puzzle ACROSS
1Press (down)
5Raise objections
10Longest human bone
11Compliment
12Tiny tot
13Scottish city on the Clyde
14One sketching part of a bird? (Hint: This clue's answer ignores squares 2-4. Enter a body part in those squares to create valid, unclued Across and Down answers.)
16Bids the most
17"Crossword," e.g., grammatically
18Intent
21"___ alive!" (horror movie cry)
22Fire up Microsoft's search engine? (... ignores squares 6-8 ...)
26"... except that wasn't the case"
27Scorpion's substance
28Wildcat spotted in South America
30Turn left, as a screw
32Submerged sandbank
33"Speak up already!"
34The "So What" singer went fast? (... ignores squares 6-8 ...)
37One created Lake Mead
40Youngest-ever U.S. congresswoman
41Not much, as of hand sanitizer
42Perseverance rover's org.
43Extraordinary charged particle? (... ignores squares 1-3 ...)
48Pampers products
50Tips off
51Is jealous of
52Takes in a good book
53T-shirt style
54Refuse to grant
DOWN
1*Caddie's pegs (Hint: Each starred clue's answer ignores its square in 14-, 22-, 34- or 43-Across.)
2French for "mine"
3Actress Olivia
4Expecting a baby
5Prepare, as a bath
6Relieve
7Throbbing headache
8"Until everyone comes home" org.
9"<<" letters on a remote
10*Reedy areas
11*Course of action
12*Brevity is the soul of ___
13Chow
141914-18 conflict: Abbr.
15Bygone bird
19A party to
20Las Vegas' ___ Grand
22Idle periods
23Ear: Prefix
24*Null's partner
25*Superlative suffix
26Prominent Toucan Sam feature
28Neighbor of Indiana
29*Inward-curving
30Desk's portable substitute
31"Hey," in Chile
32Four Seasons amenity
33*___ Antonio
35*Runs on TV
36*Cinco - tres
37Board game?
38Warts and all
39Gym surface
42Studious and introverted, say
44*Instagram post, briefly
45*"That's scary!"
46Head for the hills
47Intend
48Actor Patel
49Certain Tripadvisor listing
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