Across
1
Parts that Henry Cavill "reloads," in a memetic "Mission: Impossible" fight scene
6
Advanced course abbr. that's not AP
8
City whose name is a sound from someone waiting for enlightment, plus a sound from someone who's just been enlightened
9
Pattern of behavior, for short
10
Less refined
11
"If this turns out to be broken, that's on you"
14
21
With 21-Down, "That's so funny!"
18
Like onis and unicorns
20
City that's the subject of the book "Musical Gumbo," for short
22
Dine on
23
Absolutely screwed
25
The Blue Jays, on scoreboards
26
Big name in big screens
27
Emanate
29
Alcoholic drink
32
"Well, you made a long journey from Milan to ___" (line from the "Rochelle, Rochelle" musical, in "Seinfeld")
34
Awkward answer to a marriage proposal
35
What a flamingo stands on
39
Suffix hidden in the previous clue
40
One of 22 in Monopoly: Longest Game Ever (you have to own every one to win)
44
"Dazzling images on a huge silver screen. Sound that I can feel. Somehow, heartbreak feels good in a place like this. Our heroes feel like the best part of us. And stories feel perfect and powerful. Because here... they ___" (Nicole Kidman, AMC)
45
Capital of Portugal, to locals
47
Class where you might take the PACER test
48
Checked, as a box
50
"I, the Jury" author Mickey
54
Common cat in pangrams
55
Mountain for the goddess Konohanasakuya-hime
58
Slap with legal
59
Follower on the "bird app"
61
Clothing company with an alligator logo
62
Puts the kibosh on
64
Watching movies or solving puzzles, to some
67
Part of a judge or boxer costume
68
Ability to flirt
70
Tactic, in gaming
71
Choice word
72
Humana rival
73
"Atlanta" setting, for short
74
Hoped-for answers to marriage proposals
Down
1
Important element of concrete poetry
2
"We'll see..."
3
**Hallucinated... or, read differently, what I did in this puzzle?
4
Attraction, casually
5
Some "RRR" costume pieces
6
"___ Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!"
7
Cap'n's aide
12
Greek letter after theta
13
Coin press machine opening
14
Go "But I don't waaaant to," maybe
15
"FRANCE: we're fancy / WORLD: ok / FRANCE: a fried ___ sandwich is our national lunch / WORLD: / FRANCE: a fried ___ sandwich with an egg is its wife"
16
"Abbott Elementary" character who became principal by blackmailing the superintendent
17
Cowboy's nickname, stereotypically
19
Studio Ghibli collectible
21
14
See 14-Across
24
Quinzhousaurus or concavenator, e.g., for short
27
___ Blonsky (character in "She Hulk: Attorney At Law")
28
Bite-sized
30
Banger of a song
31
Dark gemstone
33
TWICE genre
36
**Titular all-female Muslim punk band in a British TV series... or read differently, what happens three times in this puzzle? (align things to return the grid to normal)
37
Moriarty of "The Boys"
38
Demographic for people likely to lose it if they see someone who doesn't know what a "cassette" is
41
Result of a union deal, maybe
42
Green org. that anagrams to a shade of green
43
Dollars for quarters?
46
"Suffragette City," vis-a-vis "Starman"
49
In person?
51
Breather
52
Helen of Troy's mother
53
Ada's mother, in "Lamb," for one
55
Christmas tree farm choice
56
Aduba who voiced characters in "Lightyear" and "My Little Pony: The Movie"
57
Judge or boxer
60
"In this ___ I will..."
63
City pollutant
65
Glass section that people tend to carry while slowly crossing the street, in a chase scene trope
66
Greek letters before thetas
69
Shortz ___ (period that started in 1993)
"Making the Cut"
