Three Cheers by Fred Piscop

Across 1. Downhill racer 5. "Waterloo" pop group 9. In any way 14. Mah-jongg piece 15. Landlocked Asian country 16. "That's the truth!" 17. SIS 20. Left, after taxes 21. In a draw 22. Flared skirts 23. Part of a bedroom suite 25. One of the Mavericks 26. Cocks and bulls 27. "Yay, team!" 28. OK Corral lawman 32. "Taras Bulba" author 35. Sport with mallets 36. Route word 37. BOOM 41. Flower holder 42. City founded by Pizarro 43. Greets the judge 44. "O.K., why not?" 46. Has too much, for short 47. Just great 48. Still capable of exploding 50. Feast finale 54. Agreeing 57. __ qua non 58. Alternative spelling: Abbr. 59. BAH 62. "Waste not, want not," e.g. 63. Purple shade 64. Big furniture retailer 65. Exodus commemoration 66. Some are inflated 67. For fear that

Down 1. Defensive effort 2. One with no hope of getting out 3. Make joyful 4. Rep. counterpart 5. Axis foes 6. Big name in aspirin 7. Investor's purchase 8. Faulkner's "__ Lay Dying" 9. Bracelet site 10. This evening, on marquees 11. Author Paton 12. Lawn application 13. Fermentation dregs 18. An end in __ 19. Drive-in employee 24. "Scat, cat!" 25. Glider wood 27. Suite parts 29. Hertz rival 30. Altar happening 31. Shells out 32. Ancient land including present-day France 33. Fairy tale monster 34. Urbane fellow 35. Serengeti group 38. Short-billed shore bird 39. End of a #2 40. Barbecue fare 45. Icky stuff 47. Some property borders 49. Reason out 50. Hustle music 51. Conjure up 52. Goes ballistic 53. Pick up the tab for 54. "As __ saying ..." 55. Junction point 56. Like much folk mus. 57. Overly self-assured 60. Expose, in verse 61. "Black gold"

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