puzzle

 ACROSS

  1 Finding a purpose for

  6 Discharge forcefully

 10 Pal

 14 Bit of gossip

 15 Relative of a wharf

 16 Only

 17 *Shred every last bit of in the kitchen?

 19 Redding who sang "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"

 20 Waffle maker

 21 Anger

 22 Finishes a hole

 23 Word after "pleasure" or "treasure"

 25 Surpass

 27 *A-lister's tirades?

 31 Part of a long poem

 35 Not odd at all

 36 Monopoly token that the cat replaced

 38 ___ Thins (crisp cookies)

 39 Ados

 40 Beginner, slangily

 41 Seedy tavern

 42 Words in an analogy

 43 Insurance giant

 44 *Dissuade polite guys?

 47 Math comparison

 48 End result

 53 Trash heaps

 55 "Affirmative"

 57 Inlet

 58 Restaurant with syrup caddies

 59 Gets two fives, perhaps ... or what each starred clue does, based on its answer's length?

 62 Feeling cross

 63 Stops from squeaking

 64 Warning

 65 Oscar winner for "Moonstruck"

 66 Marlins' catcher?

 67 Bombards

DOWN

  1 Yens

  2 Sudden increase

  3 What you may only need to sharpen once

  4 Unacceptable

  5 Test for an M.A. hopeful

  6 Stimulate, as innovation

  7 Mound

  8 Long fish at a sushi bar

  9 Sardonic

 10 Blissful "place"

 11 Ready and eager

 12 Syllabus section

 13 Kitchen that's full of dirty dishes, say

 18 Terminate at work

 22 Grp. that may discuss class size

 24 Prefix with "friendly"

 25 King of the fairies

 26 Large coffee holders

 28 "Hurry up!"

 29 Online party request

 30 Before long

 31 Fish in a crocodile's belly?

 32 Very dry

 33 "Quoth the raven, '___'" (Poe)

 34 High-spirited tune

 37 Hoops org.

 39 iPhone helper

 43 "Antony and Cleopatra" snake

 45 Sci-fi characters

 46 Walrus feature

 49 You might dread stepping on it

 50 Traveler's stop

 51 Blatant

 52 Mobile homes?

 53 Part of DVD

 54 "We're in trouble!"

 55 Shout

 56 Relaxed state

 59 Conk on the head

 60 Summer Olympics host before Tokyo

 61 Weaken

solution