ACROSS

1. Cherry _______

5. Baked and cake-like

10. Company trademark

12. Chocolate follower

13. Ma's better half

14. Computer person?

17. _____ Pie

18. Method to your madness?

20. Foot cover

21. Yeah, fine

22. Mix together

25. Be with you __ __ second

26. Fro partner

27. Another Pie

28. When you're due in (init)

29. Hot chocolate, for one

30. I like it very ____!

32. Natchez state (abbr)

33. May I have a ______?

34. Precedes Grande

35. Cognac or chocolate confection

38. Calcium symbol

40. Short for Old English

41. What coating and cocoa have in common

42. Royal Air Force, shortened

44. Something found in a collection

of 19 down

45. Fire Department, for short

46. High time?

47. Egotist's admirer

48. Short for Medical Doctor

49. Cashew or pecan

51. Cash deposit, shortened

52. Symbol for actinon

54. Comes before Capitan or Dorado

55. Soooo good!

57. Homophone of two

58. Silver symbol

59. A type of chew

61. Ages and ages

62. Unmixed

63. Skyward

65. You and I

67. Liquid chocolates

68. Certain cellist: Yo-yo ___

70. German Chocolate, for one

72. Utterance of hesitation

73. Ice Cream Shoppe offering

77. They're lovely when chocolate-dipped

78. Comes before or after chocolate

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1. Cashew _______

2. Another type of chocolate

3. They may be chocolate-covered

4. ____ over there!

5. Chocolate-dipped delight

6. Short for obstetrician

7. English, if you please

8. Near, shortened

9. Whipped pastry filling

11. Leave

13. Loaf or cake ending

15. Extremely

16. Particular cream puff

19. Chocolates with alcohol

23. Dorothy's Aunt

24. Delayed delivery, for short

26. Like a wedding cake

30. Between re and fa

31. Syringe meas.

32. Certain chips

33. ______ Butter Cups

35. Sugar boiled with butter and nuts

36. Special sauce: Chocolate ______

37. Crazy bird?

38. Vanilla or raspberry _____

39. Gold symbol

43. Hot ______ goes great on 73 across

47. (with 51 down) ___ Salt _______ dipped in chocolate

48. Belonging to me

50. Adds to, as a cherry

51. (see 47 down)

53. Chewy insides

56. Whipped cream-based dessert

60. More certain

64. Sound of contentment from kitty

65. Coffee container

66. Some folks like hot ____ with their chocolates

67. Carob, instead of choc.

69. Inquire

70. Delivery amt.

71. Kroger's stock initials

74. Short for United States

75. Direct mail, shortened

76. Artificial intelligence, for short

A Custom Crossword by Gail Marie Beckman

702-869-6416, customcrosswords.com

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