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Across

1A Advertising award named for a Greek goddess – CLIO

5A “It __ me to say … ” – PAINS

10A Apex – TOP

14A Rather wealthy – HANTS

15A Sound that clears a path in traffic – SIREN

16A Alum – GRAD

17A Reddit Q&As – AMAS

18A Sleuth for hire – PRIVATEEYE

20A Heaven-sent food – MANNA

22A “For heaven’s __!” – SAKE

23A Cargo weight – TON

24A Binder flaps – PACS

26A Michael C. Hall crime drama with a “Resurrection” sequel series – DEXTER

28A Important tool in weather prediction – RADARSCOPE

32A Tech sch. in upstate New York – RPI

33A Sicilian volcano – ETNA

34A Rests one inside another – NESTS

38A Curved paths – ARCS

40A Like the bottoms of beach house pools, often – TILED

43A Aching – SORE

44A Youngsters – TOTS

46A “Pop! __ the Weasel” – GOES

48A Teeny-tiny – WEE

49A Tour guide off the coast of Washington or Maine, e.g. – WHALEWATCHER

53A Upload a new version to the cloud, say – SYNC

55A __ Lee desserts – SARA

56A Long, slithery fish – EEL

57A Storm relief org. – FEMA

59A “And yet … ” – ALAS

62A “Sounds about right,” and what can be said about 18-, 28-, and 49-Across – YOUREONTHEMONEY

66A Salon sound – SNIP

67A “Toodles” – CIAO

68A Unkind smile – SNEER

69A Vocal quality – TONE

70A Aid and __ – ABET

71A Writing class writing assignment – ESSAY

72A Graceful long-necked bird – CRANE

Down

1D Hit the books hard – CRAM

2D Peruvian city founded as Ciudad de los Reyes – LIMA

3D “Both options are too good to take just one” – IDECANT

4D “Sick burn!” – OHSNAP

5D Bygone handheld game console, for short – PSP

6D Balloon filler – AIR

7D Early spring flower – IRIS

8D The Silver State – NEVADA

9D Created a serpentine path – SNAKED

10D Sit in the cellar, perhaps – TAR

11D Most populous Greek island – RHODES

12D Big city bigwig – PAC

13D Genesis garden – EDEN

19D Houston resident, for one – TEXAN

21D Up to the challenge – ABLE

25D Tennis match units – SETS

27D Uno, dos, __ – TRES

28D “Fiddlesticks!” – RATS

29D The Grand Ole __ – OPRY

30D Molecule in some vaccines – RNA

31D Singer’s span – RANGE

35D “Where do we go from here?” – NEXT

36D __ frog – TREE

37D Visionary – SEER

39D Uses needle and thread – SEWS

41D The “D” of DJIA – DOW

42D Pro votes – AYES

45D Elevator passage – SHAFT

47D Attempt – GOAT

50D Opposed (to) – ANTI

51D French city known for a 24-hour car race – LEMANS

52D Sandwich leftovers on many a kid’s plate – CRUSTS

53D Postop therapy – ST

54D Make happy – CHEER

56D Jazz great James – ETTA

58D Las Vegas WNBA team – ACES

60D Singer Simone – NINA

61D “__ sesame!” – OPEN

63D Skin pic – TAT

64D Hawaii’s Mauna __ – LOA

65D Texter’s “My bad” – S

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