puzzle

ACROSS

  1 ___ Hortons (Canadian chain)

  4 Swedish group that won Eurovision in 1974

  8 Set of pipes in a church performance?

 13 Donkey

 14 Sidling crustacean

 15 Nary a soul

 16 Guy

 17 Street art form also known as "guerrilla knitting"

 19 Paul, in Spanish

 21 ___ extinguisher

 22 Yank

 23 Cost at some banks

 26 Big bash

 27 Stench

 28 Outback gem

 30 Wriggled digits

 33 Stir-fry veggie

 35 University near the CDC

 38 Happening that feels fresh

 42 Greek letter for an angle

 43 Expert

 44 Achievement

 45 Relax

 47 Greek Earth goddess

 49 Rudolph of "Loot"

 51 Write-up of a student performance?

 57 Select

 58 Two tablets, maybe

 59 Waste line

 60 Narrative that may explain how a villain turned evil, or what's found at the start of 17-, 23-, 38- or 51-Across

 64 "Abbott Elementary" principal

 65 Coins featuring torches

 66 Opera highlight

 67 Barbie's beau

 68 Aerodynamic

 69 New Haven Ivy

 70 Deer that's the state animal of Utah


DOWN

  1 Bay spanned by Florida's Sunshine Skyway

  2 Rebecca's husband

  3 Rachel Maddow's network

  4 Covered California statute, briefly

  5 (I'm shivering)

  6 National park in Alberta

  7 Name that rhymes with "Gabby"

  8 "I've got these drinks"

  9 Good name for a thief

 10 Fly solo

 11 Invalidate

 12 2022 Tony nominee Ruth

 17 "___ be surprised"

 18 Cookie with a pumpkin spice flavor

 20 Green or red leaves?

 24 Opposite of "yup"

 25 "Jurassic Park" dino

 26 Athlete's serious expression

 29 Louvre Pyramid architect I.M.

 30 Explosive letters

 31 Aah's partner

 32 "This. always. happens."

 34 Starter dish, for short

 36 TV brand

 37 So far

 39 Vegas' airport code

 40 Thus

 41 Rumble in the jungle?

 46 Suffix for "Jumbo"

 48 Online artisans' marketplace

 49 Happy or grumpy states

 50 Latest five-letter month

 52 Written assignment

 53 Jordan's "Rose City"

 54 With eyes wide open?

 55 Party hearty

 56 Had a beer, say

 58 Hockey puck, e.g.

 61 "Golly!"

 62 Peanut product

 63 "Insecure" co-creator

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