crossword puzzle

ACROSS

1 __ fide 5 Nothing 8 __ Major (Big Dipper) 12 Old style plane 13 Softdrink brand 15 Body of water 16 Refer 17 Road (abbr.) 18 Manganese 19 Mil. rank 20 Popular American stadium 22 Act 24 Cerulean 26 West by north 27 Some 30 Arkansas 31 Select 35 Arabic word meaning “generous” 38 Collection of animals 39 Hospital worker 40 Unit of luminous intensity 42 Iowa (abbr.) 43 Fall mo. 45 Land surrounded by water 47 Immature insect 50 Gold (abbr.) 51 Pigpen 52 August (abbr.) 54 Cut the lawn 57 Anacin’s competitor 59 Grade 63 Compact disc 64 State of being 66 Air conditioner, for short 68 Avouch 70 Capital of Western Samoa 72 Packed 74 Large African river 75 Carcass 76 Curative mineral spring 77 Healing plant

DOWN

1 Metronome marking 2 Mined metals 3 Prophet who built the ark 4 Sleep disorder 5 Lowest point 6 Fashionable 7 Long-term memory 8 Alpine 9 Reserve Officers Training Corps 10 Tin (abbr.) 11 Advertisements 13 European country (abbr.) 14 Afresh 21 Mexican Indian 23 Basketball association 25 Ear part 27 City in Ohio 28 Miss Drew 29 Twelve months 32 Wizard’s city 33 Cusp 34 Sycophant 36 Bad (prefix) 37 Boxer Muhammad 41 Resource 44 Thulium (abbr.) 46 Like 48 Day one is paid 49 Tint 53 Clench your teeth 55 City in Nebraska 56 Goddess 58 Substance with sour taste 60 Demonic 61 Candy brand 62 Bill 65 Bro.’s sibling 67 Connecticut 69 Bitsy 71 Mail box 73 Doc