2/4/17 Answer USA Today Crossword

2/4/17

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1A
“Ran” director Kurosawa
Akira

6A
Become narrower
Taper

11A
Four (The Beatles)
Fab

14A
nut (stimulant source)
Betel

15A
Become one
Unite

16A
Grand Opry
Ole

17A
Common salad ingredient
Leaf Lettuce

19A
Curiosity victim, in a saying
Cat

20A
Signs up to serve
Enlists

21A
Creator of Yertle the Turtle
Seuss

23A
Lo-cal salad dressing phrase
No Oil

25A
Gen- (boomers’ kids)
Xers

26A
Moe’s, on “The Simpsons”
Tavern

29A
Work of homage
Ode

31A
“Gone With the Wind” studio
MGM

33A
Call off, at Canaveral
Abort

34A
Bed choice
Twin

35A
Neck of the woods
Area

37A
“Iron Man” Ripken Jr.
Cal

38A
1967 Sam & Dave hit
Soul Man

41A
Windsor’s prov.
Ont

42A
“Beetle Bailey” dog
Otto

44A
Ballet bend
Plie

45A
Many a GED earner
Adult

47A
Place for a stud
Ear

48A
“On the shelf” Christmas figure
Elf

49A
Trample underfoot
Step On

50A
Eulogist of Julius
Marc

52A
1984 Yankovic parody of a Jackson hit
Eat It

54A
More than enough
Ample

56A
Prehistoric paintings
Cave Art

60A
“Lenore” poet
Poe

61A
One is parked at the starts of 17- and 38-Across and 11 – and 28-Down
Electric Car

65A
Drop a brick
Err

66A
Fashion magazine since 1892
Vogue

67A
“Goosebumps” author R.L.
Stine

68A
Classic Jaguar
Xke

69A
Neatened, as a lawn
Edged

70A
Hot drink at a ski lodge
Toddy

1D
Having the know-how
Able

2D
Like an eagle’s vision
Keen

3D
Emphasized type (Abbr.)
Ital

4D
Worker with petroleum or sugar
Refiner

5D
Variety of licorice candies
All Sorts

6D
1990s victims of the Hutu
Tutsi

7D
“A Bug’s Life” bug
Ant

8D
More, on a score
Piu

9D
List-ending abbr.
ETC

10D
Pee Wee of Ebbets Field
Reese

11D
Market research panel
Focus Group

12D
“Oh, dear!”
Alas

13D
Exactas or perfectas
Bets

18D
Cricket rival of Harrow
Eton

22D
“At Wit’s End” author Born beck
Erma

24D
Dastardly sort
Low Life

25D
Lucy Lawless TV heroine
Xena

26D
Snack with a hard or soft shell
Taco

27D
Let up, as a storm
Abate

28D
Electrical power unit
Voltampere

30D
Mercury (old U.S. coin)
Dime

32D
Park (Edison lab site)
Menlo

34D
“Aqualung” band Jethro
Tull

36D
“To” on a memo
Attn

39D
Crude cartel
OPEC

40D
One opposed to immigration
Nativist

43D
Delivered viva voce
Oral

46D
Name in bathroom scales
Detecto

49D
Restaurant rater’s unit
Star

51D
Chaucerian pilgrim
Reeve

53D
Didn’t sit by
Acted

54D
Mountain climber’s goal
Apex

55D
TV alien from Ork
Mork

57D
DNA part
Acid

58D
Politician son of Ron Paul
Rand

59D
Long basket, in basketball lingo
Trey

62D
Former name of Ben Gurion airport
Lod

63D
Faberge collectible
Egg

64D
Eight-ball or nine-ball need
Cue