Crossword for Fri, 15/Mar/2024

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Across
1: Like a primer

6: Rational

10: Hit with hailstones

14: Square things

15: Sparkle

16: Dubai VIP

17: Al ___ (pasta order)

18: Magazine founded by Henry Luce

19: Up to the task

20: Absentminded type

23: Emolument

26: Get going

27: Vexed

28: Overwhelmed

30: Fix

33: Mag. submissions

34: Upgrade weapons

36: Olympic weapons

38: Salon stylist

42: Flower

43: Overused, as a phrase

46: Hole punch

49: Calf catchers

52: Put one over on

53: Made a bird noise

55: Chart shape

57: President pro ___

58: They may be tugged at

62: Prefix with European

63: Greek letter

64: Like LXVI

68: Runs out of gas

69: South Beach, e.g.

70: Choose the window instead of the aisle?

71: On cloud nine

72: Apart from this

73: Dangle a carrot in front of
Down
1: Good, ironically, in slang

2: Had a bite

3: George W. Bush, to George H.W. Bush

4: 'Them' insects

5: Bloodsucker

6: Parlor piece

7: Got grounded?

8: Application form blank

9: Efforts

10: June birthstone

11: Preserve, in a way

12: ''___ of the Field'' (Poitier classic)

13: Passing fashions

21: Tune

22: Most minimal

23: What golfers try to break

24: Electrify

25: 'You betcha!'

29: Ho-hum

31: Salon orders

32: Musclebound brute

35: Seed for birds

37: Lowly laborer

39: Fruit stand locale, often

40: Fancy affairs

41: Civil unrest

44: Water temperature 'gauge'

45: Shade tree

46: Plant pests

47: Hot dog

48: Hard to move

50: Sleep-inducing medication

51: Confession topic

54: Oktoberfest toast

56: White wading bird

59: Slave away

60: St. and ave.

61: Pump part

65: May celebrant

66: Killer ___ (excellent computer program)

67: Court divider




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