"Certainly!" by Fred Piscop

Across 1. Broom __ (comics witch) 6. Priest of the East 10. Oodles 14. Landfill emanations 15. Abduction vehicles, briefly 16. Basilica's center 17. Optimistic sort 20. Football team complement 21. Capricious thought 22. Blow it 23. Author __ Stanley Gardner 25. Stephen of "FearDotCom" 26. Numbered rd. 27. Dispose of on eBay 30. Bouncers' requests 33. Corrida cheer 34. Dullea of "2001: A Space Odyssey" 35. Come next 39. Aircraft's top altitude 43. __ dish (lab vessel) 44. Respire like a dog 45. "Without further __ ..." 46. Shortstop's milieu 49. Israeli author __ Oz 50. Suffix with drunk or dull 53. React to a stench, maybe 54. Places to graze 56. Director Ang 57. Materials for the smelter 59. Place a value on 63. "The," in grammar 66. All tied up 67. Playful bites 68. Port of Ancient Rome 69. Geeky type 70. "__ boy!" 71. Mob scenes Down 1. Crosby's "Road" partner 2. Fan club focus

3. Get whupped 4. Foolish talk 5. Fall bloomer 6. Adore, informally 7. Not many at all 8. Giant insect of Japanese monster movies 9. Less healthy-looking 10. Raggedy doll 11. Kobe Bryant, for his entire NBA career 12. In plain view 13. __ Haute, Ind. 18. __ of (rather than) 19. Marathoner's cry of success 24. Cut and paste 27. Motel freebie 28. Hamburg's river 29. "__ we forget ..." 31. Fancy pancake 32. Belushi's old show, briefly 34. "Star Trek" alien 36. Thailand, once 37. Take apart 38. Swelled heads 40. "... __ quit!" (ultimatum ender) 41. "Safe!" or "Out!" 42. Win over 47. Hot breakfast fare 48. Response to a joke, maybe 49. St. Francis's home 50. Pilgrim John, who courted Priscilla 51. Christopher of "Superman" 52. Put on hold 55. John Jacob of fur fame 58. Labor Day mo. 60. Outer: Prefix 61. Thin opening 62. Salton and Sargasso 64. Unaffiliated: Abbr. 65. Smart __ whip Copyright © Fred Piscop