puzzle

 ACROSS



  1 Greet a monarch

  4 Targets of certain combs

  8 Protestant work ___

 13 "Moby-Dick" captain

 15 Latke topping

 17 Muslim sect

 18 *Political spending on pet projects (note letters 5 to 7 in this answer)

 19 Living room piece

 21 "No ifs, ands or ___!"

 22 Toymaker for Santa

 23 *With part of 32-Across and all of 27-Across, American Red Cross founder

 27 Heavy weight

 30 Dishwasher sound

 32 Whom "everybody loves"

 36 Three-layer cookie

 37 Examines, as a crystal ball

 38 *With part of 50-Across and all of 40-Across, expelled from legal practice

 40 Main color on China's flag

 41 Leaders of small colonies?

 47 Cohort before Gen Y

 50 Gym snack

 51 By means of

 53 Palme ___ (Cannes award)

 54 Ancient market

 56 According to

 57 *With part of 72-Across and all of 61-Across, "It's quite dark!"

 61 Parisian palace

 63 Hot-and-cold dessert

 68 Take the chance

 69 Artisans' online shops

 70 The ugly duckling, eventually

 71 "That's incorrect!"

 72 Show, as one's teeth

 73 Some cross aves.

DOWN

  1 They start and end on low notes

  2 "Fancy meeting you here!"

  3 Anticipate

  4 Flag pin's place

  5 Nasdaq debut

  6 EMT's specialty

  7 Caribou relative

  8 Biblical birthright seller

  9 Sour

 10 "Their Eyes Were Watching God" author

 11 Diamonds, in slang

 12 Cartoon frame

 14 Not ___ an eye

 16 Flow back

 20 Repeating exactly

 24 Dadaist Jean

 25 Issa of "Awkward Black Girl"

 26 "Yes," to a sailor

 28 Province by N.Y.

 29 Romantic introduction?

 31 Meal with a special plate

 33 "Turn up the heat!"

 34 Without erotic attraction, say

 35 Six Flags draws

 39 Utter

 41 Proof letters

 42 Cry in a popular card game

 43 Most paranormal

 44 LeBron James' org.

 45 Cleaning instructions' location

 46 Hit show initials

 48 Some wood cutters

 49 Give a mean look

 52 Salad basics

 55 Actress Witherspoon

 58 Small islands

 59 As well

 60 ___ Geo Wild

 62 RB's gains

 63 One may be erasable

 64 Judge Lance

 65 Crowd around, as a celebrity

 66 "... ___ lack thereof"

 67 German article

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