Three Ways to Go by Fred Piscop

Across 1. Amherst inst. 6. Unwanted e-mail 10. Thick slice 14. Wooden shoe 15. Hawaiian port 16. "Merry old" king of rhyme 17. Stage digression 18. Vintage autos 19. Eye amorously 20. Like a plane, as opposed to a balloon 23. Hit bottom 24. Youngman of one-liners 25. Took a dip 28. Astrological ram 31. Canyon comeback 32. Madonna title role 33. Hoops Hall of Famer __ Ming 36. Canaan, in the bible 40. Barnyard brooder 41. __ Selassie 42. Not fooled by 43. Major artery 44. "All in the Family" surname 46. Spill hot coffee on 49. All there 50. He hung on to Sinbad for many days and nights 56. Generic pooch 57. Scatter Fitzgerald 58. "... and thereby hangs __" 60. Hertz rival 61. Controversial apple spray 62. Relief pitchers' successes 63. Monopoly payment 64. Foul-smelling 65. How we stand

Down 1. Springsteen's "Born in the __" 2. The 4077th, for short 3. Irish Rose's lover 4. Place for a float 5. Singer Nicks 6. Movie ogre 7. Marina walkway 8. Zillions 9. Dance recklessly 10. Teatime treats 11. Beantown airport 12. Dog-tired 13. Actor Noah or Wallace 21. Unaffiliated: Abbr. 22. Front-running 25. A Little Woman 26. Need liniment 27. "In that case ..." 28. St. Theresa's town 29. Heed the alarm 30. Suffix with meteor 32. Give off 33. Reb's opponent 34. Kitty starter 35. Garlic quality 37. Title role for Valerie Harper 38. Regatta tool 39. Texas symbol 43. Just short of 44. Oath from Ebenezer 45. Discomfort 46. Up to now 47. Critic Barnes 48. Introduce to the mix 49. __ raving mad 51. Within earshot 52. __ podrida (spicy stew) 53. Custard dessert 54. Roof overhang 55. Actor Guinness 59. Guessed-at fig. Copyright © Fred Piscop