ACROSS 1. An earlier time 5. Seedcase 8. Vipers 12. Wealthy 13. Relocated 15. Backstroked 16. Hebrew month 17. San Antonio fort 18. Protagonist 19. Science of weather 22. Unit of energy 23. Request 24. Protective ditch 26. Church offerings 29. Dirk 31. Harsh noise 32. Perfume from flowers 34. A region of western Asia Minor 36. Prefix indicating "Within" 38. Heroic tales 40. Emasculate 41. Stairs 43. The complete extent 45. Crimson 46. Burns with hot liquid 48. To the opposite side 50. Margarine 51. Monetary unit of Laos 52. Container 54. Revering 61. Dwarf buffalo 63. Maturate 64. Chocolate cookie 65. Smear 66. Jargon 67. Stitched 68. Anagram of "Seal" 69. S 70. Nature of being
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	1. Baby carriage 2. Assistant 3. A style of jazz singing 4. Menace 5. Played on horseback or in the water 6. Shaped like an egg 7. Present (at a show) 8. Residue from a fire 9. Sugar and aspartame 10. Young salmon 11. Dirty air 13. Purchasing places 14. Belief	20. Occupational Safety and Health Administration 21. Baseball great Berra or a certain cartoon bear 25. Highly excited 26. Hues 27. Lacking propriety 28. Adult male deers 29. A literary genre 30. Angers 31. A potent estrogen 33. A commander in the Ottoman Empire 35. Not subtract 37. Gemstone 39. Drawing in	42. Change direction abruptly 44. Journey 47. Room barriers 49. Be against 52. A green semiprecious gem 53. A Freudian stage 55. Annoy 56. Resorts 57. They make eggs 58. Anagram of "Sire" 59. Current events 60. Departed 62. Fabric made from camel hair