Crossword for Tue, 7/Aug/2012

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Across
1: Den of thieves

5: City near Scottsdale

9: Shoes with no heels

14: Prospector's bonanza

15: Night birds

16: Man of steel?

17: Roman date

18: Information from Deep Throat

19: Strong adhesive

20: Stuffed mattresses [up to 126 pounds]

23: Inch fraction

24: Page-numbering systems

25: Use a La-Z-Boy

27: Put a new price on, say

30: Deal with a shylock

31: ___ for tat

34: Boot binding

36: Dad

39: Envelop

41: Jib and spanker

42: Name on the marquee

43: Gumbo vegetable

44: Cold duck guzzler

45: List abbr.

46: Besides

48: Movie greats

52: Some muscles

55: Evil spirit (Var.)

59: Gallery objects

60: Bring back together

63: VCR button pushed for a snack break

65: Gunk

66: 'Them' insects

67: Skye and Man

68: Lose feathers

69: Browning of pages of verse, for example

70: Change, chemically

71: 'No ifs, ___, or buts!'

72: Slips

Down
1: Jumping-off point

2: Bullriding venue

3: Model of excellence

4: Become active

5: Harry

6: Large pitcher

7: Hunk of cheese

8: Price fixer

9: Wall painting

10: Cut off

11: Loathe

12: Poisonous substance

13: Manner of performance

21: Garden tool

22: Strikes from a proof

26: Drinks like a dog

28: Jai ___

29: Items in a stock record

31: Slam dunk point count

32: Tick off

33: Hairy creepy crawler

35: Coagulate

37: Butter square

38: Eyebrow shape

40: Bosom buddies

41: Caused a bleep

47: Most painful to the touch

49: Experts

50: Tease mercilessly

51: Sonora shawl

52: Snooty critter?

53: Remove graphite or graffiti

54: 'The Sweetheart of ___ Chi'

56: Mount Vernon, e.g.

57: Web-footed mammal

58: They’re often out on a limb

61: Break time

62: Related

64: Brief time, briefly





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