1/12/17 Answer USA Today Crossword

1/12/17

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1A
Recipe direction
Stir

5A
Stroke gently
Pet

8A
Casaba or Crenshaw
Melon

13A
Light as a feather
Airy

14A
Visibly terrified
Pale

15A
.jpg or .gif file contents
Image

16A
Drive to nowhere in particular
Take a Spin

18A
Lego brand for toddlers
Duplo

19A
” we there yet?”
Are

20A
Org. with HQ named for George Bush
CIA

21A
2-BR listing, maybe
Apt

23A
Cub Scout group
Den

24A
Low point
Nadir

26A
What beatniks beat
Bongos

29A
“Try!”
Give It a Whirl

34A
Old timer?
Sun Dial

36A
Gymnast Comaneci
Nadia

37A
Marlon’s “The Godfather” role
Vito

38A
Puccini pieces
Arias

41A
Ceremonial splendor
Pomp

42A
On the ball
Alert

44A
Involves by necessity
Entails

46A
Endure a penalty, in board games
Lose Ones Turn

49A
Campaign highlight
Debate

50A
Pelted on Halloween
Egged

54A
Aromatherapy spot
Spa

57A
La Brea goo
Tar

58A
Did a marathon
Ran

60A
English cathedral site
Ely

61A
Andrew Wyeth’s model
Helga

63A
Ride a winning streak
Be On a Roll

66A
Man of many morals
Aesop

67A
In the loop about
Upon

68A
It’s a thought
Idea

69A
Eye medicine units
Drops

70A
Flood controller
Dam

71A
Keystone State eponym
Penn

1D
Prince of Darkness
Satan

2D
Pageant crown
Tiara

3D
Ticked off
Irked

4D
Deli bread
Rye

5D
Goldilocks sat in his chair
Papa Bear

6D
Peyton’s quarterback brother
Eli

7D
Lucy Ricardo, to Ethel Mertz
Tenant

8D
Times Square’s Manhattan locale
Midtown

9D
Ostrich cousin
Emu

10D
Org. that arrested O.J.
LAPD

11D
Gawk at
Ogle

12D
Marquee gas
Neon

14D
Tire pressure meas.
PSI

17D
Sharp-smelling
Acrid

22D
Org. with a Tour
PGA

25D
Turned a deaf ear to
Ignored

27D
Most sleazy
Oiliest

28D
Working with a lathe, say
Shaping

30D
By means of
Via

31D
Word after teen or matinee
Idol

32D
Lens holders
Rims

33D
Swimmer’s unit
Lap

34D
Rural skyline sight
Silo

35D
Salt Lake City collegians
Utes

37D
Kilmer of “The Doors”
Val

39D
Waiting area
Anteroom

40D
Early Beatle Sutcliffe
Stu

43D
Shoe sole attachments
Toe Taps

45D
Fight site
Arena

47D
Org. with many 7-footers
NBA

48D
Half an iPod pair
Earbud

51D
Crystal-lined rock
Geode

52D
First name in TV talk
Ellen

53D
2016 Literature Nobelist
Dylan

54D
Source of roe
Shad

55D
Source of pressure, maybe
Peer

56D
“Not to mention . . .”
Also

59D
Raggedy doll
Ann

62D
Affiliation of DDE and RMN
GOP

64D
Org. that banned DDT
EPA

65D
Saw with the grain
Rip