Merle Baker

ACROSS

1. Opening sides

6. Independent country from 1932 until 2003

10. Saharan

14. Left at sea?

15. DVD player remote button

16. Eastern royal

17. Toy soldier

18. Scarface actor Paul

19. Chocolate shape

20. Himalayan big cat

23. Lilies of the Field character

24. Pole, for one

25. Musical style of Lennon's first band

27. Extreme turmoil

31. Highfalutin'

32. Fed. loan agency

33. Switch from plastic to paper?

35. Stud setting

36. Where to get off

38. Putdowns

40. Not bold

43. Part of UCLA

45. Muse with a lyre

47. Jack of Barney Miller

48. Shmoo creator

51. Chosen

53. Part of a road show crew

55. North Carolina senator

56. Tap choice

57. Athlete's endurance-developing exercise

62. Shine partner

64. A sci.

65. Folder's words

66. Six-sided state

67. Aunt with a Cope Book

68. Cartoonist Trudeau

69. Spirit roamed here

70. Flower holder

71. Plumber's tool

DOWN

1. Certain sports cars, for short

2. “… hear drop”

3. Magic charm

4. Shop leisurely

5. Outstanding

6. Stuck fast

7. Do another hitch

8. Paquin and Pavlova

9. Peculiarities

10. Indiana Jones quest

11. Amazon region

12. Slap

13. Original voice of Mickey Mouse

21. Place for icicles

22. Have a meal

26. Shaving stuff

27. Function

29. Coliseum shout

30. 1944 Preminger film

34. Rod Laver won 11 of these titles

37. Wind in the Willows character

39. Sitting spot

41. Want ad abbr.

42. Decked

44. Gush forth

46. Gulf of Mexico sights

48. Warning, old-style

49. Sue Lyon role

50. Values highly

52. Sports artist LeRoy

54. Drink at the bar

58. Stadium cover

59. Nick's partner

60. Izmir resident

61. Eyelid swelling

63. Sounds of surprise