Crossword Champ 4 December 2016 Crossword Puzzle Answer

12/4/16 Answer Crossword Champ
1A
Make violent use of a knife
Stab

5A
Common word
The

8A
Half open
Ajar

12A
Arrived here
Came

13A
Thing on a head
Hat

14A
Public celebratory occasion
Gala

15A
Piece for a deceased person
Obit

16A
Gene material
RNA

17A
Very similar
Akin

18A
Came out first
Won

19A
Wrench hard
Tug

20A
Actress Longoria
Eva

21A
Not well-fitting
Loose

23A
Use to excess
Overdo

26A
Cite an authority for action
Invoke

29A
Pull behind
Tow

30A
Special agents, informally
Gman

33A
Organ with a drum
Ear

34A
E.g. Tour de France
Race

35A
Spy author Fleming
Ian


36A
Layers in rocks
Strata

38A
Beautiful cave
Grotto

40A
Out of place
Amiss

44A
Seek to achieve
Try

45A
Room for improvement?
Gym

47A
“Tough ___ to crack”
Nut

48A
Like a colorless complexion
Ashy

50A
“___ only live once”
You

51A
Light-colored
Fair

52A
Large primates
Apes

53A
Snakey swimmer
Eel

54A
On top of (2 wds)
Onto

55A
Male red deer
Hart

56A
“We ___ the World”
Are

57A
Look furtively
Peep

1D
Angry expression
Scowl

SoD
cially frowned-upon thing
Taboo

3D
Amino
Amino

4D
Risk money on a wager
Bet

5D
Drive-____
Thru

6D
Dangle from a rope
Hang

7D
Flight’s reaching time, briefly
ETA

8D
Spiny-leaved succulent
Agave

9D
Indonesian city
Jakarta

10D
Acclaimed fighter
Ali

11D
Went quickly
Ran

19D
Twice five
Ten

20D
Committer of original 22-down
Eve

22D
Divine wrong
Sin

23D
Mallow pod
Okra

24D
Healer, for short
Doc

25D
Have to give back money, say
Owe

27D
Power to reject a decision
Veto

28D
Boat’s manual propeller
Oar

30D
Live musical performance
Gig

31D
Blemish the appearance
Mar

32D
One more
Another

34D
Jam hard into place
Ram

36D
Muddy pen
Sty

37D
Scot’s cap
Tam

39D
Secret meeting of lovers
Tryst

41D
Having no sense
Inane

42D
Set of rooms
Suite

43D
Leather strip for sharpening razors
Strop

45D
Attendee
Goer

46D
Time to give presents
Yule

48D
Satisfied sound
Aah

49D
Therapeutic place
Spa

50D
Old yes
Yea

51D
Dandy man

Fop