ACROSS 1. Vipers 5. Request 8. Expert flyers 12. Gossip 13. Mix 15. Wholly absorbed in thought 16. A very small amount 17. Chieftain 18. Capital of Western Samoa 19. Evasive language 22. Frozen 23. Permit 24. A small fly 26. Models of excellence 29. Being of service 31. A card with just one symbol 32. Acquire knowledge 34. Part of the United Kingdom 36. Passport 38. Brightest star in Virgo 40. Avatar of Vishnu 41. French for "Between" 43. Telephone opinion surveys 45. Dress 46. What most lawns are 48. One more than 10 50. A slender woodwind instrument 51. Earned Run Average 52. Negative 54. Tastes 61. Angers 63. Departing 64. Mid-western state 65. Remedy 66. Take pleasure from 67. Not us 68. Scottish for "Locker" 69. Female sibling 70. Days gone by
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	1. Corrosive 2. Drive away 3. A Maori weapon 4. Horse barn 5. Gifts to the poor 6. Ooze 7. Leg joint 8. Genus of macaws 9. Surrender 10. Heroic 11. Remain 13. Insects with hard protective outer wings 14. Pulls	20. Faithful and true (archaic) 21. Was aware of 25. At a distance 26. Frosting 27. Fast, lightly-armored warships 28. Goofy or foolish 29. Parental brother 30. A tart yellow fruit 31. Avenue (abbrev.) 33. ___ de Janeiro, Brazil 35. Screen Actors Guild 37. A Semitic people 39. Hypersensitivity	42. Anagram of "Pose" 44. Withered 47. A twilled woolen fabric 49. Conceit 52. A small cut 53. Wild African sheep 55. Anagram of "Nose" 56. An island country of the south Pacific 57. Grandson of Adam (Bible) 58. Type of salmon 59. Pitcher 60. Identical 62. Collection or series