Thursday Crossword — May 14, 2015

Difficulty: MediumGrid: 15x1576 clues~15-30 minBy Kameron Austin Collins5/14/2015

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Flag position (6 letters)
7 Across
Go from a grape to a raisin, e.g. (7 letters)
14 Across
Body that's now a fraction of its former self (7 letters)
16 Across
"Sure thing!" (7 letters)
17 Across
Co-star of "Grown Ups," 2010 (7 letters)
18 Across
By hook or by crook (7 letters)
19 Across
Lead-in to haw (3 letters)
20 Across
Schleps (5 letters)
22 Across
I, to Claudius (3 letters)
23 Across
Coatrack item (4 letters)
25 Across
Westminster, e.g. (5 letters)
26 Across
Figures in 2011's "J. Edgar" (4 letters)
27 Across
Santa ___ (3 letters)
28 Across
Almost spilling over (5 letters)
29 Across
1930s heavyweight champ (4 letters)
30 Across
With 37-Across, lose it ... or what 12 answers in this puzzle appear to do (8 letters)
32 Across
América del ___ (5 letters)
33 Across
Sullen look (4 letters)
34 Across
Pyrénées peak (4 letters)
35 Across
Plotz (5 letters)
37 Across
See 30-Across (8 letters)
41 Across
___ du combat (4 letters)
42 Across
"Heaven forbid!" (5 letters)
43 Across
Company exec (3 letters)
44 Across
Stepped (4 letters)
45 Across
They're not hard to catch (5 letters)
46 Across
Big ___ (W.W. I weapon) (4 letters)
47 Across
Bow (3 letters)
48 Across
Country home (5 letters)
49 Across
Shostakovich symphony "Babi ___" (3 letters)
50 Across
Longtime firearm manufacturer (7 letters)
52 Across
Moving like trees in the wind (7 letters)
56 Across
Hindrances for a competitive swimmer (7 letters)
57 Across
Bases for basses (7 letters)
58 Across
Stylish bun (7 letters)
59 Across
Wisconsin city near Lake Michigan (6 letters)

Down

1 Down
Things sung when you don't know the words (3 letters)
2 Down
Brother (but not a bro) (3 letters)
3 Down
Unit of work (7 letters)
4 Down
Tree with catkins (5 letters)
5 Down
Headache (4 letters)
6 Down
Timeout signal (3 letters)
7 Down
Alphabetization, for one (6 letters)
8 Down
Nonsense (5 letters)
9 Down
Captain Morgan and others (4 letters)
10 Down
The Everlys' "When Will ___ Loved" (3 letters)
11 Down
Potentially awkward question at an introduction (7 letters)
12 Down
Stand against the wall? (7 letters)
13 Down
Idyllic, like a past time (5 letters)
15 Down
Paintings outside the mainstream, per Jean Dubuffet (7 letters)
21 Down
"Late" news item (4 letters)
23 Down
Catch (3 letters)
24 Down
Animal whose head makes no sound? (3 letters)
25 Down
On (5 letters)
26 Down
"Wayne's World" weirdo (5 letters)
28 Down
When some people meet for lunch (5 letters)
29 Down
Part of a Cuban combo (5 letters)
31 Down
Invaded someone's privacy (5 letters)
32 Down
All but the fifth and sixth words in "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" (5 letters)
34 Down
Scramble (7 letters)
35 Down
Noted Italian chocolatier (7 letters)
36 Down
Noncanonical texts (7 letters)
37 Down
Laze (4 letters)
38 Down
Winter installation in New York's Central Park (7 letters)
39 Down
Neither's partner (3 letters)
40 Down
Caught (3 letters)
42 Down
Defer to everyone else, say (6 letters)
44 Down
"Bewitched" spinoff (5 letters)
45 Down
Gas brand with a triangular logo (5 letters)
46 Down
Marshy outlet (5 letters)
48 Down
Powerful engine (4 letters)
49 Down
Kawasaki competitor (4 letters)
51 Down
Member of an organization with an Exalted Ruler (3 letters)
53 Down
"Where do I even begin ..." (3 letters)
54 Down
Largest county in Nevada (3 letters)
55 Down
Baseball V.I.P.s (3 letters)

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