Crossword for Wed, 27/Aug/2014

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Across
1: Take nothing in

5: Bathroom rugs

9: Geological span

14: Screen-measuring unit

15: Browser function

16: In a melancholy manner

17: Woolgatherer

19: Attack like a hawk

20: Solution's strength

21: Get ready to shine?

23: 'The Catcher in the ___'

24: Soft seat

27: Cubbyholes?

29: 'Boston Public' figure

34: Chimpanzee's hoot

35: It may bite your shorts

36: Paint basecoat

38: Eeyore's friend

40: Synagogue scroll

42: Dress design

43: Denudes

45: Is short and shy

47: Helpful hint

48: Cowardly, in slang

51: Tropical root

52: Visit a run-down neighborhood

53: Unit of oil production, briefly

56: Geek's cousin

58: Lyric poem

62: Contemptible person

64: Almost firm

67: Pass out

68: Give off

69: Smelting residue

70: Detains

71: Acknowledges silently

72: Story by Chaucer

Down
1: Punch ingredient?

2: Knock preceder

3: 'Flee, feline!'

4: Flail

5: ___ culpa

6: Wood-dressing tool

7: Hippodrome section

8: Take a big step

9: Sum and substance

10: Maw's partner

11: Skunk's funk

12: Satiate

13: Ballyhoo

18: Tend to, as horses

22: Beachcomber's find

25: Dog-tired from hiking, e.g.

26: Flute or saxophone variety

28: Pillow cover

29: Like many chimneys

30: Allowance-earning task, perhaps

31: Pulsate

32: Ruling class

33: Gave a makeover to

34: Photo ___ (campaign events)

37: Lambaste

39: Dagger handle

41: Knocks for a loop

44: Orbiting bodies

46: Swings around

49: Head south, so to speak

50: Tax

53: Borrrring

54: New Mexico necktie

55: Peaceful period

57: Test-driver's car

59: Earthenware jar

60: Old-time telephone feature

61: Upper hand

63: Divot material

65: In between

66: Tag players





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