ACROSS 1. Focussing glass 5. Harlot 9. Put up with 14. Send forth 15. Downwind 16. Flamingo or heron 17. Swerve 18. Precipitation 19. Regions 20. Restrains 22. Silly 23. Swelling under the skin 24. Amounts owed 26. Wipe 29. Seize again 33. Without warning 38. Loves intensely 39. Not false 40. Ermine 42. Tears 43. Order of business 45. Highest in degree 47. Respite 48. God of war (Norse mythology) 49. Shine 52. Units of area 57. Classical music theater 60. A small or insignificant person 63. Pass along 64. Preparation (abbrev.) 65. Naked 66. Loose temporary stitches 67. A suggestive look 68. Anagram of "Lied" 69. Horse 70. Catch sight of 71. Vesicle
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	1. Dike 2. Make improvements to 3. Daughter of a sibling 4. Play a guitar 5. A biting critical remark 6. Wings 7. Strange 8. Compact 9. Anticipated 10. Whistlestop 11. Concept 12. Academic head 13. Gaelic	21. Female horse 25. Unruly 27. Dangerous 28. Bacon Lettuce Tomato 30. Operatic solo 31. Retained 32. Nature of being 33. A sun 34. Exhort 35. A fight with deadly weapons 36. Belittle 37. Not me 41. Altitude (abbrev.)	44. Postponed 46. Formerly Saddam's country 50. Fruit or computer company 51. Gets stuck 53. Boxlike 54. Prepared 55. Noblemen 56. Shooting at clay pigeons 57. Spheres 58. Partially decayed vegetable matter 59. Otherwise 61. Look furtively 62. Nimble