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1. Some student needs : LOANS 6. ___ law : OHMS 10. Weed eradicator : NARC 14. Admit wrongdoing : OWNUP 15. Tip : LEAD 16. On the safe side : ALEE 17. Memorable times : LETTERDAYS 19. Geese formations : VEES 20. Title grp. in an ABC drama : NYPD 21. Some Balkans : SERBS 22. Popular seafood chain : LOBSTER 26. 1950's-60's TV star : SKELTON 28. Cockeyed : ALOP 29. "The Odd Couple" role : OSCAR 31. Reggae relative : SKA 32. Pick : SELECT 35. Luau doings : HULAS 37. Popular rock/rap/funk group : HOTCHILIPEPPERS 42. Deep sleep : SOPOR 43. Action star Steven : SEAGAL 44. Gambling site: Abbr. : OTB 47. In 1492 it sailed the ocean blue : PINTA 49. Area next to the narthex : NAVE 50. False clue : HERRING 52. Full of life : BLOODED 55. Draft holder : STEIN 56. Player of one of the Corleones : CAAN 57. Russian river : URAL 58. Discount coast-to-coast plane ticket : EYESPECIAL 64. Shine's partner : RISE 65. Good name for a DNA expert : GENE 66. Danny of the N.B.A. : AINGE 67. Ballpark amts. : ESTS 68. Quaker ___ : OATS 69. Mercury and Saturn : MAKES		1. Equivalent of "ur 2 funny" : LOL 2. Need dough : OWE 3. Household pest with a fiery appearance : ANT 4. Kook : NUT 5. Passed the buck? : SPENT 6. Veteran : OLDPRO 7. Lucille Ball, notably : HEAD 8. ___ Day : MAY 9. 60's protest org. : SDS 10. Pierced body part, sometimes : NAVEL 11. Critical warnings : ALERTS 12. Nike rival : REEBOK 13. Corporate jet maker : CESSNA 18. Alternative to white : RYE 21. Wool wrap : SERAPE 22. Respond angrily, with "out" : LASH 23. Promise, for one : OLEO 24. Take off quickly : BOLT 25. Builder's guide : SPECS 26. Atlantic fish : SCUP 27. Certain greens : KALES 30. Hold aside, as a college athlete, to extend his eligibility : SHIRT 33. Composer who had a long relationship with George Sand : CHOPIN 34. Easy two-pointer : TIPIN 36. Joe of "Apollo 13" : SPANO 38. Like "Lawrence of Arabia" : LONG 39. "Yikes!" : EGAD 40. Talk crazily : RAVE 41. Go downhill : SLED 44. "And I'm the queen of England" : OHSURE 45. Popular game import from Russia : TETRIS 46. Robin feature : BREAST 48. Puts down : ABASES 51. Stirs up : RILES 53. Drink from a dish : LAP 54. A wee hour : ONEAM 56. Trifling amount, in a phrase : CENT 58. Teamwork disrupter : EGO 59. Pro vote : YEA 60. Secretive org. : CIA 61. Business loss : INK 62. Geologic period : AGE 63. Article that may go with berets : LES