- 1 EST
46A Superlative suffix
55428 - 2 SNL
8D Sketch show with celebrity hosts, for short
40263 - 3 LED
34A Broke trail, say
34222 - 4 EELS
53D Aquatic wrigglers
28199 - 5 ETRE
57A Raison d'___
24241 - 6 REP
36A Single curl or squat
23192 - 7 AHEM
45A [Clears throat]
23171 - 8 RARE
49D Happening once in a blue moon
19257 - 9 ABEL
51D Biblical victim of fratricide
18194 - 10 EGOT
12D Showbiz awards foursome
1835 - 11 HERS
33A Belonging to the lady
1786 - 12 ASANA
15A Downward dog, e.g.
1751 - 13 LAO
7D Southeast Asian language
16154 - 14 IDAHO
31D State that contains a sliver of Yellowstone National Park
15121 - 15 LIT
56D Sloshed, in slang
13166 - 16 AUTO
48D Default camera mode
13165 - 17 NCAA
1D March Madness org.
13164 - 18 CEDE
50D Give up, as land
13152 - 19 PSA
55D Anti-vaping ad, e.g., for short
1376 - 20 AWL
38A Leatherworker's tool
12118 - 21 TOGA
16A When repeated, a chant in "Animal House"
12115 - 22 ASHY
6D Like a dirty fireplace
1297 - 23 ICED
10A Summertime specification at Starbucks
11106 - 24 ELKS
62A Rocky Mountain grazers
11103 - 25 EATEN
61A Already consumed
1188 - 26 RIB
22A Barbecue bite with a bone
10113 - 27 TOTO
39A Dorothy's pet dog
9113 - 28 META
37A What Facebook, Inc. was renamed in 2021
987 - 29 PESTO
40D Basil-based sauce
986 - 30 SEETO
28D Take care of
986 - 31 NAPS
1A Takes a snooze
974 - 32 ARCS
2D Narrative trajectories
8109 - 33 TEAL
59A Bluish green
8105 - 34 DADS
13D Parents known for bad puns
864 - 35 DOER
60A One who walks the walk
674 - 36 YEAS
19D Those in favor
671 - 37 CREW
14A Sport with sculls
657 - 38 AAAS
23A TV remote batteries, usually
629 - 39 WASABI
5D Condiment often faked with green dye in sushi restaurants
629 - 40 PETCO
30D Retailer that offers dog grooming
617 - 41 DQED
47D Barred from a competition, informally
69 - 42 CAIN
35A Biblical perpetrator of fratricide
558 - 43 ANTIS
32A Those opposed
544 - 44 PECK
3D Small smooch
533 - 45 BSIDE
58A Back half of a 45
530 - 46 COOS
11D Murmurs lovingly
429 - 47 FLAK
52D Criticism
427 - 48 DARNIT
47A "Rats!"
415 - 49 INAWE
25D Wonderstruck
355 - 50 WHIR
43D Fan noise
324 - 51 DEADEN
44D Stifle, as a sound
313 - 52 SWIMS
18D Exercises in a pool
313 - 53 CATCAFE
50A Establishment with kittens and cappuccinos
35 - 54 HALFASS
9D Give 50% effort on, slangily
34 - 55 MACAW
24D Colorful parrot
245 - 56 PEACH
40A Princess in the Mario games
223 - 57 STILL
26D Alternative to sparkling, at a restaurant
220 - 58 FEASTS
21A Eats like a king
217 - 59 MEETCUTE
37D Charming first encounter in a rom-com
26 - 60 QUADRUPLEDOUBLE debut
54A Statistical feat achieved four times in N.B.A. history ... or what the answers to the starred clues contain, letter-wise
22 - 61 22
- 62 PLEAD
29D Beg
126 - 63 WALSH
5A Guitarist Joe of the Eagles
110 - 64 ITWASI
10D Formal confession
16 - 65 AIRPOP
23D Cook without oil, as corn kernels
13 - 66 ASKAWAY
20A "Go ahead, I'm an open book!"
13 - 67 LANDER
42D Lunar craft
13 - 68 MISSMISSISSIPPI
24A *Winner of an annual Southern pageant
13 - 69 SHROOM
27D Psychedelic morsel
13 - 70 SWEARSIN
4D Formally admits to office
12 - 71 11
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