Temperature's Rising by Fred Piscop

Across 1. Bamako's country 5. Nixon's first veep 10. Polio vaccine developer 14. Actor Bates 15. Dry Italian wine 16. "Terrible" czar 17. Metal-cutting tool 19. Forbidden thing 20. Way up or down 21. Social insect 22. Pesky swarmer 23. "Gee whiz!" 26. 180-degree turns, slangily 28. Unbiased judgment 33. Healthful getaway 35. It's at your fingertip 36. Unprincipled sort 37. Stone: Suffix 39. Clutch tightly 42. Cheshire Cat feature 43. Neptune's domain 45. Neck and neck 47. Tack on 48. Hug and kiss, e.g. 52. Pro __ (proportionally) 53. Ship out 54. Doll's cry 57. Tax pro 59. "Time is money," e.g. 63. Career grand slam leader, to fans 64. What a car chase participant may be in 67. Opposed to 68. "C'mon in!" 69. Algerian port 70. Artsy Big Apple area 71. "Peg Woffington" author 72. Granny

Down 1. PC alternatives 2. Oodles 3. In __ land (spacy) 4. The "i" in Roy G. Biv 5. Pompeii coating 6. "... the grace of God __" 7. "Apollo 13" org. 8. See 45-Across 9. Confused mass 10. Ossining, New York prison 11. Stratford's river 12. __ Lang (Superboy's girlfriend) 13. Board flaw 18. Sing like Harry Connick Jr. 24. Smelter residue 25. Salon sweepings 27. Shaggy Tibetan critter 28. Supply the food 29. Blue __ special 30. Clear wrap 31. Gung-ho 32. Give temporarily 33. Like a turtle 34. Typewriter type 38. Amateur broadcaster's gear 40. Tiny tastes 41. "Hu$tle" subject Rose 44. Gun rights org. 46. Iraqi monetary unit 49. Worker with acid 50. Gangster known as "Scarface" 51. Heavily favored 54. "Serpico" author Peter 55. Florence's river 56. Closet pest 58. "__ boy!" 60. Subtle glow 61. Composer __ Carlo Menotti 62. Sicilian spewer 65. __ XING (road sign) 66. Suffix with script or strict Copyright © Fred Piscop