ACROSS

1. Sandbox pal

6. Close associate

13. Goal

14. Stop, horse

15. It's fastened to the bridle

16. Not outdoors

18. Passport, for one (abbr)

20. Friendships start at any ___

21. “You're it”

22. Well-acquainted

24. Soap follower

25. The Big Apple, for short

26. RN workplace, perhaps

28. Energy

29. Meditation word

30. Symbol for calcium

31. Especially good sleep (abbr)

33. Adversary; opponent

34. He's like a ________ to me

37. Associate of Arts, shortened

38. What's that you say?

40. Clamor; racket

41. Second self (2 wds)

43. Particular patriarch

44. Precedes Capitan or Dorado

45. Enjoy a book

47. I don't know you from ____

49. We share our most intimate

_______

51. Early life

53. Chromium symbol

55. Possess

56. Found with fro

57. Person of the same status

58. Silver symbol

59. Short for ream or room

61. Name before marriage

62. A friend in need is a friend_______

64. On the same side

66. It can be cutting

67. Extremely

68. Between re and fa

69. Nickname for the World Wide Web

72. Recent reports?

75. Some folks like their _______ more than most people

76. Regard with the utmost esteem

77. Encountered for the first time

DOWN

1. That's my _______ in crime

2. Lithium symbol

3. Your guy in Guadalajara

4. One of three particular pals

5. Bit; dash

6. Also a lure for fish

7. Common link between noodle and neighborhood

8. Check the ____ for my pen-pal's postcard

9. Little Rock state (abbr)

10. Comes before diary, when writing

11. Semi slang

12. Opposite of comrade

17. Fills the gap between D and G

19. A ________ is a Girl's Best Friend

23. Dull pain

25. Negative votes

27. Genuine; true

28. Accomplice; associate

29. Word that goes with either

30. Early existence

32. Fellows to follow

34. Become friendly; _____ up

35. What atop and together have in common

36. About (abbr)

39. Actually listen

41. “The ______, my friend, is blowin' in the wind..”

42. Choose

46. Symbol for einsteinium

47. Already there

48. Dogs are often called “________ friend”

50. Sidekick

52. Tries to convince

54. Word in BFF

57. Followers that might be chicks?

58. Paid notice

60. He's my _____ man!

63. Long, long time

65. Hasty escape

68. Mrs. Kettle, to friends

70. Short for equal opportunity

71. Tincture or trace, shortened

73. Falls between el and en

74. The two of us

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