Tuskers by Fred Piscop

Across 1. Lillian of "Birth of a Nation" 5. Broadway bomb 9. Boca __, Fla. 14. Tetra- doubled 15. Bound along 16. __ ware (Japanese porcelain) 17. Lions or Tigers or Bears 18. Got 100 on 19. One of Santa's eight 20. Kentucky tourist attraction 23. Prefix with metric 24. Maven 25. Just-for-fun activity 27. Lets go of 30. Acted the braggart 34. HBO competitor 37. __ helmet (safari wear) 39. Trixie's sitcom pal 40. Bushy, drooping growth 44. Green-card carrier 45. Cathedral part 46. Sent down for the count 47. Dennis Mitchell, e.g. 49. Pottery fragment 52. Said, "no contest," say 54. Boxer's stat 58. Consumer protection org. 61. Large, flat pastry 64. Sign of spring 66. Castle defense 67. Hurled with effort 68. 1945 summit site 69. Eye wolfishly 70. Blissful place 71. Geyser output 72. The Koh-i-__ diamond 73. Tear apart

Down 1. "I'm stumped" 2. Mountaineer's tool 3. Philatelist's item 4. __ it up (overacted) 5. Aircraft carriers, slangily 6. Ness or Lomond 7. Crude org. 8. Propel a velocipede 9. Avid rafter 10. "What __ bid?" 11. Hailer's cry 12. They need refinement 13. El __ (ocean current) 21. Bruins legend Bobby 22. Carpet cleaner, briefly 26. Caffeine-loaded nut 28. Arizona Indian 29. Route components 31. Part of an oil lamp 32. Recording studio effect 33. Monopoly card 34. Did the dog paddle, say 35. Patriot Nathan 36. Lena of "Havana" 38. "Pipe down!" 41. Swing a scythe 42. America, personified 43. Desalinization input 48. Slippery sort 50. Toon Chihuahua 51. In a __ (flustered) 53. Exorcist's target 55. Crystal-lined rock 56. Safety zone 57. Current fashion 58. Arms of the sea 59. Ill-mannered tot 60. Liver secretion 62. Kelly's possum 63. Sign of sanctity 65. LAX posting, for short Copyright © Fred Piscop