2/22/17 Answer USA Today Crossword

2/22/17

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Pebble Beach prop	Tee

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

	Clue
1A	Diplomat's talent
5A	Hero's antithesis, in sports
9A	Coach Hank who won Super Bowl IV
14A	Skin cream additive
15A	Paris-area hub
16A	Harpsichord relative
17A	1960 Ray Charles classic
20A	Herbal brew
21A	Just sitting around
22A	up (increase)
25A	Beauty preceder, in a saying
26A	Cash in, as chips
28A	Clue board section
30A	Revenuers' target
33A	Word in French surnames
34A	Dr Pepper rival renamed in 2001
37A	Like a rugby ball
39A	1967 Neil Diamond single
43A	Strongly built
44A	And others, in Latin
46A	Donut box qty.
49A	Jackson 5 hairdos
51A	Put the whammy on
52A	Tough nut to crack
54A	"Modern Family" network
57A	Pebble Beach prop
58A	" do"
59A	Back of the nosebleed section
63A	1965 Beach Boys hit
68A	Lyric poem written in couplets
69A	Like Wes Craven movies
70A	Tugboat sound
71A	Take the plunge again
72A	Is in the hole
73A	"Jeopardy!" production company
1D	Graffitist's signature
2D	Pub pint
3D	Call from a cote
4D	limits (election issue)
5D	Auctioneer's next-to-last word
6D	Delivers a stemwinder
7D	Zillions
8D	Newcastle's river
9D	Le Carre figure
10D	Like Clark Kent's demeanor
11D	Attacked, commando-style
12D	18th-century Shakers leader
13D	DSL or cable peripherals
18D	1998 Angelina Jolie biopic
19D	"Doctor Faustus" playwright Christopher
22D	Equip with Uzis, say
23D	Robin Williams alien
24D	Whom the Swiss Guard guard
27D	Creator of Bede and Marner
29D	Vietnam's Ho Chi
31D	Emperor Akihito's home
32D	Traditional Christmas greenery
35D	Second-stringers
36D	City with "two seasons: winter and the 4th of July"
38D	Key with two sharps (Abbr.)
40D	Pigskin snapper (Abbr.)
41D	Touched down
42D	Mudville player count
45D	Lizzie Borden's alleged weapon
46D	Windshield clearer
47D	Like early audiobooks
48D	Real estate database site
50D	Mad magazine's specialty
53D	Go like a flying squirrel
55D	Some equine calls
56D	Gear part
60D	Ship that landed in Colchis
61D	Common 36-Down forecast
62D	Dorothy Parker et al.
64D	Slopped, on the farm
65D	Friend of Tigger
66D	Chaney or Chaney Jr.
67D	Where slop is served