Crossword for Thu, 12/Apr/2012

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Across
1: Leveling wedge

5: Body's companion

9: Word with Peace or Job

14: Mountain lion

15: Word before irons or chains

16: Religious belief that involves sorcery

17: Shiite leader

18: Pond organism

19: It could be a grand

20: Good judgment

23: Apiary occupant

24: Not the real thing

25: Track figures

27: Put on the back burner

31: 'Clumsy me!'

34: Gas meter, for one

38: Sharp barks

39: Film crew member

40: Titleholder

41: Excessively

42: Traffic light color

43: Take on cargo

44: Be flexible

45: Impudent

46: Turns red, perhaps

47: They're good to hold

49: Down-to-earth

51: Hand lender

56: Out of work? (abbr.)

58: Cord in some backyards

62: Geological span

64: Passing fancy

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

66: Trial setting

67: Old wives' tales and such

68: Bump into

69: Visionaries

70: Litigates

71: Sums up

Down
1: Clove or cinnamon

2: Comedy Club serving

3: Mosque officials

4: '___ Mia!'

5: Piece of poetry

6: Keeps from squeaking

7: Strongly advise

8: Show partiality

9: Managed

10: 'Shogun' sash

11: Takes up again

12: Plate of glass

13: Loafer, for instance

21: Web-footed mammal

22: Repairs the outfield

26: Church holding

28: Data storage units

29: Savanna predators

30: Lyric poem

32: Diner desserts

33: Nimble

34: Olympian's quest

35: On vacation, perhaps

36: Murmur

37: They honk and hiss

42: Dunderheads

44: Object in many sports

48: Subject matters

50: Has lumbago

52: Andes pack animal

53: Yearned

54: Finito

55: Musical symbols

56: Guns in the garage

57: Olympic weapon

59: Night birds

60: K or G

61: 'Spenser: For ___' (Urich series)

63: Varlet





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