- 1 ODE
11D Reverent poem
58523 - 2 ALI
36D Actor Mahershala
49518 - 3 ALOE
39A Plant that yields a potent laxative
46497 - 4 EDEN
26A Biblical garden
42457 - 5 ART
34D What MoMA knows best?
40384 - 6 OAR
53A It makes a rowboat go
36331 - 7 RAT
55A Chinese zodiac animal of 2020
29280 - 8 ALTO
16A Voice above tenor
25290 - 9 STEW
65A Just sit there being mad
23180 - 10 DYE
24D Requirement for pink hair
18162 - 11 REPO
30A Takeback of a car, for short
18146 - 12 INTO
62A A fan of
17219 - 13 SCAM
29A Fake I.R.S. call, e.g.
16168 - 14 ABU
4D ___ Dhabi
1686 - 15 POE
61D "The Raven" poet
15154 - 16 NOEL
35A Word repeatedly sung before "Born is the king of Israel"
10153 - 17 ARKS
36A Torah holders
1087 - 18 MAI
21A Singer Ella with the 2018 Grammy-winning R&B hit "Boo'd Up"
1077 - 19 HINT
59D Bit of help in an escape room
1063 - 20 NAPE
5D Back of one's neck
9115 - 21 INNER
66A Word before peace or child
996 - 22 FLU
25A Reason for seasonal shots
983 - 23 PECAN
1A Ingredient in many a sandie cookie
955 - 24 EARP
37A TV gunslinger Wynonna, supposed descendant of Wyatt
8102 - 25 TEENS
20A They're on their second decade
886 - 26 TANS
68A Sunbathes
881 - 27 BLAH
45A Bo-o-oring
880 - 28 ARUBA
15A Part of the Dutch Caribbean
876 - 29 TAPE
32A Sticky roll
7124 - 30 IDEAS
17A Brainstormers' flurry
795 - 31 HEAT
6A Stick in the oven
782 - 32 YAP
23D Dog's protestation
775 - 33 ARIANA
50D Singer Grande
627 - 34 INTRO
64A Words from an emcee
582 - 35 STARS
69A Critics' assignments
554 - 36 AFROS
39D Jackson 5 dos
549 - 37 EXILE
67A One who can never go home again
470 - 38 ARENTI
47D "That's true about me, right?"
48 - 39 TELE
19A Lead-in to prompter
3103 - 40 CITY
10D Ending of four state capitals [Can you name them all?]
339 - 41 STRONG
29D Muscly
323 - 42 EREADER
2D Literary convenience
320 - 43 LETUP
18A Relent
320 - 44 MIAMI
63A Southern terminus of Amtrak's Silver Meteor
267 - 45 MIS
63D Prefix with judge or trial
237 - 46 ATLARGE
8D On the loose
235 - 47 HIYA
59A Chipper greeting
235 - 48 GAGS
49A Jokes
232 - 49 STAIRS
52D Alternative to an elevator
229 - 50 PURL
57D Knit and ___
223 - 51 STEALS
58A Incredible deals
219 - 52 MEANER
48A Less amiable
213 - 53 ELECTRO
7D High-voltage foe of Spider-Man
210 - 54 EYECANDY
22A Hot food?
29 - 55 COBRA
10A Hooded snake
146 - 56 RICA
33A Costa ___
136 - 57 ASSUME
14D Make an ass out of u and me, as they say
129 - 58 ANGELO
54A "Heavenly" man's name
120 - 59 PUMAS
38D Alternatives to Nikes
118 - 60 DENTIST
41D One with an opening to fill?
116 - 61 TOENAIL
9D Something a sandal shows that a loafer doesn't
116 - 62 UNEATEN
43D Like leftovers, for now
116 - 63 MAGENTA
42D Mix of red and blue
113 - 64 CUTIEPIE
3D Hot food?
15 - 65 HATESON
6D Criticizes venomously
14 - 66 12
- 67 12
- 68 12
- 69 UTEP
56A Sch. whose newspaper is The Prospector ("Assayer of Student Opinion")
044 - 70 ASTRAY
28A Bad way to be led
027 - 71 GINUP
60A Contrive
08 - 72 STUDMUFFIN
40A Hot food?
05 - 73 BEEFCAKE
12D Hot food?
04 - 74 PALMER
1D Apt surname for a close-up magician?
03 - 75 02
- 76 LATINX
46D Gender-neutral neologism added to Merriam-Webster in 2018
02 - 77 RANLAPS
13D Practiced at the track
02 - 78 01