Code Red by Fred Piscop

Across 1. Mother of Bristol, Willow, and Piper 6. Job seeker's success 11. Handheld computer, briefly 14. "Pagliacci," e.g. 15. Cowboy contest 16. Seek a seat 17. Four-time Emmy-winning redhead 19. Gerund suffix 20. Softens, as leather 21. Tilter's weapon 23. Respectful tributes 27. Princess Diana's family name 29. Speedily, to bards 30. Blow up 32. High-speed-chase sounds 34. Paddock meal 35. Skeptical laugh 38. Tattooists' fluids 39. Tommyrot 41. Pack in the hold 42. President pro __ 43. Coral and Yellow 44. Nor'easters 46. Dreams up 49. Farmland divisions 50. __ Gorilla (cartoon ape) 52. Syracuse, NY college 54. Hand-wringer's words 55. Easily split mineral 56. Pa. nuke plant 57. Redhead who succeeded and preceded Jay Leno 64. Surfacing material 65. Halloween option 66. Shop slang 67. "__ to Joy" 68. Male and female 69. English Derby town

Down 1. Impresario Hurok 2. Homer Simpson's Indian friend 3. Camcorder button abbr. 4. Jackie's O 5. Lamp type 6. Threat ender 7. Watch chains 8. Drug-approving org. 9. Sushi order 10. Hair-curling aids 11. Redhead who's a royal 12. Nincompoop 13. Tick off 18. Tell a whopper 22. Director Lee 23. "Rumor __ . . ." 24. State one's view 25. Redhead who topped Maris 26. Ideal serves 27. High-five sound 28. Party spreads 31. Library no-no 33. Great bargain 36. Commercial makers 37. "Siddhartha" novelist Hermann 40. Pro __ (in proportion) 41. Plumb crazy 43. Picks out 45. Not too wild to be broken 47. Brazilian hot spot 48. Moves stealthily 50. "Semper fidelis," for one 51. Sportscaster Rashad 53. "Green" prefix 55. Knight's club 58. Mine find 59. Give a thumbs-down to 60. Patch target 61. Helpful connections 62. Freudian topic 63. __ de plume Copyright © Fred Piscop