ACROSS 1. A very small arachnid 5. Make a low continuous sound 8. Intelligent 12. Dry 13. Not better 15. Gremlins 16. Japanese rice wine 17. Zodiac sign of the Ram 18. Extent 19. Curios 22. Used to make whiskey 23. Definite article 24. Sword 26. Dangerous 29. Twisting squeezes 31. Consumed food 32. Gentle push 34. Sounds 36. Manipulates by dishonest means 38. Cloth made from flax 40. Wood-cutting tools 41. Standoffish 43. Royal house of Britain 45. T 46. Morals 48. Inhaled cigarettes 50. A very small amount 51. Anagram of "Aid" 52. A commander in the Ottoman Empire 54. Temporary debarments 61. Spouse 63. Trap 64. Trim 65. Highly excited 66. Strange or spooky 67. Prefix indicating outer 68. Protagonist 69. Honey insect 70. Repose |
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1. Facial disguise 2. Modern day Persia 3. A male figure in Polynesian mythology 4. Orders 5. Trumpet 6. Murres 7. Millisecond 8. Wisconsin (abbrev.) 9. Infuse 10. Neuter 11. Anglo-Saxon slave 13. Vigilant 14. Ridge of gravel from a glacial stream |
20. A Mongol leader 21. Expectorate 25. Anagram of "Nose" 26. Useful 27. Intermediary 28. Modifies written material 29. Unwanted plants 30. Stitched 31. Macaws 33. Wildebeest 35. South-southeast 37. Area of central London 39. Candidate |
42. Conforms to the right size and shape 44. Batons 47. Give rise to 49. Sovereign of Germany from 1871 to 1918 52. Nursemaid 53. Indicator 55. Bolt 56. Whittle 57. A Great Lake 58. At one time 59. Insect eggs 60. Blemish 62. Self-importance |
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