7/4/16 Answer USA Today Crossword

7/4/16

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1C
Veers sharply
Zags

5C
The Middle East’s Strip
Gaza

9C
Sits for a shot
Poses

14C
Rickman of “Harry Potter” movies
Alan

15C
Genesis victim
Abel

16C
Full-price payer at the movies
Adult

17C
Bearded blue toon
Papa Smurf

19C
“Like a Rock” singer Bob
Seger

20C
Welsh rarebit bread
Rye Toast

22C
Santa , Calif.
Ana

23C
Not so long ago
Recent

26C
“Lord Jim” author Joseph
Conrad

28C
Chapter of history
Era

29C
Disney collectible
Cel

31C
acid (mild antiseptic)
Boric

32C
Pasta and spuds, to marathoners
Carbs

34C
All tied up
Even

36C
Got checkmated
Lost

39C
Tech’s customer
User

40C
Herman Wouk’s mutinied ship
Caine

41C
Rob of “The West Wing”
Lowe

42C
Bank takeback, for short
Repo

43C
Enthusiastic, plus
Avid

44C
Greedy sort
Taker

45C
More than enough
Ample

47C
Reggae forerunner
Ska

49C
The Beatles’ ” the Walrus”
I Am

50C
Rifle’s kick
Recoil

52C
Some comic book artists
Inkers

54C
Try the patience of
Irk

55C
Appliance with an igniter
Gas Range

59C
Loses one’s cool
Snaps

61C
Fashionable Brits of the ’50s
Teddy Boys

65C
Number on a black ball
Eight

66C
Flier to Ben Gurion
Elal

67C
Leaves slack-jawed
Awes

68C
Like an oboe’s sound
Reedy

69C
Hefty book
Tome

70C
Ursine (and a word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 61-Across and 11- and 25-Down
Bear

1D
Microwave, slangily
Zap

2D
broche (on a skewer)
Alan

3D
Michael Strahan dental feature
Gap

4D
Marching band drum
Snare

5D
Reproductive cell
Gamete

6D
Border on
Abut

7D
Total loser
Zero

8D
Sporty Italian auto, for short
Alfa

9D
Congregation leader
Pastor

10D
“To a . . .” poem
Ode

11D
Sweet, crisp treat
Sugar Cookie

12D
Kagan of the Supreme Court
Elena

13D
Valuable violin, for short
Strad

18D
Lip- (mouths the words)
Syncs

21D
Tearoom biscuit
Scone

23D
Happen over and over
Recur

24D
Clear of data
Erase

25D
Goodies sent from home, say
Care Package

27D
Wafers (Nabisco brand)
Nilla

30D
Beat it
Leave

31D
Gives a little
Bends

33D
-Seltzer (old antacid brand)
Bromo

35D
“QB ” (Uris novel)
Vii

37D
Use cuss words
Swear

38D
Contract details
Terms

40D
lily (bouquet flower)
Calla

44D
Sharp-tasting
Tangy

46D
Filthy digs
Pigsty

48D
Amazon’s e-book reader
Kindle

50D
Choir’s platform
Riser

51D
Els of the PGA
Ernie

53D
Skewered entree
Kebab

56D
Editor’s “keep it”
Stet

57D
Move, in Realtor-speak
Relo

58D
Father of 15-Across
Adam

60D
Professor’s deg., often
PHD

62D
Be in the hole
Owe

63D
Vote of support
Yea

64D
Lithuania or Latvia, once (Abbr.)
SSR