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1. Contents of many files: Abbr. : LTRS 5. McCartney, e.g. : SIR 8. "___ for you!" ("Seinfeld" refusal) : NOSOUP 14. Virgil, for one : POET 15. U.N. observer since '74 : PLO 16. Lock up : SECURE 17. Restricted zone : NOGOAREA 19. Temperamental one, supposedly : ARTIST 20. Slowpokes : LAGGARDS 22. Big brand in basketballs : VOIT 23. English monarch who shared the throne : MARYII 24. Citi Field predecessor : SHEA 27. A, in Alsace : UNE 28. "___ be my pleasure" : ITD 29. ___ budget : ONA 31. More eager : ITCHIER 33. Hold as : DEEM 35. Author of "Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship" : GOETHE 37. Dish with ham : DENVEROMELETTE 41. Trident wielder, typically : SEAGOD 42. Improve : HONE 45. Hare follower : KRISHNA 48. Volleyball action between bump and spike : SET 51. Hesitate in speaking : HEM 52. Call : REF 53. Connection means, for short : ISPS 55. Uses : AVAILS 57. "And giving ___, up the chimney ..." : ANOD 59. Observatory references : STARMAPS 61. Classic camera : KONICA 64. Michael Jackson genre : URBANPOP 66. It's well-positioned : OILRIG 67. Base figure, for short : NCO 68. Buggy locale? : DUNE 69. Most twisted : WRYEST 70. Lot : GOB 71. "Mi casa ___ casa" : ESSU		1. I.C.U. worker : LPN 2. "You missed it" : TOOLATE 3. Seen : REGARDED 4. Howard the Duck prop : STOGY 5. Sidelining cause : SPRAIN 6. "The Sopranos" actor : ILER 7. There are four hidden in this puzzle, which together suggest a familiar five-word saying (3,5,4,2,4) : ROADS 8. Code-breaking central, in brief : NSA 9. "___ the hills and far away" : OER 10. Old sketch comedy show : SCTV 11. "Absolument!" : OUIOUI 12. Bearish : URSINE 13. Attentive dog owner : PETTER 18. Exchange premium : AGIO 21. U.S.S. Enterprise defenses : SHIELDS 23. Night's start? : MID 25. Little: Suffix : ETTE 26. Zwei x vier : ACHT 30. Features of May-December marriages : AGEGAPS 32. The "H" in Hanukkah : HETH 34. Play (with) : MESS 36. Cry from Juliet : OROMEO 38. Radar selection : NEHI 39. Hotel transportation : VANS 40. Ancestor of the modern horse : EOHIPPUS 43. Holds on a mat : NELSONS 44. Medium on the outside? : EMS 45. Polish capital, 1038-1596 : KRAKOW 46. "La Grenouillère," e.g. : RENOIR 47. Words of regret : IFONLY 49. Bit of jewelry : EARBOB 50. Adult rating for the small screen : TVMA 54. Scammed : STUNG 56. Cable choice : AANDE 58. Presaging disaster : DIRE 60. Not pizzicato : ARCO 62. U.S.S.R.'s successor : CIS 63. Bond, e.g.: Abbr. : AGT 65. Little, in Lille : PEU