Losing It by Fred Piscop

Across 1. Columnist Marilyn __ Savant 4. Language of Kuala Lumpur 9. Couldn't stomach 14. Ill temper 15. Castle of the ballroom 16. Serving a purpose 17. Suffix with human or fact 18. Message via modem 19. De Niro film of '98 20. Beauticians' school class project? 23. Get the pot going 24. It covers the gray 25. In conclusion 29. Dutch artist Jan 31. Sound of relief 32. "__ Day Will Come" 33. Shipshape to the max 37. Short dogs, for short 38. Knave featured in lurid magazines? 41. Word in many college names 42. Gives consent 43. Baseball card collection, e.g. 44. Hearst's captors: Abbr. 45. "... __ finest hour": Churchill 49. Figure skater Yamaguchi 51. Comics bark 54. Egg on 55. "Publish or perish" author unexpectedly hitting the best-seller list? 58. Cheech of Cheech & Chong 61. Skylit courts 62. Ear: Prefix 63. Rink stall tactic 64. Data player Spiner 65. Dogpatch diminutive 66. Like many models 67. Snorkel, to Beetle 68. Inc., abroad

Down 1. Chamber music instruments 2. East 3. Give a Quaalude to 4. Bearing 5. Pistol-packing 6. "Turn on, tune in, drop out" adviser 7. Ouzo flavoring 8. Pup's cry of pain 9. "Whoopee!" 10. Molecule components 11. Pewter component 12. New Haven student 13. Thieves' headquarters 21. Apply more acid to 22. In seventh heaven 26. Gimlet or screwdriver 27. Beaning consequence 28. Decade divs. 30. Suffix with peace or neat 31. 1975 Wimbledon champ Arthur 34. Connect via modem 35. Pizarro victim 36. List-ending abbr. 37. Fitness-test rep 38. Hiss at 39. Play opener 40. Letterman trickster 41. "Shame on you!" 44. Tightfisted 46. "Misty" composer Garner 47. Outfielder's yell 48. Neaten, as a napkin 50. Take a cut 51. TV workers' union 52. Pinker inside 53. Kiltie's dance 56. Applies lightly 57. After the bell 58. .001 inch 59. Super serve 60. Fix, as a fight

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