BUSY BIRDS
ACROSS 1 Disinfectant targets 6 Pack down, as tobacco 10 Home to an artist, perhaps 14 Heep of fiction 15 Tentmaker in a silent movie 16 Comics beagle since 1978 17 Terminus of a hajj 18 Subject of mapping or splicing 19 Target of an exterminator’s smoke bomb 20 Peddle from a pushcart, say 23 Plaza de Toros cheer 24 Metal in pewter 25 Wheels, so to speak 28 Topper at a dude ranch 32 Red state org. 35 Cookie once billed as a “biscuit” 37 Peer-pressure challenge 38 Roll in a first-aid kit 40 Be evasive, in a way 43 Bring down a notch 44 Well-worn pencils 45 “Show Boat” author Ferber 46 Fluid from a tree tap 47 Trait lacking in egotists 50 Fish in sushi bars 51 PC’s “brain” 52 Fairness-in-hiring letters 54 Echo unthinkingly, perhaps 61 Property figure 62 Fly on a line, e.g. 63 Batter’s “O-fer” streak 66 Austrian city known for tortes 67 Not know from ___ (fail to recognize) 68 Retreads, e.g. 69 Last word in chess 70 Namby-pamby 71 Like Christmas scenes DOWN 1 Eclipse or Orbit 2 “Present,” to a cockney 3 “Too ___ for my blood!” 4 Casino center near Hong Kong, as it’s sometimes spelled 5 Serapes, e.g. 6 Pizza order option 7 Congregation response 8 Feature of a male lion 9 Faster than allegro 10 Arthur Miller’s Willy 11 Inert gas’s lack 12 Meet the April 15 deadline 13 Pro shop supply 21 Two-masted craft 22 Pegasus features 25 Endings of many sonatas 26 Caribbean island where Dutch is spoken 27 Sportscaster’s summary 29 Do a rewrite on, perhaps 30 Chef’s white hat 31 Purposely doesn’t invite 32 Museum figure 33 Gas in a layer 34 Punishment-related 36 Gives the green light to 39 Satisfied the munchies 41 9-Down, for one 42 Fruity-smelling component of perfume 48 Billy the Kid or Robin Hood 49 Brewers’ and bakers’ needs 51 The latest thing 53 K.T. with four No. 1 hits in the U.S. 54 Lifeline’s location 55 Many a Puccini composition 56 Musical based on Puccini’s “La Boheme” 57 Autobahn auto 58 Stroller, in Surrey 59 Cordage material 60 Greek drachma’s successor 64 Cry from a litter 65 YouTube sensation from South Korea