5/18/16 Answer USA Today Crossword

5/18/16

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1C
Preps for a bout
Spars

6C
Nebula animal
Crab

10C
Rough guess
Stab

14C
Do an IRS job
Audit

15C
Informal “Welcome!”
Hiya

16C
Mandlikova of tennis
Hana

17C
High-quality softcover books
Trade Paperbacks

20C
Horror movie street
Elm

21C
Not on cue
Late

22C
Hirsch of “Milk”
Emile

23C
Peyton’s NFL brother
Eli

24C
Spoke off-screen
Narrated

27C
Castle protector
Rampart

31C
No-no for Mrs. Sprat
Lean

32C
High-pitched wind
Oboe

33C
Moroccan capital
Rabat

35C
Seller of sea shells, in a tongue twister
She

38C
Self-evaluation technique of sorts
Video Tape Replay

42C
“Star Wars” extras, for short
Ets

43C
Fare with onions
Liver

44C
Tackle box item
Lure

45C
Stud fee earner
Sire

46C
Zapped, in a way
Tasered

49C
Nina and Pinta, for two
Caravels

53C
Bummed out
Sad

54C
Do penance
Atone

55C
Demon’s doings
Evil

57C
Number on a foam finger
One

60C
Horizontal layout
Landscape Format

64C
Jay Gould’s railroad
Erie

65C
Lena of “Havana”
Olin

66C
High IQ crowd
Mensa

67C
Tough spot
Bind

68C
Dog-tired
Beat

69C
Maze ends
Exits

1D
Satisfy completely
Sate

2D
Knitter’s stitch
Purl

3D
A “Bonanza” brother
Adam

4D
Get of (toss)
Rid

5D
“A Streetcar Named Desire” role
Stella

6D
Online activity
Chat

7D
Become ready to pick
Ripen

8D
Vote of support
Aye

9D
Tosspot’s hangout
Bar

10D
Tribal healer
Shaman

11D
Left unsaid
Tacit

12D
Oft-twisted joint
Ankle

13D
Headquartered
Based

18D
Ace-high beater
Pair

19D
Bawl out
Berate

23D
Blunted blade
Epee

25D
Sportscaster Mary
Albert

26D
Raise, as children
Rear

27D
Go from pillar to post
Rove

28D
“This won’t hurt !”
A Bit

29D
Fashionable ’60s Brits
Mods

30D
See 27-Down
Travel

34D
Simian in the center of 17-, 38- and 60-Across
Ape

35D
Talk like a tosspot
Slur

36D
Jackrabbit, actually
Hare

37D
Checked out
Eyed

39D
Bar garnishes
Olives

40D
Makeshift swing, maybe
Tire

41D
Said “no contest,” say
Pled

45D
Made smooth
Sanded

47D
“Dream on!”
As If

48D
Seven-veil dancer
Salome

49D
Spy in Canaan
Caleb

50D
Name in video games since 1972
Atari

51D
1998 De Niro thriller
Ronin

52D
Brownish photo tint
Sepia

56D
Blow off steam
Vent

57D
Prefix with potent
Omni

58D
Thomas who skewered Tweed
Nast

59D
Expected touchdown hrs.
ETAs

61D
Picnic throwaway
Cob

62D
9-Down order
Ale

63D
Morgan of the comics
Rex