7/25/16 Answer USA Today Crossword

7/25/16

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1C
Mel who voiced Bugs Bunny
Blanc

6C
Sgt. Friday’s force
LAPD

10C
Fare in a trough
Slop

14C
Less loopy
Saner

15C
The “A” in BART
Area

16C
Bit of verbal fanfare
Tada

17C
“Are not!” rejoinder
Am Too

18C
Lose crispness
Wilt

19C
Polo shirt name
Izod

20C
Magical comedy team
Penn and Teller

23C
Sr. and jr., e.g.
Yrs

24C
English class, for short
Lit

25C
Timmy’s TV dog
Lassie

29C
Welcome sight for a castaway
Ship

31C
Ring surface
Mat

34C
Some life stories, for short
Obits

35C
Getz of jazz
Stan

36C
“A pittance!”
Mere

37C
Adele’s label, stateside
Columbia Records

40C
Mideast’s Gulf of
Aden

41C
Canal of song
Erie

42C
light (dashboard item)
Idiot

43C
Superman foe Luthor
Lex

44C
Pesky kid
Pain

45C
Bear claw or Napoleon
Pastry

46C
Take down quickly
Jot

47C
Stephen of “Michael Collins”
Rea

48C
1967 Van Morrison hit
Brown Eyed Girl

55C
Meter insert
Coin

56C
Kelly Clarkson was one
Idol

57C
Kindle download
Ebook

59C
Vaulter’s need
Pole

60C
Diva Te Kanawa
Kiri

61C
Comaneci of the 1976 Olympics
Nadia

62C
Orangs and such
Apes

63C
“Keep it” mark
Stet

64C
16th-century council city
Trent

1D
“Be Prepared” org.
BSA

2D
Genie’s home
Lamp

3D
Upfront stake
Ante

4D
Bright, in crayon color names
Neon

5D
Partiality in job appointments
Cronyism

6D
Suburban greenery
Lawns

7D
Like the Sahara
Arid

8D
Clobber with snowballs
Pelt

9D
News story heading
Dateline

10D
One of a clown’s pair
Stilt

11D
Act the sloth
Laze

12D
Limburger cheese quality
Odor

13D
Home, for 38-Down
Pad

21D
” we there yet?”
Area

22D
Fresh talk
Lip

25D
Not general, as anesthesia
Local

26D
“Humble” dwelling
Abode

27D
Proctor (appliance brand)
Silex

28D
Leave slack-jawed
Stun

29D
Deck protector
Stain

30D
Loser in a fabled race
Hare

31D
Be worthy of
Merit

32D
Intense passion
Ardor

33D
Easily nettled
Testy

35D
iPhone assistant
Siri

36D
Carnaby Streeters of 1960s Britain
Mods

38D
Stereotypical 1950s-’60s bongo players
Beatniks

39D
Ben Affleck was one in “Argo”
CIA Agent

44D
“Batman” sound effect
Pow

45D
XING (street sign)
Ped

46D
“Don’t Know Why” singer Norah
Jones

47D
Sparked anew
Relit

48D
Cartoon flapper Betty
Boop

49D
Stir to anger
Rile

50D
Wield a blue pencil
Edit

51D
Of (long ago)
Yore

52D
Construction beam
Ibar

53D
Took Lyft, say
Rode

54D
Beef or pork cut
Loin

55D
IRS staffer
CPA

58D
Krazy of comics
Kat