Across

1. On __ with (equal to)

5. Mauna __

8. Unlikely to bite

12. Pathetic

13. Pillow covering

14. Rock of comedy

15. Long tale

16. NBA great Thurmond

17. “The Tell-Tale ___,” short story by Edgar Allan Poe

18. Janitor

20. “The Mystery of ___ Vep” (Charles Ludlam play)

21. C. Auguste ___, detective in Edgar Allan Poe stories

22. Modern I.D. verifier

23. State positively

26. Ponderously

30. “Annabel ___,” poem by Edgar Allan Poe

31. Edgar Allan Poe's birth city

34. Film director Petri

35. Link with

37. Department of eastern France

38. Crew alternative

39. Pharaoh's symbol

40. Fighting ___ (Big Ten team)

42. Randomizer

43. Save

45. Entrances

47. “Psst!”

48. Org. with the member magazine “Animal Watch”

50. “Hold on there!”

52. “___ ___ ___ the Pendulum,” short story by Edgar Allan Poe

56. Capital of South Korea

57. Shout

58. Bavarian river

59. Deep cavity

60. Not too bright

61. Lubricate

62. Bone: Prefix

63. They make periodical changes: Abbr.

64. Play area

Down

1. Smart ___

2. Hemingway moniker

3. Islamic VIP

4. Withdraw

5. Uniform hue

6. Consumed

7. New World abbr.

8. Bird poem by Edgar Allan Poe

9. Ancient Syria

10. Paul Sorvino's daughter

11. Superlative finish

13. Stop daydreaming

14. Tableware

19. Supercharger

22. Thieves' place

23. Place to exchange vows

24. Paris bisector

25. Tries to find

26. ___ soit qui mal y pense

27. ___-France

28. Legal

29. Oxen joiners

32. Circular announcement

33. “Shop __ you drop”

36. “The Fall of ___ ___ of Usher” short story by Edgar Allan Poe

38. Leonardo da ___

40. Wall climber

41. Teat

44. Empire

46. In recent days

48. Coming up

49. Vends

50. Signs of disuse

51. Hall of Famer Wilhelm

52. Class

53. Water, in Oaxaca

54. S. Dakota neighbor

55. Scott in 1857 news

56. Start of many Brazilian city names

Solution