"Knot Funny!" by Fred Piscop

Across 1. Newsweek, briefly 4. Topmost berth 9. Roger Bannister, the first four- minute __ 14. Sharer's word 15. Like an old bagel 16. Greet the day 17. Windy City train initials 18. Kitchen clove crusher 20. Sub detector 22. "Ignorance __ excuse" 23. "__ real!" 24. Like some chess games 26. 2004 Olympics city 29. Woodstock eyewear 33. Channel surfer's controller 34. Fur tycoon John Jacob 35. Coin-__ (candy machines, e.g.) 36. Psychic's letters 37. Dunderhead 40. Becomes tiresome 43. Full-price payers at movies 46. British royal residence 48. Makeshift shelter 50. Out-and-out 51. Airport monitor abbr. 52. Parti-colored 55. Curaçao neighbor 58. New Jersey coastal region 62. Apr. addressee 63. Part of a 43-Down 64. Bench-clearer 65. Wimbledon segment 66. Dog-__ (shabby) 67. Thus far 68. Snake eyes Down 1. Comfy shoes 2. LaSalle or DeSoto 3. Pontiacs produced until 2005

4. Appomattox fig. 5. "Harper Valley __" 6. __ knife (peeler) 7. Right-angle bends 8. Jockey's strap 9. Hotel desk freebie 10. Discount rack abbr. 11. Feudal lords 12. Krupp Works city 13. Takes five 19. Stop pedaling 21. Ponte Vecchio's river 25. Zee preceder 27. General __'s chicken 28. "And I Love __" (Beatles tune) 29. Miracle-__ (garden products brand) 30. Workout unit 31. Calf catcher 32. Cleopatra's killer 36. Ernie of the links 37. Selfless sort 38. NL monogram 39. U-turn from NNW 40. Mat outcome 41. Farm insect 42. Parkinson's treatment 43. Play part 44. Computerized records 45. Exploitative type 46. __ Bros. cartoons 47. In an uncouth way 48. Expire, as a membership 49. Author Jong 53. "__ La Douce" 54. "__ Tu" (1974 hit) 56. Beer, informally 57. Regarding, in memos 59. Suffix with ethyl 60. Four-poster, e.g. 61. Maiden name preceder Copyright © Fred Piscop