puzzle

 ACROSS

  1 Drains

  5 Cultivate

  9 Word after "punch" or "sloppy"

 14 Land measure

 15 "Live!" co-host Kelly

 16 Bread at an Indian restaurant?

 17 Soothing succulent

 18 Way off

 19 Covered with flakes, in a way

 20 *Denim pants that don't zip up (Hint: In each starred clue's answer, note the first two + last two letters)

 23 Caramel-filled candy

 24 Ger.'s continent

 25 De Armas of "Knives Out"

 27 In the manner of

 29 Emphatic affirmation

 33 Clic Stic pen maker

 34 *Part of the family with one's dada and dadi

 36 Plays charades

 38 Couple's possessive

 39 Leafy option at Sweetgreen

 40 *Tote

 45 Dream location?

 46 Cry from a jealous girlfriend, perhaps

 47 Knee part: Abbr.

 48 Surgery sites, briefly

 49 "So pretty!"

 50 Bar in an accessible bathroom

 52 *2012 event that featured female athletes from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Brunei

 59 Some lines in circles

 60 "Teen ___" (Meg Cabot novel)

 61 Purplish berry

 62 Chatting on the web

 63 Seaweed enjoyed as a snack

 64 Pulitzer-winning Kendrick Lamar album

 65 Like an unkempt dog

 66 "The ___ Andre Show"

 67 Laborious task

DOWN

  1 Bygone Swedish car

  2 RBG's onetime employer

  3 It can give you a particular angle

  4 Handle efficiently

  5 Breakfast with oat clusters

  6 Improvised bit of jazz

  7 Australian gem

  8 Needing convincing, say

  9 Creator of the Lorax

 10 Do something dangerous

 11 Atop

 12 MSNBC fodder

 13 One may be under a doormat

 21 "Frozen" snowman

 22 Taunt

 25 Embarrass

 26 Specialized market

 28 Make amends

 29 ___ mate (South American tea)

 30 Devilish

 31 Couch potato, e.g.

 32 Ownership papers

 35 The "O" of XO

 37 Doing some cuddling

 41 Little Stevie Wonder, for one

 42 Texter's "If you're asking me ..."

 43 Material for fake nails

 44 Chic, informally

 51 Apple tablets

 52 Dalai ___

 53 Norse god of wisdom

 54 IX

 55 Stench

 56 Chicago mayor Lightfoot

 57 Print on military-inspired fashion, briefly

 58 Participate in a cabaret

 59 Lip of a glass

solution