puzzle

ACROSS

  1 Fiscal bigwig

  4 Love to pieces

  9 Intel-gathering mission

 14 Place to go in London?

 15 Car part used on a rainy day

 16 Get hitched in Vegas, say

 17 Sixteenth prez

 18 *Summer theme park attractions

 20 Knighted folks

 22 File format that's often mispronounced

 23 Inventor's goal

 24 *Researchers on track to be profs

 26 Enjoyed some pad thai

 27 Tender cut of pork

 28 "Deep Rock Galactic" resource

 29 Bestie

 32 Seattle has the only zero-carbon one in the world

 34 Big ol' nerd

 36 Romantic partner

 37 *Bed coverings that are unfit for a king?

 40 Diamond specialists?

 41 "... ish"

 42 Units of land

 43 Total jerk

 44 Whopper

 45 Messy person

 46 Body part with a hammer, anvil and stirrup

 47 *Movies, books, paintings, etc.

 51 ___ Fire (indie rock band)

 54 Samosa morsel

 55 Big jump

 56 Cloud storage option whose apps are featured at the ends of the starred clues' answers

 59 Like dry wit

 60 Author Zola

 61 Not serious

 62 Part of the psyche

 63 Great ___ (big dogs)

 64 Disparaging

 65 Kylo ___


DOWN

  1 Hold tightly

  2 One-named model known for romance novel covers

  3 Hits snooze too many times

  4 "That kitten is SO cute"

  5 ___ Alley (wizards' shopping hub)

  6 Vision-related

  7 Coral ___ (home to 25% of all marine life)

  8 Screw up

  9 Sympathize

 10 Best of the best

 11 A cryptographer might crack one

 12 Neon sign word

 13 Twitter headquarters?

 19 L.A.'s WNBA team

 21 They might be skipped

 25 Conservationist Fossey

 28 "Milk's favorite cookie"

 29 Person who buys hops

 30 Destiny

 31 Hullabaloo

 32 Color similar to teal

 33 Captain Morgan products

 34 Like a bad situation

 35 Lb. parts

 36 "Just act natural!"

 38 Evening party

 39 50%

 44 Punch bowl utensils

 45 Fended (off)

 46 "Bald" bird

 47 Garment that protects against splatter

 48 Japanese energy healing

 49 Simpson with a blue beehive hairstyle

 50 Watch secretly

 51 Like some wine or cheese

 52 Tomato variety

 53 "Heads or tails" item

 57 Uses a turntable

 58 Optometrist's organ

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