Crossword for Wed, 21/Dec/2016

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Across
1: Pas de deux conclusion

5: Takes advantage of

9: Impress

14: In the near future

15: City map

16: Fit for polite society

17: Heather

18: 'Natch!'

19: Ammonia compound

20: '___ Star' (Seal song)

22: Gave a makeover to

23: Caught in a trap

24: Cul-de-___ (dead end roads)

26: Quakers or Shakers

29: Urgent request

33: Buddhist blessers

37: Give the slip to

39: Drive train element

40: Way off

41: ___ Deployment Force (one Marine division and four Army divisions)

42: Parade spoiler

43: Determination

44: Possessing peepers

45: Dangle a carrot in front of

46: Mirthless

48: Art ___

50: Snitches

52: Falls into disuse

57: Suitor

60: Bony-plated beast

63: Embroidery loop

64: Some votes in Congress

65: Annoyance

66: Old-womanish

67: Clamors

68: High spd. phone line

69: Alpine aria

70: Delight, as a comedy club crowd

71: '___ went thataway!'
Down
1: Refs' decisions

2: Patty topper

3: Reed of 'From Here to Eternity'

4: Cause of an outburst

5: Positive aspect

6: Turn on an axis

7: Dumbo's 'wings'

8: Manuscript markings

9: Rare

10: Vacation condo, perhaps

11: Enthusiastic

12: Dress design

13: Responded 'Not guilty'

21: Minus

25: All tucked in

27: Modeler's material

28: Drank to excess

30: Course climax

31: A pink one means trouble

32: Camp sight

33: Vies for the break, in billiards

34: Curly coif

35: Letters

36: Blood vessel connected to a capillary

38: Fries, often

41: Monthly payment, for many

45: Wart giver of folklore

47: Locale for Christmas stockings

49: Elegant and fashionable

51: Smooths, in a way

53: Long-tailed songbird

54: / or \

55: Say 'c'est,' say

56: Young man

57: Fix a hot dog?

58: Cold duck guzzler

59: LSD, informally

61: One way to travel

62: Talking bird




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