Dufferfest by Fred Piscop

Across 1. Crosby's longtime record label 6. "Mod Squad" member 10. Henry Higgins's creator 14. Has a yen 15. Treat with a creamy middle 16. Dispense, as milk 17. Beef cut 19. Bicycled, say 20. Backpacker's stops 21. Sharp reprimands 23. Refusing to listen 25. Quitter's cry 26. Canine tooth 30. Way past ripe 33. Sweater synthetic 34. Smooth link, musically 35. Cry accompanying a head slap 38. "What time __?" 39. Hägar the Horrible's dog 40. Eshkol of Israel 41. Fond du __ 42. Take by force 43. Theater lobby 44. Heir's concern 46. Like Nixon's "majority" 47. Pop singer Apple 49. Painful place to be kicked 51. To begin with 54. Jackie's "O" 59. Dogpatch cartoonist 60. Letterman show feature 62. "Night" author Wiesel 63. The munchies, e.g. 64. __ du jour 65. Like batik fabrics 66. "Sounds fair" 67. English Derby town

Down 1. 100-meter, e.g. 2. Canyon comeback 3. Cartoonist Addams 4. Indian-head coin until 1909 5. Invited for coffee, say 6. "__ luck!" 7. High dudgeon 8. Getting warm, in a way 9. Rum's partner 10. Coniferous tree 11. Clothing fastener style 12. Poet W.H. __ 13. Extract by force 18. Winter toy 22. Take the bait 24. Stops in one's tracks 26. Slinky's shape 27. Celestial bear 28. Common dessert order 29. Chili holder 31. Big brute 32. Egyptian boy-king, for short 34. Hissy fit 36. __ mitt (cook's wear) 37. Dixieland jazzman Al 39. Mermaid's realm 40. Online guffaw 42. Badge shape 43. Pay for, as a project 45. Took potshots 46. Trig ratio 47. Batted against 48. Geographical "boot" 50. Concierge's place 52. Poker variety 53. Hotfooted it 55. Prelude to a duel 56. Knights' titles 57. Analogy words 58. Rose part 61. Links org.

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