puzzle

ACROSS

  1 Hyphen relative

  5 Itsy-___

 10 Nonstandard nickname for the Golden State

 14 Cosmetics chain

 15 Join forces

 16 Tweak, as a crossword

 17 Simians studied by a certain primatologist? (OWL)

 19 "Hahaha," in a text

 20 Jheri ___ (hairdo)

 21 Wrath

 22 Push away

 23 Claw for building a nest

 25 Bog accumulations

 26 Nick a china dish? (CROW)

 30 Sympathized with

 33 Particles such as Na+ and Cl-

 34 AOC or JFK, e.g.

 35 Langston Hughes poem

 36 Japanese noodle soup

 38 Croat's neighbor

 39 Southern sch. by the Mississippi

 40 ___ bomb (Japanese drink)

 41 "Makes sense to me"

 43 Certain frilly Middle Eastern fabric? (WREN)

 46 Long part of a golf club

 47 Answers a Paperless Post

 49 The "T" in THC

 50 Ruckus

 52 Court reporters' channel?

 54 Oodles and oodles

 55 "Did you hold hands?," e.g. (ROBIN)

 58 2021 sci-fi remake starring Zendaya

 59 "Am not!" comeback

 60 Facial breakout

 61 Did an impression of

 62 Weighed down

 63 Marsh plant


DOWN

  1 "Thanks, Captain Obvious"

  2 Apt name for a smartie?

  3 Walk proudly

  4 Amateur broadcaster's set

  5 Cinnamon ___

  6 Signing, as a contract

  7 Amphitheater level

  8 Eyelid inflammation

  9 "You're correct"

 10 Post bag contents?

 11 Animal shelter's rehoming initiative

 12 Self report?

 13 "___ be OK"

 18 Skateboarder's "no hands" trick

 22 Gym rat's count

 24 Ready to pour

 25 Bic tips

 27 Stopwatch

 28 Groundbreaking tool?

 29 Idris of Marvel films

 30 Tablet in a bottle

 31 "We're being framed!"

 32 Push-button phone type

 37 Dana Elaine Owens, ___ Queen Latifah

 38 Daytime TV idol

 40 A remote may slip between its cushions

 42 Donates

 44 Merited

 45 Incite, like suspicion

 48 Cinnamon or ginger

 49 "Behold my brilliance!"

 50 City south of New Delhi

 51 Banned from a competition, briefly

 53 Word hidden in "run on empty"

 55 Gal ___

 56 Immeasurably long time

 57 Homer's neighbor

solution