3/21/17 Answer USA Today Crossword

3/21/17

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1A
Spin doctor’s concern
Image

6A
Gaudy jewelry, slangily
Bling

11A
Brylcreem amount, in ads
Dab

14A
UPS alternative
Fedex

15A
Part of a mechanic’s bill
Labor

16A
Dedicatee of Lennon’s “Woman”
Ono

17A
Thanksgiving staple
Sweet Potato

19A
Fleecy boot brand
Ugg

20A
Less cluttered
Neater

21A
Oath of office need
Bible

23A
New arrival
Infant

26A
Searcher for Livingstone
Stanley

28A
Woody’s costar in “Zelig”
Mia

29A
Plastic user’s burden
Debt

32A
Pot starter
Ante

33A
Badlands formation
Mesa

35A
Stir up, as sediment
Roil

37A
Phil who sang “Draft Dodger Rag”
Ochs

40A
Doesn’t just sit by
Acts

41A
Ogden Nash’s forte
Verse

42A
Slightest bit
Whit

43A
Nimble-fingered
Deft

44A
King David Lounge airline
Elal

45A
“Quo Vadis” emperor
Nero

46A
Resistance units
Ohms

48A
Takes an axe to
Hews

51A
Corp. honcho
CEO

52A
Burrowing rodents
Marmots

55A
Broke into, as a computer
Hacked

57A
Dam on the Nile
Aswan

58A
Far from sunny
Cloudy

61A
Vardalos of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”
Nia

62A
Sanitation department service
Trash Pickup

67A
Paving crew need
Tar

68A
Spicy Chinese cuisine
Hunan

69A
Quench, as thirst
Slake

70A
“What happened next?”
And

71A
Brief tussle
Set To

72A
It’s “fed” by motorists
Meter

1D
Hypotheticals
Ifs

2D
Kitten’s cry
Mew

3D
Suffix with Gator or Power
Ade

4D
Thelma’s player in “Thelma & Louise”
Geena

5D
Offer, as one’s hand
Extend

6D
Rorschach image
Blot

7D
Subject to a library fine
Late

8D
Letter-shaped construction beams
Ibars

9D
“Only kidding!”
Not

10D
“You Raise Me Up” singer Josh
Groban

11D
Reconfirm for accuracy
Double Check

12D
Protractor measure
Angle

13D
Result of a three-putt, often
Bodey

18D
Canape topper
Pate

22D
Back from vacation, say
In Town

23D
“That makes my blood boil!”
Im Mad

24D
Flower girl, perhaps
Niece

25D
Opposite of “rewind,” on a remote
Fast Forward

27D
Fish story
Tale

30D
Belgian songsmith Jacques
Brel

31D
Bar mitzvah reading
Torah

34D
Bronchial woe
Asthma

36D
Gilligan’s home
Isle

38D
Newcomer on the job
Hiree

39D
Honored the anthem
Stood

41D
Three-piece suit part
Vest

47D
Billing periods, often
Months

49D
Beat to a pulp, slangily
Whup

50D
Penchant for cruelty
Sadism

52D
Largest of rays
Manta

53D
fusion (kind of restaurant)
Asian

54D
Hardly sufficient
Scant

56D
Compete in the Tour de France
Cycle

59D
Exam for an aspiring atty.
LSAT

60D
“That’s terrible!”
Ohno

63D
Wish undone
Rue

64D
“Krazy ” (classic comic strip)
Kat

65D
Luau instrument, for short
Uke

66D
capita income
Per

	Clue
1A	Sense of wonderment
4A	Tech company that sold its PC business to Lenovo in 2005
7A	Chips and ____
10A	What people kiss with
12A	Retain
14A	"We ___ the World" (1985 hit single by USA for Africa)
15A	Comparable (10)
16A	Spanish for "nothing"
17A	Place to find washing instructions on a garment
18A	"Lion" actress who costars with Reese Witherspoon and Shailene Woodley in 32-Across: 2 wds.
21A	"That's amazing!"
22A	Stubborn ____ mule: 2 wds.
23A	Drive-thru feature at a bank: Abbr.
26A	____ Van Winkle (literary character who slept for 20 years)
28A	Not busy
32A	2017 HBO miniseries based on a Liane Moriarty novel: 3 wds.
36A	Prefix for "colon" or "retired"
37A	Early Internet provider
38A	Fleetwood ____ (Lindsey Buckingham's band)
39A	The Elizabethan _____ (1558-1603, in English history)
42A	CBS show that starred Marg Helgenberger for 12 of its 16 seasons
44A	TV producer/writer who created 32-Across and "Boston Legal": 3 wds.
50A	Trendy
51A	Viral Internet phenomenon, like Crying Jordan
52A	"___ Land" (2016 hit musical movie): 2 wds.
53A	Woman in the Garden of Eden
54A	Insulting remark
55A	Stuff that sticks out of an ear of corn
56A	"Mad ____: Fury Road"
57A	Ending for "count" or "host"
58A	"Law & Order" prosecutors: Abbr.
1D	Severus Snape portrayer Rickman
2D	Collaboratively edited website
3D	Large-scale book or movie, like each in the "Lord of the Rings" series
4D	"That was no surprise to me": 3 wds.
5D	What a woodpecker pecks with
6D	Television, radio, newspaper, etc.
7D	____ processing (computer activity)
8D	Country between Pakistan and Iraq
9D	Piece used as a marker in Battleship
11D	What makes a white Christmas white
13D	Protective items worn by a football player
19D	Actress Petty or Loughlin
20D	Stuff sorted at the post office
23D	"Six-pack" muscles
24D	Suit and ___
25D	___ Grand (Las Vegas hotel)
27D	School support organization: Abbr.
29D	Not well-lit
30D	"Glee" actress/singer _____ Michele
31D	Keyboard key used to exit a program
33D	Actor Schreiber of "Ray Donovan"
34D	Storage compartments found in a high school hallway
35D	"What ___ is new?"
40D	Basketball backboard attachments
41D	"Hello" singer from London
43D	Social ____ (problems in a society)
44D	Hard-to-please female star
45D	Tippy-top
46D	Ostrichlike birds
47D	____-back (mellow)
48D	Legendary jazz singer Fitzgerald
49D	Gabs away
50D	Skirt border