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ACROSS
1. Lose ___ at the casino (bet poorly)
5. ___ Linda, Nixon's birthplace
10. Gen.'s counterparts
14. Check
15. Cat-tails connection
16. She played Carrie on The King of Queens
17. Sheds light on
19. "I can't believe ___ the whole thing!"
20. 2007 Heisman Trophy winner
21. "Just let ___" (move on)
22. Noted plaintiff Scott
23. Some haute couture creations
25. Lighthouse of Seven Wonders fame
27. White sale items
30. Led Zeppelin's "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do," originally
31. Only slightly
32. Close
35. Like many a Scotch whisky
38. Place for a home theater, perhaps
39. Family Ties family
41. NCAA grouping
42. Gooey goody
44. Spa wrapper
45. Part of a parrot's beak
46. Popular economic benchmark, familiarly
48. They help dancers keep on their toes
50. It can be a tough neighborhood to leave
52. Shoulder
54. Genetic mapping points
55. Member of a certain squad?
57. Sheltering org.
61. "___, you noblest English...": Shakespeare
62. The Turn of the Screw, for one
64. Hong Kong's Hang ___ Index
65. Start of a clarification
66. Like ___ of corn (very easy)
67. Rock musician Barrett and others
68. Circuit courts of the Middle Ages
69. Spruces up a spruce, in a way
DOWN
1. Support
2. Fabric ridge
3. Place for three tradesmen, in nursery rhyme
4. Figured out
5. Letter between tet and kaf
6. Studio warning sign
7. Herb who shot celebrities
8. Rare blood type, for short
9. Descriptive of many fables
10. Surveyor's tool
11. Author's address, at times
12. San ___, California city or its county
13. Lets some hair down?
18. "Hooray for me!"
24. Bone: comb. form
26. They don't lie, according to Shakira
27. Mates in Merseyside?
28. It might be out of stock
29. Jiffy relative
30. Some supply chain dealings, briefly
33. Instrument played by a Marx brother
34. ___-Aztecan (Hopi language group)
36. Flag
37. Montand of film and song
39. County neighboring London
40. Henry Fonda's home state: abbr.
43. 'AAA' to 'D', for example
45. Steuben piece
47. Pet seen in a window?
49. Caucasus river
50. Sheen
51. Sore throat soother
52. Pigeon, frequently
53. Amphora handles
56. "Goodness!"
58. Band with the hit "Crazy Love"
59. Drivel
60. Author Rand and namesakes
63. Freight wts.
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