themeless 75 { solution! }
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| 1. | Herbie Hancock contemporary Chick |
| 6. | Arranged introduction? |
| 9. | Rulers before Lenin |
| 14. | Akin to a chimpanzee |
| 15. | Make looser, with 'out' |
| 16. | Burr in a duel |
| 17. | "Sufferin'" dish in Looney Tunes cartoons |
| 19. | Great Plains tribe |
| 20. | Resilient hardwood |
| 21. | Appraise |
| 22. | More impenetrable |
| 23. | Occasion to bring a pet gerbil to school, perhaps |
| 25. | Dojo pro |
| 29. | Nixon host in 1972 |
| 30. | Mine, in Montpellier |
| 31. | Marching band instrument |
| 34. | Neopagan religion |
| 39. | Status of many international travelers |
| 42. | Online transaction |
| 43. | Four-footed alpine climber |
| 44. | Plenty |
| 45. | Shrink, maybe |
| 47. | Little players' league |
| 49. | Bent |
| 55. | French actress Bouquet of For Your Eyes Only |
| 56. | Some LGA postings |
| 57. | She'll have a ball |
| 60. | The 'A' in 'CAT scan' |
| 61. | Bromide |
| 63. | Long-running Mell Lazarus comic strip |
| 64. | Ctrl+___+Del |
| 65. | Feudal lord |
| 66. | Awards ceremony cohosted by LeBron James and Jimmy Kimmel in 2007 |
| 67. | Verb ending? |
| 68. | Sign up for |
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| 1. | Alberto's abode |
| 2. | Work with a number |
| 3. | Like Snickers pie |
| 4. | Upper-left keyboard key |
| 5. | Richard lll's request |
| 6. | Actress Dana of Diff'rent Strokes |
| 7. | Mend a seam |
| 8. | Verb ending of yore |
| 9. | Blistering critique |
| 10. | Superdome player |
| 11. | Came to light |
| 12. | Spur adjunct |
| 13. | Dog's warning |
| 18. | Bora Bora neighbor |
| 22. | Swabbed sample |
| 24. | Stun |
| 25. | "The Sweetest Taboo" singer |
| 26. | Outback sprinters |
| 27. | Climate-monitoring org. |
| 28. | Planter's place |
| 32. | Home of Saranac Brewery |
| 33. | Highchair wear |
| 35. | ___ La Motte in Lake Champlain |
| 36. | Word before 'hound' or 'mein' |
| 37. | Write a ticket for |
| 38. | Church alcove |
| 40. | They make hard c's soft |
| 41. | Send over the border |
| 46. | Unified |
| 48. | Store on the farm |
| 49. | Start of a Caesar boast |
| 50. | It's south of Mykonos |
| 51. | Kink |
| 52. | Like good garden soil |
| 53. | Some Starbucks sizes |
| 54. | Boiling |
| 57. | "Under Pressure," for example |
| 58. | Zing |
| 59. | Hot wings quaff, frequently |
| 61. | Kung ___ (spicy chicken dish) |
| 62. | Popcorn holder, come the holidays |
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