Michael Wiesenberg

ACROSS

1. Understated

7. Loss of resources, of a sort

11. Poured

14. Of Kiev

15. Captain of the Pequod

16. Miracle-

17. Greek of principles

18. Italian port on the Adriatic

19. NRC predecessor

20. State gambling game

21. Element 39

23. That gal yonder

24. B&O et al.

26. “Git along little___”

28. Wings

30. Word on a greasy spoon's marquee

33. Clears

34. Kept in check by will power

38. Match

39. Boat cover

40. Corner

42. Baseball player Tim or actress Ella

45. Whiplash preventers

50. Lena of Chocolat

52. Cross letters

53. Worshipers locale?

54. Bigwig

56. Wrench

58. Green-lights

59. It's topographical

62. Queen's “ the Champions”

65. Broadcast

66. El

67. Make lovable

69. “ I hear you right?”

70. Guinness of film

71. Start of a carol

72. Cloning need

73. Short cut

74. Holds back

DOWN

1. Petition

2. Ho do instrument

3. Reef material distinguished by ridges and furrows

4. Pinball punishment

5. Cafe au

6. Where Saul consulted a witch

7. Played nanny

8. It might keep your hair dry

9. Dodge of old

10. Cuckoo or roadrunner

11. Weather equipment

12. Hermit

13. Holliday, for one

22. It carries a charge

23. Owns

25. Cross over

27. Boston time

29. Little salamander

31. A ride on the Reading

32. Dried up

35. A cheer

36. Part of the famous palindrome attributed to

37. Napoleon

37. Plaines

41. Rough landing?

42. “Don't my parade”

43. Joy

44. Cold place of exile

46. Bestselling pediatrician author

47. Ecological treasure of Brazil

48. Go by Amtrak

49. SAT takers

51. And not

55. Cranium

57. Macintosh, e.g.

60. Where to find Timbuktu

61. “Wait !”

63. Author of The Neverending

64. Story

65. Summer drinks

66. Sum

68. It's a legal matter

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