Across

1.    Overnight, under the stars
4.    Glide along the lake
11.    Sandy expanse
12.    __  __ just me?
13.    Placerville county (2 wds)
16.    Office visit, shortened
17.    Short for drill instructor
18.    Movie segment
21.    Tin symbol
22.    Journey portion
23.    Type of rafting
25.    Already entered
27.    Place for sunscreen
28.    Sutter’s Mill locale
32.    Certain day of the wk.
33.    Part of a business addr.
34.    Nugget recovery need (2 wds)
36.    Either partner
37.    Notice a bug bite
39.    X minus IV
40.    Anchorage state (abbr)
41.    Purchase
42.    Alphabet run
43.    Mr. Kettle
45.    Sharp turn
47.    Trolling for trout, perhaps
48.    Feline
50.    Sierra Nevada tourist attraction: Lake _____, CA
51.    Sin City: Las _____
53.    Train syst.
54.    No longer due (abbr)
56.    Des Moines state (abbr)
57.    That thing
58.    It can be cutting
61.    Throws out a line
63.    Precedes Diego or Francisco
64.    Not applicable, shortened
65.    Has lunch
66.    Between do and mi
68.    Box for 47 across
71.    Campfire area
73.    Boxing initials
75.    New Mexico town known for its art
76.    Alias (abbr)
77.    Excavating for silver, for example

Down

1.    Bass bag
2.    No longer amateur
3.    Gun gp.
4.    Walla Walla state (abbr)
5.    Central cooling syst.
6.    Particular wkdy.
7.    American or Colorado follower
8.    Super sport, for short
9.    Children
10.    Travel schedule
11.    Sailing; pontooning
14.    Uses a spade
15.    Propel a canoe
16.    Single
18.    Like a whirlpool
19.    Is able to
20.    UFO pilot
24.    Hit the trail
26.    Way to go
27.    Ave. cousin
28.    Tax prof.
29.    Acorn adult
30.    Short for lymph node
31.    Certain stream or pass
32.    Visit an interesting place
33.    Library sound, sometimes
35.    Microwave or toaster
38.    Counterintelligence, for short
43.    Landing place for ships
44.    Cool __ a cucumber
45.    Feathered friends worth watching
46.    Pacific or Indian
47.    Wooded areas
49.    Silver symbol
51.    By way of
52.    Time off near home: ____ - cation
54.    Fill the suitcase
55.    Utilize
59.    First word for some babies
60.    Short for gilt or great
62.    Excursion
63.    Do the backstroke
67.    Take to the slopes
69.    Nevada City state (abbr)
70.    Tra follower times two
72.    Symbol for titanium
74.    Atop

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

---

SPOILER ALERT!
Answer key on next page...

ANSWERS