It’s a Stretch

ACROSS

1 Godiva or Gaga 5 Certain deduction on a pay stub 8 “Anchors ___!” 14 Just right, after “to” 15 ___-ray (HD movie option) 16 “Not a clue” 17 Petty officer at sea, for short 18 Sacrifice quality to get the job done 20 Word ending? 22 Baby birds? 23 Glitz and glitter, briefly 25 Leaning font: Abbr. 26 “No ___, Einstein!” 29 Ominous shark part in “Jaws” 31 Country once ruled by a shah 33 Geisha’s garb 35 To whom “Madam, I’m Adam” is said, presumably 36 Tub marks left by dirty bathers 38 New Zealanders, informally 39 Slow, in music 41 ___ -turn (traffic sign) 42 Holocaust denier Zündel 43 Like the article “a” but not “the”: Abbr. 44 “___ jolly swagman...” 46 Like Willie Winkie 47 Lady golfer’s hybrid garment 49 Sound of a bowling ball hitting the floor 50 Rose of Guns N’ Roses 51 Unlikely Miss Universe 52 Word before Puppies and money 54 Ocean or crowd sound 56 Killed a bill 58 Deeply devout 61 Rhyming start to a nursery rhyme 65 Vitamin bottle data, briefly 66 Linden, once called “Captain Canuck” 67 Poem with “to a” in its title 68 Joint activity? 69 Cow chow 70 Obtain 71 Middle-___ (fiftysomething)

DOWN

1 Places with petri dishes 2 Canadian director Egoyan 3 Labradoodle or basschund, e.g. 4 Streisand musical in which she plays a girl disguised as a boy “Schitt’s Creek” airer

5 6 Sign between two names in a heart 7 Dressing to impress 8 Hooded Inuit wear 9 Expend great effort on the job 10 Merkel’s ones 11 Chemical suffix with fluor12 Merkel’s ctry. 13 Suffers from 19 Bed on wheels 21 Dubious cure for a hangover 24 Diag. machine with a big ring 26 Certain yoga position ... and a hint to this puzzle’s theme 27 For guys & gals 28 Lodging for a frugal globetrotter 29 Foot fixation, for one 30 Daughter and rumoured running mate of the Donald 32 The A in A.D. 34 Space station meaning “peace” in Russian 37 “I said no ___ thing!” 40 German magazine, “___ Spiegel” 45 Across-the-pond cont. 48 Post-op closer 53 Real jerk, initially 55 Longest human artery 56 “___ voom!” 57 Chick’s counterpart 59 Superior body 60 WWI Belgian river battle site 61 Certain hockey forwards: Abbr. 62 Alleged mentalist Geller 63 “The Fresh Prince of ___-Air” 64 It might end with a handshake