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| 1. | With 74-Across, voting system that affords anonymity ... or the theme of this puzzle? : SECRET |
| 7. | Game in which the orange ghost is named Sue, not Clyde : MSPACMAN |
| 15. | "Seinfeld" woman : ELAINE |
| 16. | Heated disputes : RHUBARBS |
| 17. | Song sung by a patriotic politician : GODBLESSAMERICA |
| 19. | Jungle swinger : APE |
| 20. | F.D.R. or L.B.J.: Abbr. : DEM |
| 21. | Vice president Gore and others : ALS |
| 22. | And others, for short : ETAL |
| 25. | Stridex target, informally : ZIT |
| 27. | Blue stone : LAPIS |
| 31. | Singer Damone : VIC |
| 33. | ___ Party : TEA |
| 35. | Old Italian coin : LIRA |
| 36. | How a director of campaign advertising works : BEHINDTHESCENES |
| 41. | Sought-after rock : ORE |
| 42. | Rap's Dr. ___ : DRE |
| 43. | However, briefly : THO |
| 44. | Turn-___ : ONS |
| 45. | Exactly ... like a conservative's plan to lower taxes? : RIGHTONTHEMONEY |
| 49. | Possible cause of brain freeze : ICEE |
| 50. | It's seen off la côte de la France : MER |
| 51. | Subject of many a political scandal : SEX |
| 52. | Rooms in una casa : SALAS |
| 54. | ___ Mahal : TAJ |
| 56. | College org. with a Color Guard : ROTC |
| 59. | The Cowboys, on scoreboards : DAL |
| 61. | React with extreme disgust : GAG |
| 63. | Louis XIV, e.g. : ROI |
| 65. | Religious belief of eight U.S. presidents : PRESBYTERIANISM |
| 71. | Like no stone, for the meticulous : UNTURNED |
| 72. | Grand ___ Island : BAHAMA |
| 73. | Nuisance that keeps returning, in metaphor : BADPENNY |
| 74. | See 1-Across : BALLOT |
| 1. | Genesis maker : SEGA |
| 2. | Alter altar plans, maybe : ELOPE |
| 3. | Space ___ : CADET |
| 4. | Tease : RIB |
| 5. | Blowup: Abbr. : ENL |
| 6. | Cheesed (off) : TEED |
| 7. | James Stewart title character who goes to Washington : MRSMITH |
| 8. | ___ Na Na : SHA |
| 9. | Mountain cat : PUMA |
| 10. | "Does that ring ___?" : ABELL |
| 11. | Event in which you may drive a hard bargain? : CARSALE |
| 12. | Hosp. test : MRI |
| 13. | "This Week" airer : ABC |
| 14. | Intelligence org. : NSA |
| 18. | "___ who?!" : SEZ |
| 23. | Bird: Prefix : AVI |
| 24. | Fancy chocolatier : LINDT |
| 26. | Choppers : TEETH |
| 28. | Assign, as blame : PINON |
| 29. | Memorable 2011 hurricane : IRENE |
| 30. | Mouthing off : SASSY |
| 32. | PC insert : CDROM |
| 34. | Hearth residue : ASHES |
| 36. | London mayor Johnson : BORIS |
| 37. | Writer Jong : ERICA |
| 38. | German philosopher who wrote "The true is the whole" : HEGEL |
| 39. | Fundamental belief : TENET |
| 40. | One on the way up : COMER |
| 46. | "Fore!" : HEADSUP |
| 47. | "Julius Caesar," for one : TRAGEDY |
| 48. | Kitchen brand : OXO |
| 53. | Buffalo player : SABRE |
| 55. | Pickle holder : JAR |
| 57. | What a plea bargain obviates : TRIAL |
| 58. | Vogue competitor, for short : COSMO |
| 60. | Loretta who sang "Coal Miner's Daughter" : LYNN |
| 62. | Pop's Brothers ___ : GIBB |
| 64. | "___ my wit's end" : IMAT |
| 65. | Darts venue : PUB |
| 66. | Biol. class topic : RNA |
| 67. | Tarmac fig. : ETD |
| 68. | Number of years between censuses : TEN |
| 69. | Like some baseball teams : AAA |
| 70. | Senators' org. : NHL |