| ACROSS |
| 1. | Auto club (abbr.) |
| 4. | Nervous spasm |
| 7. | "He couldn't carry _ _ in a bucket!" (2 words) |
| 12. | It is |
| 13. | _ tizzy (2 wds.) |
| 14. | One who wires |
| 15. | To erase |
| 17. | The property of being fit to eat |
| 20. | Naughty child |
| 22. | A female deer |
| 23. | Had dinner |
| 24. | Institute legal proceedings |
| 25. | Tootsie (variant) |
| 28. | Choose |
| 30. | Compass dir. |
| 32. | Observe |
| 33. | Transient Ischemic Attack (abbr.) |
| 34. | Prohibit |
| 36. | National Science Foundation (abbr.) |
| 38. | Nine, plus one |
| 39. | Saclike structure in which ascospores are formed |
| 42. | Petroleum |
| 45. | A young ewe |
| 48. | Bear (Spanish) |
| 49. | University of Rhode Island (abbr.) |
| 50. | Diode which emits light from the p-n junction |
| 52. | Pacific Maritime Association (abbr.) |
| 54. | Reproach for some lapse or misdeed |
| 55. | Chalkboards |
| 58. | Electrically charged atom |
| 60. | Compass dir. |
| 63. | And not |
| 64. | Afternoon social gathering |
| 65. | Pleas |
| 70. | Place where flour is made |
| 73. | "_ and Lucy" (Charlie Brown theme song) |
| 74. | Chief Executive Officer (abbr.) |
| 75. | Sigma Iota Epsilon (abbr.) |
| 76. | Connects, as a bridge |
| 77. | Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord |
| 78. | Night before a holiday |
|
| DOWN |
| 1. | Atmosphere |
| 2. | _ moment's notice (2 wds.) |
| 3. | Aide |
| 4. | Neckwear |
| 5. | Indiana (abbr.) |
| 6. | Capital of Egypt |
| 7. | Deep reverence |
| 8. | Metal container |
| 9. | Chief solid component of mammalian urine |
| 10. | Egg locale |
| 11. | Celtic language |
| 16. | Australian flightless bird |
| 18. | Surprise greeting |
| 19. | Allows |
| 21. | Fenced enclosure |
| 25. | It was, poetically |
| 26. | Elected rep. |
| 27. | Affirmative reply |
| 28. | Baseball player Mel |
| 29. | Sliced dessert |
| 31. | Basketball assoc. |
| 35. | Non-commissioned officer (abbr.) |
| 37. | Volcano in Reunion Islands |
| 40. | United States Postal Service (abbr.) |
| 41. | Monetary unit of Kyrgyzstan |
| 43. | Retirement account (abbr.) |
| 44. | Mouth edge |
| 46. | Raised railways |
| 47. | Set |
| 51. | Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann |
| 53. | Small island |
| 56. | Small child |
| 57. | A genus of shrubby plants, including the heaths, many of them producing beautiful flowers |
| 59. | Original Equipment Manufacturer (abbr.) |
| 60. | Snakelike fish |
| 61. | Sever or remove by pinching or nipping |
| 62. | Inactive volcano in Sicily |
| 66. | A group of salmon |
| 67. | Curvy letter |
| 68. | Snakelike fish |
| 69. | Mayday |
| 71. | 54 in ancient Rome |
| 72. | Area sheltered from the wind |
