ACROSS

1. Take a long, relaxing ______ bath

4. Portion of a journey

7. Play ______ games with the kids

10. Put this on the stove; chamomile is a good one (3 wds)

12. Don't give it ___ thought

13. Mentor; spiritual guide

14. Librarian's utterance, perhaps

15. Get extra sleep; ____ off

16. Post script, shortened

18. Partner of to

20. Creating a blanket, perhaps

24. Bachelor of Arts, for short

26. Make use of a palette and easel

27. And so on (abbr)

28. Biology branch (abbr)

29. Take it ____

32. Big rig

34. ___ - Fi

35. Bake some ________

39. Ball point, for one

40. ____ a long walk

42. Winter can be an ______ time to embrace the outdoors by skiing, sledding, or snowshoeing

43. Atlanta state (abbr)

44. NBA player's specialty

48. Apple juice, shortened

50. Certain cocoa (2 wds)

52. A strong ___ of coffee can amp you up for the day

54. You need to wind down at any ___

55. Already there

56. Add a pleasant _____ to your home with incense or deodorizers

58. Mate for 67 down

61. ___ a fancy meal

63. Pretend it's ________ by taking a swim in a heated pool, eating ice cream, etc.

66. It'll _____ what ails you

68. Scheme; method

69. Binge - ______ your favorite Netflix shows

72. Apiece (abbr)

74. Fruit follower?

76. Tune into some mindless __________

77. Indulge in a bit of arts and ______

DOWN

1. Make a ________ fort

2. ____ yourself something nice

3. Ignite, as a few candles

4. ______ around in your pajamas

5. UFO pilot?

6. Cozy up with a _____  _____

7. Exist

8. Feedbag morsel

9. Be idle; ___  ________

10. Public relations, shortened

11. Uppermost

14. Ave. cousin

17. Whirlpool

18. Enjoy the warmth from the _________

19. ER worker, perhaps

21. Northern Territory, shortened

22. Shoe fitted with a metal blade (2 wds)

23. Frigid

25. Symbol for aluminum

30. High or low card

31. Yes, to Jose

33. Myself

35. Create an afghan

36. VI minus IV

37. "On the cutting _____"

38. NW opposite

41. In a state of eager desire

44. Follows westward or land

45. Common link between book and cooler

46. Get outside and ____ with a child, cat, or dog

47. Posed for a portrait, perhaps

49. In the midst of the cold, think of the hottest day in _____

50. Change up your look with a new _______

51. Trek with a backpack

53. Short for physical training

56. A bit

57. ____ up the guitar and learn a new song

59. Gold symbol

60. Male title

62. Against

63. Certain day of the wk.

64. House topper

65. Get more sleep; take long ____

67. Homophone for you

68. 21st letter in the Greek alphabet

70. Audiovisual, shortened

71. Beer qty.

73. Cooling syst.

74. Between sol and ti

75. More than eight hrs.

A Custom Crossword by Gail Marie Beckman, customcrosswords.com

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