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Named After a Plant Crossword Puzzle

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This crossword puzzle was written to fulfill Contract #96: Create a crossword with 20 people (real or fictional) whose names are plants or flowers, as proposed by Leith90. Unless otherwise stated, all answers are spelled in US English.
Author: bernie73 - Diff: Harder

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      1. Tolkien's innkeeper: Barliman ___
      6. Japanese drama style
      8. Gadus morhua
      10. Kimono sash
      11. IATA code for Brighton City Airport
      12. Played Lady Rose on "Downton Abbey" (4,5)
      16. Counter-Earth setting for novels by John Norman
      17. 1995 Thomas Gilou film
      18. Adam's wife
      19. Nigerian fermented cereal pudding
      20. American racing driver from Nazareth, PA (4,5)
      24. Victor Hugo novel "___ Miserables"
      25. Tofu is made from ___
      26. Swiss mountain
      27. British 1970s rock-jazz fusion band
      28. American female jockey: Rosemary ___ Jr.
      32. "Sin City" is ___ Vegas, NV
      33. Frozen water
      34. American author who used Esperanto (3,9,4)
      42. Keanu Reeves role in "The Matrix"
      43. The "Mystery Machine" was this type of vehicle
      44. Coach of Surrey County Cricket Club (1935-1939) (4,5)
      49. Flower necklace
      50. Native American people: ___ Perce
      51. Organ of seeing
      52. Singer-actress Peeples
      53. 11th of the 12th minor prophets
      57. Sudden, repetitive movement
      58. Lara Jane Miller voiced Juniper ___
      59. Three in Roman numerals
      60. Wise bird
      61. Governor of Tennessee (1915-1919) (6,3)
      66. Magician who communicates with the inanimate in Xanth
      67. Consume (food)
      68. Singer of "The Loco-Motion": "Little ___" Narcissus Boyd
      69. Religious sister
      70. Birth name of Joey Mercury (4,5)

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      1. Unit of measurement for intensity of sound
      2. World Chess Champion Mikhail
      3. IATA code for Esbjerg Airport
      4. Vagrant
      5. Sally on "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (4,5,8)
      6. Rugby footballer for Sydney, Canberra, and Penrith (5,4)
      7. Star of "Foyle's War": Honeysuckle ____ Weeks (4,5)
      8. Played Capt. Kirk in "Star Trek" reboot series (5,4)
      9. Portrays Grace in TV show "Guilt" (5,4)
      13. George Gershwin's lyricist brother
      14. Co-host of radio show "The Breakfast Club": Angela ___
      15. Actress Gardner
      21. Room for sports exercise (abbr.)
      22. Goldfish
      23. Rodent
      29. Stadium in Mabopane, South Africa
      30. Candy distributor headquartered in Naperville, IL: ___-Brown
      31. Her, as the subject
      35. Countess of Powis: ___ Eveline Herbert (6,3)
      36. American voice actor who voiced title character in "D. N. Angel" (5,4)
      37. Adult film actress and model Ginger ___ (4,5)
      38. "Anthem" author ___ Rand
      39. Actress McClanahan
      40. Latin abbreviation "and the rest" (no punct.)
      41. Author of "Interview with the Vampire" (1994) (4,4)
      45. Segment of a circle's circumference
      46. Kept a princess awake
      47. Boxer Muhammad ___
      48. Expression of disbelief or amusement
      54. Not her
      55. Ukranian tributary of the Dnieper River
      56. Village "on a river" in Lincolnshire, England
      62. Latin "eggs"
      63. White robe for a priest
      64. Tributary of the Meuse in the Low Countries (alt. sp.)
      65. Literature journal from Johns Hopkins University, founded 1934