ACROSS

1. Super Bowl LI is hosted by this city

 

5. Certain appetizers often eaten with a toothpick

10. Audiovisual, shortened

11. Appears between A, E, and U

13. Myself

14. The L in NFL

17. One who hikes

19. Right to own or operate a professional sports team

21. Grass or bird follower

22. X minus VI

23. Word in front of line or step

26. Team trainer

28. “Let’s ____ ball!”

30. Short for mountain

32. Certain toss

33. Artificial intelligence, shortened

34. Enjoy the hors d’oeuvres

36. Party or gala

37. End ____

39. (see 38 down)

41. Phoenix state (abbr)

42. Used to be prefix

43. Vim and vigor

44. Particular bandage

47. 1 across state

49. Cheesy mound

52. Neither partner

54. Often served with ranch dressing (2 wds)

58. American Medical Association, for short

59. Certain joint

60. Short for left end

61. SW opposite

62. And so on (abbr)

64. Indoor football brand

65. Take down; sack

68. Throw the football to the ground

70. Something worth having

72. Junior, for example

73. Einsteinium symbol

74. A jalapeño morsel

77. Apiece (abbr)

78. These are quite expensive during the Super Bowl

DOWN

1. Middle-of-game break

2. Ended

3. It’s a ____ of the times..

4. Scored; made a __________

6. The A in AFC

7. Yards needed for a first down

8. Sports fans are all ____

9. Big game day

12. Often heard during the first down

15. Associate of Arts, shortened

16. What’s that you say?

18. Actual; genuine

20. Develop gradually

24. Short for integrated circuit

25. What neighbor and rein have in common

27. Number one song, for instance

28. Popular Super Bowl food

29. Name ending for Rox or Lou

31. Sticky strip

35. Uppermost

38. (with 39 across) After four downs, if kicked through the uprights

40. Between a guard and an end

41. Wood chopping need

45. Happy crowd noise

46. Indefinitely long period of time

47. Sound quality

48. Veggie trays and peanuts, perhaps

49. Small bite

50. Cooling syst.

51. NE opposite

53. Meditation word

54. Salsa companion

55. Hello

56. Small hotels

57. Sit; take a _____

63. Teachers College, for short

64. Bright signage

65. Rip

66. Behold

67. Right and tight

68. Down.. ____.. hike!

69. Short for kitchen police

70. Passer’s asset

71. Notice

75. Not Mac

76. Equal opportunity, shortened 

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