puzzle

ACROSS

  1 Grant's landmark

  5 In a frenzy

  9 Smart guy

 14 Brother of Cain

 15 "Death in Venice" author Thomas

 16 Chicago mayor before Emanuel

 17 Soap actress Sofer

 18 Flowery Veronica Lake film (with "The")

 20 Computer programming language

 22 Oscar presenter's take

 23 PC key

 24 Less stable

 26 "There's ___ in the air"

 28 Select from the menu

 30 Fasten

34 TV's "The Virginian" star James

 37 Canary's "nose"

 39 Guns, as an engine

 40 Campus drilling gp.

 41 More in need of a massage

 42 Reasons for

 43 Eastern nurse

 44 "Sack" attachment

 45 Martini add-in

 46 Gauguin's island home

 48 Lasso loop

 50 Number in a letter

 52 Guinness superlative

 56 Physicians' org.

 59 Brat's Christmas present

 61 Hard worker

 62 Flower in a Texas tune

 65 Colorful parrot

 66 First-stringers

 67 Hair remover

 68 Kong's kin

 69 "___ la vista, baby!"

 70 Certain NCOs

 71 Tic-Tac alternative

DOWN

  1 Infield coverings

  2 West Indian sorcery

  3 Brainy bunch

  4 Ebony flower

  5 Went for a stroll

  6 Practice starter?

  7 Difficult responsibility

  8 "___ man, Bojangles and ..."

  9 Slow tempo

 10 "___-di-dah!"

 11 Noted first name in jazz

 12 Provide with a roof

 13 Currency, in Myanmar

 19 One of Santa's team

 21 Open to breezes

 25 Army scout's job

 27 New Hampshire state flower

 29 Aired a second time

 31 Prefix with "scope"

 32 City in the Ukraine

 33 To be, to Caesar

 34 "Oh, phooey!"

 35 "Arrivederci ___"

 36 Great Salt Lake state

 38 Put in fresh soil

 41 Way to get to the top

 45 Viking Ship Museum locale

 47 Washington seaport

 49 Old cowboy movies

 51 Merits

 53 Wed in secret

 54 More parched

 55 Secret meeting

 56 Native maid in India

 57 Prefix with "physical"

 58 Hearty libations

 60 Do nothing

 63 Back muscle, in the gym

 64 "Not my spelling error" notation  

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