Crossword for Fri, 20/Oct/2023

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Across
1: Shark bait

5: Floral display

10: Root beer alternative

14: Buddhist leader

15: Moderate gray

16: Sesame starter?

17: Crescent-shaped mountain range

18: Match play?

19: Miami cagers

20: Owns

22: Vague perception

23: Itty-bitty

24: Lacks proper hydration

26: Hip sunglasses

30: Skiing area

31: Bounds along easily

32: Opposite of paleo-

33: Promontory

37: Mischief-makers

38: Religious rationalist

40: Copy editor's bane

41: Dole (out)

42: Troublemaker

43: Jerk partner

44: Bat hideouts

46: Assignations

47: More alarming

50: Constricting snake

51: Panama ___

52: An 'offspring of riches,' to Twain

58: Single thing

59: Parade attraction

60: Summon

61: Medicinal amount

62: Draw out something latent

63: Object of pagan worship

64: Watermelon beginning

65: Any acetate, chemically

66: Popular NBC soap, for short
Down
1: Abrupt bit of thunder

2: Angelic aura

3: Baseball VIPs

4: Bulk

5: Balanced states

6: Analyze in English class

7: Artifice

8: Divine dozen

9: Craving

10: Logically

11: Unwraps

12: Merest

13: Chips in a chip

21: Merino mamas

22: Nurse, as a zombie

25: Owl's utterance

26: Not very likely

27: Where the heart is, proverbially

28: PDA entry

29: Profaned

30: Barbershop sounds

34: Spots

35: Tiff

36: Juniors, usually

38: Command on a submarine

39: Green gems

43: Mountain goat's perch

45: Feel unwell

46: Whistle blower

47: Gulf War missiles

48: Craft entered gingerly

49: Spice rack selection

50: Uncomfortable neckwear

53: 100-0, e.g.

54: LSD, informally

55: Zippo

56: Satiate

57: Silly pair?

59: Finder's charge




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