WORD PUZZLES

ACROSS

1. Absorbs

5. Wanes

9. Sounds of disapproval

13. Chocolate cookie

14. Angers

16. Agitate

17. Ranch

18. Hemp

19. As well

20. Assumed name

22. Most condescending

24. Counterfoil

26. Genuflected

27. Honorable

30. Sags

33. Spider

35. Paper with a crinkled texture

37. A type of large sandwich

38. Ancient Roman magistrate

41. Disencumber

42. Panache

45. Bragging

48. A type of organic compound

51. Gallivant

52. Drags

54. Audible exhale

55. Tearing up

59. Gloomy, in poetry

62. 53 in Roman numerals

63. French school

65. Sea eagle

66. F F F F

67. Femme fatale

68. Satisfy

69. Weight loss plan

70. T T T T

71. Skidded

DOWN

1. Couch

2. By mouth

3. Spoilable

4. Physical

5. Historic period

6. Parts of aprons

7. Void of expression

8. 1/60th of a minute

9. Betrayer

10. Only

11. Smooch

12. Notch

15. Cavalry weapon

21. Very

23. Coalition

25. Curse

27. Alleviate

28. Cargo vehicle

29. Cover

31. The outer area

32. Rotates

34. Anagram of “Bid”

36. Border

39. A parcel of land

40. Hearing organs

43. Non-believer

44. Tailless amphibian

46. Told

47. A female tiger

49. Naked models

50. Bring out

53. A loud sleeping sound

55. Toboggan

56. High fidelity

57. Abundant

58. Delight

60. Against

61. Marsh plant

64. N N N N