Week 695: Dead Letters

4. SPLITPEA: Lunch for two fashion models (Russell Beland, Springfield)

5. TEENA:"Smells-a Like-a ____ Spirit-a," the Nirvana song covered by Lawrence Welk (Ir-a Allen, Bethesd-a)

6. ARB: Reversible undergarment (Michael Baker, Columbia)

7. SEER: One who trades in futures (Vic Fleming, Little Rock)

8. IDEO: Direct to DVD, a documentary on the life of Freud (Bob Kopac, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)

9. ASTAIRE: What the Thin Man received after he had his dog fixed (Chuck Smith, Woodbridge)

10. BEATIT: "Closed" sign at a brothel (Ben Schwalb, Severna Park)

11. BLUE: Waiting to exhale (Vic Fleming)

12. LADS: Sex objects. -- M. Foley, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) (Chris Doyle)

13. SNIT: Angry people can be found in one (Rick Muenchow)

18. RELS: Bottom of the barrels (several entrants)

22. DISMAL: State of conditions in Iraq if they were to improve markedly (Drew Bennett)

24: CURFEW: WWI ace Fudd: "_______, Wed Bawon!" (Jerry Ewing, Orlando)

26. SHIFT: The key to the capital (Judith Cottrill, New York)

27. LOSER: Anyone who spends a week working on a crossword puzzle with the answers already filled in (Brendan Beary)

28. AMINO: The acid-tongued Marx Brother (Phyllis Reinhard, East Fallowfield, Pa.)

30. PODIA: They're pushing up daises (Chris Doyle)

31. ERRORS: Even if immigration restrictions are liberalized, the Bush administration will refuse to admit these. (John Glenn, Tyler, Tex.)

32. ADORE: Worship at Jim Morrison's grave (Michael Baker)

33. RENDS: Breaks into tears (Chris Doyle)

34. TRESS: Hair on a flying but (Creigh Richert, Aldie, Va.)

36. SHEATH: Castilian pronunciation for poop (Sue Lin Chong, Baltimore)

42. SOFTSPOT: Where you're not allowed to poke the baby (Daniel Bahls, Brighton, Mass.)

45. Third runner-up: INSOFAR: With 42 Down, before- and after-Viagra nicknames. (Kerry Humphrey, Woodbridge)

48. JESTER: Class clown at Shirley U. (Chris Doyle)

49. TERN: What fans of the Byrds do three times to every thing (Jeff Brechlin, Eagan, Minn.)

53. AEGIS: "To ___ own," Athena said to Zeus (Kevin Dopart; Phil Frankenfeld)

54. BEDS: With 15 Across, Castro convertibles (Chris Doyle)

55. IRAE: Roman retirement accounts (Kevin Dopart)

56. GAZA: Strip noted for its bombshells (Rick Muenchow)

57. TRIO: Harry Belafonte's new calypso song to commemorate Arbor Day (Jeff Miller; Ira Allen)

58. SYNC: What Lance Bass's career did after he came out (Jeff Brechlin; Lawrence McGuire, Waldorf)

60. CANE: Nursing home support staff (Vic Fleming)

61. UNIT: How to call someone a louse via text message (Donna Mountfort, Biglerville, Pa.)

62. ETCS: Lousy grades at Alien U. (several entries)

65. ITS: Oobs. (Jim Lubell, Mechanicsville, Md.)

Next Week: Reinkernation, or Threecycling