the ick factor { solution! }
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| 1. | Middle Eastern cape |
| 4. | Publishing partner of Grosset |
| 10. | Carryall |
| 14. | Certain file extension |
| 15. | Melodic |
| 16. | Polynesian outrigger |
| 17. | Wine choice, briefly |
| 18. | Post-it notes for Arnold Ziffel? |
| 20. | First of 22, in Hebrew |
| 22. | "57 Varieties" sloganeer |
| 23. | Comedian Louis of The Steve Allen Show |
| 24. | Yemeni capital |
| 26. | Graffiti artist, on the street |
| 28. | Giving a venomous snake the boot? |
| 33. | Author of the illustrated novel City of Light, City of Dark |
| 34. | Place to hang out, in the city |
| 35. | ___ good example (is a role model) |
| 39. | Little hand treatment |
| 41. | Gaza group |
| 43. | Hubbard of Scientology |
| 44. | Patois |
| 46. | Olympic gymnast Kerri |
| 48. | Ins. giant involved in the subprime mtge. crisis |
| 49. | Limp croquet hoop? |
| 52. | Actress Reed of Parks and Recreation |
| 55. | "It's ___ Love", Fats Domino song |
| 56. | Be human, say |
| 57. | Haggard |
| 61. | Spica, for one |
| 64. | Striking worker's grievance? |
| 67. | Wall St. offering |
| 68. | Pivot |
| 69. | One who brings home the bacon |
| 70. | It may be vegetable or mineral |
| 71. | Paperback ID |
| 72. | Derisive expressions |
| 73. | Macon to Athens dir. |
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| 1. | Former Iranian monarch Shah Pahlavi |
| 2. | Leaf junction |
| 3. | Getting on in years |
| 4. | Shepherd of mythology |
| 5. | Swiss canton |
| 6. | Close, as in time |
| 7. | Misplace |
| 8. | Piedmont wine city |
| 9. | End of a line? |
| 10. | Rd. with a fee |
| 11. | Type of gasket |
| 12. | See eye ___ |
| 13. | Loom part |
| 19. | Some presidential appointees, familiarly |
| 21. | Afgh. neighbor |
| 25. | Bk. of poems, perhaps |
| 27. | Highlander |
| 28. | Volga tributary |
| 29. | Swedish industrialist Kreuger |
| 30. | ___ Alice, controversial 1971 book |
| 31. | Gruyère relative |
| 32. | Bridget Riley genre |
| 36. | Cultural thing |
| 37. | Tarnish |
| 38. | Cherub in Lorraine |
| 40. | "___ you big time!" |
| 42. | NY school system |
| 45. | Sign of mañana |
| 47. | Popular movie theater treat |
| 50. | French restaurant offerings |
| 51. | End of peril? |
| 52. | Soda once endorsed by Michael Jackson |
| 53. | Seed coverings |
| 54. | Ernie Banks, to fans |
| 58. | "Pat-___", Christmas carol |
| 59. | Persisted |
| 60. | Rare bird |
| 62. | Hear ___ drop |
| 63. | Function |
| 65. | Either of a pair of Griffeys |
| 66. | They have compatibility issues: abbr. |
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