NOTE: This puzzle has four different solutions. When you’re done, read the circled letters from top to bottom to find another one.
ACROSS
1 You might bid on it
5 First man, in Maori mythology
9 Lead to
14 Plant
15 Encumbrance
16 It makes il mondo go ‘round
17 Bathroom cabinet item
19 More than flirt with
20 Vegas machine with the best odds?
21 A head
22 “American ___” (Neil Gaiman novel that won the Hugo and Nebula)
23 Japanese electronics brand
24 Brain freeze cause
27 Product often advertising 99.99% effectiveness
31 “Headliner” of the first Warner Bros. short to win an Oscar
32 ___ Ren of “The Force Awakens”
33 Big 12 sch.
36 Makes a small, plaintive sound
37 K.C.-to-Detroit direction
38 Ad Council output, for short
39 Grp. that advertised in “The Book of Mormon” playbills, surprisingly
40 Command after mistakenly pressing Ctrl+Z
42 Spicy kind of seasoning
44 It might help clear things up
47 Nocturnal marsupial
49 Event with Easter eggs
50 Runs
51 Behind
52 Where the cucumbers are not for eating
55 Play matchmaker for
57 Sound filler
59 Upper atmosphere
60 Little rascal
61 Damage
62 Authority
63 Federation formed in 1922, for short
64 Like many college film projects
DOWN
1 ___ Raducanu, 2021 U.S. Open winner
2 Kick hard
3 Who might be asked for a donation, in brief
4 “___ again …”
5 Illegally parked car, maybe
6 How some pet food is sold
7 Potent marijuana
8 Suffix with bull or bear
9 Cry of contempt
10 Citizenship test taker, perhaps
11 Get put away
12 Eat at
13 It may be perfect for writing
18 Job at a bank, say
23 Some sources of vitamin C
24 Ocular affliction
25 Wee
26 Emmy winner Aduba
27 Code inits.
28 How you might feel looking at the Northern Lights
29 Fit for a big write-up, say
30 “Right?!”
34 Closing activity
35 ___ interface
37 Biblical land near the kingdoms of Judah and Moab
38 Scotch flavorer
40 E.R. staffers
41 Brown. follower
42 Mess
43 Get more
45-Down
45 See
43-Down
46 Gets ready, as a cue stick
47 Fertile spots
48 Masterwork completed in 1499
51 Snack brand owned by PepsiCo
52 Holiday cookie shape
53 Sassy
54 Drove
56 Whiz
57 Nickname that’s an alphabet trio
58 “I’ve got it!”