
Clydesdale controllers
Reins

1D
Turkey recipe word
Baste

2D
Lucy and Ricky’s landlady
Ethel

3D
Roast turkey’s allure
Aroma

4D
Attack dog command word
Sic

5D
Catch the flu, say
Take Ill

6D
Brace for a broken finger
Splint

7D
Vietnam neighbor
Laos

8D
ID on a food package
UPC

9D
Unify
Make One

10D
On the bus
Aboard

11D
Does a fun run
Jogs

12D
Greased auto part
Axle

13D
Deli loaves
Ryes

18D
Dracula’s desire
Blood

23D
Humble origin, symbolically
Rags

25D
Ski lift for two
Tbar

26D
Paddy product
Rice

28D
George who played Sulu
Takei

29D
Amphitheater’s shape
Oval

30D
Beverage with a bouquet
Wine

31D
Indispensible item
Need

32D
Things to wear
Garb

33D
Word before eye or Empire
Evil

34D
Seized auto
Repo

38D
Periods in history books
Eras

39D
Trio on some Christmas cards
Magi

41D
Paint can direction
Stir

42D
Pushed forward
Urged On

43D
Drab-looking
Dingy

44D
About to give birth
In Labor

46D
Londoner or Liverpudlian
Briton

47D
In an uncluttered way
Neatly

50D
Vodka brand, familiarly
Stoli

51D
Chuck E. Cheese coin
Token

52D
Bird feeder morsels
Seeds

53D
Out of harm’s way
Safe

54D
Throw in the towel
Quit

55D
“Go back” command
Undo

56D
Foie (liver delicacy)
Gras

60D
NYSE debut
IPO

61D
Bit of baloney
Lie