- 1 ATE
13A Had beef, perhaps
76598 - 2 ASS
32A Emphasis-providing suffix
58409 - 3 ACE
10D Crush
57493 - 4 ECO
57D Prefix with system
42370 - 5 EASE
54D Deftness
40334 - 6 ANI
63A DiFranco who played Persephone in "Hadestown"
36238 - 7 ORCA
4A Marine animal with distinctive eye patches
34234 - 8 BRA
34D Cone ___ (iconic costume piece for Madonna)
31229 - 9 ECHO
37D Second
29312 - 10 ATTA
18D Flour in Indian cuisine
28156 - 11 INCA
40A Ancient Peruvian
23212 - 12 ATL
52A City that's home to the World of Coca-Cola museum: Abbr.
23171 - 13 EDGE
65A Move gradually
21293 - 14 IFS
22D Theoreticals
21112 - 15 RTE
66A GPS option: Abbr.
20285 - 16 SAY
43D Voice
20132 - 17 SARA
46A Bareilles who wrote the music and lyrics for Broadway's "Waitress"
19181 - 18 BAR
1A Workplace for a young Abraham Lincoln
18157 - 19 SEED
62A Sports team's assignment
17141 - 20 DIE
60D Block in Atlantic City
16168 - 21 UNI
33D Prefix with directional
16153 - 22 UDON
33A Thick Japanese noodle
1556 - 23 HISS
55A Radiator sound
1479 - 24 LEG
59D Table support
13126 - 25 OTHER
9D Last choice, often
13114 - 26 TAXI
38A Get ready to fly
12136 - 27 ONAIR
30D Live
12128 - 28 REI
5D Big name in outdoor gear
1177 - 29 LADY
25D Word after leading or lunch
1065 - 30 TOME
44A Hefty read
892 - 31 SKIN
46D Personal stake, in a metaphor
861 - 32 ARGH
7D Cry of frustration
812 - 33 WEAR
14A Sport
768 - 34 ANOS
29A They end in diciembre
750 - 35 OWLET
4D Baby that's up all night?
748 - 36 NUTS
31A "Darn it!"
656 - 37 BOAST
8A Promote oneself
633 - 38 GNUS
27D Serengeti herd
538 - 39 BOY
45D "I tell ya ..."
537 - 40 SHREK
48D Animated film character with a Scottish accent
529 - 41 FETE
20A Bash
472 - 42 WAX
23A Vinyl records, slangily
452 - 43 ZETA
28A Epsilon follower
452 - 44 BRUH
45A "Dude!"
44 - 45 PPS
41A "Also also ...," for short
327 - 46 WHITE
21A "If it's brown, lie down. If it's black, fight back. If it's ___, say goodnight!" (bear advice)
320 - 47 TENANTS
12D Security deposit payers
318 - 48 PRESENT
42D Roll call response
317 - 49 THAWS
44D Becomes less tense
317 - 50 BAI
1D Antioxidant-infused water brand
313 - 51 33
- 52 AXED
35D Got rid of
277 - 53 SMOKE
64A Tip-off that you've forgotten something in the toaster
235 - 54 SEXES
16D Makes more alluring, with "up"
230 - 55 ETCHES
15A Writes with a point?
221 - 56 SEATTLE
24A Stinging jellyfish
219 - 57 CHIDE
51D Reproach
215 - 58 AMALGAM
39D Mishmash
214 - 59 HAYEK
53A Actress Salma
28 - 60 TOETAPS
38D Abdominal floor exercises
25 - 61 SZA
24D Singer with the 2023 #1 hit "Kill Bill"
23 - 62 BETTA
8D Fighting fish
22 - 63 TASSE
49D French cup
127 - 64 THEONE
19A Nickname alternative to Teddy
110 - 65 SPACES
61A Totally forgets to do something, informally
19 - 66 WAGERS
56A Proponents of crystal healing
18 - 67 ANYTAKERS
35A "Who's interested?" ... or, phonetically, what four answers in this puzzle are vis-à-vis the answers next to them
15 - 68 FARGONE
26A North Dakota's most populous city
15 - 69 BUTS
34A Words of protest
14 - 70 REPEATS
3D Emphasizes, in a way
14 - 71 CANWENOT
6D "Must this conversation happen again?"
12 - 72 IMPALING
17A Selecting for a jury
12 - 73 11
- 74 11
- 75 11
- 76 11
- 77 11
- 78 11