Procrastinators by Fred Piscop

Across 1. Arrest, slangily 5. Nay sayer 9. Jordan's capital 14. Zion National Park state 15. Like good pastrami 16. Note from the boss 17. Reason for a procrastinator to shave? 20. Low-budget prefix 21. Front end of a bray 22. "Guarding __" (1994 movie) 23. China's longest river 26. Ho-hum 28. Senate spots 30. Natural talents 34. Mil. address 37. Vincent Lopez's theme song 39. Stan's slapstick partner 40. Comedy show for procrastinators? 44. Political influence 45. Mushroom part 46. "Omigosh!" 47. Greek messenger to the gods 49. Sound from the bull pen 52. Early VCR format 54. Like pre-1917 Russia 58. Smooth-tongued 61. City area, informally 63. Seaweed-wrapped fare 64. Pre-2001 World Series, to a procrastinator? 68. Fred's dancing sister 69. Rex's sleuth 70. Istanbul inhabitant 71. Inventor Nikola 72. Playing hooky, to a GI 73. Wimbledon units

Down 1. Gary of "The Buddy Holly Story" 2. Erie Canal city 3. WASP part 4. Summer footwear 5. The whole schmear 6. Prefix with classic or natal 7. Dashboard gauge, briefly 8. Readied, as a printing press 9. Blond shade 10. Trattoria spheroid 11. Iranian of old 12. Author Oz 13. Anchor's concern 18. Sheep shelter 19. Feudal drudge 24. Off-the-wall 25. Some jackets or collars 27. Zillions 29. Gill openings 31. "Would __ to you?" 32. Tear apart 33. Be "it," in a game 34. Yiddish author Sholem 35. Act the crybaby 36. __ close to schedule 38. Powers or Smart 41. Ignoramus 42. To __ (perfectly) 43. Managed care gps. 48. Bit of theater litter 50. Tabula __ (clean slate) 51. Has confidence in 53. Skybox locale 55. One Time? 56. Gambler's loss, figuratively 57. Watch sounds 58. Pesky flier 59. Prospector's strike 60. Oscar winner Burl 62. Witch's concoction 65. "Peel __ grape" 66. __-Magnon 67. Cyber-guffaw

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