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ACROSS 1 Retriever, for short 4 Language that gave us “kayak” 9 Letter before iota 14 SOS part, supposedly 15 Silly goose 16 Milquetoast’s antithesis 17 Bobbie Gentry’s “___ to Billie Joe” 18 Anna Sewell horse tale 20 Instrument for Chopin etudes 22 Crow with nine Grammys 23 Water-softening compound 25 Auntie, to Mom 26 Halloween decoration 29 Path less traveled 31 2014 Peace Nobelist Yousafzai 33 “Selma” director DuVernay 35 Titled women, in Britain 37 Legendary Himalayans 38 Militar y meal 40 Fit for a king 42 Circus setup 43 Prepare, as a printing press 45 Took a chance 47 Susan of “L. A. Law” 48 Toughens 50 Poe’s “gold-bug,” e.g. 52 Remain unused 53 Morsel in an aardvark’s meal 55 “Tokyo,” to “Kyoto” 58 Mall tenants 60 Honkers 61 Innie or outie 65 Valuable card in blackjack 66 Really enjoyed 67 “Fear Street” author R.L. 68 Young ’un 69 Model Campbell 70 “Be silent,” in music 71 Figs. on driver’s licenses DOWN 1 Roller coaster features 2 A/V part 3 Area producing an agricultural surplus 4 Boat motor type 5 Zero, in soccer 6 Showing no remorse 7 Move bit by bit 8 Young ’uns 9 “People tell me . . .” 10 Make well 11 Grounded Aussie avian 12 Bit of body art, for short 13 “___ luck?” 19 Fedora feature 21 Opposing vote 24 Fly like an eagle 26 One might eagerly wait with this 27 Flared dress style 28 Lip-smacking good 30 Edgar who painted ballerinas 32 “___ ‘er rip!” 33 Not quite right 34 Starbucks size 36 Barbed, as a remark 39 Drag to court 41 Like Jack Sprat’s diet 44 Duck-billed mammals 46 Show to which “just the facts, ma’am” is misattributed 49 Nose-inthe-air t ype 51 Get grayer 54 Have faith in 56 Broad neckwear 57 Some athletic events 58 Blighted urban area 59 Singer James or Jones 61 Place off limits 62 Letter before 9-Across 63 Tolstoy or Durocher 64 Solid yellow billiard ball