Merle Baker

ACROSS

1. Hospital units

5. Shelled out

9. Bandleader Kay

14. Muffin topper

15. French cleric

16. barrel

17. One of the Simpsons

18. Plaintiff

19. Takes a snooze

20. It doesn't stop a lot

23. Bravo

24. Abigail Adams, Smith

25. Qom resident

29. Prefix meaning straight

31. Secret bar

33. HS subject

35. Does wrong

36. U.S. soldiers

37. British conservative

40. Perplexed

42. Sound quality

43. Humphrey's High Sierra costar

44. Gator's kin

45. Mad Hatter's party

47. Woofer element

50. August 15, 1945

54. Get delivery

55. “ to Joy”

57. Biblical priest

58. Degree-conferring institution

61. Taco topper

64. Tough test

65. Pop star

66. “If I Had a Hammer” singer Lopez

67. Stratagem

68. Social misfit

69. Tempting one

70. Call for

71. Driving supports

DOWN

1. Ravel composition

2. Alchemist's quest

3. Saddam Hussein, formerly

4. Fly like an eagle

5. Outworn

6. Mistreats

7. “Yeah, right!”

8. Rear

9. Alaska bears

10. DeCarlo of The Munsters

11. “ who?”

12. Afore

13. Tafari

21. Organic compound

22. Noah's landfall

26. Shakespearean villain

27. A apple

28. IPO's venue

30. “… and that ain't !”

32. Goodfellas actor

34. Grateful Dead leader

37. VCR alternative

38. Skunk's defense

39. Sudden attack

41. Home of Roger Rabbit

42. Mahal

44. Positive

46. First name in daredeviltry

48. Corporate transportation producer

49. Setting

51. Political analyst Myers

52. Former Blair House resident

53. Bond payments

56. Gave (out)

59. Pennsylvania port

60. Pocket collection

61. Ave. crossers

62. Coach Parseghian

63. On

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