1/27/17 Answer USA Today Crossword

1/27/17

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1A
Explorer on Nickelodeon
Dora

5A
Gained “life experience”
Aged

9A
Shrimper’s net
Trawl

14A
Tennis great Lendl
Ivan

15A
Rooter
Roto

16A
Rival of Trump in 2016
Rubio

17A
Made-to-order lard?
Custom Fat

19A
All thumbs
Inept

20A
Hirohito and Akihito
Emperors

21A
Dies down
Abates

22A
“My lips sealed”
Are

23A
Concoct in a cauldron
Brew

24A
C sharp equivalent
D-Flat

28A
Mild Dutch cheese
Edam

30A
Open a tad
Ajar

34A
Morsels in martinis
Olives

36A
Rap sheet abbr.
Aka

37A
“Comfort and joy” season
Yule

38A
Off one’s rocker
Loco

39A
Put an edge on
Honed

41A
Elvis’s swivelers
Hips

42A
Cheesy Poofs eater on “South Park”
Eric

43A
“The Shining” door buster
Axe

44A
Cochise or Geronimo
Apache

46A
Spreadsheet filler
Data

47A
Bulletproof wear
Vest

49A
Vexed incessantly
Ateat

50A
Celebrity chef Paula
Deen

52A
Sot’s utterance
Hic

54A
Places for perms
Salons

57A
Roomy carryalls
Tote Bags

62A
Blow a fuse, so to speak
Erupt

63A
Night flyer that does stand-up .?
Comedy Bat

64A
Groucho Marx prop
Cigar

65A
Levine of Maroon 5
Adam

66A
“Sesame Street” playmate of Zoe
Elmo

67A
Palate-pleasing
Tasty

68A
Dithers, to Bumstead
Boss

69A
Flow slowly
Seep

1D
Monopoly pair
Dice

2D
Fertility clinic cell
Ovum

3D
Talk like Popeye
Rasp

4D
It’s for openers
Ante

5D
Tilter’s wear
Armor

6D
Be paroled, say
Go Free

7D
Pilots’ guesses, briefly
ETAs

8D
Half a colon
Dot

9D
“Survivor” group
Tribe

10D
Fedora in a windstorm?
Run Away Hat

11D
Aid in escape, perhaps
Abet

12D
Moist towelette
Wipe

13D
A whole bunch
Lots

18D
Address a convention
Orate

21D
Ill-fated force of 1588
Armada

23D
Make naan, say
Bake

24D
Rationed, with “out”
Doled

25D
Food for much fauna
Flora

26D
OK to do
Licit

27D
Gentle caress of an alligator pear?
Avocado Pat

29D
Elsinore natives
Danes

31D
Limeade ingredient
Juice

32D
Dominant, among animals
Alpha

33D
Odometer button
Reset

35D
Barbershop offerings
Shaves

40D
Some Conestoga wagon pullers
Oxen

45D
Took measured steps
Paced

48D
“Tank Engine” of kid-lit
Thomas

51D
A card-key provides it
Entry

53D
“TMZ” twosomes
Items

54D
Faction within a faith
Sect

55D
Solo often sung in Italian
Aria

56D
Carries laboriously
Lugs

57D
Errand list heading
Todo

58D
One-week breaks for NFL teams
Byes

59D
Having the know-how
Able

60D
Many an ‘Phone download
Game

61D
Point on a bus map
Stop

63D
Waiter in an airport queue
Cab