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ACROSS
1 Throws, as dice 6 Goes on for ever 11 Rug rat 14 Fred Astaire’s birthplace 15 Call off a launch 16 Reason to start a mine 17 Defamatory words 18 What apartment renters are asked for 20 Shekel earner 22 Riot control mixture 23 Shoot the breeze 24 Wombat pouches, e.g. 26 Reader of this clue 27 Symbol of bureaucracy 30 Old worker from Wessex 33 Start 36 Many (pref.) 38 It’s often in the bag 39 Auto standard, these days 43 Full auditorium sign 44 Ruffian 45 Vacant lot flora 46 The Doukhobors, e.g. 48 Round up the livestock 51 Orion’s mythical lover 53 Frequent cosmetic additive 54 Amateur hockey coaches, often 58 Construction zone necessity 61 Disapprove of 63 Added some vinegar, maybe 65 Too weird for words 66 Steamed sensation 67 Wear 68 Late summer bloom 69 Bandleader Brown, with his Band of Renown 70 Philanthropist 71 Six Russian Ivans
DOWN
1 Baby’s complaint, often 2 Group that uses buggies to ride around 3 Eilat native 4 Flamboyant 5 Liquidation special, maybe 6 Cowpoke’s gear 7 Guy you can spot at Rushmore 8 Point of vulnerability 9 Yew, for one 10 Pound prospect 11 Leave speechless 12 Bo Derek ‘77 movie 13 Golf bag items 19 Valentine caricature 21 “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” subject, supposedly 25 Winnipeg or Edmonton 28 Compound used often in crosswords 29 19th century clock maker Terry 31 Split apart 32 Cigs, in Soho 33 Cello’s big brother 34 Where banshees roam 35 Bagful from Loblaws 37 Long, dismal cry 40 At the present 41 Time period 42 Unnecessary 47 Bridges of “Diff ’rent Strokes” 49 One on the verge of dropping off, maybe 50 Willikers preceder 52 Shrank back 55 Central artery 56 Less humid 57 People with precognition 58 Wave down a cab 59 160 square rods, once 60 “Do” often picked 62 Crofter’s heating material 64 Home to many 18th century Japanese