ACROSS 1. A contest with rules 5. Young women entering society 9. Leave in a hurry 14. Wild African sheep 15. Panache 16. Run away to marry 17. Mix together 18. Anglo-Saxon slave 19. Angers 20. Desegregate 22. Tall woody perennial grasses 23. Nigerian monetary unit 24. Pertaining to cities 26. A light grayish brown 29. Bear witness 33. Killer 38. Pin 39. A Great Lake 40. Zany 42. King of the jungle 43. Stagger (archaic) 45. A disease of the pancreas 47. A small body of salt water 48. Registered Nursing Assistant 49. Memos 52. Hurriedness 57. Unit of measure of gold purity 60. From births to deaths 63. Angry 64. Always 65. By means of 66. Male singing range 67. Hare-like rodent 68. Otherwise 69. They often grow on heads 70. Hotels 71. Fortune teller |
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1. A homeless child 2. Sporting venue 3. Prefix meaning more than one 4. Breed of duck 5. Bambi was one 6. Anagram of "Seal" 7. A family of African languages 8. Smile contemptuously 9. Saw-toothed 10. Customers 11. Part portrayed 12. Mimicked 13. Untidyness |
21. Anagram of "Aged" 25. Type of East Indian tree 27. Requiring immediate attention 28. Prefix indicating recent or new 30. Assemble or modify written material 31. Fruit of the blackthorn bush 32. 10 10 10 10 33. Whimper 34. Murres 35. Wedding or engagement 36. Sets off an explosive 37. An archaic measure equal to 16.5 feet 41. Type of tree |
44. Pillagers 46. Thai monetary unit 50. A resin used in incense 51. A month in the Jewish calendar 53. Assistants 54. Grin 55. Taut 56. An organic compound 57. Friends 58. Region 59. Hindu princess 61. A non-flowering seedless plant 62. Historical periods |
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