ACROSS

1. Substitute mother
6. Soothe
11. Time piece (abbr)
12. Train syst.
13. Freedom from concern
14. Airport initials
17. Related through motherhood
18. Precedes Rainier or Everest
19. It's often a straight one
21. Home - _____ business
23. It's a common one
24. Trademark, shortened
26. Follows ooh, twice
28. The two of us
29. Morn counterpart
30. Fun for all ____!
32. Always
34. Forage cylinder
35. Already suckled
36. Interest or interview
38. Mother of striped cubs
39. A.k.a. mother
41. High time
42. Osmium symbol
43. Dictionary of Americanisms, shortened
44. Animal doc
46. Infants; neonates
48. Fathered
50. Busy one
51. Tin symbol
53. A 44 down
54. One without a mane
57. Limited interval
58. Veteran's Administration, for short
59. Number of legs on most pets
61. A mother, for one
63. Mother donkey
65. Short for physical therapy
66. Exist
67. Quaint hotel
68. Female relation
70. Zilch; nothing
71. Opposite of 64 down
72. Offspring
73. Kind and amiable

DOWN
1. Protective
2. Electrical unit
3. Mom's mom
4. Dessert, for one
5. Small mistake
6. Infant bed that rocks
7. Woman, for one
8. For horse and human
9. Reformed Spelling, shortened
10. The T in TLC
15. Between la and do
16. Person from whom one is descended
20. Equal opportunity, for short
22. Lamb's mommy
25. Married woman
27. Exactly the same (2 wds)
31. Many dames
33. By way of
35. Silver symbol
37. Short for number
39. Mom to a colt
40. Young lady title
43. Fawn mommies
44. Kit's mother
45. Show and ____
47. Air gun ammo
48. And then ____
49. Drill Instructor, shortened
52. Develop and foster
53. In case of ____, break glass
55. Baking need
56. Kid's mom
57. Mother to kittens
59. It's all just ___ and games
60. Skyward
62. Orange powdered drink
63. Kangaroo mom
64. Opposite of 71 across
69. Curtain climber; rug rat

— A Custom Crossword by Gail Beckman
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