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ACROSS 1 Like some basketball shots and unwanted calls 8 Slangy turndown 11 Law man 14 Woo
15 ___ crossroads 16 “… fish
___ fowl” 17 Markswoman dubbed “Little Sure Shot” [1977] 19 Male swan 20 Site of two French banks 21 Free from 22 Prefix with center 23 High lines 25 Variety of pool [1982] 27 2017 N.C.A.A. basketball champs 30 Opposite of a gulp 32 Rapidly spreading over the internet 33 Mushroom or balloon 35 Group that takes pledges, informally 38 Massage target? 39 Capital city with only about 1,000 residents [2016] 44 Stew morsel 45 “Right away!” 46 Geraint’s wife, in Arthurian legend 47 Understand 49 Rallying cry? 51 “Gloria in Excelsis ___” (hymn) 52 Landlord’s register [1996] 56 Ring on a string 58 Columbia, for one 59 Winds down in a pit? 61 Boise’s home 65 President pro ___ 66 Award won by the starts of 17-, 25-, 39and 52-Across and 11- and 29-Down 68 ___-la-la 69 Get a good look at 70 Country north of Latvia 71 Hankering 72 70-Across, e.g., formerly: Abbr. 73 TV’s “Maverick” or “Gunsmoke” DOWN 1 They may be strapless or padded 2 Solo 3 Luxury hotel chain 4 Oscar winner for “Hannah and Her Sisters” 5 Prepares to be knighted 6 Prefix with tourism 7 Sweetie 8 Nita of silent films 9 Used as the surface for a meal 10 Antihistamine target 11 400 meters, for an Olympic track [2012] 12 Commotion 13 Clay character in old “S.N.L.” sketches 18 They’re related 24 Search (through) 26 1996 Foo Fighters hit 27 “That’s awful!” 28 Hunters’ org. 29 Superloyal employee [1971] 31 Crackerjacks 34 Oscar winner for “Hannah and Her Sisters” 36 Caste member 37 Means of avoiding an uphill climb 40 Blankets for open-air travelers 41 Series ender: Abbr.
42 Run out of power 43 Commotion 47 Courageously persistent 48 Noted colonial silversmith 50 Bank jobs 53 Follows orders 54 Deadbeat, e.g. 55 Tennis call 57 Buffoon 60 Eurasian duck 62 Teen woe 63 Wig, e.g. 64 Pearl Buck heroine 67 Helpfulness