- 1 ALE
8D Ginger ___ (soft drink)
59570 - 2 ODE
63D Poem of praise
58523 - 3 TNT
13D Explosive stuff, in brief
38338 - 4 SIR
55A Title bestowed on Mick Jagger in 2003 (although the queen refused to present the award herself)
35271 - 5 AVE
33A Manhattan's Madison or Lexington: Abbr.
28246 - 6 STIR
30A Disobey James Bond when making a martini
27292 - 7 OPT
32A Choose
27211 - 8 ALTO
67A Soprano's choirmate
25290 - 9 PTA
59D Org. sponsoring school fund-raisers
25240 - 10 LOT
61D Biblical fellow with a salty wife?
25189 - 11 ODD
44A Quirky
24209 - 12 ISNT
10A "___ It Romantic?" (Rodgers and Hart classic)
23162 - 13 NAS
12D Rap's Lil ___ X
21122 - 14 ROT
20A Go bad
20214 - 15 AKA
58A Letters preceding an alias
19211 - 16 PAL
22A Buddy
18198 - 17 AFRO
14A Hairstyle that may be parted and tied into two puffs
18170 - 18 OWL
60D "Wise" bird
18135 - 19 HAT
18D Boater or bowler
17183 - 20 EOS
4D Greek goddess of the dawn
17173 - 21 NAAN
16A Flatbread served with curry
1769 - 22 RON
54D 28-Down portrayer ___ Howard
16169 - 23 ESPY
69A Award for athletic achievement
16130 - 24 TBS
9D Atlanta-based TV channel
15116 - 25 IRATE
24D Hopping mad
14194 - 26 PHO
45A Vietnamese noodle-and-broth dish
1434 - 27 STEREO
31A Sound system
11112 - 28 IMHO
38D "The way I see it," to texters
1158 - 29 LIST
19A Something Santa makes (and checks twice)
1086 - 30 OPIE
28D Sheriff Andy Taylor's boy on 1960s TV
9150 - 31 ARGO
56A Oscar-winning Ben Affleck film set in Iran
9148 - 32 ORALB
15A Big name in toothbrushes
955 - 33 INLAW
10D Family member acquired by marrying
954 - 34 OFUSE
65A Handy
731 - 35 SAFE
1A In no danger
6107 - 36 EDDIE
36D ___ Bauer, clothing store chain
661 - 37 ASEC
21A "Just ___!" ("Hold on!")
449 - 38 EATIT
23A Wipe out big-time
441 - 39 IFI
62D "___ Were a Rich Man" (song from "Fiddler on the Roof")
435 - 40 REBAR
54A Steel support for concrete
412 - 41 IAMB
48A Metrical foot in poetry
359 - 42 SOWS
5D Opposite of reaps
337 - 43 GREY
57D ___ Poupon mustard
335 - 44 SPRAT
5A Jack who could consume no fat, in a nursery rhyme
334 - 45 POUT
59A Sulky expression
329 - 46 ICEDTEA
41A Refreshing summer beverage
324 - 47 TIPSY
68A A bit buzzed
324 - 48 AFLOAT
2D Not sinking
322 - 49 SABRES
1D Buffalo's N.H.L. team
311 - 50 TWIT
64A Ninny
260 - 51 PRIEST
6D One officiating at communion or hearing confession
227 - 52 DITTO
53D "Same here!"
140 - 53 DEUS
66A ___ ex machina
136 - 54 XTRA
29D More, in ads
120 - 55 ABATES
49D Dies down
115 - 56 POLLEN
46A Source of seasonal sneezes
112 - 57 AMNESIAC
42A One experiencing gaps in memory
18 - 58 RANCHES
7D Cattle-raising estates
14 - 59 SNOWSUIT
39D Toddler's winter wear
13 - 60 LAPP
37D Reindeer herder of Scandinavia
038 - 61 SALK
40D Vaccine pioneer Jonas
025 - 62 SENIOR
31D Fourth-year student
025 - 63 EGRESS
47D Exit door
022 - 64 ARTI
26D Introductory drawing class
018 - 65 LISTENS
37A Lends an ear
010 - 66 DEACON
27D Subordinate of a 6-Down
08 - 67 SAILBOAT
11D Catamaran, for one
08 - 68 BRASSY
51D Shrill and blaring, as a trumpet
07 - 69 CLEANUP
43D Really rake it in
07 - 70 VESPER
34D Evening prayer
07 - 71 POOLED
22D Combined, as money or resources
06 - 72 SHADOWBOX
25A Practice punches with an imaginary opponent
05 - 73 MAKEUP
50D Reconcile after a quarrel … or a hint to the starts of 17-, 25-, 52- and 61-Across
04 - 74 POWDERKEG
52A Barrel of explosive stuff, or a situation that's ready to blow
04 - 75 STALEAIR
35A Stuffiness that lingers in an unventilated room
04 - 76 BLUSHWINES
17A Pale pink vineyard offerings
03 - 77 FRUTTI
3D Tutti-___
03 - 78 LINERNOTES
61A Writings on an album sleeve or jewel case insert
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