Crossword by: Barry C. Silk and edited by Rich Norris
Across
1. Free-of-charge transactions? CASH SALES
10. Summers of old? ABACI
15. Meet INTERSECT
16. Shrimplike critters KRILL
17. Lock-related nickname CARROT TOP
18. Jellyfish kin CORAL
19. Aftershave additive ALOE: Aloe, also Aloë, is a genus containing about 500 species of flowering succulent plants. The most widely known species is Aloe vera, or “true aloe”, so called because, though probably extinct in the … Wikipedia
20. Hot RILED
22. Squat ZERO
23. It determines 28-Across: Abbr. DOB
24. Become compost ROT
25. Alley roamer TOM
27. Reduce in intensity DIM
28. Number based on 23-Across AGE
29. Flow out EBB
30. Flow out EMANATE
32. Comics patient of Dr. Liz Wilson ODIE: Dr. Liz Wilson is Garfield’s veterinarian and a long-time crush of Jon Arbuckle. Although she has a somewhat deadpan, sardonic persona, she never reacts …wikipedia
33. ADHD drug RITALIN: Methylphenidate (Ritalin): Treats attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy (sudden attacks of uncontrollable sleepiness). This medicine is a stimulant.
34. Immortal college coach Amos __ Stagg ALONZO
37. Sue Ann __, Betty White’s role on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” NIVENS: Sue Ann Nivens was a fictional character on the long-running situation comedy, The Mary Tyler Moore Show. She was played by television perennial Betty … wikipedia
38. Seat of New York’s Nassau County MINEOLA
40. Sanctified HOLY
41. “The Lion in Winter” queen ELEANOR
42. Ref. with about 600,000 word-forms OED
43. “Speak up” reactions EHS
46. Actor Mineo SAL: Salvatore “Sal” Mineo, Jr., was an American film and theatre actor, best known for his performance as John “Plato” Crawford opposite James Dean in the film Rebel Without a Cause. Wikipedia
47. Massage target EGO
48. Deg. requiring workshops MFA
49. Intend AIM
50. Endnote abbr. IBID
52. Jazz musician __ Lateef YUSEF: Born October 9, 1920 Yusef Lateef is an American Grammy Award-winning jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator and a spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community after his conversion to the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam in 1950. Wikipedia
54. “It was nothing” I TRY
55. Ready to draw ON TAP
57. “You got lucky” mutterer SORE LOSER
59. Eloi girl saved from drowning by the Time Traveller WEENA
60. Cabinet department EDUCATION
61. Deck out ARRAY
62. General at the Alamo SANTA ANNA: Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón, often known as Santa Anna or López de Santa Anna and sometimes called “the Napoleon of the West”, was a Mexican political leader, … Wikipedia
Down
1. Shrill insect CICADA
2. Like slide rules ANALOG
3. Flash producer STROBE
4. Present HERE
5. Sign of an overflow SRO
6. Study of extraterrestrial life ASTROBIOLOGY
7. “That’s enough” LET IT BE
8. EPA science ECOL
9. Brother of the Apostle Andrew ST PETER: Saint Peter, also known as Simon Peter, was an early Christian leader, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ according to the New Testament and Christian tradition, and the very first Bishop. Wikipedia
10. Lab org.? AKC
11. Tito’s real name BROZ
12. Large terrier AIREDALE
13. Allergy-treating brand CLARITIN
14. Broken mirrors, to some ILL OMENS
21. Chain reaction metaphor DOMINO EFFECT
24. Defensive team’s goal line to 20 yard line, in football lingo RED ZONE
26. Dahl’s precocious title girl MATILDA
31. Sub group NAVY
32. Top status ONE-A
34. Home to the Big 12’s Cyclones AMES, IOWA
35. Comic strip set in Arkansas LI’L ABNER: Li’l Abner is a satirical American comic strip that appeared in many newspapers in the United States, Canada and Europe, featuring a fictional clan of hillbillies in the impoverished mountain village of Dogpatch, Arkansas. Wikipedia
36. 53-Down size ONE LITER
39. Gets excited AROUSES
40. Dramatic game winner HOME RUN
43. Doesn’t go out, maybe EATS IN
44. Employ HIRE ON
45. Atlanta suburb SMYRNA: Smyrna is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 51,271. It is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA, which is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA. Wikipedia
51. Bill who created José Jiménez DANA: Bill Dana is an American comedian, actor and screenwriter. He often appeared on television shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show, frequently in the guise of a heavily accented Mexican character named José Jiménez. Wikipedia
53. It makes a fizz fizz SODA
54. Smidge IOTA
56. Visit the cashier PAY
58. MLB’s Halos, on scoreboards LAA
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