Stalemate by Fred Piscop

Across 1. Wine holder 5. Lose effectiveness, in sports lingo 11. Thurman of film 14. Need liniment 15. "... blackbirds baked __" 16. CITY STATE __ 17. Serving with lobster 19. Whom '50s voters "liked" 20. Do some quilting 21. Long-eared equines 22. Scrooge McDuck, e.g. 24. Chat room "I think" 25. Vigor's partner 26. Right now 33. Headquartered 35. Costar of Bolger and Haley 36. Eye provocatively 37. __ Bader Ginsburg 38. Bandleader's cry 39. Poor, as excuses go 40. Think tank nugget 41. Sacred bird of Egypt 42. Bore or basin preceder 43. Needing a massage, maybe 46. Those with clout 47. Suffix with Israel 48. Struck down, bible-style 51. Spread salt on, maybe 54. Cartoondom's Krazy __ 57. Once around the track 58. Barn event, perhaps 61. Tram load 62. Puts an end to 63. Gets a gander of 64. __ XING (road sign words) 65. Most off-the-wall 66. Classic sneakers Down 1. No-goodniks 2. Ranch unit

3. "Pygmalion" playwright 4. London's __ Gardens 5. Kind of martini 6. Heavy burden 7. Blanchett in "The Aviator" 8. Makes a pick 9. Baldfaced __ 10. Skin layer 11. Commandos' arms 12. Karaoke singer's need 13. Takeoff artist 18. Appointed 23. Ill-bred 24. "That's enough!" 25. Opposite of horiz. 26. Lauder of cosmetics 27. Defendant's out 28. Ellington's "__ Doll" 29. Ump's broom 30. "Holy moly!" 31. __ mater 32. Bow-to-stern structure 33. Beeb watcher 34. Autobahn auto 38. Elvis's swivelers 42. Schlepped 44. Intl. promoter of the arts 45. Most congenial 48. Sty fare 49. Stable parent 50. Pundit's piece 51. Group of two 52. Lighten up 53. Ticks off 54. Place for a patch 55. Scored 100 on 56. "Guarding __" (MacLaine movie) 59. Mathematical proof letters 60. "__ a stupid question ..." Copyright © Fred Piscop