ACROSS 1. Aqualung 6. Scottish for "Lake" 10. Stalk 14. Anagram of "Laser" 15. A member of the lily family 16. Therefore 17. Threesomes 18. Latin for "Flanks" 19. Reminds persistently 20. A Mercury or Gemini capsule 22. Cards with just one symbol 23. Female sibling 24. Diner 26. Firstborn 30. Anagram of "Argos" 32. Cajole 33. Tug 35. Give a speech 39. A Christmas song 41. Garland 42. Teases 43. A hard grey-black mineral 44. Part of a chromosome 46. "Oh my!" 47. A prickly woody vine 49. Erase 51. A communist government council 54. Aught 55. Leave out 56. Custodians 63. Traditional Indian music 64. Colors 65. Of form but not of substance 66. Skinny 67. French for "State" 68. Fill with high spirits 69. Sodium chloride 70. Mats of grass 71. Appointed
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	1. Divisions in a tennis match 2. A lean-fleshed fish 3. Murres 4. An alliance of countries 5. Appraise 6. Dens 7. Leaf of the talipot palm 8. Hairdo 9. Used to warm a room 10. Relating to one of the assemblies in Congress 11. Follow or ascertain 12. Type of adult moth 13. Overgrown with moss	21. Metropolis 25. Highly excited 26. Latin for "Behold!" 27. A mixture of sand and clay 28. Challenge 29. Outrageous 30. Contemptuous smile 31. Similar 34. Seaweed 36. Possessing the necessary skills 37. Nipple 38. Anagram of "Sees" 40. Harp	45. Assemble or modify written material 48. Skin irritations 50. Study closely 51. Classes by kinds 52. City in Nebraska 53. Watchfulness 54. Where birds live 57. Car 58. Absorb written material 59. A Chadic language 60. Yellow Dutch cheese 61. Charge per unit 62. Sleigh