DIAGRAMLESS, 21 X 21

ACROSS

1 Disappear 6 In a rut 11 Winter pear 12 Expressive of love 14 A feline sound 15 Hold 16 Motionless 17 Region of France 18 Can. province, abbr. 22 Pumpkin mo. 23 Great Lake 24 Singer-actress Zadora 25 Yielding 29 Cheerful tune 30 Hairy spider 33 Lightly burn 34 Agitate 36 Fairy tale starter 37 Oar-powered warships 39 Means justifiers 40 Stride 41 Parabola 42 Vets’ source for insurance 45 Camcorder maker 48 Going over a stream, for example 50 The “B” in N.B. 51 Awakening from sleep 52 Legal rights org. 53 Took to task 57 Stallion motion 58 Sacred 59 Prefix for form or verse 60 Listen 61 Audio equipment pioneer 62 European erupter 63 Family member 68 Andrew ___ Webber 73 Fearful 74 Prince Charming 75 Shoddy 76 Paradises 77 60s rebel singer 78 Crowded

DOWN

1 Groups of whales 2 “Don’t bet ___ ___ !” 3 Resort town near Santa Barbara 4 Scurrilous 5 Hulk Hohan move 6 The big ___ theory 7 One of four Holy Roman emperors 8 Horse coloring 9 Title role for Julia 10 Physics unit 12 Tree yielding gum Arabic 13 Grinding bowl 19 Facebook connection 20 Fragrant flowers 21 Raison ___ 22 Decide 25 Uncover 26 Unconventional 27 Chimney channel 28 Airport surface 31 Appropriately 32 Roman Emperor 35 “It ain’t over till it’s over” speaker 38 Burn 39 Links feat 42 Regular 43 Hardly macho 44 Med school subj. 45 Under the radar 46 Borrowed 47 Staining dye in histology 49 Chinatown neighbor 50 Shower 54 Cared for 55 Make secret 56 24 horas 63 Help 64 Friend in war 65 Plummet 66 Cookbook author Rombauer 67 Saudi border country 69 Treasure-trove 70 Presage 71 Hungers 72 Prescribed amount