Presidential Timber by Fred Piscop

Across 1. March 17 honoree, for short 6. Pastrami purveyors 11. Barn hooter 14. Saudis and others 15. __-garde 16. Actress Vardalos 17. "I'll Always Love You" singer 19. Bobble the ball 20. Falco of "The Sopranos" 21. Slithery swimmers 22. Architect Frank __ Wright 24. Motion detector, e.g. 26. Synthetic fabric 28. "In Cold Blood" writer 33. Sot's malady, for short 36. SASE, e.g. 37. Concert sites 38. On the briny 40. A sib 42. Salsa quality 43. Kid in a dugout 46. Cleanser in old TV ads 49. Conscription org. 50. "Death of a Salesman" playwright 53. "__ luck!" 54. Takes as one's own 58. La Scala offering 60. Red-ink figure 63. "Quo Vadis" emperor 64. Columnist Marilyn __ Savant 65. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" co-producer 68. Psyche part 69. Two on a par four, e.g. 70. A moon of Saturn 71. "Smoking or __?" 72. Doesn't budge 73. Gardener's packetful

Down 1. Fills to the gills 2. Deal between ball clubs 3. Ante up 4. Most capable 5. General on Chinese menus 6. Miami-__ County 7. Demo unit, for short 8. Applies, as a phony accent 9. Rural stopover 10. First-rate 11. Face-to-face meetings 12. Lean and muscular 13. Fat in a can 18. Any "Seinfeld," now 23. Selena portrayer Jennifer 25. Bauxite, for one 27. __ Victor ("His Master's Voice" co.) 29. Roast hosts, briefly 30. Suspect's story 31. Russian news agency 32. Repairmen's figs. 33. "Aba __ Honeymoon" 34. Old Russian ruler 35. Agrees to 39. Really can't stand 41. Mineo of "Exodus" 44. Power problems 45. Calendar units: Abbr. 47. Use dynamite 48. Brit. reference work 51. Sweet Spanish wine 52. Reagan, as Nancy called him 55. Orange __ tea 56. What's in vogue 57. Achy spots 58. Pizzeria fixture 59. Walt Kelly's possum 61. "I'm __ human" 62. Fr. holy women 66. Hamelin rodent 67. Driver's lic., et al. Copyright © Fred Piscop