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ACROSS
1. Bird associated with the Egyptian god Thoth
5. Totted
10. Pillage Montana?
14. Origin
15. Country music star Clark
16. National gemstone of Australia
17. Pretentious
18. Lions and Bears
19. Knowledge
20. What many critics become on Monday morning?
23. Marvin of Cat Ballou
24. Sandra of Grey's Anatomy and others
25. Mountain range north of Kazakhstan
27. Genetic
30. Science fiction author Isaac
32. Malaise
33. Ben ___, highest mountain in the British Isles
35. Sotomayor or Rykiel
37. Light
39. Greek letter
41. Ruler
42. Vapors
44. Snags
46. Champ
47. Uncover
49. City on Lake Michigan
51. Small stream
52. Eccentric piece
53. Tricky
55. Attempt at yardage
62. Lug
64. Campbell or Watts
65. Final or mid-term
66. Butter alternative
67. Showy bird
68. Singer of Footloose fame
69. Propel by foot?
70. Fairport Convention singer Sandy
71. Conniption
DOWN
1. Mesopotamia, today
2. Brian ___, Irish king
3. Smidgen
4. Author of Sophie's Choice
5. Swore to
6. Muntjac or sambar
7. Cheerless
8. Bombeck
9. Decathlon event
10. Peruvian monetary unit
11. Harmonious
12. Concern
13. Colleague of Kandinsky
21. Comparative conjunction
22. Former Carolina Panther Jenkins
26. Crazed: var.
27. Homeric tale
28. Gardeners
29. Happening
30. Moving about
31. Eagles QB Young
32. Smoke in Swansea
34. Dockworkers' union
36. Ripen
38. Bigfoot cousin?
40. Promptness
43. Identity
45. Mackerel relative
48. Copied
50. Drives
53. Store
54. Humdinger
56. Hot trend
57. Tattered
58. "You said it!"
59. Nerve cell conduit
60. Traditional Indian dress
61. Tarnish: dial.
63. Container
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