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Across

1. Reaches, as a goal

8. Play opener, usually:

2 wds.

12. Proofs of age, briefly

15. Some grad school exams 20. Driver’s license

prerequisite

24. Deer males

29. Bait-and-_ _ _ ads

35. Little oinker

40. Expose to too loud a noise 46. Cause of a disappearing

coastline

47. Device that regulates

current

49. Coup _ _ _ (political

rebellion)

50. Mildly titillating

51. Remove more moisture

from

52. “Yeah, right!”: 2 wds.

53. Husbands of countesses 54. “We want more!” at a

concert

55. Agrees to be wed: 3 wds. 56. Just by thinking

57. What Caesar’s “veni”

means: 2 wds.

58. Live _ _ _ (have a ball):

2 wds.

59. Words often separated by

a slash

60. “Tear down this wall!”

speaker

61. Demolition team: 2 wds. 63. Imperial or Parkay, e.g. 64. Mlles., in Madrid

66. It merged with the CIO

in 1955

67. Geo. Custer’s cavalry rank:

2 wds.

69. _ _ _ de plume (pen name) 71. Pierre Perignon’s title 73. Stopped, in legalese

75. Jerusalem resident

77. Satellite that deorbited in

2001

78. Printer’s widths

79. Southern California

baseballer

81. 11:50, vis-a-vis midnight:

2 wds.

83. Van Halen on guitar

85. Occupied the throne 88. Versatile carpentry cutter:

2 wds.

90. Lasting for many years:

Hyph.

92. Far’s counterpart

94. Roman 152

95. Placing faith in

97. Mussed up, as hair

99. Prepares to start a golf

round: 2 wds.

101. Ingredient for a Gibson

or gimlet

102. Suffix with “serpent” 103. Get misty-eyed

104. Guesses about takeoffs:

Abbr.

105. Low-necked

107. Spirited horses

110. Prone to pouting

112. Highways of ancient Rome 113. “The Name of the Rose”

actor Christian

114. Part of many Catholic rites 116. Dry cleaner’s supply 118. It’s charged in physics 119. Showing enthusiasm 120. Reluctant athletes,

at times.

123. “I cannot _ _ _ lie”: 2 wds. 125. Wrist injury, perhaps 127. Cantaloupes and

honeydews

129. Games org. with a five-ring

logo

130. Freebie at a Chinese

restaurant

132. Elusive Himalayan creature 133. Kazakhstan, once: Abbr. 134. White House appointment 136. Line-of-scrimmage

position

137. Yugoslav native

139. Tear apart, old-style 141. Hang in there: 2 wds. 143. Hardware for Rosie 144. Understood by a select

few

147. Old man’s domain, in a

Hemingway work: 2 wds. 149. Vinny, in “My Cousin

Vinny”: 2 wds.

153. Preceder of beauty, in a

saying

154. Unexpected rush

155. Next-to-last tourney

rounds

156. Euripides tragedy

158. Sharp-eyed ones

160. Orange-and-black

butterfly

162. Fellini’s “La Dolce _ _ _” 163. Remote control feature:

2 wds.

164. Take a left, say

166. Dingbat in “All in the

Family”

168. Eucharistic vessel

170. Cellphone brand

172. Capote, to playgoers 173. Viral Web phenomena 174. Ebert’s partner after Siskel 177. Minor key of the

“Moonlight Sonata”: 2 wds. 179. In a style resembling:

2 wds.

180. Half a guy-gal argument:

2 wds.

182. Event where insults are a

form of tribute

185. Open areas in church 187. Type of question that’s

difficult to dodge: 2 wds. 188. Prove beyond a shadow of

a doubt

190. King, in Madrid

192. Rover’s planet

193. Barcelona’s land, to a

native

194. Gift-tag word

195. Essential oil component 196. Atlantic follower, in

Monopoly 198. Book between II Timothy and Philemon 200. Phrase that doesn’t translate

202. First name in detective fiction

205. Put on a pedestal 207. Singer-songwriter Hoyt 208. “The Hunchback of _ _ _ Dame”

209. Like an improperly hung picture

211. Whale name trademarked by SeaWorld

212. More than just cheer up 213. Situation after a batter is hit by a pitch: 2 wds. 215. Military aircraft engine maker _ _ _ & Whitney 217. Yule songs

218. E. Sicilian volcano: 2 wds. 220. Enemies of the Iroquois 221. Co. that spun off the “Baby Bells”

223. Weeps uncontrollably 225. Response to “Am so!”: 2 wds.

227. Prepare cheese, as for pizza

229. Like creaks at midnight 230. It may put you to sleep 232. Gathers fabric decoratively 234. Romanticized myths 236. No longer invisible 238. When Paris is dark 240. “Moulin Rouge” actress 242. Expansive assortment 244. Not feeling well 246. Attacked en masse 247. ___-Dazs ice cream 248. Lions’ homes 249. Williams who played Potsie on “Happy Days” 251. Absolut rival, for short 253. Completely uses up, as a credit card, with “out” 255. Puts at ease 257. Fragrant chemical compounds

259. “... kissed thee _ _ _ killed thee”: Othello: 2 wds. 260. “Fiddler on the Roof” fear 261. “Phooey!”: 3 wds. 265. More dull-witted 267. Drooling dog of the comics 268. Fastest animal on land 270. Corporate raider Carl 272. Kansas City footballer 274. Drug-fighting cop

276. Left speechless 277. “Doesn’t anyone else see this?”: 3 wds.

279. Owed, as payment

280. “... otherwise, you’ll be sorry!”: 2 wds.

281. Claim on some Chinese menus: 2 wds. 283. “Same here”: 3 wds. 284. Evian competitor 285. Breathed spasmodically 287. Propelling a boat manually 289. Camping canvas 290. Pitcher’s platform 292. Hereditary code carrier 293. Kern and Hammerstein’s “Can’t Help Lovin’ _ _ _ Man”

295. Complete gamut: 3 wds. 297. Pickle barrel solution 299. Parade about, as a rooster 302. Horse-drawn carriage 303. It’s used to draw water from a well

304. Like tailgates and trapdoors

306. Lengths x widths 307. Feature of music and poetry

310. Ridiculed

314. Weather Channel data 316. What the smaller portion is 317. Raleigh’s neighbor city 318. Like a neglected garden 319. It’s heard in the sty 321. Apple computer, informally

324. Noisy, riotous fight 325. Like broken things: 3 wds. 326. Bit of deception 328. Lleyton who was upset in the 2007 U.S. Open 330. African flying menace 332. Not exactly eager

334. MIT or Georgia Tech 335. Boat paddle

338. Spirit of a community 340. Second-largest continent 342. Good reputation in the ‘hood

343. Words mouthed by sports fans on camera: 2 wds. 344. Military mix-up 345. Pulled roughly from bed, say

346. Word form for “billionth” 347. Rehearsed quickly: 2 wds. 350. Cut and collect in the field 351. Defeated team’s lament: 2 wds.

352. Pick on playfully 353. Sticks to, as a task: 2 wds. 355. Take _ _ _ leave it: 2 wds. 356. Detects at a distance 357. Sean’s persona after Puff Daddy: 2 wds. 359. Mormons, for short 360. Houston, Texas, ballplayer 361. They’re often on the same page with a crossword puzzle

364. Not “pre-owned” 365. Insurance options, briefly 367. Kindergarten-age Girl Scout

368. Figured out, as a joke 370. Sightseeing aids for tourists: 2 wds. 372. Spiner of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” 373. Historical periods 376. Worked in the garden, in a way

377. For everyone to see: 2 wds. 379. Sport involving swords 381. Mild dehydration symptom 383. Feature of “gnome” or “gnaw”: 2 wds. 385. Serving goofs in tennis 387. Inflame, with “up” 388. Novel’s story line 389. Away from one’s desk 391. Finder’s charge 392. “Later,” slangily: 2 wds. 393. Questionable tales, perhaps

395. How some NBA games are resolved: Abbr., 2 wds. 396. Eventually turned into 397. Cubicle setting

399. On the quiet side, for sailors 401. Thanksgiving dinner staples

403. Low plants

405. Words said with one’s right hand raised: 2 wds. 407. Spam-sending software 408. Neithers’ partners 409. First name among “LaughIn” regulars 411. Soft-drink sipping accessories

413. Finish up: 2 wds.

415. Start of many a bumper sticker: 2 wds. 417. Possesses, Biblical style 418. Extremely delicate, as beauty

421. Some parochial school teachers

423. Like lumber to-order 425. Cuts down on calories 426. How telecommuters work 428. Mr. Parseghian of Notre Dame fame

429. The way optimists do crosswords: 2 wds.

430. _ _ _ cable (computer/TV connector)

432. Knack for snappy comebacks 434. Existing from birth 435. Doesn’t give up without a fight 437. Happiness _ _ _ Warm Puppy: 2 wds. 438. Defensive response to a doubter: 3 wds.

440. Like political hawks 442. Cheat at Pin the Tail on the Donkey

444. Paternity test facilities: 2 wds.

446. _ _ _ culpa (my fault) 447. Just down the road from: 2 wds.

450. “Time _ _ _ My Side” (Stones song): 2 wds. 451. Ongoing bar account: 2 wds.

454. In _ _ _ (as originally found) 455. Pool area for diving: 2 wds. 456. Sending a duplicate, for short

458. Garbage can emanations 459. Rapunzel’s abundance 460. Pulled suddenly 461. Many-petaled blossom 462. Shocked reaction in a text 463. God, to the ancient Romans

464. Submits tax returns paperlessly: Hyph. 466. Puts on TV again 467. Previously owned: 2 wds. 468. Mork’s “goodbye,” when doubled 469. Collection of weapons 471. Put up, like a building 473. Culture-supporting org. 474. Make one’s escape 475. Political buddy

476. “CBS Evening News” anchor before Pelley 478. Highly amusing event 480. Do well enough: 2 wds. 482. Hope for the future 485. Perform perfectly: 4 wds. 487. Sound sleeper’s sleep sound

490. W-2 amount perhaps 492. Moses’ sister 493. Glassmaker’s raw material 495. Does the sidestroke or butterfly

497. Believer in sacred cows 498. Prefix meaning “ten” 501. It accompanies neither 502. One cast out of paradise 506. Freight train hoppers, stereotypically

507. One to say “G’day” to 508. Kid-friendly, filmwise: 2 wds.

509. Prepares for printing, as books

511. Miss Lane of “Superman” 513. Prospective sorority member

516. Worked like a flashlight 518. More than a kingdom 520. DDE’s WWII command 521. Some window treatments 523. Golf pro Aoki 524. Vigorous enthusiasm 526. Practical judgment 527. Outspokenly frank 528. Gently show the door: 2 wds. 530. 905-year-old in Genesis 531. Humdinger 532. Feelings of repugnance 535. Alternatives to Marriotts 537. Put _ _ _ act (pretend): 2 wds.

539. Romance novelist Danielle 541. Participated in the giant slalom

543. Native American group, e.g.

544. Moray fisherman

546. It may be played in elevators 547. Supreme Court justice Kagan

548. Colonel Sanders’ facial feature

549. Popular chocolate and marshmallow snack: 2 wds. 552. Simple restaurant 554. Impolite soup eater’s noise 556. “Blade” star Wesley 558. Former Fed chief Greenspan

560. Lacey protrayer _ _ _ Daly 561. Clap for the cast 564. Mock laugh: 2 wds. 565. Doesn’t consider: 2 wds. 567. BVD competitor 569. Alternative to “trick” on Halloween

571. Old, crotchety guy 573. Feudal territory

575. Fish with a long snout 576. Architectural order including circular column tops

577. Coastal city north of Lisbon

579. The first thing to try (and hope for the best): 2 wds. 581. Resist authority 582. Marks below C’s 584. More than just capable 586. Duck with fine, soft down 588. Latissimus _ _ _ (back muscle)

590. Smart _ _ _ (know-it-all) 591. Event with calf roping and barrel races

592. “What are we waiting for?”: 2 wds.

594. Half of Congress 596. Pre-fax transmission 597. H.H. _ _ _ (author known as Saki)

598. Some SWAT team members

600. “You don’t say!”: 2 wds. 603. Chest muscles, for short 604. Fowl less fancy than her mate

606. Not biased

607. _ _ _ for Evidence (Grafton book): 2 wds.

609. Of the previous month 611. Revises, as reviews 614. Shark girl in “West Side Story” 616. Geological period 617. Scold harshly: 2 wds. 618. ___ kwon do (martial art) 619. Kilt pattern 620. Blames for, as a crime: 2 wds.

622. Laid the foundation for, with “to”: 2 wds. 625. Spanish “Bravo!” 626. Proceeding uninterrupted 628. “See ya later, everybody”: 2 wds.

630. Direct a comment at:

2 wds.

632. Kosher place, maybe 633. Concealment’s opposite 635. Horseshoe spot

637. Big Bad Wolf’s demand: 3 wds.

639. Muffet frightener 641. Boards at the dock 643. Judicial orders

646. More than a mere success 648. Utah luggage tag initials 649. Like some new editions of old books

650. Fifty minutes to two:

2 wds.

653. Tony Soprano’s group: 2 wds.

655. Forty-_ _ _ (SF football player)

657. “Tune in for the conclusion” story 658. Jones who sang “Come Away With Me”

659. Tent made with buffalo skins

660. LPGA Tour player Se Ri _ _ _ 661. Laundry basketful 662. 1940s presidential inits. 663. Centers of hurricanes 665. Outs’ counterparts 666. Suffix with audit or transit 667. Many an infomercial offering

669. Covered like three-ring circuses 671. Relatively cool heavenly body: Hyph.

673. Place in reserve: 2 wds. 675. Prepare eggs, one way 678. Letter to the editor accompanier: Abbr. 679. More like marshes 681. Becomes bored with: 2 wds.

684. City that shares Seattle’s airport

686. Cul-_ _ _ (dead-end street): Hyph.

688. Made a disapproving click 690. Least likely to betray 691. Sprain applications 694. Containers for recyclables 695. Denver time zone, briefly 696. Leftover scrap of food 697. Busy pro in tax season 698. Pickup truck’s capacity, maybe: 2 wds. 699. Publishing

701. Sap, as strength 704. “Right on,” to a hipster: 2 wds.

705. Ward of “Independence Day: Resurgence”

706. Try not to look down:

2 wds.

708. Sassing, with “off” 711. Premieres, date-wise: 2 wds.

713. Television studio sign: 2 wds.

714. “M + T” for “empty,” e.g. 715. Many survey responses 719. It’s often two, in mini golf 720. Enjoyed a Thanksgiving dinner

721. Round Table knight 723. Bugs’ feelers

725. _ _ _ Paulo (Brazilian city) 727. Rewards for the QB

728. He sells you insurance 730. Hall of Famer Ripken 732. Street urchin

734. Hot stuff from volcanoes 735. Gets mawkish with: 2 wds. 738. Wahlberg of “Boomtown” 740. “The butcher, the baker, the candlestick-_ _ _” 742. Mistake maker’s computer command

744. At the pinnacle of success: 2 wds.

746. Like some streams in winter: 2 wds.

749. Make a bold move in a poker game: 3 wds. 751. Look the other way

752. Not free to roam

753. _ _ _ Belt (constellation portion)

754. Historic event on Bikini atoll, briefly: Hyph. 755. Car-transmission selection 756. Outshine, informally: 2 wds.

757. Lightweight computer 758. “No, No, _ _ _” (“Tea for Two” musical) 759. Promise of many e-mail filters: 2 wds. 760. “_ _ _ skin off my nose!”: 2 wds. 761. Actor/director Orson of “Citizen Kane” 762. State birds of Hawaii 763. Elegant shade trees 764. Old-style “Phooey!” 765. Car of a 1964 song 766. Totally dominates, in sports More glistening 767.

Down

1. Name on a children’s book of fables 2. Cheery singing syllables: 2 wds. 3. Played cat and mouse (with) 4. Mixed, like candy or nuts 5. Mid-afternoon, on a sundial 6. Assents to the catcher’s pitch selection 7. Disdainful reactions 8. Some fancy men’s suits 9. Reddish-brown horse 10. Great gymnastics score11. Itty-bitty bit 12. “That’s good enough for me”: 2 wds. 13. NFL’s Cowboys, on scoreboards 14. Image consultants 15. Like many Keats poems 16. Reason for a company bonus, perhaps: 2 wds. 17. Dickens’ “_ _ _ of Two Cities”: 2 wds. 18. On the _ _ _ (evading capture) 19. Baseball Hall of Famer Casey 20. Obstetrical period 21. Enjoy the buffet 22. Persian Gulf projectile 23. Evidence of sloppy editing 24. Madrid matron: Abbr. 25. Natural inclinations 26. Scotland’s only poisonous snake 27. 1040 figure before adjustments: 2 wds. 28. Damascus residents 29. Arrange in a logical order 30. Ramp utilizer 31. Duncan of dance 32. Sign of a fish on the line 33. Daniel, the blond Bond 34. Symbols of scarcity: 2 wds. 35. _ _ _ Folly (Alaska nickname) 36. Women-only residences 37. Cy Young winner Hershiser 38. Abdul-Jabbar’s birth name 39. “For shame!”sound 40. “Raging Bull” actor Robert: 2 wds. 41. Caltech grad, perhaps: Abbr. 42. Wake and UVA’s gp. 43. “Praying” part of a praying mantis 44. Solitary monk, maybe 45. More info-packed 48. Source of light that won’t ignite flammable gases: 2 wds. 62. Apple product since 1998 65. Lunar New Year in Vietnam 68. Answering machine “game”: 2 wds. 70. Hr. after midnight: 2 wds. 72. Authoritative 74. Negotiation enticement 76. Brings in, as game 80. Medical people dealing with traumas, casually: Abbr., 2 wds. 82. Rude starers 84. MADD concern 86. “I prefer a different style”: 3 wds. 87. Swashbuckling activity 89. Storage receptacle 91. Line on a letter to U.N. headquarters: 2 wds. 93. After-dusk time, to a poet 94. Wine from Bordeaux 96. Seized, as the throne 98. Computer’s “does not compute” 100. BYU location 106. Jump to one’s feet: 2 wds. 107. Stash, as a sword 108. They may get depressed in the doctor’s office 109. Seasoned government advisors: 2 wds. 111. “Fish Magic” painter Paul 115. Canon model named for a dawn goddess 117. See the humor in 118. Violinist with a Lifetime Grammy: 2 wds. 121. Grown-up polliwog 122. Comedic takeoff 124. Pertaining to birds 126. Start of hazarding a guess: 2 wds. 128. Hulu or Ustream, e.g.: 2 wds. 131. Pencil mark remover 133. Tennis-match unit 134. Talk-show host O’Brien 135. Striped animal 138. Wyoming mountain range 140. Executors’ concerns: 2 wds. 142. Nickname for a legendary Scottish lake monster 145. Twain character Sawyer 146. “Suzie Q” band, initially 148. Richard Branson’s title 149. Father-or-son composer Strauss 150. Commence working: 2 wds. 151. Played with crayons 152. Really botched up: 3 wds. 157. Hot-fudge creation 159. Fire escape step 161. HS class for budding nutritionists: 2 wds. 165. Glasgow negatives 167. Popular branch of yoga 169. Extremelywicked 171. “I’m stumped!”: 2 wds. 173. Measures for a British tailor 175. Husband of a countess, maybe 176. Publicity professional: 2 wds. 178. Leopard’s markings 181. Gets under one’s skin 183. Most rudely sarcastic 184. “My Cousin Vinny” Oscar winner Marisa 186. Indian classic “Kama _ _ _” 188. Sends a message by computer 189. Quaker’s _ _ _ Crunch 191. Nosy “Fiddler on the Roof” character 193. Fingers and toes, on a human body 194. Robin Hood’s hangout 196. Hippie’s van, for short: Abbr., 2 wds. 197. First rap group to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone: Hyph. 199. Attempting to locate 201. He replaced and was replaced by Leno 203. Cause of careless mistakes 204. Member of the bar 206. No longer in force 207. Mexican buddy 208. Silents star Pola 210. Big, big stretch of time 213. Include, at the poker table: 2 wds. 214. Singer Donovan’s last name 216. Group of online posts 219. Burglary deterrent 221. One way to be sick: 3 wds. 222. Professor’s goal, one day 224. Be uncommitted: 4 wds. 226. Berkshire Hathaway headquarters 228. Tune syllable before “la la” 230. Field for early U. S. settlers 231. Bigwig from Abu Dhabi 233. “Goat” starts with one: 2 wds. 235. German count starter 237. More aristocratic 239. Errand-list heading: Hyph. 241. Like some financial aid: Hyph. 243. Places with community swimming pools, for short 245. Classic grape sodas 247. Judge on “America’s Got Talent”: 2 wds. 248. Coffee-and-milk order 250. Former Sega competitor, for short 252. Peruvian capital 254. “Shaken, not _ _ _” (James Bond line) 256. Phrase used to prompt a “Please”: 4 wds. 258. Something only a few people know 260. Hooded winter jacket 261. In need of bleach, perhaps 262. In two parts, musically: 2 wds. 263. Large green moth 264. Digital readout features, for short 266. Change hair color again 269. Sarah McLachlan hit with the lyric “We are born innocent” 271. Dancer-turned-spy Mata 273. They go against PETA’s principles 275. College catalog listings 278. Fax originator 282. Male members of a christening 286. Basil-based spaghetti topper: 2 wds. 288. Felt one’s age, maybe 290. Repeated word in meditation 291. Where “nanu nanu” means “goodbye” 294. Words following attorney: 2 wds. 296. Dry California wine, for short 298. Most spine-tingling 300. Cries of repugnance 301. “If you don’t, _ _ _ will!”: 2 wds. 303. Part of the Monument Valley landscape 304. Infamous king of the Bible 305. “Stop yelling!”: 2 wds. 308. Royal Navy designation: Abbr. 309. Haggard who sang “Okie From Muskogee” 311. Successful, in Varietyspeak 312. Stickler for correctness 313. Short and stocky 315. Try to hit, as flies: 2 wds. 317. Companion of cease 318. Actor George of “Cheers” 320. Suffix meaning “or so” 321. French “thank you” 322. Used, as a kitchen table: 2 wds. 323. Promoting, as a cause 325. Military training course: Abbr. 327. Distress-at-sea message 329. “It slipped my mind”: 2 wds. 331. Easily bent, as limbs 333. More self-centered 334. Where to find Pennsylvania Ave. or K St.: 2 wds. 335. Like oysters in summer months: 3 wds. 336. Reach a consensus 337. _ _ _ Island red (type of fowl) 339. Perfume by YSL 341. Words after “Thanks for bailing me out”: 3 wds. 343. Bank robbers’ jobs 345. Stay in the shadows: 2 wds. 348. Carry ___ of weight: 2 wds. 349. ___Kosh B’Gosh kidswear 353. Syrup for pecan pie, perhaps 354. How durable things are built: 2 wds. 357. Snoopy one 358. RESPONDS LIKE THIS! 362. NYC punk club from 1973 to 2006 363. Small sailboat 366. Only U.S. voters till 1920 367. Eats poshly 369. Pro _ _ _ (for the time being) 371. Manage to pay for 372. Respite from work 374. Period after WWII 375. Seaweed-wrapped roll 378. Tantalizes

380. Start of a book series: 2 wds.

382. Give ground-ball practice, maybe: 2 wds. 383. Nautical knowledge

384. Fail to repair

386. Titles in colonial India 388. Hardly beauty pageant types: 2 wds.

390. At a previous time 394. Holy woman, in France 396. Adolphus Busch or Adolph Coors

398. Drug approving org. 400. Transparent eye structure 402. Unit symbolized by an omega

403. Improve personally: 2 wds. 404. Muppet pal of Bert 405. Keynote precursor 406. Wheat flour in health food stores

408. “March Madness” hoops org.

410. Bring back to consciousness 412. Henry Miller’s “___ of Cancer”

414. Giving the once-over 415. Moving lickety-split:

3 wds.

416. Believer in one Creator 419. Show repentance 420. Actress/singer Lotte 422. Congress VIP 424. Repairmen’s figs.

425. How some medicines are taken

427. Orlando attraction: 2 wds. 429. Massey of vintage Hollywood

431. “Is this too big a chance?”: 2 wds.

433. Really bothered 436. Moves like a crab 439. TV spin-off starring Gary Sinise: Abbr.

440. Earls, dukes, etc., collectively 441. Prepare to shoot again 443. Joints with caps 445. Orthodontist’s grp. 446. Spoils seekers

448. Fish more slippery than many

449. Start of some tribute titles: 2 wds.

452. Word tossed around on the society page 453. Scold harshly

455. Early Celtic priest 457. Margaret Mitchell masterwork, initially 459. Most effortful

461. Grp. with students’ interests at heart

465. Give the illusion of three dimensions

467. They may keep you awake at night

470. Silently agree 472. Prepared an apple for baking

474. To and _ _ _ (back and forth) 475. Joins in an ovation 477. Often-dipped cookies 479. Matador cheers 481. Common piece of mail 483. Fantastic but vain hope: 2 wds.

484. On Sunset Blvd., perhaps: Abbr., 2 wds.

486. Send, as a telegraph message: 2 wds.

487. Mets Stadium, until 2008 488. Punishment for a child, maybe: 2 wds.

489. It’s two octaves above the bassoon

491. Kitchen appliance manufacturer

492. Guide to achieving a major objective: 2 wds. 493. Gaps between neurons 494. On the ocean: 2 wds. 496. Kitchen and bathroom features

499. Serving with tortilla chips: 2 wds.

500. Ranked very highly: Hyph. 503. Jazz legend who sported a soul patch: 2 wds. 504. “The Way” singer Grande 505. Less likely to put up a fight 508. Rancher’s lariat

509. More bronze

510. Get boiling mad 512. Clowns’ walking props 514. Acting without restraint: 3 wds.

515. Blake who composed “I’m Just Wild About Harry” 517. Emeril’s restaurant in New Orleans’ French Quarter 519. Famed apple-pie maker 521. God of France 522. Sonata’s last movement, usually

525. London lavatories 527. Name on 2016 bumper stickers 529. Cone-shaped Native American tents 533. Tomb artifacts, e.g. 534. Hanging loosely 536. Alternative to Google or Bing

538. In Greek mythology, she turned to stone

540. Have as a consequence: 2 wds.

542. Old World continent, for short 545. Commando incursions 548. Faucet attachment: 2 wds. 549. Provides a staff for 550. Oklahoma native 551. Bring into balance: 2 wds. 553. Federal Reserve chair after Bernanke

555. Setting for “The Taming of the Shrew” 557. Something to read online 559. Role for Keanu in “The Matrix” 561. World traveler’s device 562. Long-reaching weapon of yore

563. Principle of conduct 564. Great ruckus

565. Make the rounds in a police car

566. Airline that serves only kosher meals: 2 wds. 568. Percy who sang “When a Man Loves a Woman” 570. Session for an aspiring Serena Williams: 2 wds. 572. Towed items, sometimes 574. Like agua with cubos of ice in it

578. Was babbling

580. Some island souvenirs 582. Air-conditioner alternatives: 2 wds. 583. Universally accepted statements 585. Schoolmarmish

587. Hired different actors 589. Got to third base, perhaps 593. Rig workers

595. ‘Vette roof option: Hyph. 599. Took, look, and book, say 601. Songs for slow dances 602. Means of paperless travel: Hyph.

604. Deen of chefdom

605. Was in the wrong 606. About mid- month, with “the” 608. “Apparently...”: 3 wds. 610. TV, radio, newspapers, etc.

612. Lamas from Lhasa, e.g. 613. Marching band drum 615. Jackson 5 hairdos

617. The _ _ _ Stone (famed archaeological find) 619. Violent weather, informally: Hyph.

620. “The Raven” poet Edgar Allan _ _ _

621. It’s topped by tape, on a tennis court

623. Day, in Durango 624. Experiencing bad luck 626. Italian dressing ingredient 627. Producing in a routine manner: 2 wds.

629. Class following kindergarten: 2 wds. 631. Present-wrapper’s need 634. Gulf of Mexico structure: 2 wds.

636. Province next to Que. 638. Number of Hitchcock’s steps: 2 wds. 639. Smiles, per the request of a photographer: 2 wds. 640. Put an _ _ _ (terminate): 2 wds.

642. Actresses Hudson and Winslet

644. Pictures inked on the body, in slang

645. Salt dispenser

647. Like some appetites 651. Makeup for lids

652. _ _ _ Beatty, Oscar nominee for “Network” 654. Where Dublin is: Abbr. 656. Molecules that respond to stimuli 662. Attempts: 4 wds. 664. Nincompoop, informally 668. Hauled, as in a sack 670. Intimidating, as a task 672. Not honor, as a promise: 2 wds.

674. J.R.’s wife on “Dallas”: 2 wds.

675. Enters without notice: 2 wds.

676. State bordering Veracruz 677. Seriously restrained, as a prisoner: 2 wds. 678. Gateway City’s airport code

679. Lucy’s surname, on classic TV

680. Spanish, to Spanish 682. Triathlon champion 683. Popular nail polish brand 685. Rainy season in Arizona 687. American equivalent of Britain’s MI6

689. Leaves a ship

692. Have great respect for 693. “Faint heart _ _ _ won fair lady”

694. Substance used by whales as a feeding filter 700. Considerate of: 2 wds. 702. Ingredient in a Bahama Mama

703. Nixon gestures: Hyph. 707. Love to the max 709. Already occupied, as a seat 710. Rain-measuring device 712. Cowboy flick

716. Nixon and Brezhnev signed it in ‘72: 2 wds.

717. Party summons received online

718. Having a clearer head 720. Cadabra preceder 722. Batting statistics: Abbr. 724. Julia, in “Oceans Eleven” 726. Characteristic of Nash’s “lama”: 2 wds.

729. Omar of “ER” and “House” 731. “Rio ___” (John Wayne film) 733. Shipbuilder in Genesis 736. Dizzy Gillespie’s genre 737. H.S. course with lab time 739. Shutout score, on the soccer field 741. Liberation movement issues: Abbr.

743. Beaver construction 745. About-face from SSW 747. Storable bed 748. Monk’s promise of poverty, say

750. Young Darth Vader, to friends

Consider our giant Thanksgiving Day crossword puzzle a gift to your family. Once the pumpkin pie’s been cleared, spread the puzzle out on the dining room table and tackle it as a family. Bonnie Gentry of Sun City West, Arizona has built the puzzle to be fun and friendly but still challenging. So grab some pencils, some erasers and your smartest kids. And enjoy.

FIND THE ANSWERS IN SUNDAY’S PAPER.