puzzle

ACROSS

  1 CEO's degree, often

  4 Obtained

  7 Section of a play

 10 Suffix greater than -er

 13 Every piece

 14 Barbecue spice mix

 15 "soft magic" poet Upile

 17 Day of rest

 19 Compensation awarded in court

 20 Makes butter

 21 Twisted (in)

 22 Unlikely to boast

 24 Former Russian ruler

 25 Future flower

 27 Volcano near Catania, Sicily

 28 18-Down, for one

 29 Plot element?

 31 Smudging herb

 33 Messages on Post-its

 37 Splash around

 39 Marsh

 40 Loose, collarless South Asian shirt

 41 Alpha ___ Alpha (sorority since 1908)

 42 Japanese noodle that's a comfort food

 44 "___ in your shirt!"

 45 World Cup cheer

 47 Store with BILLY bookcases

 49 ___/her pronouns

 50 Little burst of air

 51 Purple shade in a rainbow

 53 Enormous

 55 Caught some waves

 58 "Hidden Figures" star Monae

 59 Fellow socialist

 60 Baby garments with snaps

 61 Bit of wordplay

 62 Short short?

 63 Nail polish category

 64 Winter hrs. in Fresno

 65 Actor Mahershala

 66 Hawaiian garland


DOWN

  1 ___-presenting (like some nonbinary people)

  2 Dull and boring

  3 *Major release from a musician

  4 Rio ___ (Southwestern river)

  5 Beginnings

  6 "if i'm being real ..."

  7 Electrically flexible

  8 Makes the Billboard Hot 100, e.g.

  9 *It sucks up hours

 10 Excited to get started

 11 Vehicle for a snowy hill

 12 Many lab section leaders: Abbr.

 16 Attended to

 18 Family dude's nickname

 21 *Leap into concertgoers' arms

 23 Chaotic mess

 25 Enjoy the sun

 26 Joe and Josephine Bruin's sch.

 30 Champions, as a cause

 32 Ramen mushroom

 34 *Team retreat activity in which you rely on others to catch you

 35 Carve in stone

 36 "For heaven's ___!"

 38 *Knee-length undergarment

 43 Modern take on gospel-inspired music

 46 Does taxes online

 48 Reunion attendees

 50 Group of experts

 52 Write "definately," say

 53 Horse's hair

 54 Three-piece suit part

 56 Supermodel Campbell

 57 Shop that may be kosher

 58 Break in some running shoes

 59 IRS form expert

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