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ACROSS
1. Say "cheethe?"
5. Pointy plants
10. Croc or wedge
14. Peak of Provence
15. Gravy thickener
16. Digests
17. Pasta-shaped flotation device
19. On the summit
20. "We agree!"
21. Exasperation
22. Ambiguous pronoun
23. Grinding tool
25. Cartoon pig with a best friend Suzy Sheep
27. Dynamic qualities
30. Cake section
33. Take home
36. Poetic tribute
37. Crossword companion puzzle
38. Fermented beverage
39. Corn and wheat, for many
41. X,Y, or Z preceder
42. Position
44. Leading up to
45. Hop house
46. Sylvester's costar in the Rocky franchise
47. Witty bit
49. Reagan or Sinatra
51. Some pueblo buildings
55. Blow smoke
57. Western gas brand
60. Martini garnish
61. Tibetan ascetic
62. Tournament style
64. Affirm
65. Jacket elbow reinforcement
66. Delighted
67. Tempe neighbor
68. Car with a "horse collar" front grille
69. Urges
DOWN
1. Really enjoy
2. "You beat me!"
3. Fawn's array
4. Bicycling pack
5. Top money person at the co.
6. Like some bunny ears
7. Outro
8. Subject of an early Dutch mania
9. Nobel-winning child of Nobel winner Marie
10. Motorcyclist's extra cushioning
11. Slow-paced Hindu practice
12. Nebraska native
13. Catch sight of
18. ___ contendere
24. Chew the scenery
26. Bonus
28. Conspicuous cuddling, for short
29. Tuned in on
31. With "out," scrapes by
32. Undersized littermate
33. An End of London
34. Utah ski resort that forbids snowboarding
35. What John and Jane Doe are not, in most legal cases
37. Start of a 1965 civil rights march
39. Skim
40. Duolingo character
43. Torrent
45. Ear specialist's field
47. It is often unpaved
48. Scent
50. Beginning of Horace's exhortation
52. Definitive work
53. French luxury brand
54. Texts
55. Comic book onomatopoeia
56. High praise
58. Hairdos
59. A single time
63. FedEx rival
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