In the Fiction Aisle by Fred Piscop

Across 1. "Anywhere but here" acronym 6. À la mode 10. Part of a parachute 14. Like very much 15. Life-saving firefighter 16. Bridge maven Sharif 17. Spanish or Italian 20. The Hatfields or the McCoys 21. Cleopatra biter 22. Like most beach bums 23. Malicious gossip 25. Siege site 26. Heady order 29. Unidentifiable entrée 34. "That's it!" 36. Chow down 37. "By logic, then . . ." 38. Aleutian island 39. Euro fractions 41. Mujahedin land 42. Stadium replaced by Citi Field 43. Bullfight "bravo" 44. Govt. bill 45. Distressing experience 49. Loss color 50. Green Gables girl 51. Trite theatrics 53. Show signs of 56. __ standstill 57. FEMA recommendation, briefly 61. Omelet on bread 64. Cleveland's lake 65. Ms. Brockovich 66. Hello from Honolulu 67. Stood up 68. Certain Scandinavian 69. Tippecanoe's mate

Down 1. Drug dealer's nemesis 2. The golden calf was one 3. Manhattan cultural ctr. 4. Cattle identifier 5. Japanese currency 6. Tool holders 7. "S.O.S.!" 8. Investor's option, for short 9. Twists out of shape 10. Eager joiner's comment 11. Arabian Sea land 12. All the __ (wildly popular) 13. Scott who sued for his freedom 18. Grant of "Notorious" 19. City on Lake Michigan 24. "I think," succinctly 25. Remarkable achievement 26. Make ashamed 27. Art print, for short 28. Big PC key 30. Principle 31. Debugger's target 32. Banded stone 33. __ up (got in shape) 35. Written assurance 39. Trapped, in a way 40. '"What __ is new?" 44. Norse war god 46. A Grimm beginning? 47. Gas pump number 48. Speckled horse 52. As of late 53. Water server 54. __ Beach, FL 55. Fertility goddess 56. X, __ "xylophone" 58. Old fiddle 59. Persistent pain 60. Blacken, as steak 62. Shooters' grp. 63. "Who __?" Copyright © Fred Piscop