THEME: TV HOSTS ACROSS

1. Big splash, in the audience

6. Diminish

9. Miss America’s accessory

13. Wear away

14. V

15. Nile’s mouth, e.g.

16. Enter password (2 words)

17. Poetic “even”

18. Misbehave (2 words)

19. *”Carpool Karaoke” James ____

21. *”The Tonight Show” longest-serving host

23. Negative conjunction

24. One of Five Ws

25. Communications regulator, acr.

28. Australian palm

30. Branch of traditional medicine, adj.

35. Monet’s water flower

37. Succotash ingredient

39. Indian side dish

40. Like dental exam

41. Administer

43. Frequenter

44. Town news announcer

46. Do like eagle

47. Recipe command

48. *Not Fallon

50. Like a “Vogue” ad

52. “Is it ____ wonder?”

53. Onion’s kin

55. Am is to I as ____ is to we

57. *Certain Barbarian’s namesake

60. *”Last Week Tonight with John ____”

63. Indifferent to emotions

64. Tokyo, in the olden days

66. Type of car

68. Not upright

69. Floor cleaner

70. Not mainstream

71. Gallup’s inquiry

72. Word for a nod

73. Particular manner

DOWN

1. Electric swimmer

2. Gator’s kin

3. NBC’s peacock, e.g.

4. Deck out

5. Muscle to bone connector

6. Balanced

7. *”Full Frontal” Samantha ____

8. *Judge Wapner and Judge

Judy “hosted” from it

9. 1/60th of min, pl.

10. Palo ____, CA

11. Like nonlethal gun

12. Accident

15. Squirrel or hummingbird, moving-wise

20. ____ Kane of soap opera fame

22. Pleasurable interjection

24. Male witch

25. Bo-Peep’s sheep, e.g.

26. Wispy clouds

27. Request to Geico

29. Politicians, for short

31. Opposite of riches

32. Plants and animals

33. Did not go out for dinner (2 words)

34. *Late “Live” King of CNN

36. Original matter, according to Big Bang Theory

38. *Stewart’s successor

42. Judge Judy’s event

45. Remnant of the past

49. *Regis and Kathie ____

51. Critical situation

54. Hostile force

56. Black tie one

57. Football great Graham

58. Skin infection

59. Tiny river

60. “My bad!”

61. Whirlpool

62. Commuter line

63. Pine juice

65. Bambie’s mom

67. Clinton ___ Rodham