‘batter up!’

ACROSS

1 Strike callers 5 Berry in some beauty products 9 Star Wars creator George 14 Hammer target 15 Knocks loudly 16 Pass into law 17 It’s often set in the evening 20 Pesto ingredient 21 Tuna steak choice 22 Hearty meal 23 Knight wear? 28 Nutrition label stat 30 Brew with a rhyming name 31 Showtime sister station 34 Be of use 37 Disappointing fireworks 38 2001: A Space Odyssey computer 39 Mouth piece? 42 Check for accuracy 43 Large 53-Down product 45 Puccini opera set in Rome 46 Places where lives are saved, briefly 47 Dubai resident 50 Braying beast 52 Minivan, often 55 Eye drop? 58 Title for Anthony Hopkins 59 Jif competitor 62 At bat, or what’s associated with 17-, 23-, 39- and 52-Across? 66 Chinese or Korean 67 Additionally 68 Amanda of Brockmire 69 Makes less sharp 70 Driver’s supports? 71 They may be pierced

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1 Action-reversing computer command 2 Posts, as a postcard 3 Button associated with a social media board 4 Small slice 5 2012 Oscar-winning political thriller 6 Native for whom a tropical sea was named 7 Olympian Ohno 8 Equal: Prefix 9 Deadly 10 Yet to be broadcast 11 Airport vehicle 12 Common injury spot for NBA players 13 Joan of Arc, e.g., for short 18 Certain first-time parent 19 Poet Angelou 24 GPA disaster 25 Shade of purple 26 More mature, perhaps 27 Takes it easy 29 NYC’S Fifth, e.g. 31 Sticky-fingered one 32 ___ Mia! 33 Assert 35 Playful prank 36 “How was ___ know?” 40 Record label for Alicia Keys 41 Island with many statues 44 Champagne first created for Alexander II 48 1986 sci-fi movie starring Sigourney Weaver 49 Model Banks 51 Mexican shawl 53 Cupertino-based tech giant 54 Witherspoon of Little Fires Everywhere 56 Sleep lab concern 57 Indycar champion Danica Patrick, e.g. 60 Southwest art colony 61 Tennis court fixtures 62 Knee protector 63 Baton Rouge sch. 64 Feel less than 100 percent 65 Butter portion