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1 Lords-and-Ladies plants, e.g. 6 Spiny-leaved plant 11 Do something 14 Kidney related 15 Theatre boxes 16 “___ Loves You” (Beatles) 17 Safety footwear that you can “bearly” feel? 19 Area managed by the bishop 20 Begrudges 21 Cold war adjective 23 Give a darn 25 Completed a bowline 27 To be, in Old Roma 28 Close pal 29 Written in stone 30 Venerable fellow 33 Kick the bucket 35 Astrologer’s sign 36 The sight of big, brown bears acting at being really macho? 41 Fly fisher’s basket 42 Templeton and Waugh 44 West Indies’ ___ Antilles 47 Sow’s surroundings, often 49 22nd Greek letter 50 Allow to use for a while 51 Eight, for a start 53 Grain farmer’s bounty 54 Discord 57 Geological feature in the Badlands 59 Something brewing 60 Malaysian city with so many people you can “bearly” stand it 64 This can get quite scrambled 65 Nitwit 66 Curved billiards shot 67 Maiden name preceder 68 Tiny holes in your skin 69 Thus far
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1 Boat built by Noah 2 Big farm truck name of the ‘40s 3 Expected loser 4 Portland’s state 5 Eastern European, often 6 Notwithstanding 7 Foie gras source 8 Back in history 9 Retrievers’ relievers? 10 Husky rival 11 NHL player’s stat. 12 Camembert, for one 13 Waver on the edge 18 Toy with strings attached 22 Craft 23 “radio one” network 24 Something sensed by psychics 26 Small fishing boat 29 Go around the edges 31 Lily from Montreal 32 Break down, in a way 34 Pinball machine locale 35 The whole shebang 37 Zany US character 38 Memorable actor Mostel 39 Pathological activity 40 Faint repetition 43 How to drink fine brandy 44 Celiac sufferer’s bane 45 Go back on the deal 46 Really irk 47 Summer ermines 48 Circular saw, for one 52 Theatre’s “Daphnis and ___” 53 Non-responsive states 55 Jump rope 56 Hubbub 58 Russia’s parliament 61 You’re surrounded by it 62 “___ it or lose it” 63 Collecting OAS