Crossword by: Gail Grabowski & Bruce Venzke and edited by Rich Norris
Across
1. __ acid: antiseptic cleaner BORIC
6. Raindrop sound PLOP
10. Hunter’s quarry PREY
14. Texas shrine ALAMO: The Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna launched an assault on the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar. Wikipedia
15. Civil rights icon Parks ROSA: Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an African-American civil rights activist, whom the U.S. Congress called “the first lady of civil rights” and “the mother of the freedom movement”. Wikipedia
16. Mortgage adjustment, briefly REFI
17. Figure of speech IDIOM
18. Waikiki’s whereabouts OAHU
19. Aunt Bee’s grandnephew OPIE
20. Countdown kickoff TEN
21. Wild West showman BUFFALO BILL: William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody was an American soldier, bison hunter and showman. He was born in the Iowa Territory, in Le Claire but lived several years in Canada before his family moved to the Kansas Territory. Wikipedia
24. Makes small talk CHATS
26. Did some pressing work? IRONED
27. South Pacific island TAHITI: Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia. Wikipedia
29. Spotless CLEAN
31. Sent packing AXED
32. Egyptian portrayed by Liz CLEO: Cleopatra VII Philopator, known to history as Cleopatra, was the last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. She was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, a family of Greek origin that ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great’s death during the Hellenistic period. Wikipedia
34. Prize with six categories NOBEL
38. Dwarf wearing specs DOC
39. Sack on a red-white-and-blue truck, which can hold the ends of 21- and 54-Across and 3- and 35-Down MAILBAG
41. Savings option, briefly IRA
42. A parolee may wear a monitor on it ANKLE
44. Vehicle on runners SLED
45. Door opener KNOB
46. Muse who inspires poets ERATO
48. Barcelona buddies AMIGOS
50. Phase ASPECT
53. NFL replay aid SLO-MO
54. Character written in kindergarten BLOCK LETTER
57. Foldable sleeper COT
60. Criticize severely BASH
61. Good-sized home site ACRE
62. Arcade pioneer ATARI
64. Dust Bowl refugee OKIE
65. Send, as packages SHIP
66. Enticed LURED
67. Asian holidays TETS
68. Does better than TOPS
69. Grasslike marsh plant SEDGE
Down
1. Angler’s bucketful BAIT
2. Shoppe adjective OLDE
3. Ticket from a postponed ball game RAINCHECK
4. “If you ask me,” in texts IMO
5. Battle COMBAT
6. Univ. employees PROFS
7. Waste time LOAF
8. Dept. of Labor protection arm OSHA
9. Talking parrot of film PAULIE: Paulie is a 1998 American family film about a talking parrot named “Paulie”. It was directed by John Roberts and written by Laurie Craig, and it was produced by Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn, and Allyson …Wikipedia
10. Free, as legal work PRO BONO
11. Fasten anew REPIN
12. Use TurboTax, say E-FILE
13. Triangular traffic sign YIELD
22. New York city UTICA: Utica is a city in the Mohawk Valley and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census due largely to a large immigrant refugee influx. Wikipedia
23. Malaysian ape ORANG
25. Stayed out of sight HID
27. “I did it!” TADA!
28. Neural transmitter AXON
29. Yo-Yo Ma’s instrument CELLO
30. Ear part LOBE
33. Marketgoer’s memo LIST
35. Game accessory with 24 numbered squares BINGO CARD
36. Suffix with switch -EROO
37. “CSI” facilities LABS
39. Pharmaceutical giant MERCK
40. Allan-__: Robin Hood cohort A-DALE
43. Bloodsuckers LEECHES
45. Actress Basinger KIM: Born December 8 1953 Kimila Ann “Kim” Basinger is an American actress, singer, and former fashion model. She is known for her portrayals of Domino Petachi, the Bond girl in Never Say Never Again, and Vicki Vale, the female lead in Batman. Wikipedia
47. “It’s about time!” AT LAST!
49. Fable conclusions MORALS
50. Monk’s superior ABBOT
51. Quench SLAKE
52. Assume to be true POSIT
53. Staircase units STEPS
55. Canyon feedback ECHO
56. Lose one’s footing TRIP
58. Calif. neighbor OREG
59. Ocean motion TIDE
63. Wed. preceder TUE
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