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This week's theme: Current Events

Across

1. Miami's Mission, Cuba's Crusade
6. "Thermal" or "tope" prefix
9. Jeanne d'Arc, e.g.
12. Golan Heights is the focus at them
15. Gender
17. Current hit by Celine: "That's The Way It ___"
18. Taiwan occurrences, recently
19. Tools for Lumberjacks
20. Prefix for "cene" or "hippus"
21. Convenience store clerk's question: "Would you like ___ for that?"
22. Invitation letters
23. Contents of Cargo Containers, of late
27. Triple Crown
29. Common verb suffix
30. Fluffy scarf
31. Gershwin with pen
32. Initials of the witty American writer who wrote "Death and Taxes" (1931)
33. Taproom
34. Galilee, for one
37. Mount near Olympus
40. Former dictator in international headlines, currently
44. Word with Ticket
45. Heavy barge
46. Calligrapher's need
47. Popular TV show
48. Michael Jordan is now an owner (of #53D) in this org.
50. "Key": French
51. Former Ugandan dictator Amin
52. Acclamation
54. War torn area currently in the world spotlight
56. Article of commerce
57. People in H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine" (1895)
59. Light switch position
60. Malevolent
61. Attitude at the Altitudes
64. Gloria Steinem founded it
66. Church Chancel
67. AOL Time Warner, for example
69. Stitch
70. Intentionally so written
71. Male Monarchs

Down

1. "Center" prefix
2. Victor Hugo's "___ Misérables" (1862)
3. U.S. state
4. Anthony Hopkins, for one
5. Eternal light: ___ Tamid
6. Dumbfounded retort: "___ loss for words for what to say!"
7. Slovenly ones
8. Gumbo
9. Nicknamed missile interceptor involved in recently failed Pentagon defense technology testing program
10. Outcome from President Clinton's "State of the Union" address, some are hopeful
11. "Student" in Sherbrooke
13. Famed opera singer: Dame Kiri ___ Kanawa
14. Noncommissioned U.S. Army rank
16. Clairvoyance, commonly
20. Word with Roll
23. Everything he touched turned into gold
24. Contributed comment(s)
25. Loose fitting garments made from camel hair
26. Carolina or Dakota
28. Roman Numerals
33. Controversial Colorado statute (commonly called this) recently debated in the Supreme Court
34. "My Favorite ___" (1951): Hedy Lamarr (b.1913 - d.2000) movie
35. It'll turn "ffel" into a Tower in Paris
36. Doddery
38. Sordid
39. Courtyards
41. President Clinton recently announced a $280 million initiative to step up enforcement to fight this
42. He sang for Black Sabbath (initials)
43. What "recess" has
49. Author Milne
50. President of France
51. Highway Hostel
52. Icicle holders
53. Washington Wizards, for one (See #48A for a related clue!)
54. Dog breed for the Queen
55. Those who till the land
56. Spun by a Spider
58. Tells Tales
62. Before noon, briefly
63. Receive
64. Madonna song: "___ Girl"
65. Juniors' predecessors, for short
68. Atlanta's locale on an env.