Crossword for Thu, 16/May/2024

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Across
1: Cottonseed source

5: Take nothing in

9: Morning rouser

14: 'Cessa di più resistere,' for one

15: Bailiwick

16: Post-skiing beverage, for some

17: Malt liquor yeast

18: Shiite leader

19: The Pyramids, essentially

20: Added details

23: Run for

24: Mocked by imitating

25: Map abbr.

27: Hazarding a guess: doctor who puts stomach muscles in pulleys?

34: Blind parts

35: Peck partner

36: Printer spec.

37: What the fourth little piggy had

38: Use one's noodle

40: Bragg or Dix

41: 'Caught you!'

42: Benefit

43: Earthenware

44: Hazarding a guess: doughy metaphysician?

48: Old soap ingredient

49: Large pitcher

50: Like some eagles

53: Jalopy

59: Juicy plants

61: Long-necked instrument

62: Greek letter

63: Bête ___

64: Leave in, to an editor

65: Brownie pieces

66: Thick

67: Communally owned

68: Lady's man
Down
1: Paul's ox

2: Spoken

3: Former capital of Italy?

4: Berate

5: More equitable

6: Fleet defeated in 1588

7: Place for the catbird?

8: Unresisting

9: It may be passed on the Hill

10: Untie

11: Very top

12: Pajamas cover

13: 'Phantom...' prop

21: Goes for

22: Imbibe

26: Little one

27: Maui greeting

28: Old hat

29: Material for khakis

30: Merlot cask

31: Teen faves

32: Jack of nursery rhyme

33: Small birds

34: Go postal

38: Photocopier ink

39: Sensational

40: Batting eyelids, licking lips, etc.

42: 'Whew!'

43: Type of arch

45: Pastors' assistants

46: Athlete's reward

47: Nocturnal nestlings

50: Wedding entertainment

51: Burn soother

52: Filet mignon source

54: Besides

55: Bishop Desmond

56: Bounder

57: FYI cousin

58: Days gone by

60: Attend




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