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Jan 17, 2018

Wednesday, January 17 2018, David Poole

 Theme: DO THE MATH

18. Math teacher's favorite sport? : TIMES TABLE TENNIS

31. Math teacher's favorite brew? : SQUARE ROOT BEER

47. Math teacher's favorite hat? : PIE CHART TOPPER 

62. Math teacher's favorite cut of beef? : PERFECT CUBE STEAK 
 
Melissa here. Two grid-spanners, and a few tricky clues made this a satisfying solve. When I first saw TIMES and SQUARE, I was looking for a theme about New York. Nope.

Across  
      
1. Like most cookies : BAKED

6. Director of the final episode of "M*A*S*H" : ALDA


10. Food inspector's concern : E-COLI
 
15. Jazz singer O'Day : ANITA
 
16. Osso buco meat : VEAL. Italian for "bone with a hole," braised veal shank.


17. Swerved at sea : YAWED

21. Diplomatic bldg. : EMB. Embassy.

22. Flying off the shelves : HOT
 
23. Praise to the heavens : EXALT
 
24. Rock's Grateful __ : DEAD
 
26. Fiat fuel : GAS
 
28. Perspire nervously, say : REACT

36. Arrowhead Stadium NFL team : CHIEFS
 
38. Mark for deletion : X OUT
 
39. Sellout sign letters : SRO
 
40. Very confident : CAN DO
 
41. Chanel competitor : DIOR
 
42. Museum worker : GUARD
 
44. 1869-'77 pres. monogram : USG. Ulysses S. Grant. "I have never advocated war except as a means of peace."
 
45. Place for private dining? : MESS. Great clue - see 6-Across.
 
46. New York hockey team : SABRES

51. Bathtub outlet : DRAIN
 
52. Product prefix suggesting winter : SNO. Or sugar.

 53. Activist Parks : ROSA
 
56. Minds someone else's business : PRIES
 
59. Slice of history : ERA
 
61. Old conductance unit : MHO

67. As scripted : ON CUE
 
68. World Golf Hall of Famer Isao : AOKI
 
69. Cosmic comeuppance : KARMA
 
70. Gives a hand, in a way : DEALS
 
71. Editorial override : STET. Latin for "let it stand."
 
72. Hog caller's call : SOOEY

Down

1. With __ breath : BATED
 
2. Japanese art genre : ANIME
 
3. "L.A. Confidential" Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner : KIM BASINGER

 
4. Bastille Day time : ETE. French Summer.
 
5. Short run : DASH
 
6. Gamer's game face : AVATAR. Another great clue.
 
7. Syr. neighbor : LEB

8. Half a chipmunk team : DALE

9. "Roots" author Haley : ALEX
 
10. Shoelace hole : EYELET
 
11. Cambridge student, informally : CANTAB. Short for Cantabrigian.
 
12. Have title to : OWN
 
13. Luau loop : LEI
 
14. TSA requests : IDS. And shoes.
 
19. Roman robes : TOGAS
 
20. Major Arcana deck : TAROT
 
25. Kicked out of the game, informally : DQED. Disqualified - boxing.
 
27. Gender-specific, to some : SEXIST
 
29. The Joker portrayer on TV : CESAR ROMERO
 
30. __ Haute : TERRE
 
32. Many a tabloid pic : UFO
 
33. Fowl poles? : ROOSTS
 
34. Possessive word : OUR
 
35. Fishing gear : RODS
 
36. Lingerie size : C CUP 
37. Member of a strict Jewish sect : HASID
 
41. Article written by Marx and Engels? : DER
 
42. Break : GAP
 
43. App offering fare estimates : UBER
 
45. Wildly excited : MANIC
 
46. Future fern : SPORE
 
48. Downy amount : CAPFUL
 
49. New faces around the water cooler : HIREES
 
50. In the slightest : ONE BIT
 
54. Disgrace : SHAME
 
55. Fine : A-OKAY
 
57. Flight sked data : ETAS
 
58. Many a bagpiper : SCOT
 
60. Wants to know : ASKS
 
62. Sci-fi escape vehicle : POD. Not UFO.
 
63. St. Louis-to-Indianapolis dir. : ENE
 
64. Label for Elvis : RCA
 
65. Hula strings : UKE
 
66. Lao Tzu ideal : TAO