CROSSWORD | Proverbially Speaking

ACROSS

1. Bornean ape

6. Casino’s pull

9. Elbow-wrist connection

13. Paralyzing disease

14. Pigeon sound

15. Teething drops

16. Mary’s subjects (1542-1567)

17. Ostrich-like bird

18. September stone

19. *One responsible for someone else’s welfare

21. *Both rodents and humans like to come up with these

23. Name fit for a king

24. Wedding cover

25. Like a dim star

28. Head vermin

30. *Like the schemes of a fool, biblically speaking

35. Thor’s father

37. Cleopatra’s necklace

39. Blood carrier

40. Ice on a window

41. Famous Teatro alla ____

43. Took to court

44. Prevent

46. Burden of proof

47. Leprechaun’s land

48. Fit

50. Cabinet div.

52. Steadfast Soldier’s material

53. Letter before kappa

55. European Economic Community

57. *It increases love and friendship

61. *It will cause additional harm

64. Raccoon relative

65. Short for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC

67. Huey, Duey and Louie, e.g.

69. #41 Across location

70. Prior to, pref.

71. Organ swelling

72. Benevolent fellows

73. African tam-____

74. English county

DOWN

1. Roman goddess of plenty

2. *It’s just as unpleasant as a hard place

3. Sunburn soother

4. Fertilizer ingredient

5. Luke’s teaching, e.g.

6. Laptop manufacturer

7. Data storage acronym

8. *Cowards are sometimes compared to this

9. Encourage

10. Good earth

11. Sound on a scale

12. Saloon selections

15. Perennial garden flower

20. Signs for escape

22. Post-Soviet Union alliance, acr.

24. Covered porch

25. *Can’t use these to break a skeleton

26. Farewell, to ami

27. Nimbus, pl.

29. Gabrielle Chanel’s nickname

31. *Keep it clean to stay out of trouble

32. *It’s tastier if one is not allowed to have it

33. First cradles

34. Filled with cargo

36. Like whiskey right out of bottle

38. Classic board game

42. Colorado ski resort

45. Curb, two words

49. Disney dwarf

51. ACT taker, e.g.

54. Dangle a carrot

56. Miss Muffet’s meal

57. “The Road Runner” corporation

58. Skin infection

59. #13 Across conqueror

60. J.F.K. postings

61. Bookkeeping entry

62. *Don’t make inquiries if you don’t want to hear this

63. Hefty volume

66. Chapter in history

68. Coltrane’s woodwind