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ACROSS1 Goose or loon 5 Helm position 9 Laissez- -- 14 Cellist -- Ma 15 Huff and puff 16 "Lou Grant" star 17 Wool suppliers 18 Ready to eat 19 Hard sell, maybe 20 More bold 22 License 24 What i.e. means (2 wds.) 26 Donne's "done" 27 Tags 30 Bloodcurdling 35 Toughen up 36 Wavy-bladed dagger 37 Eggnog time 38 Dog days in Dijon 39 Went weak in the knees 42 Seek excitement 43 Number of Muses 45 Coil of hair 46 Divert 48 Jeering 50 More intimate 51 Beyond the horizon 52 Horse's bedding 54 Fiasco 58 Vikings, often 62 Writer -- Jong 63 Fracture finder (hyph.) 65 Eight, in combos 66 Mount jewels, e.g. 67 Not much, to Juan 68 History question 69 Outmoded 70 Portent 71 Too curious
DOWN 1 Toodle-oos 2 Keokuk's state 3 Deli loaves 4 Spy's file 5 Thinks the same 6 Places to hibernate 7 Sixth sense 8 Dueler's sword 9 Speed demon's cry 10 Common pill 11 -- -- for keeps 12 Get dizzy 13 Whodunit name 21 Doesn't do much 23 They wrote in runes 25 Crowds 27 Mortgages 28 Prank 29 Good, to Pedro 31 Ape a pig 32 Counterfeit 33 Rent 34 Tribal adviser 36 Zen riddle 40 Spin 41 The One-L Lama 44 Blots out 47 Defeat badly (2 wds.) 49 False front 50 Kindergarten staple 53 Hint 54 Like a bass 55 Humorist -- Bombeck 56 Apron parts 57 World's fair 59 Yodeler's answer 60 AAA suggestions 61 Walkman brand 64 CD- --
