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Daily Crossword Puzzle #5 for Thu, Dec 17, 2020

ACROSS
1. _ tizzy (2 wds.)
4. Fermented drink made from hops
8. Discontinue
12. Capital of the state of Qatar
14. Slender Brazilian palm
16. Snakelike fish
17. Inky black, to poets
18. Homes
20. Assad's deity
22. Teachers' org.
23. Being at a high temperature
24. Directed
25. Call ___ day
28. Viper
30. Toward the sea
31. One of three equal parts
35. Ichor
37. Blunders
40. Baking chamber
41. Heavy open wagon
42. Parts of speech
44. Grandmother
45. Brightly colored fish
46. Be tempered by heat
47. Compass dir.
48. Insides of hands
50. Charged atoms
52. _ moment's notice (2 wds.)
54. Lion
55. Chief or king in Benin or Nigeria
58. Beverage made from leaves
61. Chicken ___ king
63. Make _____ (do battle with)
65. Abnormally rapid or deep breathing
70. Actor's bit
71. Roberta Peters solo
72. Sir (Sp.)
73. Ancient Roman robe
74. Lacerate
75. Left
76. And not

DOWN
1. Standard of perfection
2. Having high moral qualities
3. Hold, grip (Informal)
4. Oblong piece of solid material
5. Compass dir.
6. Double-curved letter
7. Precipitation
8. Elected rep.
9. Georgia ____ (Atlanta school)
10. Margarine
11. Inconspicuous attention getter
13. Santa ___, CA
15. The main thing one is thinking about
19. Compass direction
21. Part of HMS, perhaps
26. Adolescent
27. Composer Copland
29. Gives a jingle
30. Respiratory problem
32. "Terrible" tsar
33. French philosopher Descartes
34. Heredity factor (abbr.)
35. Dad
36. Mountain range
38. Regret
39. Slow-paced one
41. Police officer (slang)
43. _ gin
49. Play the lead
51. Immediately
53. High mountains
55. Greek mythologigal hunter
56. Beat drum
57. Approach
58. Not this but _
59. Jane of fiction
60. Capital of Western Samoa
62. Afresh
64. Keyboard modifier key
66. Ewer handle
67. Single
68. A really long time
69. Tate display