Across
- 3. Great shakes (6)
- 5. Strikes up a conversation (6)
- 7. Lost in thought (9)
- 9. Amphibian that can leap far (4)
- 11. Gets the point (11)
- 13. Chess piece that moves straight (4)
- 14. Essential point of an issue (4)
- 16. Fashion statement (9)
- 20. Hits the roof (8)
- 26. Star that’s never on stage (7)
- 28. One who can’t let go (7)
- 31. Looking back insight (9)
- 32. Crush it (9)
- 33. Quick photograph (8)
- 34. Round door handle (4)
- 36. Out of one’s depth (11)
- 39. Early morning light (8)
- 41. Pair that supports or steadies (5)
- 44. Storm warning (10)
- 46. Gets carried away (6)
- 47. Colored part of the eye (4)
- 48. Faster route (8)
- 50. Reflected sound (4)
- 51. Steep cliff or bank (5)
- 53. Place where coins are made (4)
- 54. Light work (12)
- 56. Unexpected change in a story (5)
- 58. Small hard seed (5)
- 61. Watch the night sky (8)
- 63. Line about which something rotates (4)
- 66. Caught without preparation (7)
- 67. Path of a planet (5)
- 68. Has a leg up (9)
- 69. Hard to crack (9)
- 70. Kingdom or domain (5)
- 71. Short story with a moral (5)
- 73. Might make a scene (8)
Down
- 1. Top of the line (6)
- 2. Roll call (8)
- 4. One who’s always running late (9)
- 6. Flat stone used as a writing surface (5)
- 8. Case closer (6)
- 10. Unsteady footing (6)
- 12. Left hanging (9)
- 15. Keeps in line (9)
- 17. In the bag (7)
- 18. Home for some birds (4)
- 19. Small shoot of a plant (5)
- 21. Key figure (7)
- 22. Time to spare (7)
- 23. Old-fashioned writing tool (5)
- 24. Helpful hint to a solution (4)
- 25. Edge of a hat (4)
- 27. Sudden sharp increase (5)
- 29. Fast-paced rhythm (7)
- 30. Not very intense (4)
- 35. Test for character (8)
- 36. Pass by moving ahead (8)
- 37. Relating to the Moon (5)
- 38. Out for blood (8)
- 40. Rings a bell (9)
- 41. Heavy duty (6)
- 42. Comes to terms (10)
- 43. Provide refuge (6)
- 45. Musical harmony of notes (5)
- 49. Barely makes a sound (8)
- 52. Lost cause (8)
- 55. In a significant way (7)
- 57. Harsh, bright light (5)
- 58. Measuring instrument (5)
- 59. Put on the spot (8)
- 60. Very great in size (4)
- 62. Has a shot at it (8)
- 64. Underground waste channel (5)
- 65. Visible part of a fire (5)
- 68. A quick study (12)
- 72. Give advance notice (8)
