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Word in French surnames | Des |
1A
Diplomat’s talent
Tact
5A
Hero’s antithesis, in sports
Goat
9A
Coach Hank who won Super Bowl IV
Stram
14A
Skin cream additive
Aloe
15A
Paris-area hub
Orly
16A
Harpsichord relative
Piano
17A
1960 Ray Charles classic
Georgia on My Mind
20A
Herbal brew
Minttea
21A
Just sitting around
Idle
22A
up (increase)
Amp
25A
Beauty preceder, in a saying
Age
26A
Cash in, as chips
Redeem
28A
Clue board section
Room
30A
Revenuers’ target
Still
33A
Word in French surnames
Des
34A
Dr Pepper rival renamed in 2001
Mr. Pibb
37A
Like a rugby ball
Ovoid
39A
1967 Neil Diamond single
Kentucky Woman
43A
Strongly built
Hefty
44A
And others, in Latin
Etalia
46A
Donut box qty.
Doz
49A
Jackson 5 hairdos
Afros
51A
Put the whammy on
Jinx
52A
Tough nut to crack
Enigma
54A
“Modern Family” network
ABC
57A
Pebble Beach prop
Tee
58A
” do”
Itll
59A
Back of the nosebleed section
Last Row
63A
1965 Beach Boys hit
California Girls
68A
Lyric poem written in couplets
Epode
69A
Like Wes Craven movies
Gory
70A
Tugboat sound
Toot
71A
Take the plunge again
Rewed
72A
Is in the hole
Owes
73A
“Jeopardy!” production company
Tony
1D
Graffitist’s signature
Tag
2D
Pub pint
Ale
3D
Call from a cote
Coo
4D
limits (election issue)
Term
5D
Auctioneer’s next-to-last word
Going
6D
Delivers a stemwinder
Orates
7D
Zillions
A lot
8D
Newcastle’s river
Tyne
9D
Le Carre figure
Spy
10D
Like Clark Kent’s demeanor
Timid
11D
Attacked, commando-style
Raided
12D
18th-century Shakers leader
Ann Lee
13D
DSL or cable peripherals
Modems
18D
1998 Angelina Jolie biopic
Gia
19D
“Doctor Faustus” playwright Christopher
Marlowe
22D
Equip with Uzis, say
Arm
23D
Robin Williams alien
Mork
24D
Whom the Swiss Guard guard
Pope
27D
Creator of Bede and Marner
Eliot
29D
Vietnam’s Ho Chi
Minh
31D
Emperor Akihito’s home
Tokyo
32D
Traditional Christmas greenery
Ivy
35D
Second-stringers
B-Team
36D
City with “two seasons: winter and the 4th of July”
Buffalo
38D
Key with two sharps (Abbr.)
Dmaj
40D
Pigskin snapper (Abbr.)
Ctr
41D
Touched down
Alit
42D
Mudville player count
Nine
45D
Lizzie Borden’s alleged weapon
Axe
46D
Windshield clearer
Deicer
47D
Like early audiobooks
On Tape
48D
Real estate database site
Zillow
50D
Mad magazine’s specialty
Satire
53D
Go like a flying squirrel
Glide
55D
Some equine calls
Brays
56D
Gear part
Cog
60D
Ship that landed in Colchis
Argo
61D
Common 36-Down forecast
Snow
62D
Dorothy Parker et al.
Wits
64D
Slopped, on the farm
Fed
65D
Friend of Tigger
Roo
66D
Chaney or Chaney Jr.
Lon
67D
Where slop is served
Sty
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