12/5/16 Answer USA Today Crossword

12/5/16

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1A
Ballpark official, briefly
Ump

4A
Pirates’ quaffs
Rums

8A
Goes limp
Sags

12A
McCartney and Jagger, for two
Sirs

14A
Word-of-mouth
Oral

15A
Cosmopolitan competitor
Elle

16A
Psychiatrist, perhaps?
Emotion Detector

20A
Render harmless
Disarm

21A
Not working, as a battery
Dead

22A
Clumsy sort
Oaf

23A
Socials with queens
Proms

25A
Wearers of clerical collars
Priests

27A
Gibbon, e.g.
Ape

29A
Catches some Z’s
Naps

31A
LAX guesstimate
ETA

32A
Stand behind
Back

34A
“Bye!”
Tata

36A
English class assignment, maybe
Essay

40A
Whodunit clues found in a mansion?
Estates Evidence

43A
There’s no accounting for it
Taste

44A
Pigeonhole filler
Mail

45A
Repair, as a sock
Darn

46A
Spiral-sliced entree
Ham

48A
Timbuktu’s land
Mali

50A
Hi- graphics
Res

51A
Enabled a parental night out
Baby Sat

55A
Specialized market
Niche

57A
Altar vow
I Do

58A
They can be inflated or bruised
Egos

60A
Lasagna strip
Noodle

63A
Leak stopper?
Emission Control

66A
“All !” (bailiffs order)
Rise

67A
Mr. Hulot’s creator
Tati

68A
Use a straw
Suck

69A
Crackpot concoction
Stew

70A
Mani-pedi spots
Spas

71A
Grafton’s ” for Malice”
Mis

1D
From the thrift shop
Used

2D
“La Boheme” heroine
Mimi

3D
Promising minor leaguers
Prospects

4D
Felix, to Oscar
Roommate

5D
Coffee shop vessel
Urn

6D
Anti-DUI org.
Madd

7D
Catch some Z’s
Sleep

8D
Short time, for short
Sec

9D
Glee club section
Altos

10D
Be a smug winner
Gloat

11D
Feudal workers
Serfs

13D
Dallas Cowboys logo
Star

17D
A heavy metal
Iron

18D
Container weight
Tare

19D
Removed typos from, say
Edited

24D
Cause of a hiccup
Spasm

26D
Made more bearable
Eased

27D
Help in a heist
Abet

28D
“Que ?” (slangy greeting)
Pasa

30D
James Watt’s power source
Steam

33D
Bates of “Misery”
Kathy

35D
Bird-related
Avian

37D
Part of Ringo’s kit
Snare Drum

38D
Plot division
Acre

39D
Has a hankering
Yens

41D
Pokes fun at
Teases

42D
Land of Lincoln
Illinois

47D
Creche trio
Magi

49D
iPad symbol
Icon

51D
Stands at wakes
Biers

52D
Allow in
Admit

53D
Gem State capital
Boise

54D
Blows a horn
Toots

56D
Red (wieners)
Hots

59D
Piece of cake
Snap

61D
Centers of activity
Loci

62D
Fraternal fellows
Elks

64D
Mend with thread
Sew

65D
Windy City rail inits.
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