Crossword for Thu, 16/Dec/2021

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Across
1: Pouch in the body

4: Waiter's tote

8: Word heard on December 31

12: Arrive

13: Angelic aura

14: Slow critter

16: Like the Atacama

17: Pat oneself on the back verbally

18: Man on a mission

19: Parcels (out)

21: They get into sushi

23: Woodwind requirement

24: Get nosy

25: Glasgow girl

27: Emolument

29: It can be a sacrifice

30: Cargo compartment

31: Energy unit

34: Seasoned, as peanuts

37: Fibula or femur

38: Contend

39: Forepart of a boat

40: Burger roll

41: Hit hard

42: Diamond judge

43: Fossey's focus

45: Finds a new purpose for

47: Stain, as a fabric

48: Sensational

49: Frankenstein monster feature

50: In mourning

51: Putrefaction reaction

52: Biretta or beret

55: Shaker contents

58: Feature of Karloff's Frankenstein monster

60: It's marked with a slash

62: Reed instruments

64: Quaker's address

66: BB's and bullets

67: ___ firma

68: Niagara Falls sound

69: Observed

70: Refute

71: Look sullen

72: Divot material
Down
1: More ticked

2: Cordial quality

3: Give up

4: Pot ingredient?

5: Least well done

6: Juicy plants

7: Cry of pain

8: Pharaohs' symbol of power

9: Having only one component

10: Take on cargo

11: Like some straits

12: Something to make at night and break in the morning

15: Ran in front

20: Turn on an axis

22: Stretch across

26: 'Not only that ...'

28: Bluto's assent

29: Incidentally, in Netspeak

30: '___ appétit!'

31: Holiday nights

32: Get all stirred up

33: Catches on to

34: Common tater

35: Word before ant or brat

36: Run gracefully

37: Commuter's option

40: Wager

41: Otherwise

43: 'Caught you!'

44: Veggie vessels

45: Gigantic 'Arabian Nights' flyer

46: Wapiti

49: Dresser

50: FCC flouter Howard

51: Popular search engine

52: Minor role

53: Equipped with M-16's

54: Drudge

55: Barfly

56: All tucked in

57: Old wives' tales and such

59: Letters on a keyboard key

61: Quarterback's call

63: Verbalize

65: Goof up




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