ACROSS 1. Young eel 6. Decreases 10. Left in a hurry 14. Vassal 15. Burrowing mammal 16. Seventy-one in Roman numerals 17. The quality of being deserving 18. Not warm 19. Angle between a stalk and branchlet 20. Sink or cave in 22. Breathing apparatus of a fish 23. Organ of sight 24. State of anxiety 26. Charge 30. Classical music theatre 32. Tribe 33. Fool 35. An ancient Germanic people who conquered England 39. Not guests 41. Constantly remind 42. Bend over 43. Moral principle 44. As well 46. Used to tie a shoe 47. Latin for "Home" 49. A long-handled curved blade 51. An island in French Polynesia 54. Sick 55. Knowing a secret 56. Deter 63. Be gloomy 64. Small biting fly 65. Carried with difficulty 66. Lyric poems 67. Beige 68. A living duplicate 69. Cincinnati's baseball team 70. Not that 71. Virile males |
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1. Trees of the genus Ulmus 2. Place 3. Action word 4. Breastplate 5. Fastens again 6. Master of ceremonies 7. Blessing 8. An alliance of countries 9. Goddess of the moon (Greek mythology) 10. In a glaring or reprehensible manner 11. Seventy-four in Roman numerals 12. Deportation 13. Herbs having aromatic foliage |
21. Colored cloth 25. Historical periods 26. Dull pain 27. Coagulate 28. Country singer Johnny ____ 29. Messiness 30. Gemstones 31. Wooden pins 34. Tree sloth 36. A kid, nanny, or billy 37. Scottish for "Lake" 38. Sword 40. Inhabitant of northern Britain |
45. City in Norway 48. Dwarf 50. Grab 51. Mountainous Indonesian island 52. Positive electrode 53. Was optimistic 54. Seizure 57. 1/12th of a foot 58. Indian dress 59. Part portrayed 60. "Smallest" particle 61. Part of a chromosome 62. Biblical garden |
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