- 1 LIE
23A What "can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes," per Mark Twain
28318 - 2 EARS
2D What friends, Romans and countrymen lent, in Shakespeare
27163 - 3 ATOM
59D Itsy-bitsy bit
23266 - 4 ESS
9D Double curve
22413 - 5 ARES
67A Greek war god
21271 - 6 URN
29A Ashes container
19244 - 7 DIE
45A Go pfft, as an engine
16168 - 8 TRES
17A "___ bien!"
16136 - 9 MER
22D Debussy's "La ___"
15157 - 10 MAMA
10A Papa's partner
14115 - 11 SORE
42A Teed off
13157 - 12 UGLI
35A Aptly named fruit
1386 - 13 REESE
21D Actress Witherspoon
12153 - 14 LAV
55A Loo
1263 - 15 IKE
46D "I Like ___" ('50s political slogan)
11181 - 16 PETS
19A Cats and gerbils, e.g.
1186 - 17 AREAS
15A Fields
10147 - 18 SOY
30A ___ sauce
10107 - 19 TINE
60D Fork prong
1099 - 20 ERNIE
51D Bert's pal on "Sesame Street"
9163 - 21 ANNO
61A The "A" in A.D.
9128 - 22 SALEM
8D Oregon's capital
9107 - 23 META
1A *Prefix with physics
987 - 24 HONOR
50D Trophy or medal
952 - 25 ASSAM
13D Source of much tea from Asia
863 - 26 NNE
32D SSW's opposite
7205 - 27 RTES
16A Hwys.
7128 - 28 CALL
58D Telephone
746 - 29 ONEAL
65A Shaquille of the N.B.A.
5140 - 30 PART
5D A comb makes one
572 - 31 ATEAT
11D Bothered greatly
566 - 32 COB
62D Inner part of an ear of corn
563 - 33 LORRE
56A Peter of "Casablanca"
557 - 34 LAWN
37D What a sidewalk may abut
542 - 35 AMANA
52D Big appliance maker
4112 - 36 DIA
34D Sábado or domingo
457 - 37 SEEME
7D Curt summons
454 - 38 MEARA
22A Stiller's partner in comedy
453 - 39 TILES
53D Scrabble pieces
438 - 40 CLARA
49D Barton of the 40-Down
362 - 41 NEALE
41D Writer Zora ___ Hurston
358 - 42 AAHS
14A Sounds of satisfaction
355 - 43 SYSTEM
28D The "S" in CBS
338 - 44 RAMADA
48D Holiday Inn alternative
327 - 45 SSTS
26D Retired fliers
2184 - 46 TWA
44A Bygone flier
2115 - 47 PASSE
5A So last year
272 - 48 ENLAI
54D China's Zhou ___
261 - 49 REELS
18A Film units
255 - 50 ASSAIL
4D Attack
239 - 51 BASIL
68A Pesto ingredient
236 - 52 SYNODS
31A Religious councils
211 - 53 GETOVERIT
36D "Quit your beefing!"
28 - 54 MATA
1D ___ Hari (W.W. I spy)
141 - 55 COHO
27D Pacific salmon
117 - 56 ROIS
64A French kings
117 - 57 THERESNOIINTEAM
39A *Coach's clichéd reminder
18 - 58 12
- 59 ATME
69A *"Don't look ___!"
033 - 60 CALLA
62A ___ lily
029 - 61 DION
66A Singer Celine
029 - 62 OON
33D Suffix with ball
024 - 63 METRE
12D About 39 inches, in England
022 - 64 SCALES
26A Libra's symbol
020 - 65 ARTI
63A Basic drawing class
018 - 66 IMAS
38D "___ shocked as you are"
016 - 67 AREAL
6D "You're ___ pal"
013 - 68 REDCROSS
40D Blood group?
013 - 69 TENACE
43A Bridge player's combo
012 - 70 AARONS
47A ___ rod (molding with a twined serpent design)
09 - 71 MRPEANUT
10D Advertising figure with a monocle
09 - 72 CHECKMATE
49A *Chess ending
05 - 73 MINCEMEAT
57A Pie filling ... or a hint to the answers to the six starred clues?
04 - 74 ASPARTAME
20A *Substance marketed under the name NutraSweet
02 - 75 THEPLAYER
3D 1992 Robert Altman film about Hollywood
02 - 76 01