Crossword for September 16, 2006

ACROSS 1. Litigates 5. 22nd letter in the Greek alphabet 8. Jaunty rhythm in speech 12. Nature of being 13. Unpleasant fates 15. Ancient war goddess 16. Not fatty 17. Take as one's own 18. Monster 19. Annoyance at being thwarted 22. The color of cherries 23. Mineral bearing rock 24. A1 26. Woods 29. Unfaltering 31. Priestly vestment 32. A barren region of limestone 34. Secret agents 36. Vault 38. A Canadian territory 40. Collections 41. Make someone laugh 43. Warning sound 45. Egg of a louse 46. Liveliness 48. Excretes 50. Vesicle 51. American Medical Association 52. Double-helix molecules 54. National area possessions 61. Car 63. A New England state 64. Pop 65. Ball of yarn 66. A jockey's garments 67. Sheep 68. Otherwise 69. A potent estrogen 70. Grandmothers
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	1. Ego 2. Utilizer 3. Jacob's brother 4. Detector 5. Closing section of a musical composition 6. Owl sound 7. Zulu warriors 8. Sign of the Lion 9. A component in cooking 10. Harp 11. Three-____ sloth 13. Probably (2 words) 14. Ermine	20. Hike or journey 21. Negatives 25. Short sleeps 26. Fire 27. Makes obscure 28. Complete confidence in a person 29. Shop 30. Abominable snowmen 31. Father of Jehoshaphat 33. Traverse across snow 35. Super Sonic Transport 37. Catch sight of 39. Cancels	42. Formerly (archaic) 44. Fictional captain 47. Parts 49. Monument 52. Small freshwater fish 53. Invalid or zero 55. Attack suddenly 56. Annoy 57. Writing fluids 58. A midwestern state 59. Biblical garden 60. Backtalk 62. Is indebted to