Crossword for Fri, 27/Nov/2009

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Across
1: Hole punch

4: Pouch in the body

7: Cold, dry wind of France

14: Oar-propelled galley

16: Open, as shipped goods

17: Pole cats?

18: Brought dishonor upon

19: Reaches

20: Gather on a surface

21: Watermelon beginning

22: Used a spade

24: Less colorful

28: A pink one means trouble

30: Transmit

33: Old wives' tales and such

34: Building wing

36: Aromatic ointment

38: Go down

39: MAKEUP

42: Musclebound brute

44: Fossey's focus

45: Player's peg

46: Sign of healing

48: Uttered

50: Pepper spray alternative

53: Safety device

55: Pose for a pic

57: Sow's opposite

59: Unload, as stock

62: Scrapbook item

64: Clique

67: Advantages

68: Stemming

69: They may be addressed to editors

70: Irritates

71: Devon river

72: 'The Catcher in the ___'

Down
1: Bodybuilder Charles

2: Overcomes a block

3: Door topper

4: Final prelim

5: Change for the better

6: Decennial count

7: Tousle

8: Wild about

9: Protective embankment

10: Crow-related, say

11: Campaigned for office

12: Had a bite

13: Ran in front

15: Better prepared

23: Beginning

25: Popular ABC adventure series

26: Palindromic preposition

27: Out of work? (abbr.)

29: “Not guilty,” e.g.

31: Fuzz

32: 'Blast!'

35: Drinks like a dog

37: Carpe __

39: Paraphernalia

40: Red or Yellow

41: Closest

42: Balaam's mount

43: Per hundred (Abbr.)

47: Most immoral

49: Golf ball indentation

51: Ceremonial burner

52: Place to get a bite

54: Danger

56: Outdated communication service

58: Sheriff's band

60: Pat response

61: Table supports

63: Remote possibility?

64: Put up preserves

65: Unwrought iron

66: ___ for tat





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