Across

1  Prepare potatoes
5  Blue Ribbon maker
10  Fleming and McKellen
14  Run in neutral
15  Madonna title role
16  Kitchen refuse
17  Den
18  Stevenson of Illinois
19  Flat-topped hill
20  Vacant
22  Puzzled
24  Hit with a ray gun
26  ___ Speedwagon
27  Rebellious Turner
30  Winslet or Moss
33  He flew too high
38  Famous ___ cookies
40  Song syllables
42  Stand
43  Confused
46  Of an ancient Peruvian
47  Cowboy’s accessory
48  Antiques Roadshow hostess Spencer
49  Wandered
51  And others:  abbr.
53  1040 entry, for short
54  St. crosser
56  Hawaiian garland
58  Mystified
64  Bequeath
68  Not on your ___
69  Takes a bus
71  Not any
72  Elemental particle
73  ___ Hiss
74  Divisible by two
75  Cozumel currency
76  Retains
77  Take a breather

Down

1  Distance measure
2  First person?
3  Minor mistake
4  Unit of frequency
5  Pod item
6  Type of ounce: abbr.
7  Anger
8  Bart or Ringo
9  Taiwanese capital
10  “Woe ___!”
11  Jeopardy’s Trebek
12  Proboscis
13  French biplane of WWI
21  Tibetan ox
23  Nearby
25  Date tree
27  Low point
28  Kind of acid
29  Puccini opera
31  Keep ___ on (monitor)
32  Run away to wed
34  Asian sea
35  Rudner and Hayworth
36  Druggies
37  Car style
39  Fraudulent scheme
41  Border
44  Early morning hour
45  ___ Mountains of Russia
50  New World Symphony composer
52  Spike or Bruce
55  Banishment
57  Word with circle or ear
58  Move, as wings
59  Miller brand
60  Alien craft
61  Office note
62  Rim
63  Way under
65  Peace symbol
66  Small bills
67  Traveled
70  Upperclassmen:  abbr.

From the Feb. 24-Mar. 2, 2010 issue

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