puzzle

ACROSS

  1 Like blue lobsters, compared to red ones

  6 Recede

  9 Not just check, in poker

 14 Conclusion to the Greek alphabet

 15 In the style of

 16 Like raw gems

 17 Salad bar implement

 18 CD-___

 19 Judges to be

 20 *Loo

 23 Ref. work started in 1857

 24 Well resource

 25 "As It ___" (2022 Harry Styles hit)

 28 *Shed

 34 Administered

 35 Warty animal

 36 Careless speed

 37 "Go back," on a computer

 39 Disney film featuring Samoan song lyrics

 42 Work as a mall elf, e.g.

 43 Concepts

 45 "What the ___!"

 47 Faucet

 48 *Logged

 52 Web portal that uses Bing

 53 Pigeon call

 54 Sight seer?

 55 Instant noodles directive, and a hint to fixing the starred clues

 61 Person in a cast

 64 Egg cells

 65 Cleverly dodge

 66 Drink made with protein powder, perhaps

 67 Part of a wheel or drum

 68 Calligraphy detail

 69 Brought on board

 70 Poem full of praise

 71 Easy gaits


DOWN

  1 Campus march grp.

  2 Love, in Lima

  3 Contact lens care brand

  4 Double-dares, say

  5 Most impulsive

  6 Bring in, as money

  7 WordPress creation

  8 Mah-jongg suit that's also a plant

  9 He travels with Cupid

 10 Once more

 11 Zamboni surface

 12 Total

 13 Space travelers: Abbr.

 21 "Under the weather," e.g.

 22 ___-Manuel Miranda

 25 Not fooled by

 26 Small role in "Avengers: Endgame"?

 27 Treeless plain

 28 "Some things never change," e.g.

 29 Total strangers, informally

 30 Of Machu Picchu's mountain range

 31 The way, in Eastern philosophy

 32 Neighbor of Montana

 33 Feed bag morsel

 38 Wood hidden in "cloakrooms"

 40 Pickleball court barrier

 41 Felt sore

 44 Fortified

 46 Island in southern Florida

 49 Bun and bob, briefly

 50 "Neighbor" in a Studio Ghibli film

 51 Lodge-building animal

 55 Kid (around)

 56 Enthusiastic

 57 Judi Dench's title

 58 Southeast Asian root

 59 Menu for Cut and Paste

 60 They whistle while they work

 61 Wood hidden in "washrooms"

 62 Energy, in Eastern philosophy

 63 La Brea ___ Pits

solution