Puzzle

 ACROSS



  1 "Matilda" author Dahl

  6 Bad thing to fall for

 10 They can be strained or split

 14 Pest control company

 15 Green in some pizza crusts

 16 "___ have to wait"

 17 Winning ticket in 2008 (see letters 1-3)

 19 As many as

 20 Trumpet blast

 21 "Fiddlesticks!"

 22 Cosmetics ingredient that may smell like chocolate (4-6)

 27 Surgeons' workplaces, briefly

 28 Number one game?

 29 London's Big ___

 30 Thai or Taiwanese

 32 Sleigh jingler

 34 Strutted like a reindeer

 36 "Let's change the subject" (7-9)

 41 Creator of the Grinch

 42 "All I Want for Christmas Is You," e.g.

 43 Hones

 44 Block letters?

 47 The year 1101

 48 "What?!"

 50 Meaty Chinese dish with peppers (6-8)

 53 Ares, to Wonder Woman

 55 Cheesy chip

 56 One may pop into your head

 57 Drag queen's wrap (8-10)

 62 ___ and void

 63 Witness stand vow

 64 All set

 65 Orange shavings

 66 Handmade menorah seller

 67 Eat away at

DOWN

  1 Piglet's marsupial pal

  2 Poetic ball

  3 Melissa Jefferson, ___ Lizzo

  4 Bar contest?

  5 Genetic testing facility

  6 White slope

  7 West Point student

  8 Sometimes-pale brew

  9 Fellows

 10 Pope with a religious-sounding name

 11 Memorable 1982 movie quote from an alien

 12 Place to wear a train

 13 Reacts to a yellow light

 18 "Hon"

 21 Media sector that includes newspapers

 22 Circle : sphere :: square : ___

 23 Without a break

 24 They're made of shades

 25 Poi ingredient

 26 One of Rebekah's twins

 31 Many have several scenes

 33 Full of greenery

 34 "Masterpiece" channel

 35 Do ballet, say

 37 Like a stereotypical hardcore techie

 38 Rwandan people

 39 U.S. Polo ___

 40 "Phew, what a long week!"

 44 Lack of interest

 45 Composer J.S.

 46 Stick together

 48 Ketchup brand

 49 Not justified

 51 They fly in clouds

 52 Hole-making insect

 54 Vinegar variety

 57 Friend's opposite

 58 Have latkes, perhaps

 59 2018 steamed-bun short that's "animated" in this puzzle

 60 Like a sock with no match

 61 Nautical assent

Solution