puzzle

ACROSS

  1 Top seed's reward

  4 Frolic

  8 Cowboy's pants

 13 "Hahaha," in a text

 14 Now more than ___

 15 Agree

 17 In the past

 18 "Billions" actor Asia ___ Dillon

 19 Move stealthily

 20 Low pitch indicator, in music

 22 Gets closer to

 23 Aussie hopper

 24 Sharp knock

 26 Fjord, for instance

 27 Beachcomber's find

 29 Marks on shoes

 31 ___ spectrum

 33 Palindromically titled fashion magazine

 34 Short comedy routine

 37 Doonesbury cartoonist Garry

 39 What some people can't tolerate

 41 Band hidden in "One Love"

 42 Name that anagrams to "coin"

 44 Did some restaurant work

 45 Turtleneck, for one

 47 Kind of paint or glove

 48 Nicki who sang "Anaconda"

 51 Enjoyed fufu, say

 52 Athlete once ineligible for the Olympics

 53 Dickinson who wrote almost 1,800 poems

 54 Riboflavin, e.g.

 58 Put aside for later

 60 Wine list section

 61 Like a fox

 62 Gregarious

 63 Word with "rug" or "code"

 64 Take advantage of

 65 Watches over, as a fire

 66 Stephenson who coined "metaverse"

 67 Touch gently

DOWN

  1 Reveal secrets

  2 Class with poses

  3 It hits the ground when you're running

  4 Place to end up after walking the plank

  5 Shape such as 0

  6 Cab devices

  7 Foreword follower

  8 Pet in many a YouTube video

  9 Worst possible track meet result

 10 Quaking trees

 11 Flower feature

 12 Apt rhyme for "bore"

 16 Obstacle in a course?

 21 Strongly built

 25 Word near a handle

 27 Leave completely full

 28 Fling with force

 30 Diamond imperfection

 32 Postal delivery

 34 Toast words ... or 3-, 4- and 9-Down, based on their meanings and direction?

 35 "Gotcha"

 36 Offshoot of a lecture conference

 38 Bruins' Golden State sch.

 40 Homecoming queen's crown

 43 Good source of fiber

 45 Contact a radio show

 46 Idolize

 48 "Clean up this ___!"

 49 "Turn on the A.C.!"

 50 One who cries "Uncle"?

 55 Creative inspiration

 56 "Casablanca" heroine

 57 No, in Moscow

 59 Windy City trains

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