"Yes!" by Fred Piscop

Across 1. Noggin tops 6. Dark lager 10. Game-broadcasting channel 14. Where the action is 15. "I'm __ you!" 16. Minstrel's instrument 17. "Yes!" 19. Some nest eggs: Abbr. 20. "Viva __ Vegas" 21. Hatcher of "Lois & Clark" 22. Fuel type, informally 24. Flamingo's perch, commonly 26. Further amend 28. Dutch dairy product 30. Not so trite 33. Big name in chips 36. __ riot (very funny skit) 38. "Goosebumps" creator 39. Pacific battle site, in brief 40. "Yes!" 42. "The Science Guy" on TV 43. Sans __ (carefree) 45. Bonheur or Parks 46. "Holy smokes!" 47. Nation of the Balkans 49. Humorous Bombeck 51. "Despite all that ..." 53. Awakens rudely 57. State-of-the-art 59. Parodied 61. Chart-topper 62. Basic lessons 63. "Yes!" 66. Classic soda brand 67. Don't throw out 68. Epic or EMI 69. Distinctive flair 70. No effort at all 71. Eliminate, as a deficit

Down 1. Spanish cellist Casals 2. Indo-__ languages 3. Make fun of 4. Blowup: Abbr. 5. Like tavern peanuts 6. Great Trek participant 7. Walking __ (elated) 8. UPS delivery: Abbr. 9. Like many Jewish delis 10. Snob of a sort 11. "Yes!" 12. Sch. groups 13. Treetop construction 18. Prefix with maniac 23. Thesis writer's "that is" 25. Brown with a Band of Renown 27. Ooze forth 29. Indian cotton fabric 31. New Ager who often sings in Gaelic 32. Clarinetist's need 33. Brainy Simpson 34. A wanted man, maybe 35. "Yes!" 37. Egg __ yung 40. Dressed to the __ 41. Niagara Falls daredevil's craft 44. Collapses 46. __ de toilette 48. Outflow's opposite 50. Lunar lander 52. Saharan springs 54. Biblical queendom 55. Scrabble pieces 56. Strunk and White subject 57. Swim meet division 58. First homicide victim 60. Castel Gandolfo resident 64. "C'mon, __ sport" 65. Macadam ingredient Copyright © Fred Piscop