FICTIONAL CANINES

ACROSS

1. *”Call of the Wild” dog

5. Lightning McQueen, e.g.

8. Island near Java

12. Popular hairdo in the 1960s and ’70s

13. Governmental space agency, acr.

14. Meat in a casing

15. Larry Bird’s target

16. Narrative poem

17. Richard Bachman to Stephen King

18. *Sherman’s Mr. ____

20. Fence plank

21. Small jar

22. FedEx competitor

23. *Tabaqui of “The Jungle Book”

26. Most vital part

30. a.k.a. Home of the Brave

31. Bewilder

34. Y’all

35. Phonograph media

37. Williams sister’s return

38. “Two mints in one” classic mints

39. Celt

40. Red carpet suit

42. Pirate’s turf

43. Flag on a ship, pl.

45. Solar system model

47. Like a fiddle

48. Sweating room

50. Chesterfield, e.g.

52. *National Crime Prevention Council’s mascot

54. “The Martian” (2015) actor Matt ____

55. Verbal exam

56. Half-man, half-goat

59. Deflect

60. Charge a tax

61. Division word

62. Darn a sock, e.g.

63. Bo Peep follower

64. Long, long time

DOWN

1. Scrooge’s exclamation

2. E.T. transporter, e.g.

3. Photo editing option

4. 1/100th of a ruble

5. Mafia’s top dogs

6. “All joking ____”

7. Risqu

8. *Target’s mascot

9. “Si, mi chiamo Mimi” in La Boheme, e.g.

10. Law school test acronym

11. “____ a Wonderful Life”

13. Interstellar cloud

14. Flying stingers

19. Omani and Yemeni

22. Consume

23. TV Judy’s title

24. Of the Orient

25. Lawyers’ loads

26. Major European river

27. Relating to Scandinavia

28. Like a button, but more so

29. English homework

32. Swine and avian diseases

33. *Maid Marian of Disney’s “Robin Hood” movie (1973)

36. *The Big Red Dog

38. ____copia

40. Blast maker, acr.

41. Sullenly

44. James Dean’s last movie (1956)

46. Basket-making fiber

48. Nut holder

49. Tequila source

50. “____ me a seat”

51. Damien’s prediction

52. Lawn pest

53. *Rubeus Hagrid’s faithful boarhound

54. Beaver’s edifice

57. Beehive State native

58. Us, in Mexico