Across
1
Silent approval
4
Legendary
8
Big name in chocolates
14
"What was ___ do?"
15
California wine region
16
Wore away
17
28, 46, 61
*"Wrestling" match
19
Myth
20
Race with a baton
21
One in a pod
23
Halloween figures
24
Like some PhD qualifying exams
25
Become comfortable with
28
17, 46, 61
*Teaching aid that is often repurposed as a cat toy
33
Company money mgr.
36
Small scratches
37
Rock containing crystals
38
Certain guides
40
"Daaang!"
41
Humpback home
42
Openly defy
45
Some online communications
46
17, 28, 61
*Playground pact
49
Objects carved on by many Australian artists
50
Easily shareable files
54
Enthusiastic assent in Xalapa
57
___ diem
58
Worth
59
Tie together, in a way
61
17, 28, 46
Sweetheart's declaration, and the ASL sign hinted at by the answers to this puzzle's starred clues
64
Light
65
Profound
66
"Your point being?"
67
Refrigerator decoration
68
Stops
69
Start to dream?
Down
1
___ cold brew (coffee order)
2
Questionaire option
3
Trained companion for health-related events
4
Certain genderqueer identity
5
Print maker?
6
Microbrewery offering
7
It's a lot, in London
8
Italian-style ice cream
9
Smelting material
10
They're something to chew on!
11
Notion
12
Volcano opening
13
Contributes
18
Strip ___
22
Omar of "Love & Basketball"
25
Condition of most Craigslist purchases
26
Xmas month
27
"Robin Hood: Men in ___"
29
Alias
30
Novelist and 1993 Nobel laureate Morrison
31
It's made up!
32
Bench press units, for short
33
Karate ___
34
Central points
35
Wilson who voiced Lightning McQueen in Disney's "Cars"
39
Savor, as an experience
40
French affirmatives
42
On the house, say
43
Amusement park attraction that ends with a splash
44
Texter's "Woah!"
47
Word with sock or shadow
48
Sword in sports
51
Tree nymph
52
Shrek's bae
53
"Clue" room with a secret passage to the kitchen
54
1% alternative
55
"Young Frankenstein" lab assistant
56
Karaoke selection
58
Some game ball recepients, for short
60
Colorado native
62
NFL hall-of-famer Ford
63
British ref. work
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