Across
1
Staples of horror movies : JUMPSCARES
11
Commoner : PLEB
15
Pest so named because it was originally found in royal tombs : PHARAOHANT
16
Rocker Grohl : DAVE
17
Join a boxer rebellion? : GOCOMMANDO
18
Spot : AREA
19
1967 song by the Monkees : SHE
20
Learning opportunity, so to speak : MISTAKE
22
Game from Africa : GNU
23
Gel-ocity maker : BIC
24
Superlatively swell : NEATEST
26
First aid provider : MEDIC
29
Carriage with its horse : RIG
31
Easily put out : TESTY
32
Browns, e.g. : EARTHTONES
35
Tech giant once known as Multitech : ACER
36
Ride at some amusement parks : TRAM
37
Four-time Emmy winner Woodard : ALFRE
38
It can mean hello or goodbye : WAVE
39
Bit of film : ALGA
40
Ones calling across the ocean? : BLUEWHALES
42
Colorless bodily fluid : LYMPH
44
Moreover : AND
45
Isn’t for you? : ARENT
46
Unimaginative : PROSAIC
48
It’s just past due : TRE
49
English ___ : LIT
50
Examined, as a dog might : SNIFFED
53
Pivotal part of a revolution : HUB
56
Pallid : ASHY
58
One fearful of crowded places : AGORAPHOBE
60
Ready to be driven : TEED
61
Flew over seas? : PARASAILED
62
Mixes things up, say : ERRS
63
Wannabes : PRETENDERS
Down
1
Alternatives to GIFs : JPGS
2
[Gulp!] : UHOH
3
Garam masala spice : MACE
4
Follower of all or turn : PRO
5
Slangy lunch fare : SAMMICH
6
“Cathy” or “Luann” : COMIC
7
Moments of clarity : AHAS
8
Go off : RANT
9
At serious risk : ENDANGERED
10
Feed : STOKE
11
Locking lips by the lockers, e.g., for short : PDA
12
Epic : LARGESCALE
13
Neck and neck : EVENSTEVEN
14
Retirement plan whose prospects are looking good? : BEAUTYREST
21
Not fast : EAT
23
Alternatives to GIFs : BITMAPS
25
Some china : TEAWARE
26
Possible souvenir from a surgery : METALPLATE
27
One seeing stars upon waking, perhaps : EARLYRISER
28
Queen with a protégé : DRAGMOTHER
29
Prepare some leaves for burning? : ROLLACIGAR
30
Just for kicks and giggles : INFUN
33
“Q” neighbor : TAB
34
Patch, e.g. : SEW
41
Dense buildup in makeup powder containers : HARDPAN
43
Entertains, with “over” : HAS
47
Like some online purchases : INAPP
48
Give hints about, but not more : TEASE
51
Lead-in to cast or castle : FORE
52
School group, informally : FRAT
53
Well, essentially : HOLE
54
Modern ride : UBER
55
Hotel capacity : BEDS
57
N.F.L. divisions : YDS
59
Didn’t seek, say : HID
Answer summary: 9 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Shortz Era but used previously.
