crossword puzzle

Across

1 What a mosquito bite does 5 Lapu-____ 9 Mud brick 14 American state 15 Muffin ingredient 16 Harshness 17 Rend 18 Mountain Time 19 Girl’s name 20 Inconsistency 23 Mercury (abbr.) 25 Fish catchers 26 Only 27 Manner 28 Long, skinny boat 30 Hole-punching tool 31 Gained 34 Sweet stuff 35 Milliliter 36 Personal computer (abbr.) 38 Flightless bird 39 Lead (abbr.) 40 Scale note after sol 41 Game official 43 Actinium (abbr.) 45 Amplitude modulation 46 Relief 48 Dorothy’s home (abbr.) 50 Utah (abbr.) 51 Flying insects 53 Short-term memory 54 Time zone 56 City 57 Unbroken 58 Ornament 59 Earring need 62 British thanks 63 Alerted 67 Off-white 69 Dickens’ Tiny __ 71 Air (prefix) 72 Food from heaven 73 Flat 75 Move while sleeping 76 ‘Plasma’ variant 77 In __ (together) 78 Swarm

Down

1 Small particle 2 Past 3 See ya! 4 Related to hormones 5 Pound (abbr.) 6 Military unit 7 Pops 8 Freeze 9 Spark 10 Goddess 11 Giant 12 Fastening device 13 Epochs 21 Windbreaker 22 Downwind 24 Swig 28 Biblical measurement 29 Silver (abbr.) 30 Native Americans 31 Appliance brand 32 City in Nebraska 33 An antacid 34 Curative springs 35 Man’s title 37 Television equipment 42 Fort (abbr.) 44 Note the opposite natures 47 Deutschmark (abbr.) 49 September (abbr.) 52 Toward 55 Declares 56 Miss 57 Adjusts space between characters 59 Wilted 60 U.S. president’s office 61 __ fide 63 Prayer ending 64 Allot 65 Canal 66 College living quarters 68 Root vegetable 70 __ league school 74 North Carolina (abbr.)