The Big One
by Fred Piscop

Across

1. Marshy area
7. Spiffs up the wingtips
13. Having great wisdom
14. Suffering memory loss
16. Imposing sight at Fenway
18. Toreador's trophy
19. Merino mother
20. Franklin or potbelly
21. Two-dimensional
24. Old Ford model
27. Blunted blade
28. To boot
30. "American Gothic" artist
32. Left, at sea
35. Mansard and gambrel
37. __-relief
40. Hoax of 1869
43. Fallen Russian orbiter
44. "Peg Woffington" author Charles
45. Ready to serve, as ale
46. Pre-Russian Revolution ruler
47. Sweater letters
49. Fleck or Bartók
52. Pot pie spheroid
54. Having an aroma
58. Flee to wed
60. Diarist Anaïs
62. "This __ test ..."
63. Biblical adversaries
68. In an unyielding fashion
69. Sources of wisdom
70. Some English exam answers
71. Time for dodge ball, maybe

Down

1. Taj __
2. Met production
3. Fix, as a fight

4. __ Lingus
5. Looks from Snidely
6. Culinary potpourri
7. Houston of Texas
8. Med. insurance plan
9. Travelers' stopovers
10. Placed one inside another
11. Prevent, in legalese
12. Holey utensil
13. "__ right up!"
15. Manitoba tribesmen
17. "__ blu, dipinto di ..."
22. Pusher pursuer
23. Where sacrifices are made
25. Get-one-free deal
26. Tip, as a hat
29. Madonna's "Truth __"
31. Newsman Charles
32. PIN requester
33. Honor society letter
34. Not 'neath
36. Suffix with human or fact
37. Exemplar of blindness
38. Actress __ Alicia
39. Indy 500 sponsor
41. Use a scythe
42. Not __ many words
46. Fleshy-snouted critters
48. Writer __ de Balzac
49. Nursing home count
50. Tickle pink
51. Is gaga over
53. "__ how!"
55. Iranian cash
56. __ Park, Colorado
57. Bits of Morse code
59. "So Big" novelist Ferber
61. Humpbacked helper
64. Khan married to Rita Hayworth
65. George Pataki's former bailiwick: Abbr.
66. Fond du __
67. Diamonds, to hoods


Copyright © Fred Piscop