A1. Derby drinks ~ JULEPS

A7. Mudguard, e.g. ~ FLAP

A11. Plasma alternative in TVs ~ LCD

A14. Not in secret ~ OPENLY

A15. Doneness designation ~ RARE

A16. Hollywood agent Emanuel whose brother Rahm is the White House chief of staff ~ ARI

A17. Goes on a bender ~ BINGES

A18. One who makes fancy invitations, maybe ~ ENGRAVER

A20. Incubation period ~ LATENCY

A22. Perfume spray ~ MIST

A23. Neighbor of Burkina Faso ~ MALI

A26. Title for some dignitaries ~ EXCELLENCY

A28. "Exodus" novelist ~ URIS

A29. Fastball meas. ~ MPH

A30. Corn quantity ~ EAR

A31. With 50-Across, investor's option ~ ROTH

A32. Animal pouch ~ SAC

A33. Punches up, as punch ~ SPIKES

A37. Disease generally vaccinated against with measles and rubella ~ MUMPS

A39. Bunion's locale ~ TOE

A41. Almost inadequate ~ SCANT

A42. Order from a bar regular, with "the" ~ USUAL

A43. Show that Al Franken wrote for, for short ~ SNL

A44. "Hardcore troubadour" Steve ~ EARLE

A45. Take it easy before a big day ~ RESTUP

A47. Tip for a penman ~ NIB

A49. Nürnberg negative ~ NEIN

A50. See 31-Across ~ IRA

A51. Prefix with skeleton ~ EXO

A52. "Eso ___" (1962 hit) ~ BESO

A53. Host of the 1980 Winter Olympics ~ LAKEPLACID

A57. Accident scene workers, briefly ~ EMTS

A58. Sultanate on the Arabian Sea ~ OMAN

A59. Mathematical minima and maxima ~ EXTREMA

A61. Deli meat ~ PASTRAMI

A63. Device for making grooves in wood ~ ROUTER

A67. Phoenix-to-Philly dir. ~ ENE

A68. Ersatz butter ~ OLEO

A69. Animal at una corrida ~ ELTORO

A70. Hoover or Roosevelt, e.g. ~ DAM

A71. State that borders eight others: Abbr. ~ TENN

A72. ATM panel ~ KEYPAD

D1. Word with snow or bank ~ JOB

D2. News agcy. owned by the Unification Church ~ UPI

D3. Hall of Fame quarterback Dawson ~ LEN

D4. Best Picture of 1996, with "The" ~ ENGLISHPATIENT

D5. Copped thing ~ PLEA

D6. "All ___ go!" ~ SYSTEMS

D7. Best Picture of 1971, with "The" ~ FRENCHCONNECTION

D8. Strong-legged Armstrong ~ LANCE

D9. Patterned socks ~ ARGYLES

D10. Part of rpm ~ PER

D11. "Alice" star ~ LAVIN

D12. Sheet music abbr. that indicates to get gradually louder ~ CRESC

D13. Like some jokes ~ DIRTY

D19. Best Picture of 1999 ~ AMERICANBEAUTY

D21. Poles on the equator, maybe? ~ EXPATS

D23. Heart problem ~ MURMUR

D24. Fire up ~ AROUSE

D25. Acid test material ~ LITMUS

D27. Minor memory mishap ~ LAPSE

D34. Contemporary of Moses ~ KAREEM

D35. Volunteer for military service ~ ENLIST

D36. Shorthand pros ~ STENOS

D38. Impolite drinking sound ~ SLURP

D40. Snake-oil salesman's offering ~ ELIXIR

D46. Sierra Nevada offering ~ PALEALE

D48. "10" star ~ BODEREK

D53. Ran like a gazelle ~ LOPED

D54. Viking rival ~ AMANA

D55. Casey in the Radio Hall of Fame ~ KASEM

D56. Members of a firing squad? ~ AXMEN

D60. Lawn wrecker ~ MOLE

D62. Decompose ~ ROT

D64. Peak ~ TOP

D65. Stat for Santana ~ ERA

D66. Pistol, in slang ~ ROD