ACROSS 1. The earliest form of something 6. Aromatic plant used in cooking 10. Experienced 14. Roof overhang 15. Greenish-blue 16. Dwarf buffalo 17. Spy 18. Void 19. Cease 20. Women landowners 22. A portable container 23. S 24. Endures 26. Go on board 30. Evil spirit 32. Thug 33. Fired a weapon 35. What we write on 39. Heart artery 41. Anagram of "One" 42. An ancient upright inscribed stone slab 43. Nightmare 44. A Semitic people 46. Formerly 47. Boils 49. Topics of discussion 51. Particles 54. Metric unit of area 55. Penny 56. Criminal 63. Against 64. Region 65. A long metal nail 66. A type of brandy 67. Gists or essences 68. Troubled 69. Humble request 70. Plate 71. Magic batons
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	1. A deep prolonged sound 2. Traditional Indian music 3. Roasting appliance 4. Take care of 5. Stableboy 6. Fingers are attached to these 7. Prefix meaning "Equal" 8. Law 9. A fragrant oleoresin 10. Captivates 11. Inward 12. Not tight 13. Adhesive strips	21. Requests 25. Hits hard 26. Mild expletive 27. Anagram of "Room" 28. Drill 29. Icy continent 30. Some get slammed 31. Sicilian volcano 34. Get better 36. Country in South America 37. Otherwise 38. Drenches 40. Wildly	45. Ethiopian monetary unit 48. Land surrounded by water 50. Teeter-totter 51. One who is playfully mischievous 52. Relating to punishment 53. French for "Between" 54. Cause to be embarrassed 57. Wild African sheep 58. Spiders weave these 59. Capital of Western Samoa 60. Pottery oven 61. Supplemented with difficulty 62. Cincinnati's baseball team