- 1 ASS
46A Ox's stablemate in a traditional Nativity scene
58409 - 2 SEE
51D Word repeated in the lyric "Do you ___ what I ___?"
44430 - 3 ASIA
50D Where most of the world's rice and tea is grown
38350 - 4 ORA
32D Singer Rita
35227 - 5 ELS
62A Pairs of jolly bells?
29333 - 6 AGRA
16A Destination for the Taj Express
24197 - 7 REV
8D Cleric's title: Abbr.
24147 - 8 LES
22A "___ anges dans nos campagnes" (French carol)
22270 - 9 OVEN
59A Whence the gingerbread man
22177 - 10 TEND
52A Watch over
22122 - 11 EMIR
15A Kuwaiti leader
18218 - 12 DESI
60A Funny Arnaz
18139 - 13 WET
27D Like fresh paint
17119 - 14 IRENE
58A Name derived from the Greek for "peace"
16208 - 15 NEMO
57A Animated clownfish
16156 - 16 RASP
8A Wood-shaping tool
15137 - 17 ALS
1A Franken and Sharpton
13134 - 18 AYES
61A Votes for
1299 - 19 ETHER
17A Upper atmosphere
11111 - 20 OLLIE
47A Skate park jump
1196 - 21 ROI
54D King of France
9121 - 22 AWARE
26A What some fear A.I. might become
995 - 23 MARA
37A Actress Rooney of 2015's "Carol"
822 - 24 PITT
12A State school near the Allegheny River, familiarly
758 - 25 CHUM
19A Bud
746 - 26 SARGE
55A Base boss, informally
647 - 27 RANDO
45A Unidentified person, in slang
610 - 28 DARN
7D Mend, as a stocking
574 - 29 AVAST
39A Sailor's "Stop!"
567 - 30 VIBE
18A Atmosphere in the room
527 - 31 SEDANS
44D Civics, for example
524 - 32 CANARY
40D Tweety Bird, e.g.
517 - 33 TAMPA
13D Florida city or bay
467 - 34 LCD
48A OLED alternative
453 - 35 USD
36D Euro competitor, for short
428 - 36 ALTHO
41D Even if, casually
425 - 37 MONT
31A ___ Blanc
422 - 38 TINSEL
43D What might be hung from the item hidden in this puzzle
420 - 39 AMILATE
9D "Have you started without me?"
415 - 40 APACHE
1D Navajo neighbors
334 - 41 PRESENT
11D What might be set under the item hidden in this puzzle
317 - 42 CLEAVE
42D Rend
314 - 43 SAGUARO
21D Arizona's ___ National Park
310 - 44 ATSIGNS
38D Handle things?
35 - 45 SEM
14D School yr. part
250 - 46 TOS
29D Go-___
234 - 47 GETIN
30A Instruction from a taxi driver
218 - 48 PIU
25A More, on a music score
218 - 49 EKEOUT
6D Just manage, as a win
216 - 50 OUTEAT
32A Best in a hot dog competition
216 - 51 SIBERIA
10D Region near the North Pole
212 - 52 ESSAYTEST
28A Format for an English final, maybe
210 - 53 MORONS
20A Ding-dongs
29 - 54 HTTPS
23A Start of an encrypted web address
28 - 55 TANDEMS
35D Some two-seaters
27 - 56 COED
4A Like many college dorms
160 - 57 AUER
53A Hungarian violinist Leopold
135 - 58 STRUTS
3D Walks with confidence
112 - 59 EVACUEE
34D One seeking refuge from a dangerous situation
17 - 60 LIGHTS
2D What might be strung from the item hidden in this puzzle
17 - 61 MANTIS
49A Insect with a single ear found on its chest
17 - 62 HASA
56A "Every cloud ___ silver lining"
15 - 63 GARLAND
33D What might be draped from the item hidden in this puzzle
14 - 64 GETUPS
33A Outfits
13 - 65 CATARACTS
40A Large waterfalls
12 - 66 CUTOPEN
4D Prepare, as a watermelon
12 - 67 SYMPTOM
24D Red nose during wintertime, maybe?
12 - 68 OCHRISTMASTREE debut
5D Holiday carol … or a literal hint to what can be drawn by connecting nine letters when this puzzle is finished
11 - 69 11