Hackneyed Election Schrodinger

Battleship initials (or with an extra letter appended, 47A's cold war 61A)

Mass. college with a bridge named for it (not to be phonetically confused with an affirming phrase of encouragement). You have my blessing to Google this one

With 63A, a two-letter entry in a crossword is a huge one

De-facto ID in the USA

Collections in tennis and number theory

Butch

Like this clue, maybe

Singer/songwriter/YouTuber and Poppy ex-collaborator (named after a planet and a brand of corn starch?)

Dined

Of utmost importance, often as an error

Helps to heat

47th President of the United States

Rankings often shed upon a loss (not to be confused with fluids often shed upon a loss)

Emerged (not to be confused with 27A by any other name)

See 26A

Bear Ghost bop: "Necromancin ______"

Not very bright

Exclamation of endearment or disappointment (not to be confused with an emotion that often leaves you unable to exclaim)

Loss of goods

State in the US that many pundits predicted would be pivotal to 21A's victory

First half of a cliched crosswordese cocktail's couplet

Poorly-written non-native Engl.

Small bottle

Japan's version of chess

Two vowels that like each other very much

21A's state of residence for the next 4 years

Inflicted upon (not to be confused with a playground retort)

Drastically reduced the potency of

Dramatic improvement, in modern slang

Remedy often stored in a 42A

Like this clue, definitely

Ripped

Cardinalish direction opposite where this clue is

Politically, 21A to 21A

Alien found in 53D (well, not in, but you know what I mean)

See 6A

Charlie of Always Sunny fame

"Semper Fi" org. and perennial crossword favorite

Singe and sizzle (or with an extra letter appended, an ex-anchor store)

Boldly moves forward

Late great Hannibal known for crossing the Alps

Unit of liquid volume defined as 231 cu. in. (or an American woman through and through?)

Org. that's watching you solve this crossword

Came ________

21A's history in 47A, circa 2021

Where someone down in the dumps may be

Scores (points or money)

Goes straight for a vein

You might have one if you're feeling a bit ill

Some gay men's partners

Sizes or stocks up

Wrests control of

It may be referenced in a lawyer's Office

Streetcar

Home to the Republican caucus

Croatian term of endearment? I thought it was an alternate spelling for a candy-coated almond. They can't all be winners

Help out with (the plan) (not to be confused with the popular Gen Z name)

Having two compass clues in a single crossword is a 6A, but that's where this clue points

Device that you should definitely hand to your toddler whenever they start to annoy you

Country bordered by Algeria (not to be confused with the party drug)

"...Cinemax? This is strictly an ________"

Dodged around

Variant of an Ancient Greek feminine name (except when it's ajar!)

Group that's hip with the times (where you may easily get lost?)

Britain's new rail megaproject, or the sequel to a popular webcomic

Dyslexics of the world, _____!

Roger's companion on the radio?

Tiny fly whose name is reversed when ROT13'd

Mortise insert in carpentry (not to be confused with a renter)

Conclusion to a YouTube video

Text-speak to use when raising both middle fingers

Sicilian volcano

Like fresh grass in the morning (not to be confused with the decimal system)

Cali. time zone