ACROSS

1. Chick's mom

5. Young eagle

12. Des Moines state (abbr.)

13. Greenish-blue

14. Mama sea lion

16. A little one is a joey

17. Ship workers

20. Short for Old English

21. Another chick mom

22. Precedes choy

23. The kid is a calf

24. Look at closely

28. Easy trot

29. Seafoal's mom

33. Viper, for one
34. Northern Territory, shortened

35. No, to a Scot

37. Mr. Kettle

38. Old lady
40. Gander's youngster

44. Branch of biol.

46. Certain seas number

47. Mother partridge

48. Apiece (abbr.)

50. Lamb's mom

51. Doe's daughter

54. That guy

55. Lend a helping one

56. Yr. portion

57. Liq. lunch?

58. What 11 down and 23 across have in common

59. Symbol for cobalt

60. 11, Roman style

62. Place where the baby is formed

65. Buddy

66. Chinchilla mom

67. Baseball pos.

68. Gorilla

70. Doe's daughter
72. Cub Mother

73. Mother of a cosset

75. Group of players

76. Arts and _________ (abbr.)

77. Certain sow

DOWN

1. She's not the colorful one

2. Another cub mom

3. It appears when you sit

4. Throw nicely

6. Mary's little one

7. Educational quotient, shortened

8. The Ugly _______

9. Needlefish

10. Raleigh's state code

11. 40 across is one

15. Itty-bitty

18. Mom to a chimpanzee

19. Alas; ___ is me

25. Uh-huh

26. Short for editor's alteration

27. It's in the eye of the beholder

30. Wolverine mother

31. A group of cobras or arrow case

32. Young swan

33. Associate of Arts, shortened

36. Account of, for short

37. Gang of wild dogs
38. Break free from the shell

39. Young roo

41. Pos. in football

42. Not as old

43. Colt caregiver

45. Chlorine symbol

48. Wapiti

49. Comes before IOU

52. Fox mom

53. Good opposite

54. Big toenail

56. Den resident

58. Particular fledgling

59. LA locale

61. Certain whelp

63. Hat part

64. Jack or Jill

65. Irritant

66. Certain bug or bus (abbr.)

69. Sty, for one

71. Jack or Jenny

72. Symbol for tantalum

73. Electrical engineer, for short

74. Seattle state (abbr.)

 A Custom Crossword by Gail Marie Beckman

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