This week’s theme is PREDATORS.

Solution in next week’s Rappahannock News.

ACROSS

1. Food contaminant 6. Convex and used for cooking 9. To be obedient 13. Italy’s renowned actress 14. “Fat chance!” 15. Wear away 16. Mineral made of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium, pl. 17. It opposed British rule 18. What library does 19. *Bird of prey 21. *Indonesian dragon 23. Perfect score? 24. Calf-length skirt 25. Band aid 28. Bread pocket 30. *Scorpion's domain 35. Amount of work 37. Ashley Wilkes’ “Twelve ____” 39. Petrus _____, influential French humanist 40. Absorbed by 41. Yuletides 43. Known for its wine 44. Set of values 46. *It eats both water and land based insects 47. Capital of Ukraine 48. Get cozy 50. *Some are on this point of food chain 52. *Zodiac sign, king of the jungle 53. Thumbs-up 55. Before, in verse 57. *What predators did? 60. Go places 63. Politician Palin 64. Spring mo. 66. Part of a plane 68. Pond build-up 69. Duvel, e.g. 70. Swelling 71. Hammer part 72. Eighty-six 73. *Used when hunting ducks

DOWN

1. “A Nightmare on ___ Street” 2. Coconut fiber 3. *Black and white swimmer 4. Jumped or bounded 5. Part of a foot 6. Sound of a fan 7. Argo propeller 8. Uniform shade 9. Sweet sandwich 10. Fleming’s spy 11. Taro plant 12. Word for a nod 15. Having more elm trees 20. Tear jerker 22. Roulette bet 24. “____ ___ for Ducklings” 25. *Sigourney Weaver hunted it 26. Mountain in Italy 27. Trails 29. New Mexico art colony 31. Went under 32. Inbox message 33. Indian coin 34. *_____ lions 36. “Just __ __” 38. Prelude to a duel 42. Show contempt 45. Drape with cover 49. ___ out a living 51. Photographed at the doctor’s office 54. One in advertising 56. Elude paying taxes 57. Exhibiting good health 58. Craving 59. Indian cuisine staple 60. *Cretaceous predator 61. Senior manager 62. Car with a bar 63. Tree juice 65. “When We Were Kings” subject 67. Declare