Across

1    This newspaper, briefly, and letters found, in order, in 18 Across, 61 Across, 4 Down and 26 Down

5    Compass pt.
8    Like some quirky films
13    Lion sound
14    Figs. on an airport board
16    Sentence parts
17    Skywalker’s guru
18    On the ___ (Labor Day festival)
20    Splendid
22    Ms. Zellweger
23    Woe ___
25    Action actor Chuck
28    It might come to shove
30    Sled part
32    City in Ohio or Peru
35    — Magnon
37    Idea
39    Separate
41    Patriotic uncle
43    Detect
44    Receivers of gifts
46    Tach unit
48    Clarinet necessity
49    Mount McKinley
51    Broadway rock musical (1968)
53    Muscular
55    Gator’s kin
57    Adores, with “on”
59    Eons
61    Translates
66    European peaks
68    Egyptian capital
69    Medical suffix
70    Part of MIT, for short
71    Woolly flock
72    Hosp. trauma centers
73    Auction site

Down

1    Attempt
2    House top
3    Diameter halves
4    See-through
5    Use needle and thread
6    Headliner
7    Consumed
8    Dangerous fires
9    Neither’s partner
10    Pair
11    B&B
12    Winter time in NYC
15    Mexican mister
19    Broadcast again
21    Flightless bird
24    Computer key
26    Question
27    Fishing net
29    Many mins.
31    Popular flower
32    Chap
33    Success for Apple
34    Lions and horses have them
36    Rowboat need
38    Homer’s neighbor
40    Water on one’s cheek
42    Speedometer unit: abbr.
45    One-masted sailboat
47    Apple success, briefly
50    Beginning, for short
52    Pension alternative: abbr.
54    Honkers
56    Headliner
58    Mix
60    Pet protection grp.
61    PC chips
62    Slangy negative
63    Even score
64    Afore
65    Draft org.
67    Timid

From the June 1-7, 2011 issue

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