Puzzle 73

ACROSS
1. Try
5. A Swiss army knife has lots of them
9. Parts of “Dear Santa” letters
14. Lunar effect
15. Straight up
16. Contact, in a way
17. “___ Lama Ding Dong” (1961 hit)
18. Uncovered
19. Part of a book
20. Greek philosopher
22. Leaves for lunch?
23. Sideshow spiel
24. Return to slender
26. Snooty one
29. Turning point
33. Grab the tab
37. Answer on an easy-to-gradetest
39. Last word in an ultimatum
40. Takes most of
41. Rise to one's feet
42. “Blue” or “White” river
43. Beggar's duds
44. Custom
45. Absolute, as nonsense
46. Phoebe's sister on “Friends”
48. Female rabbits
50. Some stingers
52. Narrate
57. Tracking device
60. Forsaken
63. On drugs
64. Like Silver's rider
65. Buzzed
66. Because
67. Bow-toting god
68. Pay for a hand
69. Gung-ho
70. Shipped
71. With a discount of
DOWN
1. Guitar holder-upper
2. Pageant topper
3. ___ one
4. Blackguard
5. Not yet delivered
6. Membership
7. Jurist Warren
8. Silver, e.g.
9. “Children of a ___ God”
10. Intolerant
11. Go to sea
12. Louise of “Gilligan's Island”
13. Winter racer
21. Student's hurdle
25. Like sweet rolls
27. “Beetle Bailey” dog
28. Stigma
30. Thin opening
31. Man is one
32. Carson's Carnac, for one
33. NO __ TRAFFIC
34. Big top sound
35. Diner menu section
36. Guaranty
38. Biblical preposition
41. Influence
45. Played for a sap
47. Bigger
49. Admiral King
51. Auctions
53. Key material
54. Asinine
55. Circus sights
56. Cube's dozen
57. Trick
58. Part of SEATO
59. Little dent
61. Long speech, often
62. Author unknown: Abbr.
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