5/25/16 Answer USA Today Crossword

5/25/16

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1C
Lamebrain
Lunk

5C
In the thick of
Amid

9C
Linda of Monicagate
Tripp

14C
Reed section member
Oboe

15C
Carnival feature
Ride

16C
Lunar vehicle
Rover

17C
Band Aid organizer knighted in 1986
Bob Geldof

19C
Lose steam
Abate

20C
Pipe bend
Ell

21C
Bride’s accessory
Veil

22C
Parts of acts
Scenes

23C
Cat who sang “Moonshadow”
Stevens

25C
Palmist, e.g.
Seer

26C
YOU HERE
Are

27C
Hires, as a plane
Charters

31C
Barely sufficient
Scant

34C
Jacquard invention
Loom

35C
Part of a stage set
Prop

36C
Styptic stuff
Alum

37C
Like a s’more
Gooey

38C
Soil additive
Lime

39C
Lawn mower brand
Toro

40C
Saws with the grain
Rips

41C
Gave a thrashing to
Caned

42C
Golf course workers
Starters

44C
Harry’s pal at Hogwarts
Ron

45C
Terry item
Robe

46C
Became inedible
Went Bad

50C
One third of a turkey
Strike

53C
Bean used in falafel
Fava

54C
Unlock, to a bard
Ope

55C
Good-for-nothing
Louse

56C
“Rocket Man” singer knighted in 1998
Elton John

58C
Insurance fraud crime, perhaps
Arson

59C
Vichyssoise vegetable
Leek

60C
Monogram pt.
In It

61C
Many mall rats
Teens

62C
“A formality!”
Mere

63C
Rx items
Meds

1D
Places for piercings
Lobes

2D
Fastener with two nuts
Ubolt

3D
Partner of Barnes
Noble

4D
Toga party sight
Keg

5D
Garfield’s gal pal
Arlene

6D
Longish dresses
Midis

7D
Bieber, to a “Belieber”
Idol

8D
Dict. entry
Def

9D
Lost-package inquiry
Tracer

10D
Led Zeppelin frontman knighted in 2009
Robert Plant

11D
Dr. Pavlov
Ivan

12D
Surpasser of Ty in the record books
Pete

13D
Co. boss
Pres

18D
Chris of tennis fame
Evert

22D
Squalid
Seamy

24D
“Moondance” singer knighted in 2016
Van Morrison

25D
Bruno Magli wares
Shoes

27D
Fowl enclosures
Coops

28D
Shamrock land, to poets
Erin

29D
“Gladiator” setting
Rome

30D
Floored it
Sped

31D
Tests for srs.
Sats

32D
Circulation problem
Clot

33D
Distinctive air
Aura

34D
Valley called “the Garden of France”
Loire

37D
Diving bird
Grebe

41D
First name in late-night TV
Conan

43D
Straphangers’ buys, once
Tokens

44D
Annul, as a license
Revoke

46D
Prankster’s balloon filler
Water

47D
Wilderness Road pioneer
Boone

48D
Ladybug’s prey
Aphid

49D
Door dings
Dents

50D
Bed support piece
Slat

51D
See 30-Down
Tore

52D
Artful dodge
Ruse

53D
Hightail it
Flee

56D
Tree with winged fruits
Elm

57D
Conrad’s “Lord ”
Jim