WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL?

ACROSS

1. Fleeced beast

5. Visitor of Scrooge

10. Picnic potables, maybe

14. Liquid in 1-Down

15. Raucous squawks

16. Lawn mower brand

17. Spicy tea biscuit (6,4)

19. Prefix meaning “field” or “soil”

20. “Bobby Hockey”

21. “Pearly” entryways

22. ___ Loops (cereal)

23. Ability to recall events from the distant past (4,4,6)

26. Blinker?

27. Evaluated, as property: Abbr.

28. Cold hard ___

31. ___ onto the scene (made a spectacular debut)

34. New Canadian’s subject, maybe: Abbr.

37. Marinated veggies in salads or hors d’oeuvres (9,6)

41. Charlottetown’s province: Abbr.

42. Cast a spell on

43. Stretched the truth, informally

44. Bikini waxer’s brand

46. Classical group at Roy Thompson Hall: Abbr.

48. ‘60s peace rally slogan (4,4,3,3)

55. Nelly Furtado’s “I’m Like ___” (1,4)

56. Abnormal plant swelling

57. Hit the gas

59. It’s heard in court

60. Structure that is raised for tall ships (4,6)

62. Uncontrolled desire

63. Prefix meaning “bone”

64. Get set, with “up”

65. Harper’s Bazaar cover artist, 1915-37

66. Like an old tavern’s smell

67. “Don’t worry, it’s ___ me”

DOWN

1. Spanish “lake”

2. “I Kissed ___” (Katy Perry hit) (1,4)

3. Literature Nobelist Alice ___

4. Shopper’s reusable item

5. Swivel, Elvis-style

6. Waste maker, in a saying

7. A member of the haves?

8. Muscle cramp, e.g.

9. Cough syrup amount: Abbr.

10. Sergeant -____ (House of Commons mace bearer) (2,4)

11. Brownie point earners (2-7)

12. Goof-up

13. Like Santa’s coat on delivery night

18. Custard or quiche-like

22. Jester in “Twelfth Night”

24. Soft drink seen on 25Down

25. TV show with a starstudded title?

28. Sports fan’s topper

29. “___ we on the same page?”

30. Most malodorous

31. Throw a one-two

32. Small guitar whose name means “leaping flea,” for short

33. Carrot top’s nickname

35. ___-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec

36. Trip taker’s drug

38. Wearer of 6x clothing, likely

39. Rescuer’s designation, often

40. Take ___ (respond to applause) (1,3)

45. Poke holes in, as a golf green

46. Pigtailed tree climber, perhaps

47. Kudo for a kindergartner

48. Tapped tree

49. “It happened so fast, it’s all ___” (1,4)

50. Poetic piece

51. WhatsApp appointment, say (1-4)

52. Not as stale

53. “Insensitive” singer Jann

54. Fit for a king

58. In a big way

60. ID datum

61. “Can ___ now?” (1,2)