Crossword for Sat, 16/Feb/2008

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Across
1: Tree fluid

4: Ready to retire

10: Sanctuary furniture

14: Tune

15: Restore, as walls

16: Bailiwick

17: Sheepskin presentation

19: Woman of wealth, often

20: Workbench gripper

21: Buddha's teachings

23: Nutmeg covering

24: Puts into difficulty

27: Not particular

30: Pasta or staircase shape

31: Have markers out

32: In progress

35: Like burnt briquettes

36: Before birth

39: Piecrust ingredient

42: More dry and withered

43: Two-piece piece

46: Leave yon stage

49: Sings

51: Reading material

54: 'Thirty days ___ September ...'

55: Sheriff or Mountie, e.g.

56: Ring-tailed animal

58: Tiny amount

60: Holmes mantra, and a hint to this puzzle's theme

63: Titanic

64: Filmed a new version of

65: Opposite of paleo-

66: Deep desires

67: Designs

68: Half a score
Down
1: Droop

2: Plane complement

3: New Orleans treat

4: You can beat it

5: Sow's opposite

6: Many a time

7: It may increase with age

8: Rub and rub and rub

9: Nosy Parkers

10: Stately

11: They're opposite points

12: Tie the knot

13: Verbalize

18: Either of the racing Earnhardts

22: Lambaste

23: In the past

24: Blackthorn shrubs

25: 'Uh uh'

26: Devious

28: Campaigned for office

29: Sternward

33: Undivided

34: Fruity desserts

36: Flatters

37: Afternoon brew

38: Gallery objects

39: '___ me think about it'

40: Fireman's tool

41: Adjust, as wheels

43: Far from subtle

44: AARP member

45: Can opener?

47: Just released

48: Circus performers

50: Just one of those things

52: He'll take your car

53: Pogo said 'He is us'

56: Give up

57: Kind of column

58: Toddler's constant question

59: Tint

61: ___ de mer (seasickness)

62: Hither's opposite




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