Asset Management by Fred Piscop

Across 1. Fitzgerald forte 5. Singer James or Jones 9. Little rascal 14. Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-__" 15. Like khakis 16. French capital, in song 17. "__ Old Cowhand" 18. Kind of molecular link 20. Marker feature 22. King's domain 23. To's companion 24. Half a fortnight 26. Word before monkey or gun 29. Stocking stuffer? 31. Ardor 33. Use a swizzle stick 34. Hosp. staffers 36. Regrets deeply 38. Bach's "Minuet __ Major" 39. Object of ridicule 43. Sportscaster McCarver 44. 9D or 10EEE 45. Japanese honorific 46. Castle basements, in some horror movies 48. African grassland 50. Brutish one 54. Islands vacation, perhaps 56. Elite Navy diver 58. Pre-Lenten carnival site 59. Cataloguer of yore 61. Europe's westernmost country 63. "I Walk the Line" singer 66. Plenty mad 67. Upturned 68. Prefix with cumulus 69. Ratchet engager 70. Bacon piece 71. Soy-based soup 72. Eyelid swelling

Down 1. Leaves no tip to 2. Paparazzo's need 3. Arthurian paradise 4. Windshield shading 5. Aviator Rickenbacker 6. Saint-__ (French resort) 7. Letter before upsilon 8. The ans. to this clue, e.g. 9. Asparagus serving 10. Sends a telegraph to 11. Like potpourri 12. Chess pieces 13. __ XING 19. Like snakes and worms 21. Jew's-harp sounds 25. Nutmeats 27. Go down 28. Joule fraction 30. Play about Capote 32. Dog days mo. 35. Chilled to the bone 37. Nag's digs 39. Whopper creator 40. Many oater attacks 41. Suffix with ion or lion 42. "Blastoff!" preceder 43. Gentle handling, initially 47. "Burnt" crayon color 49. Believers like Franklin and Jefferson 51. Biblical landfall 52. Strong and lean 53. Take baby steps 55. Pooch that said "Arf!" 57. Allergy-season sound 60. Con job 62. They may be read or sealed 63. Mr. Six-pack 64. Come-__ (marketing ploys) 65. He whipped Foreman in '74

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