Estranged Bedfellows
Across
1.Teams that need to get started soon, because soccer and tennis are freaking boring
4.Ndamukong
7.U.S. Representative who must have gotten an enormous campaign contribution from BP
13.The Greatest
14. Chemistry units
16.Some gas, Chinese toys
18.Non-stuttering Tillis
19.It may be tempted
20.Happiness, on both sides of Bourbon
21.Plant pore
23.Area around St. Charles and Carrollton, after Katrina
25.Sphere
27.Craggy peak
28.Dom, to a bottom
31.Code of law against theft, murder, promiscuity
35.Fizzled (out)
37.Carry
38.Fox loser, baby
40.The most dangerous parasite, to Leonardo
41.Annoying colonist
42.Borat foes
44.Plasma rival
46.Cold or closed
48.Tab
49.Org. that provides goofy suits
50.Crappy-sounding dog
52.Henchmen
54.Beatles’ moneymaker
55.Anger
57.Cat sound (work with me here)
58.Carl’s pal
60.Was really high
64.Motley
67.Clapton or Cartman
69.Beer type
70.Mouse bait
71.D. Howard pastime
72.By way of
73.French philosopher
74.30 Rock show
75.Fitting clue, location-wise
Down
1.Kindergarten activities
2.The world, to Friedman
3.Snazzy ride
4.Mac users claim it’s as good as Google Chrome; it’s not
5.Tarantino favorite
6.Feisty Rwandan
8.Recently found a way to cut household energy consumption in half (2 words)
9.Something 28-across might do
10.Gulf water quality
11.Song of praise
12.New Jersey cager
15.Aug. follower
17.Redhead’s secret, maybe
22. “Gimme ___”
24.Failed attempt to curb oil gusher (2 words)
26.Goes between two drills (unfortunately not Palin)
29.NATO threat
30.Fabulous, fruity
31. “Is,” to Giuseppe
32.Head member
33.Come by
34.Overrated Tiffany's actress
36.___ the season to be jolly
39.Show featuring conspicuous number of murdered supermodels
42.Acquire
43.Passing time; add an “r” for how Amy Winehouse is passing time
45.___ auto, ___ Boot
47.Rolling Stone sanctuary
49.Gumbo component
51.Insult
53.All-day cookers
56.Sized up
59. “___-bound and down”
61.Ecstasy center
62.One of the few women who is definitely not sleeping with Tiger
63.Inanimate
64.Regal soft drink
65.Oohs’ companion
66.Green energy grp.
68.Literally, groove; metaphorically, the opposite