USA Today 06/14/00 "GABFEST" By Charles Preston
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a, 1 ,Wag the jaw
a, 5 ,Word before 75 Across
a, 10 ,Converse
a, 14 ,Tra-___
a, 15 ,Ranch skills contest
a, 16 ,Demolish
a, 17 ,Psst relative
a, 18 ,Weirder
a, 19 ,Pier
a, 20 ,Beautified the floor
a, 22 ,Gaelic
a, 23 ,Enemies
a, 24 ,Grace
a, 26 ,Observe
a, 28 ,Biblical book
a, 31 ,Box
a, 33 ,The Hawkeye State
a, 34 ,___ majeste
a, 36 ,Huge  of yore
a, 41 ,Jabber
a, 43 ,Parley
a, 45 ,Dabbler
a, 46 ,Uncloses: poet.
a, 48 ,Hawaii state bird
a, 49 ,Russia  formerly
a, 51 ,Specially-built speedster
a, 53 ,Croquet thruway
a, 57 , ___ Like It 
a, 59 ,Elvis ___ Presley
a, 60 ,Lett neighbor
a, 62 ,Group of eight
a, 66 ,Mackerel-like sport fish
a, 67 ,Entertainer John
a, 69 ,Volga tributary
a, 70 ,Had learned
a, 71 ,Dig into
a, 72 ,Emerald Isle
a, 73 ,Spin tales
a, 74 ,Same definition as 5 Across
a, 75 ,Vocalization
d, 1 ,Talon
d, 2 ,Guffaw
d, 3 ,Holly
d, 4 ,Identification plaque
d, 5 ,All seats filled: abbr.
d, 6 ,Styles
d, 7 ,Speak to
d, 8 ,Dregs
d, 9 ,Romance author McCourtney
d, 10 ,Skill 
d, 11 ,Vietnam capital
d, 12 ,Montezuma  for one
d, 13 ,Backcomb hair
d, 21 ,Entertainer ___ Deluise
d, 25 ,37 Down is one
d, 27 ,Oka River city
d, 28 ,Photo: abbr.
d, 29 ,Lower Manhattan district
d, 30 ,Go ___!
d, 32 ,Guitarist ___ Romero
d, 35 ,Cupid
d, 37 ,Whaler home port
d, 38 ,Same definition as 30 Down
d, 39 ,Las Vegas rival
d, 40 ,Vocal TV equine
d, 42 ,Actual
d, 44 ,Gray
d, 47 ,Babble
d, 50 ,Fine horses
d, 52 ,Tick-tack-toe feat
d, 53 ,Daffy
d, 54 ,Cookbook author Chalmers
d, 55 ,Apple processor
d, 56 ,Identified
d, 58 ,Thrust
d, 61 ,Veer: var.
d, 63 ,GWTW plantation
d, 64 ,Biographer ___ Ludwig
d, 65 ,Artificial pool
d, 68 ,Tennis must