The Royals by Fred Piscop

Across 1 Cremona violin-maker 6 Turn, as pancakes 10 Nordic runners 14 Copier company 15 440 or 10K 16 Salon job 17 Ebbets Field great 19 __ Eleanor Roosevelt 20 Held tightly 21 Scorpion's weapon 23 Rotisserie League stats 25 Something to settle 26 Agcy. with Goodwill Ambassadors 30 Following close behind 33 Went airborne, briefly 34 One getting one-on-one help 35 Beer buyers' needs, for short 38 __ a one 39 Fleshy-snouted beast 40 Lionel layout, perhaps 41 Pull an __-nighter 42 Mercury and Saturn, e.g. 43 This puzzle has one 44 Pollster's projection 46 Tied to the pier 47 Old-time rejoinder to "Shall!" 49 Totally gone 51 Silverware stains 54 Mine vehicles 59 __ of invincibility 60 "One O'Clock Jump" composer 62 Part of an agenda 63 To boot 64 Reason to take bicarb 65 Artist Magritte 66 Boo-Boo of cartoons 67 "The Maids" playwright Jean

Down 1 Flexible, electrically 2 Rough up 3 "My Way" lyricist Paul 4 Tot's "piggies" 5 Do a spot check on 6 Mexican artist Kahlo 7 Young kiltie 8 Nails down, as a victory 9 Smart-alecky 10 Golfer's concern 11 Mentor of Louis Armstrong 12 Word before ear or tube 13 "Can you believe this?" look 18 "Quo Vadis" emperor 22 Psychiatrist's response 24 Dazed states 26 Bone near the radius 27 "Hud" Oscar winner Patricia 28 Chief Justice, 1953-69 29 Bug planter 31 Mayberry toper 32 Ship's pronoun 34 __ Modern (London gallery) 36 Title for Myra Hess 37 Downhill runner 39 Vintner's vessel 40 Cry of surprise 42 Voting no 43 Fund-drive premium 45 __ only (titularly) 46 "Beetle Bailey" creator Walker 47 Flight segment 48 __ cuisine 50 Military medal, e.g. 52 Natural bandage 53 Gopher's creation 55 Wrestling extravaganza enclosure 56 Z, __ "zebra" 57 Baptism or bris 58 Ticket datum 61 Dos Passos trilogy

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