Claire and Alex's Story

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Across
  1. 2. Teton Village trail
  2. 4. Where Thad lived (and probably died)
  3. 6. Hyper-pop band established Spring of 2022
  4. 9. Where kisses might often occur
  5. 12. Anniversary date, with X Down
  6. 13. Atwater Village atelier
  7. 17. Noise-rock band established New Year's Eve of 2023
  8. 19. A stuttering dog?
  9. 21. Louisville private college offering soft pretzels and buzzer-beaters
  10. 23. _____ cabinets
  11. 25. Contained in 48 Across, as a Christmas present
  12. 31. A famous Bananagram palindrome
  13. 32. Who can't dance?
  14. 33. Professional tennis player, East Coast architect, and borscht enthusiast
  15. 35. Papal palace place
  16. 36. Consistently ranked the best conference in the U.S.
  17. 38. Reliable eatery for chana saag
  18. 40. The categorically worst movie of all time
  19. 42. DTLA employer
  20. 44. A nickname for Sabine
  21. 45. 165 N.
  22. 46. A nickname for Sabine
  23. 47. Parachute Ice Cream, colloquially
  24. 52. "Battle of the Bands" location
  25. 54. Anniversary date, with 32 Across
  26. 55. Festival containing the title of a Leon Bridges song, relatedly
  27. 56. , with two "R"s
  28. 57. "Bricks for sheep?", e.g.
  29. 60. "I love how you don't show me ____"
  30. 61. "I go for the _____"
  31. 62. ______ mountain
Down
  1. 1. Wildfire winery
  2. 3. Beer of choice at Emerald Lake
  3. 5. The categorically best movie of all time
  4. 7. Indie-emo band established Winter of 2025
  5. 8. "Bart Simpson," or a pitied cat
  6. 10. A breed of dog, at this point
  7. 11. A nickname for Sabine
  8. 14. Affectionate alias for another abode
  9. 15. Of a Shea, so to speak
  10. 16. A safe workplace?
  11. 18. Contained 41 across, as a Christmas present
  12. 20. Little oak, in Spanish
  13. 22. When X Across was first said
  14. 24. Mid-tier thrift store
  15. 26. A safe workplace
  16. 27. Friday's slice of the day
  17. 28. Also known as the "teaching arts and crafts to second graders" award
  18. 29. Imitating nature?
  19. 30. The follow-up to Beanie McWeenie
  20. 34. Certified B Corp with a past
  21. 36. Birthplace of flamenco
  22. 37. What is everything?
  23. 39. Less of a "grocery" and more of a "bakery"
  24. 40. Parched avian, or an L.A. watering hole
  25. 41. The topic of our first conversation
  26. 43. Nomadic folk dish consisting of farro, flour tortillas, black beans, and Mac and Cheese™
  27. 46. When X Across is supposed to happen
  28. 48. An asshole of a cat?
  29. 49. Claire's animated equal
  30. 50. A lost Pomeranian, e.g.
  31. 51. "You make me feel crazy" prompt
  32. 52. A Subaru, endearingly
  33. 53. Some people like her
  34. 58. There wasn't a car he didn't bark at
  35. 59. Plushy green arbiter