THEME: U.S. TRIVIA
ACROSS
1. Des Moines native
6. *Cool ____
9. Bid, past tense
13. Tire in the trunk
14. Eastern title
15. Provide food
16. Avian talker
17. Freight weight
18. “____ came a spider…”
19. *Calvin’s best friend
21. *Internet celebrity ____ Cat
23. Urge Spot to attack
24. Not naughty
25. Smoker’s lung residue
28. *Lioness of “Born Free”
30. Sweet dark purple plum
35. Sean Penn’s “____ Am ____”
37. Wrong
39. Hawaiian veranda
40. Be charitable
41. Synagogue read
43. Officer-training program
44. Bodily swelling
46. Skier’s balancer
47. Hiker’s journey
48. Pierre-Auguste of Impressionism
50. Switzerland’s folk hero
52. Encouraging word
53. Choir attire
55. Actress Thompson
57. *Cat of the Hundred Acre Wood
60. *T. S. Eliot’s “Old ____’s Book of Practical Cats”
63. Last European colony in China
64. Female reproductive cells
66. Junk yard stuff
68. Oak fruit
69. “____ the season …”
70. Pigpen sounds
71. Small body of water
72. He is
73. One born to Japanese immigrants
DOWN
1. Philosopher’s study
2. Moonfish
3. Chip and Joanna’s hometown
4. Omani and Yemeni
5. Inexperienced newcomer
6. *Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony winner
7. Before now
8. T in NATO phonetic alphabet
9. *Pain-relieving Tiger ____
10. At the apex
11. Refuse to accept
12. Energy unit
15. Relating to a tail
20. “Bravo! Bravo!”
22. “Maggie May” singer
24. Strangulating device
25. *Siegfried & Roy feline
26. Comment to the audience
27. Three-Eyed ____ in “Game of Thrones”
29. An equal exchange
31. Kwik-E-____ on “The Simpsons”
32. Accidental laughter accompaniment
33. Cowboy movie
34. *Little ____, famous cat clone
36. Boss’ communique
38. New Haven University
42. *____ Kitty
45. Pneumatic weapon
49. Beluga yield
51. Tutor’s offering
54. Soup component
56. Binary digits code
57. Meal in a shell
58. Painting in Orthodox Church
59. Pont du ____, ancient Roman aqueduct
60. Flirtatious move
61. Coffee dispensers
62. Manufacture
63. Picture in atlas
65. Contend
67. Tire measurement