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Daily Crossword Puzzle #9 for Wed, Dec 13, 2017

ACROSS
1. Ubangi River tributary
5. Backtalk
9. Erode
12. Monetary aid
14. Writer Wiesel
15. Madame (abbr.)
16. Citrus fruits
17. Nathan's nickname
18. Greek goddess of the dawn
19. Slangy assent
20. Being or containing an acid
23. In a ____ (agitated or irritated)
24. Flintstone
25. Wrote a lyric poem
27. Mitch Miller's instrument
30. One more than two
32. Floor covering
33. Lip ointment
34. Farming town in central California
36. Science/research agcy.
38. "We ___ not amused" (Victoria)
39. Nine, plus one
40. Hit sharply and swiftly
43. Separate the seeds from cotton
46. Settles
48. College mil. group
49. Ocean
51. Luau accessory
52. Eras
53. 480, 500 or 516 sheets of paper
54. Change direction abruptly
56. Greek goddess of the earth (variant)
58. Pictures
61. Curvy letter
64. The 18th letter of the Arabic alphabet
65. Fermented drink made from hops
66. First name in cosmetics
68. Begley and Asner
69. Length times width
70. Indian princess (variant)
71. Area sheltered from the wind
72. 1994 drama film starring Jodie Foster
73. Friends

DOWN
1. Repulsive
2. 4th largest of the Great Lakes
3. Desk light
4. Compass dir.
5. Transmit
6. Jai ____
7. "Cheers" or "Ellen"
8. Observe
9. Make improvements or corrections to
10. Mine, in Marseilles
11. Trial
13. Russian ruler of old
21. To provide with a ceiling
22. Foolish or stupid persons
23. Puts into a specified state
24. Opposite of masc.
26. One of the 12 tribes of Israel
27. Chief or king in Benin or Nigeria
28. Oblong piece of solid material
29. Cassini of fashion
31. Standard of perfection
35. Consume
37. Tree-dwelling hopper
41. Had dinner
42. Personal Computers (abbr.)
44. Toward the sea
45. Teachers' org.
47. Grain storage tower
48. Actress Charlotte
50. Electrical Unit
53. Wash lightly
55. One who makes use of a thing
56. Highlander
57. Assistant
59. The bottom of a shoe or boot
60. Spoken
61. Inactive volcano in Sicily
62. Stitch closed the eyes of (a falcon)
63. Perceives with the eye
65. Forbid
67. Plant excrement