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Daily Crossword Puzzle #5 for Wed, Dec 16, 2020

ACROSS
1. RI univ.
4. Ripens
8. SW Saudi Arabia district
12. Drug cop
14. Hero or heavy, e.g.
15. French philosopher Descartes
16. Slanted text style (abbr.)
17. Parts
20. False hair
21. Metal container
22. The first octave above the treble staff
23. Poet Dickinson
27. For fear that
29. Adolescent
31. Stockings
34. Lightheartedly
35. Taken by mouth
36. Swedish rock group
39. Travel a route regularly
41. United States Postal Service (abbr.)
42. Rich soil
43. Unconcealed
46. Locales
47. Delicate
48. Leg joint
51. Obstructs or blocks passage
54. Ingest
56. Born
58. Naughty children
61. Interpreter
66. Romantic infatuation
67. Falsehood
68. Indian skirt
69. Celtic language
70. "____ silly question..."
71. Mild oath
72. Mountains (abbr.)

DOWN
1. A single undivided whole
2. Assign a rank or rating to
3. Feeling or showing extreme anger
4. Curve
5. Thick or sticky substance
6. Shade tree
7. Back-to-school mo.
8. "We ___ not amused" (Victoria)
9. Legislators
10. International (abbr.)
11. Remainder
13. To starve (Brit.)
18. Petroleum
19. Compass dir.
24. Call ___ day
25. Flowery wreath
26. Sharp bark
28. Yell
30. High-strength synthetic material
32. Plant excrement
33. Raised railways
34. Homeless child
36. 100%
37. Surprise greeting
38. Sass
40. Jacques Cousteau's middle name
44. Eastern Standard Time (abbr.)
45. 17th letter of the Greek alphabet
49. Followers of ems
50. Snakelike fish
52. Corncob
53. Excessive but superficial compliments
54. Singer James
55. Ancient river in northeast Turkey
57. Comfort
59. Inconspicuous attention getter
60. "______ My Girl" (Turtles hit)
62. Teachers' org.
63. Label
64. Mouth or opening
65. To free from