ACROSS 1. Boast 5. Savor 9. Played charades 14. Traditional knowledge 15. Initial wager 16. An adult insect 17. An Egyptian deity 18. French for "Bath" 19. A small fatty European fish 20. Essentially 22. Directs 23. Smile contemptuously 24. Diminish gradually 26. Anagram of "Aid" 29. A type of lottery 33. They appear after rainstorms 38. Breed of penguin 39. Found in some skin lotions 40. Oneness 42. Bituminous fuel 43. Fuel, speed and tach, for example 45. Scoundrels 47. Big Bird's street 48. Make a mistake 49. Flavorful 52. Angry 57. Elflike 60. Flying vehicles 63. A tropical fruit with a pink pulp 64. Ale 65. Shade 66. Cove 67. Margarine 68. Nature of being 69. Volcano 70. Probabilities 71. Fortune teller |
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1. Tattles 2. Ancient empire 3. Came up 4. A magical spirit 5. A small yeast cake 6. A Freudian stage 7. Piling 8. A country in east Africa 9. Give false information 10. Flawed 11. Hare-like rodent 12. A mild expletive 13. Spots |
21. Baby's bed 25. A request made to God 27. Drenches 28. Bristles on a sheath of barley 30. A flat mass of floating ice 31. Teller of untruths 32. Snake-like fishes 33. Shreds of cloth 34. Wings 35. Promissory notes 36. Films with reversed images 37. Urge a dog to attack 41. Definite article |
44. Issue forth 46. Seed coat 50. Forbidden 51. Concede 53. Schedule of fees 54. Liquorice-flavored seeds 55. Taut 56. An organic compound 57. Breastplate 58. Goddess of the moon (Roman mythology) 59. Autumn 61. Tall woody perennial grass 62. Not amateurs |
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