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BestCrosswords.com - "Top Stories of 2011" by Frank Virzi on 12/19/2011 [easy]
Across 1- The late Steve who was the subject of a 2011 biography by Walter Isaacson; 5- Channel whose Road to the White House Bus Tour visited New Hamphire in 2011; 10- State where the 2011 Souris River flood caused 11,000 people to evacuate from 71-Across: Abbr.; 14- Sea on the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border that continued to shrink in 2011; 15- Pizzelle flavoring; 16- She and son Sean held a benefit concert on 3/27/11 in NYC to raise money for victims of the tsunami in Japan; 17- Start to care?; 18- Hasbro line of toy trucks; 19- "Bon ____"; 20- In 2011 Natalie Portman won the Academy Award for Best Actress in this movie; 22- "____ Fatale" (2011 album by Britney Spears that debuted at #1); 23- Dolly, whose cloners are now developing techniques to save the endangered Scottish wildcat; 24- Ab ____ (from the start); 26- TV Guide abbr.; 27- 1975 Al Pacino film directed by Sidney Lumet (1924-2011); 33- Air Force ___, piloted by Ralph Albertazzie (1923-2011) for the Nixon family's return to California on 8/9/74; 34- Prefix with -algia; 35- Econ. yardstick that, in the U.S., grew by 2.0% in the 3rd Quarter of 2011; 36- Org. whose Space Shuttle program ended with the launch of Atlantis on July 8, 2011; 38- Kardashian who filed for divorce on Halloween 2011, 72 days after marrying NBA star Kris Humphries; 40- Knuckle-cracking Emanuel who was elected Mayor of Chicago on February 22, 2011; 44- Winter Hill Gang, e.g. - led by Whitey Bulger, who was captured in 2011 after a 16-year chase by the FBI; 47- Forsaken; 50- Paterno who coached the Nittany Lions on the gridiron for 46 years until being fired in 2011; 51- Special forces military group that killed Osama Bin Laden in 2011; 56- Cockney's residence; 57- ____ Patchett, author of "State of Wonder" (2011 book); 58- "Sprechen ___ Deutsch?"; 59- Old-fashioned ladies; 61- Strict parents described by Amy Chua in her 2011 book about raising children the "Chinese way"; 67- Hathaway who, when she co-hosted the 2011 Oscars, changed clothes every 23.875 minutes; 68- Sing like Bing; 69- Wilson of "Midnight in Paris" (2011 film directed by Woody Allen); 70- Sandler who played Jack and Jill in "Jack and Jill" (2011 comedy); 71- See 10-Across; 72- State whose Straw Poll was won by Michele Bachmann on August 13, 2011; 73- Y chromosome carrier; 74- Gather together; 75- Breathing, to an MD;   Down 1- Side of a doorway; 2- Hershiser who will be joined by Terry Francona for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball crew in 2012; 3- ____ Bing! (go-go bar on "The Sopranos"); 4- Like most deli meat; 5- Marble with concentric circles; 6- Early 2011 arrival that caused Halloween to be canceled for many trick-or-treaters in the Northeast US; 7- __ colada; 8- Start of a memorable 1961 admonition; 9- A funder of PBS's "American Masters"; 10- Org. where the Smurfs rang the opening bell on July 29, 2011; 11- Destine for, as oblivion; 12- With hands on hips; 13- Seoul man; 21- Figure skater Michelle; 22- Author of the autobiography "Betty: A Glad Awakening" who passed away in 2011 at age 93; 25- Chill, with "out"; 27- Brill Building publisher Kirshner (1934-2011) who hosted his syndicated TV "Rock Concert" in the 1970s; 28- Hot dog ____ stick; 29- Some fridges; 30- Puffin's relative; 31- Showy adornment; 32- "Car Talk" airer targeted for federal funding cuts in 2011; 37- "Rehab" singer Winehouse (1983-2011); 39- Bon ___: witticism; 41- Racer Foyt and novelist Cronin; 42- ____ polloi; 43- Tex-___ cuisine; 45- Mama bears, in Barcelona; 46- Bernanke whose strategy at the Fed was called "treasonous" by Texas Gov. Rick Perry in 2011; 48- Feels indignant about; 49- Leg-shaving alternative; 51- Turndown from "Dragnet" character played by Harry Morgan (1915-2011); 52- Knox who was released from an Italian prison in 2011 after the murder conviction against her was overturned; 53- Of the spring; 54- Belfast's county; 55- Tina Fey's 2011 best-selling "Bossypants," for one; 60- Internet ____ (viral phenomenon); 62- Macbeth's burial site; 63- Sticky substances; 64- Shakespearean lament; 65- Kittens' cries; 66- Crackle and pop's partner; 68- Taylor Swift received its 2011 Entertainer of the Yr. award;