Spreading the Word by Fred Piscop

Across 1. Sea east of the Caspian 5. Stereotypical hobo fare 9. Perry's aide 14. Buster's bulldog 15. Basilica area 16. Inventor Howe 17. Urban thoroughfares: Abbr. 18. Electric co., for one 19. Architectural drawings 20. One way to spread the word 23. Chip giant 24. Eur. airline 25. Like white water 29. Sandy expanse 34. PC's "brain" 37. Cut at a 45-degree angle 39. Garfield's foil 40. One way to spread the word 44. Feverish chill 45. One-named New Ager 46. Place to surf 47. Charts anew 50. Simple kind of question 52. Shepherd's place 54. Napoleon, on Elba 58. One way to spread the word 64. Jazz keyboardist Chick 65. Like a church mouse, in a saying 66. Arp's genre 67. Save up 68. "Bus Stop" dramatist 69. New Haven collegians 70. Al __ (pasta order) 71. Genesis son 72. 1/1 song ender Down 1. Pong maker 2. Torn apart 3. Bond or Smart

4. Flatt of bluegrass 5. Give the brush-off to 6. Mr. Hulot's creator 7. Devil's doings 8. Wishers' places 9. Boot from office 10. Raines of old films 11. Fact fudger 12. Touch the tarmac 13. Dummkopf 21. Bowie's last stand 22. Good, in the 'hood 26. More, musically 27. __-bitty 28. Commuter's headache 30. Impresario Hurok 31. Perfect place 32. Bar mitzvah, e.g. 33. Dry run 34. Burn a bit 35. Summon via beeper 36. Word on a dime 38. Lacoste of tennis 41. Bust-making org. 42. Ques. response 43. Of higher quality 48. Tot's "magic word" 49. Red or Dead 51. Rust and tarnish 53. Savory jelly 55. The Tiber's land 56. Ushered through the door 57. Prepare for reuse, perhaps 58. "__, James!" 59. '80s foe of Iraq 60. Take it easy 61. Hawaiian coffee center 62. Jellystone Park bear 63. Small songbird 64. No-goodnik Copyright © Fred Piscop