‘too much of a good thing’
ACROSS
1 Places to unwind
5 Closest pal, for short
8 Couldn’t not
13 Kurylenko of Black Widow
14 Feathered scarves
16 Kiss on both cheeks, perhaps
17 Dessert named for its traditional amount of butter, flour, sugar and eggs
19 Reznor of Nine Inch Nails
20 Garden shovel
21 Collection of virtual reality realms
23 On the ___ (in flight) 25 Contraception choice: Abbr.
26 Fortuneteller
27 What Old San Juan has
31 Throw forcefully, in slang
32 Deg. for a tooth expert
33 Fly solo
37 Org. for a surgeon
38 Marching insect
39 Harrison of My Fair Lady
40 World Cup cry
41 Korean cabbage dish
43 “Stick a ___ in it”
44 Mind-numbing
45 Upper class
48 Arthur ___ Stadium
51 “Watch it!”
52 Chihuahua sound
53 Rhyming Klondike treat discontinued in 2022
56 Sorcerer’s skill
60 Big name in small trucks
61 “So hypocritical,” or a hint to the starred clues’ answers
63 Break things off
64 “All right”
65 Word after “family” or “Christmas” 66 University bigwigs
67 Free TV spot
68 Dispatched, as a dragon
DOWN
1 Soaks (up)
2 Sound preceding a ripple, perhaps 3 ___ fresca (cold drink)
4 1993 kids’ baseball film, with The
5 Doctor Who network
6 Latte art medium
7 Sources of wrong answers to ageold questions?
8 Love It or List It channel
9 Halts, as development
10 Tractor brand
11 Not relaxed
12 Playful aquatic mammal
15 Arrange in advance
18 Cherished
22 Employer in Mad Men
24 12 a.m.
27 18-wheeler
28 It famously has no I
29 Syracuse summer setting: Abbr.
30 “Red” or “White” follower, in sports
31 Go on and on
34 Praise aggressively
35 Supporter in battle
36 Alternative to mousse
38 Tuna type
39 ___ Grande
42 Some hotels let you do this early 43 Mentally prepare
44 Leaves
46 Preliminary races
47 Purina alternative
48 Had a role
49 Gleamed
50 Passport issuer?
54 Food for a filly
55 Rowers’ equipment
57 New ___ (Zooey Deschanel sitcom) 58 Frozen drink brand
59 ___ the fat (chat)
62 Oolong or rooibos, e.g.