Puzzle

 ACROSS



  1 Apple on a desk

  5 Spiced latte variety

  9 Muscat resident

 14 *Tableland (look for a novel in each starred row!)

 15 *Old NASA landing crafts

 16 *Seated yoga pose

 17 At the apex of

 18 ___ and for all

 19 Dentist's tool

 20 Ones involved in the offing?

 22 Letter in the Bible

 24 Mindless adherents, figuratively

 26 Wide shoe spec

 27 *Daytona 500 sport

 30 *German white wine

 35 Shop proprietor

 36 Bridge-crossing payment

 37 Altoids receptacle

 38 Burlesque show wrap

 39 Paperless option for travelers

 42 Radical '70s grp.

 43 ___ on the Shelf (piece of Christmas kitsch)

 44 Squeezes (out)

 45 Much-revered figures

 47 *Gigantic waves

 50 *Grammy winner Badu

 51 Small annoyance?

 52 Square root of 49

 54 Rahm of politics

 58 Artworks with many tiles

 62 Bath additives

 63 McGregor of "Fargo"

 65 Pointless to debate

 66 *Give 10%

 67 *Bone above the ankle

 68 *"Picnic" playwright William

 69 Build up

 70 Bottom of a loafer

 71 Broken bone treatment

DOWN

  1 Mosque VIP

  2 Like a clue that refers to itself

  3 Starting from

  4 "Understand?"

  5 Less far off

  6 Skater Sonja

  7 TV channel that's also a theater chain

  8 "Understood"

  9 Nostalgic radio format

 10 Chocolate chip, e.g.

 11 Bickering

 12 Void's partner

 13 Dot in the ocean

 21 Midway alternative

 23 "Us" director Jordan

 25 "Trust the ___"

 27 Pass, in poker

 28 Ones off base, for short

 29 Total mess

 31 Types

 32 Words of comfort

 33 Brand of wafers

 34 Grind together

 36 ___ torch (luau light)

 40 Arizona State University locale

 41 Loses stamina

 46 Spirited

 48 Fractions equal to about 11%

 49 Makes laugh, say

 50 Goolagong of tennis fame

 53 Phisher's message

 54 "Como ___ usted?"

 55 Severely injure

 56 Utah ski destination

 57 Cheaper

 59 The Gaels of the NCAA

 60 Machine teeth

 61 Editor's override

 64 One of the five W's

Solution