Crossword for Mon, 21/Dec/2020

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Across
1: Bio class setting

4: Mop up

8: Mineral deposit

12: Fries, often

13: Happy time?

14: Compelled

16: Like some excuses

17: Time past

18: Less constrained

19: Squadrons

21: Sunrise

23: Woman of wealth, often

24: Levy

25: Rushes

27: Surgery sites, briefly

29: Niven's 'Casino Royale' role

30: Pigeon patter

31: Furry friend

34: Axis foes

37: Toy boat spot

38: Sound of a fan

39: Word with beer or cellar

40: Otherwise

41: The death of the party?

42: Dress fancily, with 'out'

43: Roman date

45: Threefold

47: Undercover worker

48: Came across

49: Like most colleges

50: Resort hotel

51: Barn rooster, frequently

52: Important

55: Owl's utterance

58: Hideaway

60: Fauna's partner

62: Cajoled

64: Warm up, for short

66: Bug-eyed

67: Greeting on meeting

68: Look narrowly

69: Trig ratio

70: Observed

71: Ripped apart

72: Attention getter

Down
1: Jungle vine

2: Mingle in

3: Sugar source

4: Like a wallflower

5: Abounding in trees

6: Distinctive atmospheres

7: Make java

8: Channels 2-14

9: Viscounts' superiors

10: Some intestinal divisions

11: Exigency

12: Slattern

15: Unproductive

20: Loafer, for instance

22: Break time

26: November winners

28: Abacus part

29: Byte fraction

30: Portable bed

31: Stage piece

32: Count's counterpart

33: Quaker's address

34: They may be liberal

35: Roller coaster feature

36: Sluggish

37: Boil fluid

40: Wager

41: Ebay posting

43: Troublemaker

44: Trade agreement

45: Bon or won follower

46: Coral habitat

49: Professional progress

50: Inscribed pillar

51: Olive-green bird

52: UFO, on jetfighter's radar

53: 'The Gift of the Magi' device

54: Plum variety, commonly

55: 'Come again?'

56: Hematite and galena

57: Get an eyeful

59: PDA entry

61: Eyelid attachment

63: Spanish title of respect

65: Start to mature?





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