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ACROSS 1 Mesquite 6 Korean fritters 10 Sesame seed (Jpn.) 14 Former UH v-ball player Allen 15 Regarding: __ far as. . . (2 wds) 16 Ancient Syria 17 Pertaining to the cheek 18 Poi dog 19 Indian princess 20 Noisy bird 22 Plate lunch starch (2 wds) 24 Walaau art 26 Chinese dynasty 27 Train station 29 First generation Japanese 33 Spiny reef dweller 36 UH student org. 38 Oahu theatre inits. 39 Chef Wong 40 Moslem religion 42 Star Wars princess 43 Musical: Slower (abbr) 44 Land (Hwn.) 45 Bernard's at Ward Centre, e.g. 46 Malodorous 49 Filipino fish sauce 51 Insufficient funds (abbr) 53 __ Needle, Maui 54 Naish sport 59 Oahu flower 63 Where to find Hari 64 Gobo or carrot, e.g. 66 Kakimochi 68 Metallic residue 69 Hautboy 70 __ Ryan, former MLB pitcher 71 Around: prefix 72 Location 73 Kapalua goal: Hole __-__

DOWN 1 Food critic Nadine 2 Jason __, former UH kicker 3 Friend 4 Distance; detach 5 Make huhu 6 Leahey or Nabors 7 E pluribus __ 8 Teacher's org. 9 Indentation 10 For sure (pidgin) 11 Spoken, as Hwn. folklore 12 Bla Pahinui's 1st solo recording 13 Amongst 21 Pregnant 23 Marlene __ 25 Brazil dance rhythm:__ Nova 27 Senator Inouye 28 Dutch bloom 30 "Peter Pan" pirate 31 __ jungle prince 32 Sore; hurts 33 Make kapakahi through heat 34 Hawaiian royalty 35 Of the 50 states: abbr. 37 Adopted 41 Samoan chief 42 Laie church inits. 47 Okinawan donut 48 Ship prefix 50 Only palace in US 52 Japanese baths 54 Hornet 55 Maui or Kauai 56 Approach 57 Singer Kahakalau 58 On top a slipper 60 __ Man Triathalon, Kailua-Kona 61 Loincloth 62 Isle near Ireland 65 Golf ball holder 67 Wind direction

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