1: Mao follower?

4: Responded 'Not guilty'

8: Frequent Las Vegas money taker

12: ___ mater

13: Mystique

14: Legal setting

16: Part of ROM

17: Study in a panic

18: Well-lit lobbies

19: Van Gogh's love offering

20: Apiary occupant

21: Helios, to the Romans

23: Madame of the sty

24: Cast member

26: Kind of talk

28: Fare for the toothless

30: Sternward

32: Behaves

36: Band boxes?

39: Up to the task

41: Old-time telephone feature

42: A white one is small

43: Top hat accompaniment

45: In the manner of

46: Uptight, slangily

48: Words with precedent

49: Words by Wordsworth

50: Withered

51: Cygnet's mother

52: Dance part?

54: Menlo Park monogram

56: The rite place?

60: Basketball position (abbr.)

63: Ran in front

65: Take one's cuts

67: Peak stat

68: Magna cum ___

70: Qualities of the conceited

72: Family follower?

73: The calf stops here

74: Quiet spot

75: 'Clumsy me!'

76: On cloud nine

77: Juniors, usually

78: Utmost

1: Intestinal

2: TV spy Maxwell

3: Bananas, nuts, or crackers

4: Measure off a distance, perhaps

5: Trout tempter

6: Long time

7: Broodmares

8: Actor's minimum wage

9: Auction offering

10: Communally owned

11: Group of three

12: Bailiwick

15: Fancy marble

20: Two-piece piece

22: Choose

25: Photo ___ (campaign events)

27: Goalie's protection

29: Butter square

30: Starring vehicle for Sigourney Weaver

31: Had an opinion

33: 'I'm history!'

34: Story by Chaucer

35: Loud door sound

36: Word of woe

37: 'I'll catch it!'

38: Fruit cocktail fruit

40: Pyramid bottom

44: Pouch in the body

47: '___ me think about it'

49: Spanky, to Alfalfa

51: Capital of Phoenix?

53: Ring toss item?

55: Tornado siren, e.g.

57: Fortuneteller's deck

58: Introduction to Hebrew?

59: St. and ave.

60: Winter ailment

61: Money rolls

62: Fellow, slangily

64: Cubbyholes?

65: Benefit

66: Responds correctly on 'Jeopardy!'

69: Remote room?

71: Slimy stuff

72: Bon or won follower