puzzle

ACROSS

  1 "The ___ thickens ..."

  5 Damage

 11 Makeup or computer brand

 14 "Yeah, not gonna happen"

 15 Loved by

 16 Fuss

 17 Accept the facts (note letters 3-8 in this clue's answer)

 19 Address that no one can live at

 20 Rival

 21 Fabled 20-Across of the tortoise

 22 Seoul, South ___

 24 Shrinking formations at both ends of the Earth (letters 5-8)

 27 Places of refuge

 30 Gridiron kick

 31 Super mad

 32 Plan to pay later, say

 37 Eye part

 38 Raise

 39 That really blows!

 40 Chances for close-up shots?

 42 Manages under pressure

 43 "It's you!"

 44 Truthful

 45 Skills necessary for success in one's work (letters 3-7)

 50 Place for blush

 51 Leakes of "Glee"

 52 Chum

 55 Dusting cloth

 56 Some sneaky nutrients, and a theme hint

 60 Period of time

 61 Upstate New York native

 62 Bubble tea

 63 Obi-___ Kenobi

 64 Getaways, slangily

 65 Make an area a no-fly zone?


DOWN

  1 Verb in the Big Bad Wolf's threat

  2 "OMG that's hilarious!!"

  3 "___ on This Island" (Caribbean retelling of "The Little Mermaid")

  4 Tip of a sock

  5 Lofty goals

  6 Anne of a famous comedy duo

  7 More washed-out

  8 Singer Grande, to fans

  9 "The Addams Family" cousin

 10 "Ted Lasso" role that earned Brett Goldstein back-to-back Emmys

 11 Tierney of "ER"

 12 Pro who hardly has a spotless record?

 13 Cokes, e.g.

 18 River to Lake Geneva

 23 Stop sign shapes

 24 Place to buy collars and leashes

 25 "Nah"

 26 Abrupt

 27 "Running Up That ___"

 28 Locale

 29 Skater shoes brand

 32 Not liquid, gas or plasma

 33 Up to, casually

 34 Clear sticker, perhaps?

 35 Pub pours

 36 Unsurpassed

 38 "Very funny!"

 41 Russian playwright Anton associated with a dramatic principle

 42 Trig function

 44 Dyes used for mehndi

 45 L.L.Bean alternative

 46 "Schitt's Creek" star Catherine

 47 Kicked off

 48 New Delhi's country

 49 Like a cat that's always underfoot

 52 Front of a ship

 53 "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" band

 54 Future atty.'s exam

 57 "You're one ___ million"

 58 Christmas and Omisoka mo.

 59 Core muscles

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