Crossword for Wed, 12/Jan/2022

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Across
1: Mao follower?

4: Brouhaha

8: Cul-de-___ (dead end roads)

12: ___ mater

13: Prospector's bonanza

14: Lionel Richie hit

16: Down-to-earth

17: Primordial sludge

18: Well-lit lobbies

19: Van Gogh's love offering

20: Wager

21: Droop

23: Incidentally, in Netspeak

24: Cast member

26: One's good name, briefly

28: Butter square

30: 28,800 seconds before midnight

32: PC software

36: Emulates Eminem

39: Angelic aura

41: Old-time telephone feature

42: She may get sheared

43: Highland families

45: Slam dunk point count

46: Not one

48: Fries, often

49: Dorothy from Kansas

50: Youngster

51: Helios, to the Romans

52: Musclebound brute

54: Player's peg

56: The rite place?

60: Dot follower

63: Kind of talk

65: Prohibition

67: Aardvark's tidbit

68: Spice rack selection

70: Spoken

72: Olympic weapon

73: Playboy, for one

74: Old wives' tales and such

75: Beefeater and Bombay

76: Bro and sis

77: It may zoom in or out

78: Food scrap

Down
1: Intestinal

2: TV spy Maxwell

3: ___ de mer (seasickness)

4: Slippery sheet

5: Rioter's illegal take

6: Wood-dressing tool

7: They're 16th of 26

8: 'All the world's a ___' (Shakespeare)

9: Gallery objects

10: Gutter adjoiner

11: Cat's eye, sometimes

12: Bailiwick

15: Deviation at sea

20: Two-piece piece

22: Get ready for a fight

25: Photo ___ (campaign events)

27: Goalie's protection

29: Pot ingredient?

30: Swing wildly

31: Toy boat spot

33: Sandwich bread

34: Ratchet bar

35: Fruit for flavoring gin

36: Monthly payment, for many

37: On vacation, perhaps

38: Reserved parking space, e.g.

40: Besides

44: Red or Yellow

47: In the time left

49: Hairdo helper

51: Attend

53: Spider in the kitchen

55: Olympic weapons

57: Snooty critter?

58: About

59: St. and ave.

60: Put up preserves

61: Responsibility

62: Dress design

64: ___ tax

65: It's raised on the farm

66: Microbrewery offerings

69: Sis or bro

71: 'Sweet Pea' singer Tommy

72: Teamwork deterrent





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