theme: looks good on paper
17A. *"We've got this one!" : IT'S IN THE (paper) BAG
24A. *Mischievous child : PECK'S BAD (paper) BOY. new to me. film based on a series of books by george wilbur peck.
38A. *YouTube piece : ONLINE VIDEO (paper) CLIP
49A. *India's national animal : BENGAL (paper) TIGER. beautiful.
60A. What auditors look for, and, in a way, what the ends of the answers to starred clues are : PAPER TRAILS
melissa here. another beauty from our resident heartrx/marti. perfect wednesday level difficulty. few unknowns, some fun clues, and a theme that's worth the paper it's written on.
across
1. Fabric named for an Asian capital : DAMASK
7. Letter-shaped lift : T-BAR
11. Suntan lotion letters : SPF
14. Eight-time tennis Grand Slam champion : AGASSI
15. Finish line : WIRE
16. Covert ops gp. : CIA and 2d. 16-Across personnel : AGT'S
19. Snitch : RAT
20. Anglo-French fliers until 2003 : SST'S
21. Cuppa contents : TEA
22. Haggard : GAUNT
27. Fuel holder : GAS TANK
31. Mind : HEED
32. Ferrell's "SNL" partner in "Morning Latte" skits : OTERI
33. i follower : POD
34. Some PCs : IBM'S
42. Opinion sampling : POLL. i first read this as onion sampling.
43. Fun unit? : TON
44. Crete peak: Abbr. : MT. IDA
45. Like some vaccines : ORAL
47. Pirouetting : IN A SPIN. yeah, baby.
53. Collar inserts : STAYS
54. Jack's place : BOX
55. Soho stroller : PRAM
59. Cyclades island : IOS
64. ID material : DNA
65. Pound of poetry : EZRA
66. Render powerless? : UNPLUG. nice.
67. Night sch. class : ESL
68. Gloom partner : DOOM
69. Biblical poetry : PSALMS
down
1. Where roasters may sit : DAIS
3. Spar : MAST
4. Yard sale caveat : AS IS
5. W-4 info: Abbr. : SSN
6. Litter box trainee : KITTEN
7. Fine-tune : TWEAK
8. Seafood restaurant freebie : BIB
9. Parseghian of football : ARA
10. Jamaican genre : REGGAE
11. Deep-clean : SCRUB
12. Scott Joplin's instrument : PIANO
13. Like marbled meat : FATTY
18. "Dang!" : HECK
23. More than fans : ADDICTS
24. "I feel your __" : PAIN
25. Sporting footwear : SHOD
26. "Venerable" monk : BEDE. learning moment for me: venerable bede.
27. Sticky stuff : GOOP
28. Oxygen's 8: Abbr. : AT. NO. atomic number.
29. Hawk : SELL
30. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings," for one : TRILOGY
33. ATM access : PIN
35. Sub on a screen : BLIP. radar.
36. Modest skirt length : MIDI. between mini and maxi.
37. Stretch across : SPAN
39. List shortener, for short : ET. AL.
40. Electrical unit : VOLT
41. "A Jug of Wine ..." poet : OMAR khayyam.
46. Spoke like Vito Corleone : RASPED
47. Composer Stravinsky : IGOR
48. On deck : NEXT UP
49. Unlikely hit on a 45 : B SIDE. this is one:
50. Preppy collars : ETONS
51. Like some cavities : NASAL
52. Letter-shaped girder : I-BEAM
55. Smurf with a beard : PAPA
56. Little brook : RILL
57. Grad : ALUM
58. Voice mails: Abbr. : MSG'S
61. Dye that comes from the French word for nitrogen : AZO
62. Tour golfer, e.g. : PRO
63. OR or ER workers : RN'S
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