Across
1. Hosp. hookups : IVS
4. Sneaky scheme : RUSE
8. Two-by-four, for one : BOARD
13. Part of XXX : TIC
14. Churchill prop : CIGAR
15. Not so cordial : ICIER
16. Knickknack : TCHOTCHKE
18. Painter’s primer : GESSO
19. Accustom (to) : INURE
20. Excessive sentimentality : SCHMALTZ
22. The Falcons, on a scoreboard : ATL
23. Some steak orders : TBONES
24. Shameless audacity : CHUTZPAH
29. Yes, to Yvette : OUI
30. “Frank, ___ & Sammy: The Ultimate Event” (1989 documentary) : LIZA
31. Response to an affront : SLAP
33. Follower of “Twice-Told” or “old wives’” : TALES
37. Sí, at sea : AYE
38. Source of the six longest Across answers in this puzzle : YIDDISH
40. One of the Gulf states: Abbr. : ALA
41. Italian city known for its cheese : PARMA
43. Girl or boy intro : ATTA
44. Rose Bowl, e.g. : OVAL
45. Severe displeasure : IRE
47. “Jeez!” : OYGEVALT
49. Two- or three-ring holder : BINDER
52. “Cool” amount of money : MIL
53. Long, involved account : MEGILLAH
55. Mount that Moses mounted : SINAI
57. Suspect’s out : ALIBI
58. Choked up with emotion : VERKLEMPT
61. Backless sofa : DIVAN
62. Naïvely optimistic Muppet : ERNIE
63. For whom the Edgar Award is named : POE
64. John who invented the steel plow : DEERE
65. Old TV’s “Guiding Light,” for one : SOAP
66. W-2 datum: Abbr. : SSN
Down
1. Cousin of Gomez Addams : ITT
2. End of Caesar’s boast : VICI
3. Dog with a bearded muzzle : SCHNAUZER
4. Crosstown rival of the University of Houston : RICE
5. “That’s disgusting!” : UGH
6. Noted Fifth Avenue emporium : SAKS
7. Standing tall : ERECT
8. Sort who can’t keep a secret : BIGMOUTH
9. Locale of Tuvalu and Nauru : OCEANIA
10. Separator of some rows : AISLE
11. Snoozes, e.g. : RESTS
12. Physician who was once a regular on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” : DROZ
14. “Undo” shortcut in Microsoft Word : CTRLZ
17. “I’m ___ here!” : OUTTA
21. TV debut of 1972 : HBO
24. Give someone a hand : CLAP
25. Informal greeting : HIYA
26. Tire gauge meas. : PSI
27. Actor nominated for 34 Emmys : ALDA
28. Couldn’t help but : HADTO
32. “Too bad!” : PITY
34. 1960s fad light sources : LAVALAMPS
35. Alternative to Israir Airlines : ELAL
36. What “S” may stand for on a dinner table : SALT
38. Gridiron marker : YARDLINE
39. Yield to gravity : SAG
42. Fancy hotel room amenity : MINIBAR
44. Sheeplike : OVINE
46. Sushi roll fish : EEL
48. Author Zola : EMILE
49. Misrepresent : BELIE
50. “Uncle!” : IGIVE
51. Opposite of pans : RAVES
53. Org. advocating highway safety : MADD
54. Bolívar, in much of South America : HERO
55. Problem with a 45-r.p.m. record : SKIP
56. Major N.Y.S.E. events : IPOS
59. Genetic inits. : RNA
60. Half a score … or a perfect score : TEN
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