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ACROSS

1 Fez or fedora

4 Movie about Dr. King’s march

9 Vengeful feeling

14 Had a nosh

15 Beachfront view

16 Softens, with “down”

17 Grant-awarding org.

18 Kitchen sink accessory

20 Runs about playfully

22 Something to scratch

23 On the 15-Across

24 Word before space or limits 27 Dog-summoner’s word

30 Card game played at many online casinos

33 Orbison who sang “Oh, Pretty Woman”

34 Like “Paree,” in song

35 Update the decor of

36 Pub order

37 In pursuit of

40 Now-then connection 41 Two-masted sailboats

43 Cleveland hoopster, for short

44 Poet Pound

46 Ripken Jr. in Cooperstow­n

47 Lend a hand

48 Period when few home runs were hit 53 Showy spring bloom

55 Become swollen

56 Dark clouds, to some

57 At hand

59 IRA, e.g.

61 New York City tourist attraction, and a hint to this puzzle’s theme 65 “Norma ___” (Sally Field movie)

66 Starting lineup 67 Like the scent of many air fresheners

68 Having a bug

69 Fraternity kegger, e.g.

70 Trench maker’s tool

71 Gibson ___ Paul guitars

DOWN

1 Airliner maintenanc­e site

2 “Relax, soldier!”

3 Like yoked oxen

4 Manhattan or London neighborho­od

5 “Green” science

6 Stops, as rain

7 Paw’s spouse

8 “Fifty Shades of Grey” heroine, briefly

9 Proofreade­r’s “leave it in”

10 Place for a rocking chair

11 Stark naked 12 Tetley offering 13 Psychic’s purported gift, briefly 19 Ready for a nap 21 Cop’s ID 25 Dorothy’s transport to Oz

26 ___ out (barely managed)

28 Forty nickels or 50 pennies 29 Colon, in an emoticon 31 Propelled, as a dinghy

32 Kate Middleton, for one 37 Antioxidan­t-rich berry

38 Practicall­y cloudless

39 Prepackage­d, single-serving meal

40 Asia’s ___ Sea

42 Divvy up

45 Football ref, slangily

46 Supplied a spread for

49 Daiquiri flavor

50 Chef who says “Bam!”

51 Wine and dine

52 Broadway backers

54 Lay into

58 Unit in the game of Risk

60 Isle of Scotland’s Inner Hebrides

61 Relative of a 1-Across

62 Letter before theta

63 Discs on turntables

64 Orange seed

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