17A. Politically active fowl? : TRUMP DUCK (9). Dump Truck.
28A. Clever insect? : CUNNING ROACH (12).Running Coach.
45A. Embarrassed avian? : BLUSHING CROW (12). Crushing blow.
59A. Street-wise amphibian? : ROUGH TOAD (9). Tough Road.
And the reveal,
66A. Oxford don associated with slips similar to 17-, 28-, 45-, and 59-Across : SPOONER. The MAN.
Across:
1. Books in which each sheet of paper is folded into eight leaves : OCTAVOS. Latin for 8.
8. Factions : SECTS.
13. See 2-Down : TORTILLAS. 2D. With 13-Across, Mexican restaurant choices : CORN. When I was young and first exposed to Mexican food in new England, corn tortillas were the only choice. They were crunchy and messy- great for a kid.
16. Not likely to miss much : ALERT.
18. Eyelashes : CILIA. The Latin plural of cilium- 1. the eyelids or eyelashes.
2. small, hairlike processes projecting from epithelial cells on the outer surfaces of some cells, aiding metabolism by producing motion, eddies, or current in a fluid. In the lung, cilia wave mucus, pus, and dust upward. In the Fallopian Tube, they are an integral part of getting pregnant.
19. "A Chorus Line" number : ONE. The Finale.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyZeGOsR9IA
20. Goddess with a throne headdress : ISIS.
23. Flair : ELAN.
26. Easily bent : PLIABLE.
32. Comfortable with : USED TO.
33. Dresden's river : ELBE.
34. Takes in : HAS.
37. Big hit : SMASH. Broadway.
38. Subside, with "down" : DIE.
39. Doozy : BEAUT.
41. Loan fig. : PCT. Percent.
42. "The Little Mermaid" prince : ERIC.
The Story
44. The kiwi is the smallest one : RATITE. Any of the mostly large birds with a flat breastbone without a keel, therefore unable to fly, i.e., the ostrich, rhea, emu, cassowary, and kiwi, together with the extinct moa and elephant bird.
47. Fake it, in a way : LIPSYNC. I really like seeing this Friday worthy fill.
50. Pageant accessory : SASH. I have had this and Obi very often this year.
51. Sandy's home : UTAH. Got me; there is a Sandy City Utah? Not the dog....
52. Puts in place : SETS. Like a dinner table.
54. Achievement of many a CEO : MBA.
63. Birch of "American Beauty" : THORA. Birch was born in Los Angeles, the eldest child of Jack Birch and Carol Connors. Her parents, who have been her business managers throughout her acting career, are former adult film actors; both appeared in the film Deep Throat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amEjnYxoWFU
64. Require help : NEED A HAND.
65. Slender woman : SYLPH. Another wonderful word. One would move 24D. In a supple manner : LITHELY.
Down:
1. Anne Frank's father : OTTO. Somehow I remembered his NAME.
3. Loyal : TRUE. Be true to your love.
4. 20s dispenser : ATM.
5. Bigwig : VIP.
6. Dated : OLD.
7. Swinging about : SLUING. Not high on my list: verb (used with object), slued, sluing. 1. to turn (a mast or other spar) around on its own axis, or without removing it from its place. 2.to swing around.
verb (used without object), slued, sluing. 3. to turn about; swing around.
8. __ fly: productive MLB out : SACrifice.
9. Hebrew prophet : ELIJAH. A most important PROPHET.
10. Star : CELEB.
11. Operatic vocal effect : TRILL. When he retired in 2012, Bass Paul Plishka said, he could not do it any more. "The trill is gone."
12. Dated : STALE. Liker some humor!
14. Coolers, briefly : ACS.
15. Balancing aid on the slopes : SKI POLE.
21. Piece at the butcher shop : SLAB.
23. Goals : ENDS.
25. Mayo is in it : ANO.
27. Swell applications : ICE BAGS.
28. Edge : CUSP.
29. Letters at N.C.'s Camp Lejeune : USMC.
30. Drink order : NEAT. Tinbeni CSO!
31. Clinton's first Labor secretary : REICH. A very interesting MAN, only 4'11."
34. Locks often gray : HAIR.
35. Aries or Taurus : AUTO.The K Car is long gone, but Ford Taurus is back.
36. Brood : STEW.
38. Make out : DISCERN.
40. Make an impression : ETCH.
43. Hose problems : RUNS.
44. Stranded messenger : RNA.
45. C equivalent : B SHARP.
46. Time units : ISSUES. The magazine, silly.
47. Hungers (for) : LUSTS.
48. Raring to go : ITCHY.
49. Given orally, as evidence : PAROL.
53. Golf club part : TOE.
54. Complain : MOAN. Stop your moaning and groaning; I guess more appropriate than any other definition. U had an aquaintance who made a living moaning for pron movies.
55. Thorn in one's side : BANE.
56. Dely. destination : ADDRess.
58. Half a tuba sound : PAH. really, isn't it 1/3- oom pah pah?
60. Econ. yardstick : GDP. D or N? Domestic or national.
61. One-tenth of a Vietnamese dong, formerly : HAO. A very obscure clue, even with the formerly hint. A Vietnamese currency previously issued by the Vietnam National Bank. The hao, or hào, is one-tenth of a Vietnamese dong and can be subdivided into 10 xu. Neither the xu or the hao are currently in use in Vietnam.
62. E'en if : THO.
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