Backwoods by Fred Piscop

Across 1. High-five sound 5. "Dancing Queen" band 9. Colorful parrot 14. Santiago de __, Colombia 15. Muffin choice 16. Give the slip to 17. "This won't hurt __!" 18. Genesis son 19. Oral vaccine pioneer 20. Classic Halloween tune 23. Med. specialty 24. Make believe 25. Cash register slot 27. Windsor's prov. 28. Occurs earlier than 32. Zoo behemoth 35. Sow's mate 36. Lugosi of filmdom 37. "Without further __ ..." 38. Morsels in some bran cereals 41. Seek an answer 42. Trifling 44. Iditarod vehicle 45. Sneakers with swooshes 47. Plato's mentor 49. Actor McKellen 50. Org. that dissolved in 1991 51. Rubs away 55. "Alley __!" 57. Hall of Fame knuckleballer 60. Warbling sound 62. Klutzes 63. First name in scat 64. Lint-collecting navel 65. Model binder 66. State firmly 67. Moth-eaten 68. Things to cure 69. __ up (confined)

Down 1. Disney dog 2. Part of a repair bill 3. Roomy dress 4. Indy service area 5. Mark over a vowel 6. Two-by-four, e.g. 7. Fedora feature 8. Alamo stormer Santa __ 9. Fit snugly 10. __ carte 11. Tenderized cut of beef 12. Score after deuce, often 13. Took one's turn 21. Kind of sax 22. "Private Parts" star Howard 26. Slap the cuffs on 28. Sits for a photo 29. Late-night fridge visit 30. Choice word 31. Fifth Avenue store 32. Radio hobbyists 33. Prefix with logical 34. What Moe called Larry 35. Liver product 39. Houston pro 40. Traffic tie-up 43. Triage ctrs. 46. Piled messily 48. Fashion designer Laura 49. "Sacred" birds 51. Worth an F 52. Dig deeply 53. She "outed" on TV 54. Eligible for Mensa 55. Mayberry tippler 56. Author Sarah __ Jewett 58. He caught Whitey 59. Starbucks size 61. Jar topper Copyright © Fred Piscop