Across 1 Part of an old radio KNOB 5 ___ metabolic rate BASAL 10 "___ obliged, thanks!" MUCH 14 A Big Ten rival of Maryland IOWA 15 Bring your ___ (deliver your best effort) A-GAME 16 Instrument in the UMD Symphony Orchestra OBOE 17 Rear part of an airplane TAIL 18 Faraday ___ (enclosures that block electromagnetic fields) CAGES 19 Naysay DENY 20 Energy process being studied at nanoscale by Associate Professor Ashutosh Giri HEAT TRANSFER 23 Word used before a person's birth surname NEE 24 Easton Hall, for example DORM 25 Subatomic particle studied by Associate Professor John Cumings ELECTRON 30 ___ around (snooping) NOSING 34 Alice B. Clark, to A. James Clark WIFE 35 Menu listings ITEMS 37 Goat's sound MAA 38 Historic British record label EMI 39 One of Bolivia's capitals SUCRE 40 Formal agreement PACT 41 Opposite of frequently SELDOM 43 Bird that can run up to 30 MPH EMU 45 Topic in acoustics ECHO 46 ___ grant (early funding source) SEED 47 Detection device being developed at nanoscale by Associate Professor Kevin Daniels BIO-SENSOR 49 Felt concern CARED 51 From ancient times OLD 52 Form of nanoparticle studied by Professor Akua Asa-Awuku AEROSOL 55 Biological product studied at nanoscale by Associate Professor Gregg Duncan MUCUS 59 Device for FaceTiming IPAD 60 Nearby CLOSE 64 Vein with minerals LODE 65 What to do at Yahentamitsi Hall DINE 66 South ___ (Seoul's country) KOREA 67 Atop UPON 68 Performs in a play ACTS 69 Biological cooling method SWEAT 70 Repair MEND Down 1 Handout from the GOAL Program KIT 2 "The Pitt" star Wyle NOAH 3 Toddler's boo-boo OWIE 4 State with zero net force BALANCE 5 Organism a biomolecular engineer might observe BACTERIUM 6 Medium in which a 5-Down might grow AGAR 7 Long, long story SAGA 8 Change for the better AMEND 9 Sections of curricula LESSONS 10 Some connectivity hardware MODEMS 11 Very, in slang UBER 12 Nerdy gathering, for short CON 13 "You there!" HEY 21 Vietnamese holiday TET 22 To and ___ FRO 25 Milk-producing sheep EWES 26 Green citrus fruits LIMES 27 Skip the paper IRS return E-FILE 28 Not requiring an Rx OTC 29 Moon of Neptune, or a mythical sea nymph NEREID 31 Apple desktops IMACS 32 ___ cheese NACHO 33 Swamp reptile, for short GATOR 36 Office note MEMO 39 Fizzy beverages SODAS 40 Type of harmonic oscillator PENDULUM 42 Removes encryption from DECODES 44 Group that entertains troops: Abbr. USO 47 Roar like a bull BELLOW 48 American ___ (deciduous tree native to Maryland) ELM 50 Geologist's samples ROCKS 52 Opera set in Egypt AIDA 53 Homer's Odyssey, for example EPIC 54 Angry tirade RANT 56 Manage somehow COPE 57 Thick Japanese noodles UDON 58 Email button SEND 61 Mineral-bearing rock ORE 62 Deep-___ exploration SEA 63 Have something at IDEA Central Café EAT