The Crossword

JULY 4, 1776

across

1 a son of adam

5 sussex stroller

9 Well-known

14 Money, in Milan

15 ---- poly

16 Clarence's accuser

17 Not fer

18 Shoppe worn?

19 Senator Thurmond

20 With 57 Across, theme of this puzzle

23 Struggle

24 ---- vous plait

25 Requirements

28 Whale, for one

33 Inclusive abbreviation

36 Michael's "Disclosure" co-star

38 Like an ingenue

39 Author of 20 Across

43 Souvenir

44 Furthermore

45 Explosive stuff

46 Complete

48 Poisonous

51 Switch positions

53 Inserted decoratively

57 See 20 Across

62 Harebrained

63 Rip or neap

64 Small container

65 Ricochet

66 Maui music makers, briefly

67 Lass in a Salinger story

68 Luges

69 Writes

70 Reviewer Rex

DOWN

1 Blind parts

2 Dinner time for the Barrymores?

3 Persistent one

4 Submit, as homework

5 Gross

6 Hamburger holder

7 Hawkeye Pierce portrayer

8 "Broom Hilda" cartoonist Russell ----

9 Trendy avenue on the road of life

10 Opponent

11 Spanish surrealist Joan

12 Bond's alma mater

13 Boulder, e.g.

21 Garden resident

22 Intention

26 ---- vu

27 Fuse, as ore

29 Tarnish

30 Haze

31 English river

32 Advanced

33 French I verb

34 Next

35 Indianapolis footballer

37 Assuming that's true

40 DI x II

41 Sonar and scuba, e.g.

42 Cagy quality

47 Purpose

49 Neither Dem. nor Rep.

50 Witty

52 Deceptive scheme

54 Fragrant seed

55 Pronouncement from Caesar

56 Struck out

57 Spoken

58 Meter reading, perhaps

59 ---- test: impact measurement

60 Highway, for short

61 Jeannie portrayer, of TV

62 Metric meas.