puzzle

 ACROSS

  1 "The Little Red Hen" denial

  5 Touch on

  9 Lion in 2015 headlines

 14 Accrue, as interest

 15 It's a wrap in Bollywood

 16 ___ acid (protein part)

 17 Channels of information that women share privately

 20 Underlying meaning

 21 "Help!"

 22 Long-running CBS drama

 23 "The Problem With ___" (film named for a "Simpsons" character)

 24 Orca appendage

 25 Destruction

 26 In the style of

 29 1989 rom-com about an underachiever and a valedictorian

 32 Most optimal

 34 Boy

 35 Word after "power" or "strong"

 36 "How unfortunate"

 38 First name of two Spice Girls

 40 Garden creature

 43 Upscale hotel chain

 45 Canola ___

 47 Couple's pronoun

 48 Actress typecast in slasher flicks

 52 Have a little liquid

 53 Conical items at birthday parties

 54 Place

 55 Roadside purchase

 57 It has a humerus and a funny bone

 58 Perceive

 59 File away

 63 Revealing a lot, or a theme hint

 66 Dance that takes two

 67 Henhouse

 68 Canvas cover

 69 Tweak

 70 Fine-tune

 71 Picture of health?

DOWN

  1 It may be breaking

  2 Diamond Head's island

  3 Chi-Town paper, with "The"

  4 App for sharing pics

  5 The "A" in LGBTQIA+

  6 Rail system that serves S.F.

  7 Caterer's dispenser

  8 Has a marketing connection

  9 Ravens' calls

 10 Angsty music genre

 11 Roundabout

 12 Finishes, like a tattoo

 13 Behind on points

 18 Livens (up)

 19 "Jagged Little Pill" was nominated for 15 in 2020

 24 Slowly disappear

 25 Heavy charger, for short?

 26 Planking targets

 27 It comes before Virgo

 28 Mixed bag

 30 Orange or purple vegetable

 31 ___-of-war

 33 Makes less feral

 37 Chromosome molecule

 39 Whopper

 41 Noninvasive hosp. procedure

 42 Clairvoyant's claim: Abbr.

 44 JFK Library architect

 46 Surfer's tether

 48 Soda brand named for a California peak

 49 Relating to the wristbones

 50 Satisfy, as one's thirst

 51 Salt, in the lab

 56 Closes

 58 Hershey toffee bar

 59 Cosmetics giant

 60 Apple desktop

 61 Designer Wang

 62 "Monday Night Football" broadcaster

 64 Improve in a wine cellar, maybe

 65 Sticky stuff

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