1. Six years, for a U.S. senator → TERM
5. Portable speaker? → SIRI
9. Is behind → OWES
13. ___ jelly, popular boba tea topping → ALOE
14. Beginning → ONSET
15. Orbit, e.g. → PATH
16. Little guys in striped coats → ZEBRACOLTS
18. What a booth in a recording studio shouldn't have → ECHO
19. Build-your-own breakfast spot → OMELETBAR
20. Tattoo artist → INKER
21. $$$ set aside for old age → IRA
22. Child's living room hideaway → SOFAFORT
24. Leftover piece → REMNANT
28. Santa ___, Calif. → ANA
29. ___ Max, singer with the 2018 hit "Sweet but Psycho" → AVA
30. Vessel with a spout → TEAPOT
33. Hook or Cook: Abbr. → CAPT
37. Alternative cut to a bob → PIXIE
39. Comedian Margaret → CHO
40. Style of a room → DECOR
41. Word before chance or pickings → SLIM
42. Plea before an impulsive act → STOPME
44. Singer Grande, to fans → ARI
45. Plop yourself down → SIT
47. Melodramatic crying → SOBBING
49. Beverage containers for people on the move → TOGOCUPS
54. A/C measure → BTU
55. Adam of "The O.C." → BRODY
56. Reason why → RATIONALE
61. Eight, in Spain → OCHO
62. Personal treasure chest ... or what each of the five groups of shaded letters illustrates? → JEWELRYBOX
63. Tandoori-baked bread → NAAN
64. Businesswoman Lauder → ESTEE
65. German-based international supermarket chain → ALDI
66. "Twilight" vampire Cullen → ESME
67. General ___ shrimp → TSOS
68. Russian denial → NYET