CLUES ACROSS

1. A people of Eastern Afghanistan

5. Supervises interstate commerce

8. Touch lightly

11. Relating to bees

13. Mauna __, Hawaiian volcano

14. Mosuo culture religion

15. Italian village

16. Stiff bristle

17. Wealthy enclave in Rio

18. Cause to lose courage

20. Examines animals

21. Ethnic group of Laos and Thailand

22. Gets rid of

25. Having easily perceived thoughts

30. Removed surgically

31. Principle underlying the universe

32. Popular airline

33. Antelopes

38. Peacock network

41. Utter repeatedly

43. One from the Golden State

45. Photographers

48. Father

49. Popular BBQ dish

50. Cavalry sword

55. Ancient Greek sophist

56. Atomic mass unit

57. Afflicted in mind or body

59. Indian mythological figure

60. Mild expression of surprise

61. Jewish spiritual leader

62. Brew

63. Doctor of Education

64. Impudence

CLUES DOWN

1. State attorneys

2. Imitated

3. Latvian capital

4. Irish goddess

5. Taste

6. Dried

7. Spanish saloon

8. Mother of Perseus

9. Evergreen coniferous trees

10. Refuse to comply

12. Negative

14. Hyphen

19. A way to record

23. Not good

24. One who tends the furnace

25. Small amount

26. Relative biological effectiveness (abbr.)

27. The whole quantity

28. __ King Cole, musician

29. One’s opinion

34. Holds ashes

35. Stablecoin cryptocurrency

36. Side-blotched lizards genus

37. Legislator (abbr.)

39. Concentrated bombardment

40. Took for oneself

41. Nigerian City

42. Thousands of pounds

44. Inspired

45. Secret clique

46. Expression

47. Dough made from corn flour

48. Comedian Carvey

51. Swiss river

52. Prejudice

53. Actor Idris

54. Resistance fighters

58. Criticize