Crossword for Thu, 4/Feb/2021

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Across
1: Surgery sites, briefly

4: Untamed

9: Upsilon follower

12: Dandy

13: Say 'c'est,' say

14: Welcome guests

16: Slam dunk point count

17: Outside consultants?

19: Paper work

21: Not very likely

22: Fishline material

23: Make academic

24: Beat walker

27: Stage of advancement

31: Mont Blanc, for one

33: Observed

34: Dubai VIP

35: Scene of many a werewolf tale

37: More correct

40: All over the place

41: Non-clashing color

42: Wart giver of folklore

44: November winners

45: One who keeps dropping things

50: Balaam's mount

51: The Sail (southern constellation)

52: Calls for

55: Put the kibosh on

56: Spendthrift

58: Do Miss Piggy, say

62: Star pitcher

63: Pepys kept one

64: Talks wildly

65: Menlo Park monogram

66: Devious

67: Exhausted

68: Man in a lodge

Down
1: Frequently

2: Early role for Clint

3: Don't invite them!

4: Some predatory carnivores

5: Sparkle

6: Frodo's burden

7: Include

8: Pupil's reading

9: Capital of Phoenix?

10: '___ Town Too' (1981 hit for James Taylor and J.D. Souther)

11: Tag players

14: Strides

15: LP measure

18: Drain problem

20: Little one

23: Piece of trivia, e.g.

24: Express sympathy

25: Patty topper

26: Job extras

28: Furry friend

29: A pop

30: Afternoon brew

31: Simple organism

32: Center of activity

36: Same-old-same-old

38: Many, many moons

39: Tease mercilessly

43: Least likely to understand

46: Each's partner

47: Soaks, as flax

48: Wows

49: Out of work? (abbr.)

53: Wash-off tattoo

54: Well-groomed

55: Chap.'s partner

56: Gradual decline

57: FYI cousin

58: Passports, e.g (abbr.)

59: Inch fraction

60: Emolument

61: Fuzz





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