‘where’s the beef’

ACROSS 1 15-minute pursuit?

5 Plucked instrument

9 Skater Rippon

13 Drinks similar to Slurpees 15 Uzbekistan’s continent 16 One-named soccer great 17 Bronco’s activity (hint: delete letters 8 to 10 in this answer)

19 Walk like a hippo

20 Catchall abbr.

21 ___ de vie

22 Puts on, as makeup

24 Like some auto mirrors 27 Schreiber of Ray Donovan

28 “Bambi” collectible 29 Rescuers of 69-Across

33 Sporty Italian auto, briefly 36 Heavy-duty lifter

37 Word before “roaring” or “current” 38 Southeast Asian ethnic group 39 Airport rental (...2 to 5)

41 Smog watchdog org.

42 Blow it

43 Glowing reviews

44 Pivotal WWII date

45 Some marbles

47 Get benefit from

49 Salt Lake City collegians 50 Camp shelter’s “door”

55 Had for supper

58 A-lister, for short

59 Eggs, to biologists 60 Neighbor of Yemen

61 Person who eschews the starred answers’ deleted portions

64 Furry visitor to Oz

65 Sportscaster Andrews

66 Far from long-winded

67 ___ out (barely manages)

68 Perot of the Reform Party 69 Microchipped animals, perhaps DOWN

1 Carpet material

2 Less than 90 degrees

3 Hajji’s destination

4 Cartoon shriek

5 Dutch court site, with “The”

6 Tree that rhymes with a synonym for

“money”

7 Antipiracy org. 8 Running of the bulls site 9 Bit of Java programming 10 Monopoly card (...3 to 7) 11 Moisturizer in tissues 12 What docs prescribe 14 Holey utensil 18 Shingle securer 23 “Pied” musician of legend 25 Portable DVD player brand 26 Most toasty

30 Bits of gel

31 Kelly on TV

32 Fix at the vet’s office 33 Baldwin of 30 Rock

34 Dr. Zhivago’s beloved 35 Strong suit (...4 to 7) 36 Yield to pressure

39 2015 boxing film 40 Takes a break from flying 44 Dict. entry 46 Transcription takers, briefly 47 Watt or tesla

48 Mar. 17 honoree 51 Makes equal

52 Longest river in France 53 Sailor’s “Stop!” 54 Windex surfaces 55 Shower love (on) 56 Post-accident assurance 57 “Fiddling” emperor 62 US soldiers

63 One curl or press