Across

1 Formula One event

5 Prep, as onions

9 __ bean

14 Machine that helps with 51

Down

15 [Snicker]

16 Trapshooting

17 *Synthetic pump

20 General on American Chinese

menus

21 Asian country divided in 1945 22 __-la-la

23 Meaning of an unlit “vacancy”

sign

26 *Cheap shot

28 Kept cold

29 Chicken __ king

32 Vega’s constellation

33 With 43-Across, “When one door closes, another door opens,” and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues

38 Cruelty-free lip balm brand 39 Secret spots?

40 That guy’s

43 See 33-Across

45 Bangers partner

48 Foreign policy org. chaired by

the president

49 “Grand slam” awards acronym 50 *Regional collective pronoun 54 Decade following Y2K 56 Regret

57 Marshmallowy Easter treats 60 Mouse site

61 *”There really is a wolf now!” 66 Painful turning point? 67 Primary

68 Necessary __

69 “__ mañana” 70 “SportsCenter” network 71 Swabbing spot

Down

1 TV pioneer

2 Fourth mo.

3 Towers that may have scratching posts

4 “Star Wars” installment 5 Greek X

6 “What the __!?”

7 Home state of the Reds and the Browns

8 Gem from a mollusk 9 “Balderdash!” 10 Barinholtz of “The Mindy

Project”

11 In a tidy way

12 Paralyzing fear

13 Home of Canada’s Parliament

Hill

18 __ Fighters: Dave Grohl’s band 19 Astrological cat

23 Nick at __

24 Dos y seis

25 Spanish parent

27 Classic sammie

30 Support for a tire swing 31 Colorado ski town

34 Casual rejection

35 Joyful dances

36 Erie Canal city

37 Tax ID

40 Compete in a dramatic event at the World Aquatics Championships

41 Playing to break a tie, briefly 42 Some NCOs

43 Quaker pronoun

44 Canceled out

45 Singer Carey

46 College grad

47 Makes glossy, as hair 51 Sleeper’s problem

52 Floral wreath

53 “I can do that”

55 FedEx rival

58 School gps.

59 Use 55-Down, say

62 Flying fig.

63 Quaint lodging

64 Need for playing Rock Band,

for short

65 Great Plains grazer