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01 A F A R # _ _ B E D # O U T _
14 L I R E # T R Y T O # C R A M
17 D R E W T H E / A T # E I R _
20 A T T A R # _ S T A # A S O N
23 S H E R E E # # # G Y N # # #
27 # # # M A D E A B E E / F O R
34 O B I # D O R S A # _ R O P _
39 F O R T # M A S T S # S E A _
44 F L O O D # T O I L S # S L Y
49 / O N E S P O C K E T S # # #
52 # # # S _ U # # # D E C A L S
57 _ _ _ T # S _ _ _ # E A S E L
65 _ _ _ H # H I T A / D R I V E
68 _ _ _ E # E L I H U # E D I E
71 _ _ _ / # R _ _ _ P # D E S K
Across
A5 Abated
(5) - - B E D
A10 Summary
(4) O U T -
A19 Country since 1949
(4) E I R -
A21 Famous wirehair
(4) - S T A
A38 Metaphor, e.g.
(5) - R O P -
A43 Authenticating
(4) S E A -
A52 Five-centime piece
(3) S - U
A57 Shopping aid
(4) - - - T
A60 Connect
(4) S - - -
A65 Individually
(4) - - - H
A68 Tropical woe
(4) - - - E
A71 Direct means of communication
(4) - - - /
A72 Summation
(5) R - - - P
Down
D5 Old English letter
(3) - T H
D6 Mineral tar
(4) - R E -
D13 Telephone company employees
(4) - M - N
D26 In the time left
(3) Y E -
D33 Bank
(4) R - - Y
D45 Mil. honor
(3) D S -
D61 Pier foundation
(4) - I L -
D62 Suffix with idiom
(4) - T I -
D63 Okinawa port
(4) - A H -