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1. Brake components : PADS 5. Actress Pia : ZADORA 11. Intimidate : COW 14. Edgar-winning writer Larson : ERIK 15. Presently : INABIT 16. Title role about a titleholder : ALI 17. Elegance in road construction? : PAVINGGRACE 19. Rtes. : RDS 20. Turban wearer, maybe : SWAMI 21. Singer Sumac : YMA 22. Big word in advertising : FREE 23. Desirable guy to rent from? : PLUMLANDLORD 27. Anatomical pouch : SAC 30. Historical chapter : ERA 31. Nosebag tidbit : OAT 32. Big chunk of ice : FLOE 34. Band jobs : GIGS 37. Lake of TV : RICKI 40. Hit "snooze" with force? : POUNDEDTHEALARM 43. Al ___ : DENTE 44. Blackener of Santa's suit : SOOT 45. Not attend : SKIP 46. Boy in "A Christmas Carol" : TIM 47. Like, awesome : RAD 49. Feminine suffix : ESS 50. Council of Guinness drinkers? : PUBCOMMITTEE 56. "Dies ___" : IRAE 57. Scull : OAR 58. Alternative to high heels : FLATS 62. Fleur-de-___ : LIS 63. Feature of some intersections ... or a five-word hint to 17-, 23-, 40- and 50-Across : FOURWAYSTOP 66. "Love Story" composer Francis : LAI 67. Old war story : AENEID 68. Cookbook writer Rombauer : IRMA 69. Donna Summer's "___ Works Hard for the Money" : SHE 70. Slowly : ADAGIO 71. "Careful now" : EASY		1. Energizes, with "up" : PEPS 2. Get ___ deal : ARAW 3. Opera star : DIVA 4. Economize : SKIMP 5. Make a sharp turn : ZIG 6. Director Lee : ANG 7. Hall of fame : DARYL 8. Winner of 2008 : OBAMA 9. Costa ___ : RICAN 10. Had a hero? : ATE 11. It often has cream cheese frosting : CARROTCAKE 12. Grayer, maybe : OLDER 13. Smartened (up) : WISED 18. View from Abu Simbel : NILE 22. Thrashes about : FLAILS 24. Yen : URGE 25. Hotel employees : MAIDS 26. TV explorer : DORA 27. Org. in TV's "Nash Bridges" : SFPD 28. Soothing plant : ALOE 29. "Jumpin' at the Woodside" composer/bandleader : COUNTBASIE 33. Tempt : ENTICE 35. Classic muscle car : GTO 36. Brief : SHORT 38. ___ Kringle : KRIS 39. Some tricksters : IMPS 41. Mailing to a record exec : DEMO 42. Floride, e.g. : ETAT 48. Stare down, say : DEFY 50. Aspirin and such : PILLS 51. Heep of fiction : URIAH 52. Lowed : MOOED 53. ___ Loa : MAUNA 54. Markdown abbr. : IRREG 55. Borden cow : ELSIE 59. Trac II alternative : ATRA 60. ___ of Maine toothpaste : TOMS 61. Neuter : SPAY 63. Sky safety org. : FAA 64. 2006 Nintendo debut : WII 65. Fuss : ADO