Where one might happily retire to hear the same messages repeated over and over and over again...or another way to interpret each answer to 13-, 17-, and 21-Across
34A
Help wanted ad inits.
35A
Greater in quantity by a wide margin
36A
Frodo's friend
37A
It's mined in Minecraft
38A
Tokyo-to-Osaka dir.
Verticali
1D
Ultimate need?
2D
"Razor" philosopher
3D
Latin world?
4D
Polygraph's purpose
5D
Key used to get out of full-screen mode
6D
"Put a sock in it!"
7D
More up-to-date
8D
Pacific microstate that uses the USD as currency
9D
Oxidizes
11D
Aura
14D
"Well, well, well, what have we here?"
18D
Stagehand's signal
19D
11,960 square yards
21D
Bee's _____ (cocktail with gin, lemon juice, and honey)
22D
Big name in foil
23D
Bring up again?
24D
Identity for one not interested in an overly affectionate relationship, for short
25D
Last name that sounds like it could be purchased at the deli counter