ACROSS 1. Pierce 5. In do-re-mi, the fifth note 8. Obscene pictures 12. Sea eagle 13. Not fours 15. Cornbread 16. Bobbin 17. Swelling under the skin 18. Assistant 19. Baffling 22. Turf 23. Center of a hurricane 24. Formerly 26. Not after 29. 7th planet 31. Mexican (abbrev.) 32. Backs of necks 34. Stains 36. Solemn promise 38. Adores 40. Fruit-filled desserts 41. Shot from a bow 43. Anagram of "Acres" 45. Z (American spelling) 46. A tomb or shrine 48. Harpsichord 50. A connecting point 51. Anger 52. Born 54. Dyspepsia 61. God of love (Greek mythology) 63. Very large white gannet 64. Expect with desire 65. Shivering fit 66. Be extant 67. Sheep 68. Model 69. Bark 70. Rave |
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1. A member of a Slavic people 2. Oak or birch 3. Afresh 4. Philosophy 5. Left or right 6. Across 7. Prefix indicating half 8. Resort 9. Make more humid 10. Cancel or reverse an action 11. Placed on a tee 13. Not state or provincial 14. More rational |
20. A city in east-central France 21. A unit of mass 25. Break 26. Grizzlies or Polars, for example 27. Not essential 28. Long period of time 29. Utilisers 30. Shooting at clay pigeons 31. Extinct flightless bird 33. Biblical first woman 35. South-southeast 37. Latin for "The Same" 39. Acutely insightful |
42. Gully 44. Knights 47. Compact 49. Of the underworld 52. A low tide 53. Therefore 55. Concubine 56. An ancient city in Asia Minor 57. A sharp intake of breath 58. A midwestern state 59. Not closed 60. Where birds live 62. Perceive visually |
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