Across
1
Thong fastener, sometimes
7
Home sec. option
11
Check out
14
Hypothetical Asimov novel (with a familiar title), if it starred Androids rather than robots
15
"Hello there!"
16
Oh no! The fifth letter of the alphabet slipped on their face and broke into three pieces. Can you show me what they look like?
17
Jag rival
18
Something hidden for later, in a way
20
1, for one
22
Put up
23
Big plays during the Superbowl
24
"It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a Grue." game
26
Stringer's pursuit
27
Brand whose first product was made to end an 1889 German cholera epidemic
30
Like the Seinfeld episode "The Pitch"
32
See 39-A
33
"Twitter" and "TikTok" origin
37
Abstract, non-material object which emoji artists may attempt to capture the likeness of
38
Some outdoor-friendly furniture particularly popular in humid climates
39
With 32-A (and separated by an apostrophe), British singer of "You Gotta Be"
40
"Ain't no ___ say the dog can't play basketball!" (Air Bud, 1997)
41
"Negatory"
44
Antique chamber
47
Arrive at, as your fate
49
Range between roughly 56 and 79 deg.
50
Opening on the back of a wind-up clock
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Cringe-worthy way to kill time between plays at a sporting event
55
Mild, as a chili
57
Indie folk band Edward ___ and the Magnetic Zeros
58
JFK's staff
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Technology premiered at Expo '70 with the feature film "Tiger Child"
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Poke around
61
First name in Irish aviation
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Derivative subject (abbrev.)
63
Like vaccines before they are approved
Down
1
Relating to a bone with a "plateau"
2
Costly, colloquially
3
"Tiger King season 2? Sorry, not interested"
4
European city which recently hired its first female traffic conductor
5
Blood type of 8% of Americans, but 30% of donors, for short
6
"Do the Right Thing" actress Rosie
7
Peon, metaphorically
8
How dancers may dance, and lovers may love
9
Easter egg who can be spotted during thunderstorms in survival game Valheim
10
Drugs, sex, and rock 'n' roll (but more commonly, just the first two)
11
Intimate spot in the mall
12
Cosmic
13
Coat pattern of 1996 Beanie Baby "Peace Bear"
19
Self-improvement clean-up target
21
I, for one
25
Circular pattern featured on the DVD cover of 2008's "Vantage Point"
28
Airing by
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Neimoidian Senator Dod named after Mississippi Senator Trent
31
Second-westernmost world capital
34
"I can haz ___?" (plea from a lolcat)
35
One-eyed Anthony Hopkins role
36
Finnish architect Saarinen who designed the Gateway Arch
37
Sham
39
Siouan language with only about 290 fluent speakers left
42
Where many pumpkins end up by Thanksgiving
43
Advocate ignores a commercial fix, again [yeah it's a surprise cryptic clue, don't @ me]
45
The Smashing Pumpkins co-founder James
46
Infant condition which was commonly treated with alcohol and opium throughout history
48
Quaint 'tain't
51
Tibetan word roughly translating to "master" or "guru"
53
Place for "ANDY"
54
Fresh air?
56
Cult competition show Takeshi's Castle, as it's known in the US
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