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Eating Shakespeare (Tragically) Crossword Puzzle

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We all have to eat our words at times, but I bet that the Bard enjoyed eating his more than most of us. Now you can too. Typical Sunday crossword; approximate solving time 5-20 min. Edits welcome--enjoy!
Author: avrandldr - Diff: Harder

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      Across
      1. Former Miss Universe Saez, who lost the 1998 Venezuelan presidential election to Hugo Chavez
      6. Former name of Thailand
      10. Official financial assistants (Abbr.)
      14. Speeder's bane
      15. Up to the task
      16. "____ too proud to beg"
      17. Fast food offering for a murderous king of Scotland? (2 wds.)
      19. "The Biggest Little City in the World"
      20. Lisbon-to-Rome direction
      21. Arrange by type
      22. Commonly feathered projectile
      23. Festival, in Toulouse
      24. "____ Pointe Blank" (1997 Cusack film)
      25. Those in the red
      28. One of many short works by the aforementioned Bard
      31. German spy Mata
      32. "...two if by ____"
      33. Detain
      37. Jon Arbuckle's dog
      38. Hall-of-fame infielder Rod
      40. Falco who portrayed Carmela Soprano
      41. Mind carefully
      42. Luke's mentor, for short
      43. Hobbled
      44. Primary Augustinian lyric poet
      47. Half of Homer's epic work
      48. Skewer
      51. The only pitcher to throw a no-hitter at Coors Field
      53. Tenor nicknamed "The Velvet Fog"
      54. 1998 top ten hit by Sarah McLachlan
      55. Shorter name for 2-methyl-1, 3, 5-trinitrobenzene (thankfully)
      58. Sully
      59. Monarch who abdicates his throne in order to make pastries? (2 wds.)
      62. Primal desire
      63. Chief god of Norse mythology
      64. Creepy homophone to 27-down
      65. Attention-garnering whisper
      66. Vietnamese currency unit
      67. Takes to sea

      Down

      1. NHL goalie Arturs nicknamed "The Wall"
      2. ____ cats and dogs
      3. Trim the lawn's perimeter
      4. War against the Viet Cong, to a vet
      5. Rubs out
      6. Curved swords
      7. "____ he won't do that again." (2 wds.)
      8. Common functional computer key (Abbr.)
      9. Expression of ennui
      10. Healthy snack for a jealous, murdering husband?
      11. Good fishing sites
      12. Millenium parts, in the original language
      13. Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
      18. Lightweight bed
      22. Exist
      23. Breakfast for the melancholy Dane? (2 wds.)
      24. Eat at, as a rodent
      25. Ejaculation foreshadowing trouble (Hyph.)
      26. All-star cager Dwyane
      27. Canal that is a homophone to 64-across
      29. Pompous courtier to King Claudius
      30. Formerly known as (in reference to one's maiden name)
      34. Eldest son of Saddam Hussein
      35. Peru's capital
      36. Document that legally states transfer of ownership
      38. Center of
      39. League that introduced the slam-dunk competition (Abbr.)
      45. Cry heard in the plaza de toros
      46. The best part of a good murder mystery
      47. Visual representations
      48. "____ to you." (2 wds.)
      49. Relatives of the husband referenced in 10-Down
      50. Stuck-up, overly proper fellows
      52. Gimli's uncle, in Tolkien's Middle-Earth
      54. Related to
      55. Lois & Clark actress Hatcher
      56. Oft-polished proteinaceous growth
      57. Jorge's three
      59. One's physical representation, for short
      60. "Much ____ About Nothing"
      61. Meadow