Across

1.     Checking out chickadees?
8.     Boating area
10.     Bar soap brand
11.     Silver symbol
13.     Recreational vehicle, shortened
15.     Sob
16.     Certain flying disk
18.     A diamond is a fan’s best friend
22.     Removing unwanted greenery
25.    Long, slender boat
26.     __  ___ do anything!
28.     Follows for or when
29.     Uses a ten-speed
30.     Short for established
33.     NW opposite
34.     Overnight in the wilderness
36.     Do dishes, for example
37.     Fish feature
38.     Nature or power ending
40.    Neither partner
43.     Take off
44.    Lyrical poem
48.    Sundae ingredient (2 wds)
50.    Summertime attire
53.    Be pulled by a speedboat
54.    Short for great or grand
55.    ____ some rays
56.    Supersport, shortened
58.    Supposing
60.    Negative reply
61.    Ionium symbol
63.    Greek alphabet letter
64.    Cats and dogs reference
66.    Quaint hotel
67.    Go in
70.    Adventurous excursion
71.    Gamble
72.    It can be miniature

Down

1.    Grill
2.    Ave. cousin
3.    Jump from the board
4.    Walla Walla state (abbr)
5.    Aluminum symbol
6.    Use an iron
7.    Tend to the plants
9     Like pines
12.    Government issue, shortened
14.    Veteran’s Administration, for short
15.    Follows mountain or rock
17.    Hopscotch location, often
19.    Comes before shine or screen
20.    Worker and queen
21.    Take to the trail
22.    ____ and wear
23.    Liq. lunch?
24.    Symbol for neon
27.    Cerium symbol
31.    Precedes fi
32.    Sunbathing
33.    Open, airy shoes
35.    ___ for the course
36.    Record the time
39.    For all ____
41.    Enthusiasm
42.    Casting and reeling
44.    Old English, shortened
45.    Dorothy’s aunt
46.    Warm weather wear (hyph)
47.    Parks and ___
49.    Going on horseback
51.    Mai tai, for one
52.    Belted it out
57.    Catch a wave
59.    A long way off
62.    Single
63.    Physical education, shortened
65.    That is (abbr)
66.    Des Moines state (abbr)
68.    Fro partner
69.    __  Dorado Hills, CA

— A Custom Crossword by Gail Beckman
702-869-6416, customcrosswords.com

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