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ACROSS

1 Euro predecessor 5 Lower in esteem 10 Peter Pan competitor 13 Many, many moons 14 Eats by candlelight, say 15 Venice beach resort 16 Hardcover cover 18 Leader in a burnoose 19 Old T-shirt, perhaps 20 Go public with 21 “Don’t worry about me” 22 Writers on parchment 26 Corporals and sergeants, briefly 28 ___-back (easygoing) 29 Additive sold at NAPA 31 Sports bag filler 32 Sleep lab focus 34 Make into baby food 36 Slower, in mus. 39 Impede, with “down” 40 Gem that may precede the first parts of 16- and 62-Across and 10and 24-Down 42 Investment initials 43 NBC sketch show 44 Baggage tie-on 45 Thumbs-up answers 47 USAF truant 49 Financially secure 51 Work on, as muscles 52 Sentence segments 55 Approached peak flavor 57 “Shane” star Alan 58 Skip class 60 Watchdog’s warning 61 Stiller’s mate Meara 62 Company bigwig 67 Thumbs-down answers 68 Take the blame for 69 Service signoff 70 Round Table title 71 Chilly forecast word 72 Sprinter’s assignment

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1 Was in charge of 2 Debtor’s letters 3 MDs’ aides 4 In the saddle of 5 Bits of folk wisdom 6 Disposable razor brand 7 “Lonely Boy” singer Paul 8 Escort past the entryway 9 Female hormone 10 Val Kilmer’s role in “The Doors” 11 “On easy street,” e.g. 12 Fondue utensils 15 German camera maker 17 Poke with an elbow 22 Good-sized slices 23 Chicken for roasting 24 “Gullible’s Travels” author 25 March parade VIP 27 Dirt-poor 30 Predatory felines 33 “So long, amigo!” 35 Federer with eight Wimbledon wins 37 Castle of the ballroom 38 Used a stun gun on 41 Small talk 46 Like an Arlington flame 48 Walks in the surf 50 Ballerina’s attire 52 Doesn’t just wing it 53 “Hilton” locale, once 54 Desert boot material 56 Country club figure 59 Not apt to bite 63 Reason to wear earplugs 64 Nashville awards org. 65 Coop female 66 Pitcher’s number, on a scorecard