Puzzle

 ACROSS

  1 Closest pals, slangily

  5 0.17 square miles, for Vatican City

  9 Looks over rapidly

 14 ___ Mai ("Boo'd Up" singer)

 15 Credit union transaction

 16 Word before "basin" or "wave"

 17 A student's place?

 19 Low-budget prefix

 20 Ultimately become

 21 ___-dye

 23 Make a wool cap, say

 24 Singer's asset

 27 Strongly against

 30 Dinghy tool

 31 Exhibit, as art

 32 Tries to shed some pounds

 34 Slow-moving mollusk

 36 Genesis matriarch

 39 Often-torn knee part, for short

 40 Like jalapenos

 42 Cubes in a tray

 43 Inspiring talk type

 44 Blanc who voiced Bugs Bunny

 45 Home to an English racecourse

 47 Martini garnish

 49 Timbuktu's country

 51 Lil ___ X ("Panini" rapper)

 53 Alma mater of 20 British prime ministers

 54 Moves as fast as possible

 58 Salty parts of margarita glasses

 59 "The Simpsons" bar owner

 60 Takes a breather

 63 For the world to hear

 65 "Doctor Zhivago" director

 68 Myanmar, formerly

 69 Biblical birthright seller

 70 Vanish ___ thin air

 71 Risk a citation

 72 Complete collections

 73 Furtive "Hey, you!"

DOWN

  1 Place for a nap

  2 Go on the lam

  3 Dessert often baked in a ramekin

  4 British playground area

  5 Standout on the gridiron

  6 Versailles monarch

  7 Vermont's time zone

  8 Bit of tomfoolery

  9 Fr. holy woman

 10 Start to take effect

 11 Cross words about a puzzle?

 12 Frenzied

 13 Slow-moving mammal

 18 Take to court

 22 Moral standard

 25 Refrains from eating

 26 Opposite of neo-

 27 Genesis patriarch

 28 "Sweet!"

 29 "And then?!"

 33 Book holder

 35 Prepare to hit, as a dartboard

 37 Music site with a big YouTube following

 38 Genesis garden

 41 Poppy narcotic

 46 Like some condos

 48 Disclose accidentally

 50 Take as a given

 52 Satellite radio company

 54 Snatches

 55 Prepare for a bodybuilding contest

 56 Rich mine deposits

 57 Headed the pack

 61 Top scores for Simone Biles

 62 Pre-coll. exams

 64 Prince Harry, to Archie

 66 Brewery container

 67 "Just kidding!"

Solution