Across

1. Pal

5. Functions

9. V-J Day ended it

13. Tony winner Uta

15. Stool pigeon (var.)

16. “The Music Man” setting

17. “Kate & ___”

18. Besides that

19. It precedes one

20. “Unforgiven” director

23. Half a bray

24. Secret gp.

25. Start

28. So soon

31. Red-faced

33. Thumbnail's counterpart (abbr.)

34. Actress Joanne

35. Gore and Hirt

36. Best Supporting Actor, “Unforgiven”

40. R.R. stop

42. Two cents, so to speak

43. Crucial

44. See

47. Clique

51. Seaplane part

52. No longer an option

53. Pecs' neighbors

54. Played English Bob in “Unforgiven”

59. Fir or pine board

61. Anti-DUI group

62. “I ___ ___ vacation!”

63. Quarter

64. City founded by Ivan IV

65. Back street

66. Lacking width and depth

67. Sun-cracked

68. British actress Sylvia

Down

1. Latin American dance

2. Hebrew liturgical prayer

3. More gruesome

4. Chow ___

5. On edge

6. Zippy dip

7. Once upon a time

8. Distort

9. A Ryder

10. Lumberman

11. ___ Jima

12. Reverend Paisley

14. Badminton court divider

21. Perpetual

22. “That feels good!”

26. Conger

27. NFL stats

29. Shoe width

30. Darrow of “King Kong”

31. Missile's path

32. Jewish festival

34. Calendar unit

36. Sidelines brand

37. Undergoes

38. New York ballplayer

39. Nautical assent

40. Personal ad abbr.

41. Up to

45. Caught but good

46. List ender

47. Embrace

48. Seldom

49. Footnote term

50. Lamb pieces

52. Sort out

55. Insurance gps.

56. River in central Switzerland

57. Santa __ winds

58. Fam. members

59. British mil. honor

60. Article in Die Welt

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