puzzle

ACROSS

  1 Covered the tab

  5 One way to become a parent

 10 Loops in, briefly

 13 Prefix with "directional"

 14 Got the standard score in golf

 15 With it

 16 Turns off

 18 "___ got a bad feeling about this"

 19 Letter before upsilon

 20 Basis for the Apple Watch's platform

 21 Running shoe brand

 22 Turns on

 26 Less populated

 27 Crystal balls, e.g.

 28 ___ Stix (sour candy)

 29 Turns up

 33 Black History Month in the US

 34 Org. for athletes who hit a puck

 35 Friendly beginning?

 37 Turns down

 42 "Zounds!"

 43 Close to

 44 Sullied reputation

 46 Turns out

 50 Break in relations

 51 Madre's sister

 52 Tire gauge letters

 53 "Ramy" actor Mahershala

 54 Turns in

 59 Butterfly catcher

 60 "Just watch me!"

 61 Cuisine with pad see ew

 62 OB-GYNs, e.g.

 63 He goes "Ho ho ho!"

 64 Pepper's partner


DOWN

  1 Group quarantining together

  2 Coy reply to "You must be joking"

  3 Helpful connections

  4 Relating to food plans

  5 "That feels heavenly!"

  6 Sink outlet

  7 "But you seem to think otherwise ..."

  8 Where to buy mice ... or squeaky mice

  9 QB's successes

 10 Official whisky of Manchester United

 11 ___ duty (voting, etc.)

 12 Say something

 14 Windows fan, often

 17 Catches

 21 "Dancing Queen" band

 22 Worked as a secret agent

 23 Monetary deductions and credits

 24 Name that anagrams to "Arnie"

 25 Before, before

 26 Abbr. on a beachgoer's bottle

 30 Sounds of understanding

 31 First-year West Pointer

 32 Cons are pros at running them

 36 41-Down's "___ to Aphrodite"

 38 "___ la vie!"

 39 Rodent in some Banksy art

 40 Sexy writing

 41 Famed poet of Lesbos

 42 Starts private work?

 45 One tablet, maybe

 46 Word before "opening" or "entrance"

 47 Fuel ship

 48 Towering figure

 49 Lacks

 54 He/him/___

 55 Org. with a 3.4 oz limit for liquids

 56 "So THAT'S the answer!"

 57 ___ Poly Pomona

 58 Baby fox

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