Silly States by Fred Piscop

Across 1. Carbo-loader's fare 6. Essen's region 10. Carbo-loader's fare, slangily 14. Steer clear of 15. Twin to Jacob 16. Pitchfork prong 17. Al __ (1-Across order) 18. Three-piece suit part 19. "__ bitten ..." 20. Try for first place in Minnesota? 23. Slap the cuffs on 25. "High __" (Anderson play) 26. Golf course halves 27. Lotion additive 29. Cold War follower 33. Plants 35. Stereotypical lab assistant 36. "Go back!" on a PC 39. Considered true in New Hampshire? 43. Ques. response 44. Sahara sight 45. Clutch, for one 46. Rap sheet data 49. "As you __" 50. Pitch the ninth inning, maybe 53. Rubber-stamped 55. Vicksburg fighter 56. Inquiry regarding a cute Indiana companion? 61. Singer Stuarti 62. Goneril's father 63. Oslo is located on one: Var. 66. Antiquing agent 67. Presidential daughter __ Baines Johnson 68. Broncos great John 69. Historian's interest 70. Made like 71. Monopoly collections

Down 1. Mouse's milieu 2. Greeting to Galba 3. Hymnals and such 4. Yugoslav patriot 5. Expert 6. April 18, 1775 rider 7. __-friendly 8. Biblical verb form 9. Pitcher-turned-slugger 10. Cheap cigar 11. Assign, as blame 12. Fester or Wiggily 13. Owners' papers 21. Bricklayer's burden 22. Lure into crime 23. Gore/Perot debate topic 24. Detective Pinkerton 28. Before, to bards 30. Rubber, so to speak 31. Heckler's missile 32. Easter lead-in 34. Gromyko or Sakharov 36. Pillow filler 37. Rubberneck 38. Paparazzo's quarry 40. Astor's line 41. Sawbuck fraction 42. Just out 46. Classify 47. Steamy 48. Enjoy Vail 50. Tight-fisted 51. "Ars __, vita brevis" 52. Moves like the Blob 54. Put off 57. Cinders of the comics 58. Do another hitch 59. It's sometimes hard to keep a straight one 60. Aswan Dam river 64. No-goodnik 65. Bad start?

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