Crossword puzzle answers: February 23, 2017

ACROSS1 Quaffs for tars 6 Earl "--" Hines 11 Mil. rank 14 He tried to beat the Bushes 15 Ess moldings 16 Cassius Clay 17 Mammoth dispatcher 18 Old Norse poems 19 Sixth notes 20 Vexed 22 Pitch-black 24 Shows up 28 Caterpillar feet? 29 Like moccasins 30 Dork 32 -- -majeste 33 "Pal Joey" author 35 Sita's husband, in myth 39 NFL broadcaster 40 Cato's hello 41 With, to Henri 42 Balance 43 Razorbacks 45 By oneself 46 Metal shackles 48 More yucky 50 Beaming 53 Travel will do it 54 Toes the line 55 Come to terms 57 RV haven 58 Ho Chi Minh city 60 Vexes 65 Always, to Keats 66 Singer -- John 67 Blue jay topper 68 Common ID 69 Offend the nostrils 70 Helena rival

DOWN 1 Location technique: abbr. 2 Standing, slangily 3 Miners dig it 4 -- -- few rounds 5 Make a big effort 6 Branches 7 Feverish chill 8 Lean toward 9 Start of a bray 10 Promise 11 Kind of lily 12 Sporty fabric 13 Tallies 21 Give a fresh look 23 Kearney's place 24 Better trained 25 Ms. Witherspoon 26 Says hoarsely 27 Find the mug shot 28 Kind of towel or party 30 Geena or Bette 31 Brown bird 34 Goldie of "Laugh-In" 36 Shun 37 Rumpus 38 Oak, once 43 Earth's star 44 Blarney Stone locale 47 Marsh reeds 49 Strong-arm 50 Kids around 51 Woodwind instruments 52 Pine 53 Cliff's edge 55 Debate side 56 Thug 59 Elev. 61 Form 1040 processors 62 Give the OK 63 Flight dir. 64 Sault -- Marie