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Daily Crossword Puzzle #9 for Fri, Dec 24, 2021

ACROSS
1. Sis' sibling
4. Ketch in the Levant
8. Ache
12. Atmosphere
13. Inactive volcano in Sicily
14. The founder of a family
15. Hero or heavy, e.g.
17. Pull into pieces
18. Amusement-park features
19. Took without asking
21. Third day of the wk.
23. Eastern Standard Time (abbr.)
24. Practice fights
26. Teat (slang)
28. Negative votes
30. Commissioned military rank
34. Infant food
37. 1994 drama film starring Jodie Foster
39. Naked
40. One (Scot)
41. Small stream
43. Allow
44. Rich soil
46. French philosopher Descartes
47. Followers of ems
48. Chrissie's court nemesis
51. Delicate
54. R.R. building
55. Trap for birds or small mammals
58. Floor protector
61. Oval reproductive body of a fowl
63. Twentieth part of a lira
65. Indian state
67. Lyric poems
71. Mild oath, euphamism for damn
72. Afternoon social gatherings
73. Snakelike fish
74. Make imperfect
75. "Two Mules for Sister ____"
76. In a ____ (agitated or irritated)
77. Compass dir.

DOWN
1. Taverns
2. Debaucheries
3. Lowest deck of a ship
4. Put into a specified state
5. Had dinner
6. _ tizzy (2 wds.)
7. Heavy open wagon
8. Air pressure measure (abbr.)
9. Assistant
10. Angers
11. Egg locale
16. Style
18. It's straight from the horse's mouth
20. Period
22. Shoshoni
25. Synchronize (abbr.)
27. "___ Little Indians"
29. Spanish missionary in California
30. American astronaut and politician John
31. Governing power
32. Arabian gulf
33. Allows
34. Inside of hand
35. Small Philippine buffalo
36. Lightbulb-shaped fruit
38. Area sheltered from the wind
42. Peachy ____!
45. Mountains (abbr.)
49. A distinct part
50. Tired old horse
52. Mayday
53. Parka part
56. Hits or strikes with great force
57. Ferber et al.
58. Floor protectors
59. Toward the sea
60. Russian ruler of old
62. Moves
64. Legendary monster
66. White ___ sheet
68. Lair
69. Biblical high priest
70. Fast jet (abbr.)