Puzzle

 ACROSS

  1 Ewe's pronoun

  4 ___-school

  7 Pesto ingredient

 12 Magical curse

 13 Terrier tether

 16 Tolerate

 17 Word after latte or lost

 18 Cosmetician Lauder

 19 Admit knowing

 20 Jewish wedding dance

 22 Juicy, as a memoir

 24 "Plus ..."

 26 Its higher scores imply less interest

 27 M.A. seeker's hurdle, often

 30 Hedonists' opposites

 33 Submits tax forms online

 35 Subject of "1917"

 36 Vocally

 38 Part of LGBTQ, informally

 39 Friendliness

 41 Longtime forensic drama

 42 Refuse to throw out?

 43 Ploys

 44 Funny Cheri

 46 Lead-in to "Diego" or "Pedro"

 47 Chicago university

 49 Open to advice

 51 Like a fox

 52 Mani go-with

 54 "Finding ___"

 55 Slowly gathered

 57 Palindromic man's name

 60 Crime-themed party game

 63 Palindromic principle

 65 Onetime M&M's color

 66 ___ supervision

 67 Love to pieces

 68 Acne pad brand

 69 Rich cake

 70 ###-##-#### no.

 71 Shuffle

DOWN

  1 Former Iranian ruler

  2 Sub sandwich

  3 *Like some fried chicken (see the last 3 letters)

  4 Spanish cheer

  5 Cleanser whose name suggests saving labor

  6 Romantic Zoom call, say

  7 *Bundle for bundling (last 4)

  8 ___ Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd

  9 Enjoy a beanbag chair

 10 Bride's words

 11 Actor Cariou

 14 *Able to continue independently (last 7)

 15 Prefix with "pad"

 21 The "A" in IPA

 23 Get everything right on

 25 *Puts off retiring? (last 5)

 27 Feature of some tour boats, or what the end of each starred answer can have?

 28 Amazon Prime Video offering

 29 Possible Dead Sea Scrolls writer (hidden in "boundless energy")

 30 Emmy and Grammy

 31 Composer Barber

 32 Pixar film set in Mexico

 34 Roth or SEP plan

 37 Per ___ (daily)

 40 Leaves in the afternoon?

 45 Hands down, as a verdict

 48 Second most common Korean surname

 50 "Te ___"

 53 Spreadsheet figures

 55 Gold-coated

 56 Nephew of Cain

 58 Vehicle at a stand

 59 Stone in some black chess pieces

 60 Cobra pose surface

 61 Fuss

 62 It might fly in a tussle

 64 Square root of 100

Solution