ACROSS 1. Avoid 6. Core or essence 10. Clothed 14. Cloth made from flax 15. Fragrance 16. Attempt again 17. Liquorice-flavored seeds 18. Leaf of the talipot palm 19. At the peak 20. Type of synthetic rubber 22. Imprison 24. They come from chickens 25. Ceased 26. A living thing in an early stage 29. Drive away (an insect) 30. Pepsi or Coke 31. Priestly 37. Crucifixes 39. Snake-like fish 40. The Final Frontier 41. Exceptionally 44. Anagram of "Seek" 45. A1 46. Exit 48. Foretells 52. Festivity 53. Prophet 54. Annoy 58. A language of Pakistan and India 59. Pop 61. 9 9 9 9 62. Carbon black 63. 2 2 2 2 64. Carries 65. Sea eagle 66. Sharp high-pitched cry 67. Contemptuous
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	1. Panache 2. Connects 2 points 3. Pearly-shelled mussel 4. Outlaw 5. Power 6. Thugs 7. Jobless 8. Sun god (Roman mythology) 9. Betrayer 10. Spasm 11. Ease 12. Love intensely 13. Drugged	21. Psyches 23. Feelings 25. Carapace 26. Beige 27. Natural satellite 28. An alliance of countries 29. Vista 32. Long periods of geologic time 33. Surgical procedure 34. Grab 35. Expert flyers 36. Not more 38. Not big	42. Propriety of manner 43. 365 days 47. Gleams 48. Home 49. Mistake 50. A radioactive gaseous element 51. Intense 52. Clutch 54. Object of worship 55. Against 56. Placed on a tee 57. Nature of being 60. Is indebted to