Puzzle

ACROSS

  1 Insects known for their strength

  5 Chasm

 10 Hazard

 14 "Good joke!"

 15 Cliff's edge

 16 Dot on the ocean

 17 Thor's father

 18 Porch, on Oahu

 19 Drummer's assignment

 20 H.R. manager's note to pull poet Cummings from the staff ...

 22 ... and bring on singer Diddley instead?

 24 Caboodle's partner

 25 Extremely, slangily

 26 ... lay off actress Fey ...

 29 ... and hire parodist Yankovic instead?

 33 Comedy bit

 34 Congregation cries

 36 Microscopic

 37 Some light brews, for short

 39 Polytheist, maybe

 41 Word before "song" or "dive"

 42 People riding the Tube

 44 Horsepower booster

 46 California red, briefly

 47 ... fire actress Gasteyer permanently ...

 49 ... and select guitarist Paul instead?

 51 "Omigosh!"

 53 Pirate's domain

 54 ... ax actor Asner ...

 57 ... and pursue sportscaster Berman instead?

 60 Work with soil or snow

 61 Dolphins' home

 64 Intl. peacekeeping group

 65 Ethiopian Verdi heroine

 66 Natural hairdos

 67 Quaint lodges

 68 Like a hopeful outlook

 69 Female nature deity

 70 June 6, 1944

DOWN

  1 Chips ___!

  2 Zippo

  3 "I wouldn't!"

  4 Became understood

  5 Up to it

  6 Half of a bikini

  7 ___-yang symbol

  8 Potions Master at Hogwarts

  9 Resume list

 10 Chest protectors?

 11 "Now it makes sense"

 12 Thick slice

 13 High-fat diet

 21 Jazz singer James

 23 Landed on a perch

 25 Psychological blocks

 26 "It's a Wonderful Life" director

 27 Little rascal

 28 Cool, or without ice

 30 Country with an 85-letter Maori place name

 31 Diarist Nin

 32 Country singer Loretta

 33 Bee Gees family name

 35 Garment that sounds like an apology

 38 Danger sign warning

 40 "SNL" network

 43 Scissors sound

 45 "Let me get this straight ..."

 48 Tarzan, for one

 50 November meteor

 52 Provide moral guidance

 54 Go a round, say

 55 Advertising award

 56 Fish sticks?

 57 Genie's gift

 58 Sicilian volcano

 59 Like annoying neighbors

 62 Spot for a shot

 63 Unruly hairdo

 

Solution

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