puzzle

 ACROSS

  1 It's made in the morning

  4 Threaded fastener

  9 The "Star Wars" movies, for one

 13 A super long time

 15 Samuel of the court

 16 Pony's gait

 17 Not wear boxers, say (In this clue's answer, note letters 5, 7 & 9)

 19 Baptism or marriage

 20 Defendants' outs

 21 Where the Mekong River flows

 22 Palindromic songbird

 24 Existed temporarily (... letters 3, 5 & 7)

 28 Feels it after CrossFit

 30 Jeers for the other team

 31 Cider season

 32 Theresa of "Long Island Medium"

 35 John Grisham's subject

 38 How the needy live (... letters 4, 6 & 8)

 41 Kyoto cash

 42 Getting the job done

 43 If not

 44 ___ gel (soothing stuff)

 45 Cold-blooded

 46 Meaty lunch option (... letters 3, 5 & 7)

 52 Once around a track

 53 Historic times

 54 Get some air

 56 "Let's chat privately," on Insta

 57 Furious, or a theme hint

 61 Bunches

 62 Extra life, in video games

 63 Mixer with whiskey

 64 Greek god with a bow

 65 35-Across school subjects

 66 Gesture of comprehension


DOWN

  1 Pretzels' package

  2 Praise may boost it

  3 Literally, "ten contests"

  4 Dance that originated in Rio

  5 Insurance request

  6 Lather, ___, repeat

  7 Takeoff guess, for short

  8 Try to win over

  9 They're stuck in juice boxes

 10 Become evident

 11 Was accepted

 12 Gave no peace to

 14 Sun, in Spanish

 18 Rap battle devices

 22 Saltwater treat

 23 "It matters to me"

 25 Is adjacent to

 26 "That's so uncool!"

 27 Modern prefix with "scrolling"

 29 Street of horror

 32 Camera brand whose name sounds like something that takes shots

 33 Started a poker pot

 34 Smooching on the subway, e.g.

 35 Athleisure company

 36 Whale watching, say

 37 Puppy

 39 "Hey," in Honduras

 40 "___ the fields we go ..."

 44 Take stock of

 45 "Eternals" star Gemma

 46 Wall of some mazes

 47 Set of plates?

 48 Dance in a Lou Bega hit's title

 49 Car part that moves in arcs

 50 Two cents, idiomatically

 51 Fish and ___

 55 Some TVs

 57 Trending

 58 Plastic ___ Band

 59 Commotion

 60 "Pops"

solution