KING’S RANSOM

Across

1.  75-Across anagram

5.  Hideaway

9.  Ms. James

13.  Remove

14.  Chinese lead-in

15.  Cheat

16.  Walston “Damn Yankees” role?

19.  Judge Lance

20.  Oxygen tanker Itrs.

21.  King lead-in

22.  “Could——Be Magic”

24.  Cow chomp?

26.  Smells

30.  Like a Barbie doll?

34.  Roman sun god

35.  Perrier, e.g.

36.  Ms. McIntire

37.  Batter’s stat.

40.  School grp.

42.  Logos, abbr.

44.  Not pos.

45.  “——hook Up?”

47.  Sick

49.  Travel org.

51.  Detectives’ traits

57.  Mends

58.  ——la-la

59.  Track tip

60.  Spanish article

62.  April 15th grp.

64.  Power proj.

65.  Hanoi Hilton competitor?

71.  Shocked

72.  Mr. Perkins

73.  Overjoy

74.  Vegas tip

75.  Retreats

76.  TV rooms

Down

1.  Ms. Franklin

2.  ——faire

3.  Tire fig.

4.  Deal in

5.  Tongue

6.  “Frankie——Johnny”

7.  Mr. Amin

8.  Ms. Parks

9.  Quito country

10.  Dent lead-in

11.  McCort novel

12.  Mr. Lincoln

13.  Ms. Wharton

17.  How Gaelic tales were told

18.  Luminosity

23.  ’60s protest grp.

25.  White House mono.

27.  Sign

28.  Playwright David

29.  Catch

31.  “At the——”

32.  Consume

33.  Home of Ding Dong Daddy

37.  Hasty

38.  “——Suede Shoes”

39.  Ingrid in “Casablanca”

41.  The Greatest

43.  Dooley in “Casablanca”

46.  Indulge oneself

48.  “Whole——of Shakin’ Goin On”

50.  River isle

52.  “——It a Pity”

53.  Wild Asian sheep

54.  No way to return from Aruba?

55.  Comforters

56.  Tired

61.  Basics

63.  Cast off

65.  Tam

66.  Self

67.  Thumbs up!

68.  Music choice

69.  Pitcher’s stat.

70.  Bravo!

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