ACROSS
1 -- Centauri 6 Tobacco wad 10 Kind of lens 14 Soft purple 15 Caesar's bear 16 Lectern 17 Practice 18 Valhalla honcho 19 Sedaka or Simon 20 -- tai cocktail 21 "Nutcracker" togs 23 Banqueted 24 Bete -- 26 Bear down 27 Lure 29 Persil rival 31 Aloha tokens 32 Dainty ornament 33 Bark or yelp 36 Zebras' motto (3 wds.) 40 Pointy-shoe wearer 41 Got into port 42 Pre-Tina Turner 43 Sponges up 44 Broccoli bit 46 Fleeces 48 Jumbo shrimp 49 Gem of an oyster 50 Fluctuates (hyph.) 52 Novelist -- Levin 55 Cartoon shrieks 56 Auto pioneer -- Benz 57 Used a strop 59 "En garde" weapon 60 Diet spread 61 Bordered 62 Vanessa's sister 63 Marquee sign 64 Some secretaries
DOWN 1 One who reunes 2 Ms. Kudrow 3 Defendant's adversary 4 Old crone 5 Acid in vinegar 6 Cost estimate 7 Lahore language 8 Cow-headed goddess 9 Karate level 10 More wacky 11 Foretellings 12 Drama awards 13 Mildew 22 Ending for depart 23 Fantasy 25 Seine feeder 26 Altiplano locale 27 If not 28 "Hud" Oscar-winner 29 Motion pictures 30 Bridge holding 32 Rake tooth 33 Longings 34 Drury Lane composer 35 Exam for jrs. 37 Gabardine, e.g. 38 Shrill barks 39 -- hot and cold 43 Go downhill 44 Curly coif, for short 45 Thunked, as a tail 46 Tearful 47 Bucket of song 48 Traffic cone 49 Flake off, as paint 50 Sturdy lock 51 Popular cookie 53 Give off fumes 54 Appends 56 "-- -Tiki" 58 Sonnet cousin
