| ACROSS |
| 1. | Enthusiasm |
| 5. | Mouth edge |
| 8. | Lie |
| 12. | Short-tailed, large-bodied rat |
| 13. | American Medical Association (abbr.) |
| 14. | Western Russian city on the Oka River south of Moscow |
| 15. | Small island |
| 16. | Supplying deficiencies |
| 19. | Flowery wreath |
| 20. | Heavy metal body, esp. the head of a power hammer |
| 21. | Institute for Media and Entertainment (abbr.) |
| 22. | American Automobile Association (abbr.) |
| 23. | Monetary units of Sri Lanka |
| 25. | Roguish |
| 27. | Floor protector |
| 28. | Relaxation |
| 32. | A group of woodpeckers |
| 38. | Originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites) |
| 39. | Religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery |
| 42. | Bodily heat indicating an inflammation |
| 43. | Madame (abbr.) |
| 44. | A pilgrimage to Mecca during Dhu’l Hijja, made by Muslims |
| 46. | NE Massachusetts town |
| 49. | Double curve, resembling the letter S |
| 50. | Hearing organ |
| 52. | Coat; cloak |
| 55. | Being or containing an acid |
| 58. | Beverage made from leaves |
| 61. | Retirement account (abbr.) |
| 63. | Lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood |
| 64. | Disorderly crowd |
| 66. | The property of being fit to eat |
| 69. | Large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts |
| 70. | Queen of England 1702–14 |
| 71. | _ moment's notice (2 wds.) |
| 72. | One who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically |
| 73. | Saudi Arabian king (1953-1964) |
| 74. | Teat (slang) |
| 75. | Wagers |
|
| DOWN |
| 1. | That which causes harm or destruction or misfortune |
| 2. | Failure |
| 3. | Plant genus of onion and garlic |
| 4. | Born |
| 5. | Pet locale |
| 6. | Body of Kaffir warriors |
| 7. | Insides of hands |
| 8. | Small child |
| 9. | Operatic vocal solo |
| 10. | Monetary unit of Bulgaria |
| 11. | Ancient Greek colony of southern Italy near the Gulf of Salerno |
| 16. | Take to court |
| 17. | Uninterruptible Power Supply (abbr.) |
| 18. | Snakelike fish |
| 20. | False hair |
| 24. | Groovy apt. |
| 26. | Affirmative reply |
| 29. | Direct toward a target or goal |
| 30. | Monetary unit of Kyrgyzstan |
| 31. | Compass dir. |
| 33. | _-fi |
| 34. | Head covering |
| 35. | Raised railways |
| 36. | Immediately |
| 37. | Three (prefix) |
| 39. | Expresson of surprise, comprehension, or mock astonishment |
| 40. | Paper or plastic container |
| 41. | Binary compound |
| 45. | Type of plane |
| 47. | To overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc. |
| 48. | Possessed |
| 51. | Full of chinks, cracks, or crevices |
| 53. | Petroleum |
| 54. | Relatively large |
| 55. | Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord |
| 56. | Music discs |
| 57. | English scholar and theologian who founded Saint Paul's School in London |
| 58. | Afternoon social gatherings |
| 59. | Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ferber |
| 60. | Member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan |
| 62. | Against |
| 65. | Long, evenly shaped pieces |
| 67. | A group of snakes |
| 68. | Erode |
| 69. | A young woodchuck |
