Crossword for Mon, 23/Oct/2006

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Across
1: Pond organism

5: Have a fling?

9: Flyers with narrow waists

14: False witness

15: Sailor's greeting

16: Breathing problem

17: Star seen late at night

19: Give rise to

20: Religious rationalist

21: Proof of pmt.

23: Capital of Phoenix?

24: Train for a title fight

26: Obviously more embarrassed

28: Romantic liaison

31: Tough nut to crack

32: Subject of the biopic 'Sweet Dreams'

33: Gather on a surface

35: 'What do you ___?'

38: Half a score

39: More disreputable

42: Metro maker

43: Utah's state flower

45: Cutlass Supreme, e.g.

46: Strong adhesive

48: Come after

50: First-aid devices

52: Indulgent spells

54: Cornerstone datum

55: Brooding type?

56: Sleeveless garment

59: Secret store

62: Foolish

64: On cloud nine

67: Junior, often

68: Elec., e.g.

69: Long lunch?

70: Wheels at sea

71: Loser to Clinton in '96

72: Church recess
Down
1: For ___ the marbles

2: Spun yarns

3: Scandal suffix

4: Craftsperson

5: Genghis Khan follower

6: Electrical unit

7: Glide high

8: Lip-___

9: Fritters away

10: Killer ___ (excellent computer program)

11: Mouth-shaped garden flower

12: New World flycatcher

13: More with it

18: Observes

22: NASA project

25: Swap shop transaction

27: Condensation phenomenon

28: Behaves

29: Head for the hills

30: Quick cover

31: Like a schoolmarm

34: Like any number finishing with '9'

36: Barber's call

37: Stocking stuffers

40: TV drama or its incorrigible leading character

41: Empathize

44: Undivided

47: Carnivorous fish

49: Go fish request

51: Mortar partner

52: __ kebab

53: Coppers in Coventry

57: Surface-to-surface missile

58: Pooch in 'The Wizard of Oz'

60: Blended-family prefix

61: Not his

63: Nice handle

65: Diddly-squat

66: She's a deer




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