Saturday Crossword — September 15, 2012

Difficulty: HardGrid: 15x1570 clues~30-60 minBy Joon Pahk and Brad Wilber9/15/2012

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Livid (8 letters)
9 Across
The "them" in "Let them eat cake" (6 letters)
15 Across
Caribbean isle (8 letters)
16 Across
Experts at jet propulsion (6 letters)
17 Across
Colorful marine fish with spiny, fanlike fins (8 letters)
18 Across
Low-scoring, as a World Cup game (6 letters)
19 Across
Get a groove on? (4 letters)
20 Across
Miami Heat player who was the 2006 N.B.A. Finals M.V.P. (10 letters)
22 Across
"Cherry ice cream smile" wearer, in a Duran Duran hit (3 letters)
23 Across
Winter Palace succession (5 letters)
24 Across
Rock (4 letters)
25 Across
Pacific port (4 letters)
27 Across
Real-life 33-Across once played by Stallone (5 letters)
30 Across
Bygone operator of N.Y.C.'s Second Avenue El (3 letters)
31 Across
Org. with a "This Just In" blog (3 letters)
33 Across
Person with convictions (8 letters)
35 Across
Famous higher-up in admissions? (7 letters)
39 Across
Departure, of a sort (7 letters)
40 Across
Moderator's domain, perhaps (8 letters)
42 Across
Mother of Gobo and Faline, in children's lit (3 letters)
43 Across
Word of protest (3 letters)
44 Across
Christie and others (5 letters)
46 Across
Titan or Atlas, briefly (4 letters)
49 Across
"___ Coming" (1969 hit) (4 letters)
51 Across
Raw data, often (5 letters)
53 Across
It makes many twists and turns (3 letters)
55 Across
Admonition to one celebrating prematurely (10 letters)
58 Across
Something in a crumbled state in Greece? (4 letters)
59 Across
Cheer (6 letters)
60 Across
Cocktail party trayful (8 letters)
62 Across
Big name in fashion (6 letters)
63 Across
De facto national carrier since 1932 (8 letters)
64 Across
Boots (6 letters)
65 Across
Casino in "Casino," 1995 (8 letters)

Down

1 Down
Milk source (5 letters)
2 Down
Balthasar's true identity, in Shakespeare (6 letters)
3 Down
Start for Friday? (6 letters)
4 Down
Practically (4 letters)
5 Down
It makes mist moist (3 letters)
6 Down
Coats removed before eating (5 letters)
7 Down
"Atonement" novelist, 2001 (6 letters)
8 Down
Wanton (7 letters)
9 Down
Pull up a seat for? (4 letters)
10 Down
Problem to face? (4 letters)
11 Down
Worries (5 letters)
12 Down
Harpsichord practice piece, maybe (8 letters)
13 Down
Delivery room shot (8 letters)
14 Down
Without attracting attention, say (8 letters)
21 Down
Stars, in a motto (5 letters)
23 Down
Sacred Hindu text (6 letters)
26 Down
Artist with the first hip-hop album to carry an explicit content sticker (4 letters)
28 Down
Table poker? (4 letters)
29 Down
Gofer's pledge (6 letters)
32 Down
Extra-bright (4 letters)
34 Down
Non-PC choice (4 letters)
35 Down
Good thing to be on while working (8 letters)
36 Down
Dr. Seuss book (8 letters)
37 Down
Getting square (8 letters)
38 Down
1998 De Niro film with a memorable wrong-way car chase (5 letters)
41 Down
Nickelodeon's Stimpy, e.g. (7 letters)
45 Down
Shrub also called meadowsweet (6 letters)
47 Down
Bug (6 letters)
48 Down
Hunk noted for streaking (6 letters)
50 Down
About 264 gallons (5 letters)
52 Down
Start of a back-up plan? (5 letters)
54 Down
Goes on (5 letters)
56 Down
Prophet read on Ash Wednesday (4 letters)
57 Down
Middle-earth's Green Dragon and Prancing Pony (4 letters)
58 Down
Classic name for a 61-Down (4 letters)
61 Down
See 58-Down (3 letters)

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