In the Stockyards by Fred Piscop

Across 1. Sgt. Friday's force 5. Sonny & Cher, et al. 9. Surgery souvenir 13. Jai __ 14. __ Park, Colorado 16. Bit of vocal fanfare 17. Locomotive's front 19. Touched ground 20. __ Kennedy Shriver 21. Contest charge 23. Fouls up 25. Sigh of satisfaction 26. Coffee, slangily 27. Former Secretary of State Madeleine 31. "Star Trek" helmsman 33. Bud's comic buddy 34. Rid of rodents 36. Hostess Perle 39. Shed one's skin 41. Letter embellishment 43. Picket line defier 44. Book of maps 46. Brownie camera maker 48. Tell a whopper 49. Membership fees 51. Chain serving Mexican food 53. "The Simpsons" storekeeper 55. Tit for __ 57. Shakespearean king 58. Graph consisting of parallel rectangles 61. Singer Estefan 65. Jewish youth org. 66. Tower of London guards 68. Duke it out, in practice 69. Missionary Junipero 70. Radio hobbyists 71. "__ Time, Next Year" 72. Coal-rich German region 73. Launched a watermelon seed

Down 1. Doily material 2. Baseball's Moises or Felipe 3. One of sixteen on a chessboard 4. More chancy 5. Cleanses 6. Football rival of UCLA 7. Will-__-wisp 8. "... like you've just __ ghost!" 9. Collar support 10. Something an athlete might pull 11. "See you" 12. Gave four stars to, say 15. Sp. misses 18. Sharp-smelling 22. Baba au __ 24. Movie ogre 27. __ mater 28. Pirate's haul 29. Costner baseball film 30. Fortuneteller's card 32. Guitar pioneer Paul 35. __ wave 37. Comet or kite feature 38. Cain's victim 40. Greek T 42. Kind of toothed disk 45. Younger brother of 38-Down 47. Aussie eucalyptus muncher 50. Swedish imports 52. Clear soups 53. Bottomless pit 54. Argentine plain 56. Orchard units 59. Give a hoot 60. Trillion: Prefix 62. Gather up 63. "__ la Douce" 64. Aide: Abbr. 67. Lobster __ Diavolo Copyright © MacNamara's Band, Inc.