Crossword by:Joel D. Lafargue and edited by Rich Norris
Across
1. Urban rails ELS
4. “__ life!” THAT’S
9. Self-satisfied PROUD
14. 2002 NBA Rookie of the Year __ Gasol PAU
15. Put back to zero RESET
16. Total RUN TO
17. ” … book by __ cover” ITS
18. Author Jong ERICA
19. Many times OFTEN
20. Member of a “joint” military group CHIEF OF STAFF
23. “__ evil …” SEE NO
24. Time of one’s life ERA
25. Pub. of an oft-quoted journal AMA
28. Franklin invention LIGHTNING ROD
33. Full of mischief DEVILISH
36. Like much of King’s work EERIE
37. Verbalized sigh ALAS
38. Buddhist shrine STUPA
41. Injured, in a way TORE
42. Jazzman Jackson and cartoonist Gross MILTS
44. More easygoing MELLOWER
46. Make a relay race connection PASS THE BATON
49. Kalamazoo-to-Cincinnati dir. SSE
50. Billion-year span EON
51. Waits BIDES
55. Cocktail accessory SWIZZLE STICK
59. Traditional Islamic garment BURQA
62. Dough raiser YEAST
63. One of the Khans ALY
64. Words before “Gave proof through the night” IN AIR
65. Clerical residence MANSE
66. Short snooze NAP
67. Incessantly NO END
68. Like one’s big brother ELDER
69. Chowed down ATE
Down
1. “Lawrence of Arabia” and others EPICS
2. Bat maker’s tool LATHE
3. “Wake Up, Little __” SUSIE
4. Girl Scouts emblem TREFOIL
5. Protagonist HERO
6. “Yeah, like that’ll happen!” AS IF
7. Sleuths, briefly TECS
8. New York’s __ Island STATEN
9. Hardly G-rated PROFANE
10. Win by trumping, in bridge RUFF
11. Que. neighbor ONT
12. Beehive State native language UTE
13. Put on DON
21. Doesn’t need to be drafted ENLISTS
22. Bush spokesman Fleischer ARI
25. One-way sign shape ARROW
26. Wavy pattern MOIRE
27. “Doe, ___ …” A DEER
29. APO mail recipients GIS
30. FDR’s successor HST
31. Opposable digit THUMB
32. Start the assignment GET ON IT
33. Moistens DAMPS
34. Inventor Howe ELIAS
35. Ballroom dance, in Burgundy VALSE
39. Green veggie PEA
40. Flight stat. ALT
43. Wine list presenter STEWARD
45. Maine dish LOBSTER
47. __ polloi HOI
48. Digestive protein ENZYME
52. Rigg who played Mrs. Peel DIANA
53. Brilliance ECLAT
54. Internet calling service SKYPE
55. One of 16 in a 4×4 tile: Abbr. SQ IN
56. Enthusiasm ZEAL
57. Catch, as a fish LAND
58. Being, to Brutus ESSE
59. Storage receptacle BIN
60. Colorful card game UNO
61. Actress Charlotte RAE
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