ACROSS 1 Police alert 4 Dazed, with "out" 9 Wall climber 12 1939 Lugosi role 13 Nitrogen compound 14 Perfume holder 16 Feng -- 17 Sheet of plywood 18 Horrible boss 19 Sci-fi invader 21 Nerve cells 23 Caper 25 Parched feeling 26 Film director Vittorio (2 wds.) 29 Licorice herb 31 Veld scavenger 32 Poet's black 33 Hearty swallow 37 Zoologists' mouths 38 Orchestra section 41 Derisive snort 42 Rains on 44 Diminish 45 Patsy of "I Fall to Pieces" 47 Stay in touch 49 Rough-textured 50 Get back 53 Prey grabber 55 Weather front (2 wds.) 57 Flustered 61 Mound 62 Gossip tidbits 64 Sushi fish 65 Half a beef 66 Goose eggs 67 Break 68 U.K. lexicon 69 Grinding material 70 D.C. lobbyist
DOWN 1 -- Khan 2 Serve tea 3 Dover locale 4 "Viva --!" 5 Saudi neighbor 6 Author Anais -- 7 Idyllic spot 8 Striking out 9 Slangy teeth 10 Vim's companion 11 Knitting materials 12 Distinctive doctrine 15 Just in case 20 Machu Picchu founders 22 Cousins of "um" 24 Kitchen fixture 26 Red Sea vessel 27 Rochester's Jane 28 Box or bucket -- 30 Zilch 32 Q.E.D. part 34 Hum 35 McKellen and Holm 36 Clarified butter 39 Not a queen (2 wds.) 40 Make tracks 43 Overloaded 46 Light protector 48 Estuary 49 Elegant 50 Grandstand yells 51 Nursery song refrain 52 Do roadwork 54 Armadillo's protection 56 Banana stalk 58 Knowing look 59 Movie lioness 60 Aug. clock setting 63 Sooner than
