Puzzle

ACROSS

  1 15-minute pursuit?

  5 Plucked instrument

  9 Skater Rippon

 13 Drinks similar to Slurpees

 15 Uzbekistan's continent

 16 One-named soccer great

 17 *Bronco's activity (hint: delete letters 8 to 10 in this answer)

 19 Walk like a hippo

 20 Catchall abbr.

 21 ___ de vie

 22 Puts on, as makeup

 24 Like some auto mirrors

 27 Schreiber of "Ray Donovan"

 28 "Bambi" collectible

 29 Rescuers of 69-Across

 33 Sporty Italian auto, briefly

 36 Heavy-duty lifter

 37 Word before "roaring" or "current"

 38 Southeast Asian ethnic group

 39 *Airport rental (... 2 to 5)

 41 Smog watchdog org.

 42 Blow it

 43 Glowing reviews

 44 Pivotal WWII date

 45 Some marbles

 47 Get benefit from

 49 Salt Lake City collegians

 50 Camp shelter's "door"

 55 Had for supper

 58 A-lister, for short

 59 Eggs, to biologists

 60 Neighbor of Yemen

 61 Person who eschews the starred answers' deleted portions

 64 Furry visitor to Oz

 65 Sportscaster Andrews

 66 Far from long-winded

 67 ___ out (barely manages)

 68 Perot of the Reform Party

 69 Microchipped animals, perhaps

DOWN



  1 Carpet material

  2 Less than 90 degrees

  3 Hajji's destination

  4 Cartoon shriek

  5 Dutch court site, with "The"

  6 Tree that rhymes with a synonym for "money"

  7 Antipiracy org.

  8 Running of the bulls site

  9 Bit of Java programming

 10 *Monopoly card (... 3 to 7)

 11 Moisturizer in tissues

 12 What docs prescribe

 14 Holey utensil

 18 Shingle securer

 23 "Pied" musician of legend

 25 Portable DVD player brand

 26 Most toasty

 30 Bits of gel

 31 Kelly on TV

 32 Fix at the vet's office

 33 Baldwin of "30 Rock"

 34 Dr. Zhivago's beloved

 35 *Strong suit (... 4 to 7)

 36 Yield to pressure

 39 2015 boxing film

 40 Takes a break from flying

 44 Dict. entry

 46 Transcription takers, briefly

 47 Watt or tesla

 48 Mar. 17 honoree

 51 Makes equal

 52 Longest river in France

 53 Sailor's "Stop!"

 54 Windex surfaces

 55 Shower love (on)

 56 Post-accident assurance

 57 "Fiddling" emperor

 62 U.S. soldiers

 63 One curl or press

Solution