ACROSS 1. Tube 5. Gardening tool 8. Alas in reverse 12. God of love (Greek mythology) 13. Forms a curve 15. Object of worship 16. Wholly absorbed 17. Master of ceremonies 18. Self-satisfied 19. Lacking conciousness 22. Anagram of "Aid" 23. Hearing organ 24. Thoughtfulness 26. Ape or monkey 29. Shrewd 31. Hurried away on foot 32. Telling untruths 34. Not fresh 36. Anagram of "Salt" 38. A sound of derision 40. Covet 41. Unit of electrical capacitance 43. Tall woody plants 45. C 46. Always seeking peace 48. Runs off to marry 50. Writing table 51. Fifty-two in Roman numerals 52. Not me 54. Bumpkins 61. Circle fragments 63. Long backless sofa 64. Leave out 65. Look furtively 66. Support for an injured arm 67. Vetch 68. Soft drink 69. It is (poetic) 70. Fish duck
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	1. A beautiful and graceful girl 2. Formerly, the shah's 3. Sodas 4. Admiration 5. Prefix indicating half 6. At one time 7. Biblical garden 8. Female sibling 9. Access 10. Noisy 11. Seaweed 13. Double crosses 14. Religious splinter groups	20. Fastener of wood 21. Consumes food 25. Attractive 26. A dish of greens and tomatoes 27. Ushered in 28. After the eighth 29. Consent 30. Fairies 31. Royal Air Force 33. Neither ___ 35. Organ of sight 37. Rescue 39. Powerfully persuasive	42. Plate 44. Dirt 47. Slides uncontrollably 49. Plane drivers 52. Barks 53. Chocolate cookie 55. Jaunty rhythm in speech 56. Fifty-seven in Roman numerals 57. Prohibits 58. Islamic prayer leader 59. Ireland 60. Ragout 62. Resort