1/26/17 Answer USA Today Crossword

1/26/17

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1A
Layered hairdo
Shag

5A
Sedgwick of “The Closer”
Kyra

9A
False fronts
Shams

14A
Dallas-based hotel chain
Omni

15A
“Stardust” novelist Gaiman
Neil

16A
Freak out
Panic

17A
Culture Club frontman
Boy George

19A
Part of WASP
Anglo

20A
Muscle below a delt
Lat

21A
Decline, with “out”
Opt

23A
With 56-Down, low-calorie drinks
Diet

24A
“Babes in Toyland” composer
Victor Herbert

27A
Ketchum of country music
Hal

29A
Chart-topper
Hit

30A
Yankee teammate of Babe
Lou

31A
Sulky-pullers gait, perhaps
Trot

33A
Plus more (Abbr.)
Etal

36A
Mess up on
Misdo

40A
One who may work without a net
Tight Rope Walker

43A
Leisurely stroll
Paseo

44A
Skye of “Say Anything . . .”
Ione

45A
Hefty volume
Tome

46A
Little rascal
Imp

48A
Wizards’ org.
NBA

50A
Sea plea
SOS

51A
Shrub with pink flowers and scarlet fruit
Cranberry Bush

57A
Ants’ creation
Hill

58A
Pig squeal syllable
Wee

59A
Big fuss
Ado

60A
Aquafina alternative
Evian

62A
Title for the person named at the ends of 17-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across
President

67A
Islamic decree
Fatwa

68A
Bit of deceit
Ruse

69A
Salve ingredient
Aloe

70A
Walk in galoshes, maybe
Slosh

71A
One way to store data
On CD

72A
Fries or slaw, typically
Side

1D
Cry a river
Sob

2D
Coverage plan, in brief
HMO

3D
“Take your pick”
Any

4D
2003 Ben Affleck bomb
Gigli

5D
More complex, as a problem
Knottier

6D
Frank Zappa’s “Shut Up ‘n Play Guitar”
Yer

7D
Extreme severity
Rigor

8D
Hebrew alphabet opener
Aleph

9D
Hydrotherapy locale
Spa

10D
Not constructed by machine
Hand Built

11D
Harmon of “Law & Order”
Angie

12D
Millrose Games runner
Miler

13D
Adams who draws “Dilbert”
Scott

18D
Pricing word
Each

22D
Bus. card info
Tel

24D
Journals on YouTube, say
Vlogs

25D
German king called “the Great”
Ottoi

26D
Common tomato-paste tomato
Roma

27D
URL intro
HTTP

28D
“Vissi d’arte” is one
Aria

32D
2003 Michael Douglas comedy
The In Laws

34D
Mil. mail center
Apo

35D
Kravitz with four Grammys
Lenny

37D
Tiny bit, slangily
Skosh

38D
Not-for-sale CD, say
Demo

39D
Miners’ finds
Ores

41D
Taj Mahal feature
Tomb

42D
Like software accessed with a browser
Web Based

47D
Basilica bench
Pew

49D
A8 automaker
Audi

51D
Dish creators
Chefs

52D
Paris, to Romeo
Rival

53D
Justice who succeeded O’Connor
Alito

54D
Printer’s proof, for short
Repro

55D
“Encore presentation”
Rerun

56D
See 23-Across
Sodas

61D
“Don’t think so”
Nah

63D
PC “oops” key
ESC

64D
“Hostel” director Roth
Eli

65D
Silent assent
Nod

66D
Ball-bearing item
Tee