Crossword for Sat, 24/Dec/2016

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Across
1: Renege, slangily, with 'out'

5: Bounce up and down

8: Vampire's tooth

12: Centers of activity

13: Beseech

14: Brown pigment

15: Just

16: Get ready to shine?

17: Change for the better

18: Common schizophrenia condition

20: Prix ___

21: Loops of yarn

22: Marsh

23: Powerful

26: Soap operas, for example

30: Crew implement

31: Small, pointed beard

34: Frosty's composition

35: Berlin's 'Blue ___'

37: Lurid

38: Smack down

39: Keep an eye on

40: Kind of age

42: Take to court

43: Smiled derisively

45: Demure

47: Just released

48: Smoker's choice

50: Really dislike

52: Conducts business

56: Polyphonic, in a way

57: Farm team neckwear

58: Fluffy mass

59: Novel designs

60: Diner desserts

61: Pooch in 'The Wizard of Oz'

62: Conjurer

63: Trite

64: Do a spit take

Down
1: Rough waters

2: Ballpark figures

3: In a competent way

4: Human soul

5: Sharp and stimulating

6: A little bit of haven?

7: Tournament advantages

8: Friedan's cause

9: High point

10: Span's inches

11: Wander (about)

13: Lickety-split

14: Better protected

19: Suspends

22: Finder's charge

23: Stations

24: 'The Old ___ Bucket'

25: Threefold

26: On cloud nine

27: Spice rack selection

28: Yoga position

29: Short partner?

32: Overwhelmed

33: Summer coat?

36: Toothless

38: Blackthorn shrubs

40: Kitten's cry

41: Nitrogen compounds

44: Rod companions

46: Early manuscript versions

48: One way to cook steak

49: Smoothed the soil

50: Hawaiian dance

51: Bug-eyed

52: Copy editor's bane

53: Hoof-on-pavement sound

54: Package carrier

55: Garbage barge

56: 28,800 seconds before midnight





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