Crossword for Thu, 7/Dec/2023

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Across
1: Pond organism

5: Abrupt bit of thunder

9: Impress

14: Stocking stuffers

15: Oates partner

16: Private pupil

17: Communally owned

18: BB's and bullets

19: About

20: Ones who tell you when your slip is showing?

23: Type of admiral

24: Picked up a lap

25: Upsilon follower

28: Gorged

30: Paint basecoat

32: Photo ___ (campaign events)

33: Marine

37: Dad

39: Polynesian paste

40: Prom escort

41: Ophthalmologist's supply

46: Divot material

47: Deliver

48: Any Roy Rogers flick

50: NPR has none

51: In the past

53: Merrill Lynch's bull, e.g.

54: Party at the Bates Motel?

59: No-no of society

62: Talk up

63: Body of an organism

64: Trim

65: Church recess

66: Short newspaper piece

67: Hauls around

68: Dirty look

69: Grandmother, affectionately
Down
1: Capping

2: Look sullen

3: Sandwich served on pita

4: Classify

5: Elaborate pretense

6: Poorer, as excuses go

7: ___ mater

8: Proceeds slowly

9: Race figure

10: Vintners' vessels

11: Had a bite

12: American voters before 1920

13: Furry friend

21: Have an opinion

22: Life of Riley

25: Earn a smiley face

26: Trojan War hero

27: Annoyed

28: Like many a pet

29: Poplar trees

31: 'Not only that ...'

32: La Scala offering

34: Killer ___ (excellent computer program)

35: Go over

36: Get going

38: Include

42: Uses judgment

43: Bacchanalian blast

44: Farm alarm

45: Starch from palms

49: Poisonous-sounding alarm bell

52: In base 8

53: Contemptible person

54: Breathing space

55: Anticipatory feeling

56: Greek letter

57: Last word in prayer

58: Buddhist leader

59: Feline, to Tweety

60: Time-wasting bother

61: Repetitive computer program




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