| ACROSS |
| 1. | A piece composed to develop a specific point of technique |
| 6. | Make a knot |
| 9. | Last letter of the English alphabet |
| 12. | Continuous strand of threads used in weaving or knitting |
| 13. | Mouth or opening |
| 14. | It is |
| 15. | A region of northeastern France famous for its wines |
| 17. | Yard entry |
| 19. | Sep. follower |
| 20. | Ocean |
| 21. | American Automobile Association (abbr.) |
| 23. | A really long time |
| 25. | Choose |
| 26. | Keyboard modifier key |
| 27. | Use |
| 29. | Against |
| 32. | Pull behind |
| 35. | Containing a positively charged radical (suffix) |
| 37. | Nonscientific branch of learning |
| 38. | Put into a specified state |
| 40. | French philosopher Descartes |
| 41. | 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet |
| 42. | Wet nurse |
| 43. | Domesticated feline |
| 44. | American Medical Association (abbr.) |
| 45. | Long, narrow, usually shallow trough between ridges on a beach, running parallel to the coastline |
| 46. | Experiment locale |
| 48. | A young whale |
| 50. | Monetary unit of Japan |
| 51. | Eisenhower's nickname |
| 53. | Direct toward a target or goal |
| 55. | Cuckoo |
| 56. | Indianapolis International Airport (abbr.) |
| 57. | Wedding promise |
| 60. | Mountains (abbr.) |
| 62. | Capital of the state of Qatar |
| 65. | Dodged |
| 68. | One more than two |
| 69. | Being at a high temperature |
| 70. | "He couldn't carry _ _ in a bucket!" (2 words) |
| 71. | Slender fish |
| 72. | Chief or king in Benin or Nigeria |
| 73. | Portable shelters |
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| DOWN |
| 1. | Sight organs |
| 2. | Lie |
| 3. | A female bear |
| 4. | Two long chains of nucleotides twisted into a double helix |
| 5. | Curvy letter |
| 6. | Ancient Roman robe |
| 7. | Retirement account (abbr.) |
| 8. | Consume |
| 9. | The historic land of Israel as a symbol of the Jewish people |
| 10. | And so on (abbr.) |
| 11. | Eastern Standard Time (abbr.) |
| 16. | Plant excrement |
| 18. | Snakelike fish |
| 22. | _ moment's notice (2 wds.) |
| 24. | Baseball player Mel |
| 25. | Original Equipment Manufacturer (abbr.) |
| 26. | Small island |
| 27. | National forest in Provo, Utah |
| 28. | European strong-scented herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves |
| 30. | Relating to the nose |
| 31. | Three (prefix) |
| 33. | _ I, leader of the Ottoman Turk (1258–1326) |
| 34. | Raised mark on the skin (as from a whip) |
| 35. | The grampus (Milton) |
| 36. | Be tempered by heat |
| 39. | Particular pronoun |
| 41. | Pacific Maritime Association (abbr.) |
| 42. | Deep reverence |
| 44. | Adept person |
| 45. | Symbol (abbr.) |
| 47. | Storage container |
| 49. | Air blower |
| 52. | A young goat |
| 54. | Chemical element with properties similar to another |
| 55. | SW Saudi Arabia district |
| 56. | International Air Transport Association (abbr.) |
| 57. | Goddess of spring and wife of Bragi |
| 58. | Scratch |
| 59. | Lyric poems |
| 60. | Russian fighter aircraft |
| 61. | Transient Ischemic Attack (abbr.) |
| 63. | Expresson of surprise, comprehension, or mock astonishment |
| 64. | A male weasel |
| 66. | Monetary unit of Latvia |
| 67. | Member of the Shoshonean people of Utah and Colorado and New Mexico |
