11/23/16 Answer USA Today Crossword

11/23/16

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1A
“Cold, hard” money
Cash

5A
Blacken on a grill
Char

9A
Monastery head
Abbot

14A
Soothing succulent
Aloe

15A
iPhone button
Home

16A
Bud in a baked ham
Clove

17A
Lunar crevice
Rill

18A
“Show Boat” author Ferber
Edna

19A
Relating to form
Modal

20A
Cover-up of sorts
Veil of Secrecy

23A
Fund, as a fellowship
Endow

24A
“The Simpsons” character Disco
Stu

25A
Gangster’s gun
Gat

28A
Eponymous jeans maker
Levi Strauss

33A
Home to part of Azerbaijan
Asia

37A
Grassy expanse
Lea

38A
Japanese city trashed by Godzilla
Osaka

39A
Snowbird’s destination
Sunbelt

41A
Roger with seven Wimbledon wins
Federer

43A
Port in a storm, so to speak
Haven

44A
Cops’ org.
PBA

45A
Throws in
Adds

46A
They’re from hell
Evil Spirits

50A
Prefix with con or classical
Neo

51A
Lennon’s lady
Ono

52A
Lush area of the Sahara
Oasis

57A
Evening news, typically
Live Broadcast

62A
Gardener’s tool
Spade

64A
Way off or on
Ramp

65A
Make a decision
Rule

66A
Hall’s “Maneater” partner
Oates

67A
JFK postings
ETAs

68A
Genesis of an invention
Idea

69A
Take forcibly
Wrest

70A
Hamlet, e.g.
Dane

71A
Frisbee, essentially
Disk

1D
Work on a turkey or pumpkin
Carve

2D
Xenophobe’s fear
Alien

3D
A state of matter
Solid

4D
Conversation starter
Hello

5D
Food Network figure
Chef

6D
Bricklayers’ burdens
Hods

7D
Reason to ask “Who am I?”
Amnesia

8D
Flinches, say
Reacts

9D
Cartoon purveyor of anvils and tornado kits
Acme

10D
Like-minded voting group
Bloc

11D
VIP’s protector
Body Guard

12D
Egg cells
Ova

13D
Smartphone no.
Tel

21D
Hooters mascot
Owl

22D
Same old, same old
Rut

26D
FAQ part
Asked

27D
Dynasts of yore
Tsars

29D
Building build-on
Ell

30D
Examine carefully
Vet

31D
Reel’s partner
Rod

32D
Between ports
Asea

33D
Visibly frightened
Ashen

34D
Smooth, like 007
Suave

35D
Safe from harm
Inviolate

36D
First murder victim
Abel

40D
Newly minted USN officer
Ens

41D
James Comey’s org.
FBI

42D
Grab a bite
Eat

44D
Fairly divided
Prorata

47D
“The Pit and the Pendulum” writer
Poe

48D
Like a child of two cousins
Inbred

49D
Rolled-out lawn
Sod

53D
Irritating to the nose
Acrid

54D
Riyadh resident
Saudi

55D
Tropical getaways
Isles

56D
New York strip, e.g.
Steak

58D
Bad day for Caesar
Ides

59D
Part of some suits
Vest

60D
One of the Gulf States
Oman

61D
Church area with a semi-dome, perhaps
Apse

62D
Scatter, as seed
Sow

63D
72, for many courses
Par