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Daily Crossword Puzzle #9 for Fri, Jul 17, 2015

ACROSS
1. Scottish cap
4. Independent ruler or chieftain
8. 100%
11. Double curve, resembling the letter S
13. Member of a famous L.A. basketball team
15. _ de Janeiro
16. Ancient Greek god of war
17. Biscuitlike quick bread
18. Moist
19. Prevent from occurring
21. Dreamland
22. Sight organs
23. It is so
24. Chief or king in Benin or Nigeria
27. Lubricate
29. Mitch Miller's instrument
30. Tarsus (plural)
34. 54 in ancient Rome
36. Spoken
39. Guide
40. Comfort
41. Founders of families
43. Taverns
44. Excessive but superficial compliments
46. Inactive volcano in Sicily
47. Baseball player Mel
48. Father Junipero _
49. SW Asia republic
51. _ moment's notice (2 wds.)
53. Tired old horse
54. Part of HMS, perhaps
57. Sudden quick movement
60. _ stream
63. Dodge
65. Be footloose
66. Native American of Southwest Alaska
69. Toward shelter
70. Mouth or opening
71. Remove soap
72. Frog relative
73. Commissioned mil. rank
74. Locale of original sin
75. Cunning

DOWN
1. Sycophant
2. Match
3. Confronts
4. Raised railways
5. Apple computer (short form)
6. Picture
7. Western Nevada city
8. Like ___ of sunshine
9. Welles in "The Third Man"
10. Chops off
12. Compass dir.
14. Do over again
18. Conveyance
20. Director Reiner
25. Scornful sounds
26. Nest on high
28. ___ a Wonderful Life
29. Make much ado about nothing
31. Monthly bill
32. Posted
33. Big collection agency
34. Unable to walk
35. Austrian river, tributary to the Danube
37. Tate display
38. Soviet premier 1918-24
40. Curvy letter
42. "Two Mules for Sister ____"
45. Floor protector
50. Mature
52. Partly open
54. Rings
55. Standard of perfection
56. Full of seeds
57. Tree-dwelling hopper
58. Old wives' tales, e.g.
59. "Terrible" tsar
61. Writer Wiesel
62. Watch over
64. Large container
67. Purpose
68. "___ Little Indians"