Crossword for Sat, 27/Dec/2008

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Across
1: Masher's comeuppance, maybe

5: 'Git!'

10: Laura, to George W.

14: Stand on the corner?

15: 'Jump, Jive, an' Wail' composer/bandleader Louis

16: In the thick of

17: Last word in prayer

18: Kidney-related

19: Ankles, anatomically

20: Mattress-supporting frameworks

22: Bring about

23: Line of clothing

24: Liberal ones

26: Choose the window instead of the aisle?

30: Seasonal vehicle

32: Bring up to snuff

34: First zoo?

35: October birthstone

39: African antelopes

40: Dishwasher cycle

42: Head hunters?

43: Acct. summary

44: Like any number finishing with '9'

45: Takes the tiller

47: Haunt

50: Balance sheet positive

51: Filled tortilla

54: Ancient mariner

56: Like a roc

57: Travel far and wide

63: Corrode

64: With irony

65: 'Spenser: For ___' (Urich series)

66: Tickled-pink feeling

67: Small game with big ears

68: Cheese with a red coat

69: Dumbo's 'wings'

70: Signs for Nostradamus

71: Puppy's plaint
Down
1: Thrusting blow

2: Like some excuses

3: Fired

4: Mat wins

5: Lively outing

6: Whitens, in a coffee shop

7: Peel

8: Billionaires in the making, e.g.

9: ___ de mer (seasickness)

10: Good places for nature photographers to hang out

11: Reputation in society

12: Office worker, at times

13: Redacts

21: The others

22: Brown paper container

25: Ups

26: Units of work

27: Post-Mardi Gras period

28: Egg, classically

29: Fathers' offices

31: Hits the deck

33: Oktoberfest toast

36: Diner desserts

37: Piece of property

38: For fear that

41: Graphic symbol

46: Weight allowance

48: Container

49: About to be fenced, maybe

51: River transport

52: Soft palate part

53: Choir's platform

55: Immeasurable depth

58: Hand-held harp

59: '___ went thataway!'

60: Bridle path excursion

61: Spoken

62: Secretarial fill-in

64: 'Quadrophenia' band, with 'The'




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