Puzzle 79

ACROSS
1. Coxcomb
4. Hi-___
7. Concoct
14. Day in Hollywood
16. “Semiramide” composer
17. Do over
18. Tense
19. Tells
20. Radiant look
21. Ambush
22. Way cool
24. Rough and disorderly
28. Stately aquatic bird
30. Fly catchers
33. Miles of “Psycho”
34. Sot's sound
36. “Excuse me …”
38. Pirate's potable
39. At ease
42. Solicit
44. ___ de combat
45. Bad start
46. Pack down
48. Slip
50. Puppeteer Tony
53. ___ shooting
55. Stick up
57. Singer Young
59. Grave
62. Noted stone name
64. Bugbear
67. High __ (Western peaks)
68. Admire servilely
69. Chemist Lavoisier
70. Malformed animal
71. Some NFL linemen
72. Stylish, in the '60s
DOWN
1. Bat an eye
2. Horse operas
3. Like some undergrad studies
4. Volvo competitor
5. Bury
6. It has its ups and downs
7. Thrash
8. Clue weapon
9. To be, in Durango
10. Author of “Foundation” trilogy
11. Korean War fighter
12. The Wildcats of the Atlantic 10 Conf.
13. Indy service area
15. Plains Indian
23. Letter opener
25. “As you ___”
26. ___ Hill (Sisqo's old group)
27. Thanksgiving side dish
29. “The Secret of ___” (1982 film)
31. Common preservative
32. A-line line
35. Corp. money managers
37. Degs. for execs
39. ___ as you are
40. Tolkein creature
41. South American cowboy
42. Oz. and mg.
43. Furniture wood
47. Flower parts
49. On the back
51. Make even shorter
52. Jordache competitor
54. Go ___ for
56. Spring sound
58. Zapped, in a way
60. Dust speck
61. Orange Free State settler
63. Match maker
64. Emeril exclamation
65. Japanese vegetable
66. Firearm
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