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ACROSS 1 C.V., basically 4 Midway attractions 9 Hen party topic? 14 Longer time than you can ever imagine 15 “Smallville” actress Durance 16 Old Turkish bigshot 17 The queen’s worker 18 Virginia nightclub singer that’s had her bran removed? 20 He’ll put you in your place 22 TV remote button 23 Bingo’s casino cousin 24 Like oak leaves 26 Linguarum locale, to Roman dentists 28 Criminally silly theme of this puzzle? 35 Oriental metaphysical idea 36 Get touchy? 37 Noted avian mimic 38 “Dukes of Hazzard” law officer 40 The written word 43 Smoker in Sicily? 44 Tall Tanzanian natives 46 Rug feature 48 Wrap things up 49 Old magic show with tigers and lots of sacks of grain? 53 Beach-goer’s hope 54 US immigrant’s isle 55 Beggar’s income 59 It’s usually screwed up 61 Little chip maker 64 Grain that’s strictly for the birds? 67 Winnipeg’s Portage, e.g.. 68 Long arm bones 69 Common Florida fisher 70 Unsatisfying game result 71 Mame, for one 72 Medicinal amounts 73 Moose’s smaller kin DOWN 1 Geste, for one 2 Little charged particles 3 At large 4 Censure 5 That really mad feeling 6 Circle divider 7 Neutral hosiery colour 8 Southern California’s ___ Sea 9 E-file tax whiz, briefly 10 “Listen!” 11 Spot to visit by boat 12 Host Julie of “Big Brother” 13 Knock one’s lights out 19 Block of floating ice 21 Fraction of a joule 25 Marching pace 27 Biceps’ bailiwick 28 Things on a list 29 Where to hold a luau 30 Get hitched on the q.t. 31 Verbal nod from one’s mate 32 US national highway 33 Pram pusher, perhaps 34 Lamp covering 39 Buckle under pressure 41 Quiet huddles with the judge 42 Netanyahu flies in it 45 Maybes 47 Joins the army, e.g. 50 Hillbilly 51 Hardened by use 52 Deafening noise 55 Cerulean blue cousin 56 Real wowser 57 Rock’s Manfred ___ 58 Sing like Ella 60 Target’s target, e.g. 62 Wicked as sin 63 Emblem of Wales 65 Skeleton item 66 A driver needs this for support