PLANTS

ACROSS

1. Canvas primer

6. Chlorofluorocarbon, acr.

9. Heroin, slang

13. Poetic although

14. Indochinese language

15. Part of a whole

16. Like certain suspects

17. Rainbow, e.g.

18. Not mainstream, as in art

19. *Coast ____, world’s tallest tree

21. *Vanilla-producing plant

23. Classic film production company, acr.

24. ____ in the neck

25. ____ the season!

28. Ready and eager

30. “Reader’s ____” magazine

35. “Do ____ others…”

37. Rubber bulb on an old bike

39. “Lord of the Flies” shell

40. Bear’s den

41. *Colorful daisy-like bloom

43. *The corpse flower emits a foul one

44. Spouse’s parent

46. EU money

47. Unadulterated

48. Fish food unit

50. Karl of politics

52. Between NE and E

53. Fat Man or Little Boy

55. Major time period

57. *Fastest-growing plant

60. *Coffea ____ a.k.a. coffee plant

64. Dam

65. Slovenly abode

67. More painful

68. Change the Constitution

69. Old Man’s turf, according to Hemingway

70. Black tie one

71. Shakespeare, a.k.a. ____ of Avon

72. Kum Ba follower

73. What defense does, after presenting

DOWN

1. India’s wild ox

2. Something ____

3. Poker variety

4. Medieval oboe

5. Study of bird eggs

6. Armor-____

7. Distant

8. Cold-weather drink

9. Hyperbolic sine

10. Ghana money

11. Battery fluid, e.g.

12. “Wow!”

15. Alfresco meal

20. Nebraska’s largest city

22. Antonym of keep

24. Throw out of kilter

25. *It once was more valuable than gold

26. Absurd

27. Static picture

29. *U. S. national flower

31. Gwyneth Paltrow’s brand

32. Empower

33. Open disrespect

34. *Leaves of ___, let them be

36. Non-written exam

38. Infamous Roman tyrant

42. Space exploration vehicle

45. Like duck’s foot

49. Likewise

51. Pencil tip

54. *Covered with sphagnum

56. Beyond’s partner

57. Pulpit predecessor

58. Affirm with confidence

59. Darn a sock, e.g.

60. Nursemaid, in India

61. Wraths

62. One-tenth of a dime

63. Liberal pursuits

64. Blood testing site

66. *Camellia sinensis drink