puzzle

 ACROSS

  1 Achy

  5 Dot on a radar screen

  9 Asparagus unit

 14 "You said it!"

 15 Practice designed to center the mind

 16 ___ Kitty (toon with a hair bow)

 17 *"Goodnight, Irene" singer (Note: The first words of the starred clues' answers form a sequence)

 19 Bothered

 20 Some supporters of the LGBTQ+ community

 21 Gross smells

 23 Fourth Greek letter

 24 *Websites' waiting periods

 28 Extremely dirty room

 29 ___ tai

 31 Polite affirmative

 32 Defective car

 34 Soft food

 35 *Dish featuring Yorkshire pudding and sausages

 40 Beer ingredient

 41 Skeletor's foe

 42 Skilled speakers

 46 Wheel groove

 47 Droop

 50 *"Was I right or was I right?!"

 52 Escape the attention of

 54 MLB player whose mascot is an alien

 55 2004 Will Smith sci-fi flick

 56 Elbow or shoulder, e.g.

 59 *Kindergartners' rewards

 61 Two tablespoons

 62 Abbr. that shortens a list

 63 Word before "farm" or "house"

 64 One may pop a wheelie

 65 "Auld Lang ___"

 66 Forcibly remove


DOWN

  1 They get dressed in the kitchen

  2 Eggy breakfast

  3 "Are you serious?"

  4 Call off a relationship

  5 Tournament exemptions

  6 Texter's guffaw

  7 Frozen abode

  8 What an employee looks forward to

  9 Garments often required for service

 10 Fruit used as a Japanese New Year decoration

 11 Utah's state animal

 12 Drink in a pint glass

 13 Reel's partner

 18 Grinned widely

 22 Lyrical poem

 24 Mane attraction at the zoo?

 25 Injure using claws, perhaps

 26 Simplicity

 27 "Unbelievable," in a text

 30 French pal

 32 Inevitable conclusion to a wedding reception

 33 To the ___ degree

 35 Fatty sashimi option

 36 "Uncut Gems" gem

 37 Courageous type

 38 Bird on Australia's coat of arms

 39 Unpleasant critics

 40 Spicy

 43 Pearl producer

 44 Total nonsense

 45 Intensifies suddenly

 47 Forester automaker

 48 Loves a bunch

 49 "On your mark" follower

 51 Like unclean chimneys

 53 Numbers game

 55 Not doing anything

 56 Bank heist, say

 57 French homophone of "we"

 58 Squid's defense

 60 PC connection

solution