ACROSS 1. Advanced slowly 6. Expend 11. Muck 14. Tranquility 15. Strange or spooky 16. Anagram of "Boa" 17. Incentives 19. At this instant 20. Increase in salary 21. A hymn of praise 23. Response 27. Four times twenty 28. An unmarried woman 32. French for "After" 33. Foxtrot or waltz 34. Petrol 37. Adolescent 38. 12 in a year 39. Not there 40. East southeast 41. Brink 42. Parasitic plants 43. Preservation 45. Frightened 48. Member of an ascetic Jewish cult 49. Sentry 50. Sugary 53. French for "Friend" 54. Crossed 60. Writing tool 61. Approaches 62. Reproductive cell of a fungus 63. S 64. Mongoose-like carnivore 65. Prongs
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	1. Prefix indicating "Upon" or "Above" 2. Lair 3. Wander aimlessly for pleasure 4. Emergency Care Unit 5. Edicts 6. Trailer truck 7. P P P P 8. Sea eagle 9. Egg of a louse 10. Regardless 11. An ancient Hebrew weight for gold 12. Submarine 13. Fluffy 18. Nobleman	22. How old one is 23. Lessen in intensity 24. Backs of necks 25. Talus 26. At which time? 27. Engrave 29. Smells 30. Scope 31. Go inside 34. A magical spirit 35. A noble gas 36. River in France 38. Repair 39. Hovels 41. Annulling	42. Speediest 43. Automobile 44. V V V V 45. Mouth wide open 46. Exhausts 47. Downpours 50. Comedian ____ Laurel 51. Past tense of "To be" 52. Formerly 55. Born 56. Consumer Price Index 57. 2000 pounds 58. Before 59. A potent estrogen