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ACROSS 1 Splittable bit of matter 5 Medicinal quantity 9 October’s stone 13 Oriental desert 14 Taps the horn 15 Bad drivers might yell it 16 Surrender 19 Cornet’s lower-sounding cousin 20 Spins the same old yarn 21 Assemble 23 Hotfoot it 24 Sea squirt 27 Good time for a Hanoi party 29 Best imaginable 33 Telepathy and the like 34 Right wing politicos 37 Legendary scatter 38 Offer encouragement 41 Brainwave from Bordeaux 42 Orchestral gong 43 What Tweety tawt he taw 44 Small gulls, basically 46 It might lead you to buried treasure 47 Nobles 49 “Shreddies” alternate, perhaps 51 Himalayan holy men 53 Breakfast bar stuff 57 Obsessive collector 61 Voice one’s opposition 63 Opera set in ancient Egypt 64 Alarming sound 65 Leonardo’s Lisa 66 Totally bungled 67 Does a bit of darning 68 90’s Taliban leader Mullah ___

DOWN 1 Important old Turk 2 Screwdriver or wrench 3 Departure notice? 4 Small disaster 5 Farther along the river 6 “Oh, wow!” 7 Begin to wake from the dead 8 Pleasant smelling chemical 9 One on trial 10 Election result barometer 11 Salty Asian inland sea 12 Trouser parts 14 Fictional Georgia plantation 17 BLT essential 18 Ornamental needle case 22 Earthquakerelated 24 Bowler’s nightmare 25 Off to the left, say 26 Serial killer, hopefully 28 Litmus strips, e.g. 30 Upper echelon 31 Something in the apse 32 Makes it to the finish 35 Nipigon’s prov. 36 “Fat farm” 39 Dovetail-making tool 40 Airbag activator 45 Loafer or oxford 48 Lion rival, at times 50 Grubby folks 52 Spiked mediaeval club 53 Seize suddenly 54 Bannister, e.g. 55 Assistant 56 Quite adept 58 Dining or living area 59 Pavlova of ballet 60 Regal Russian, once 62 Uppercut’s target