Title: Take a left and go north
I get to introduce another first time LAT constructor. I also could not find any other publications for this August August, so welcome. The theme has a visual curveball, so let us get right to it.
I would have been stumped but for my problem with milk. When 20 A took me to the doorstep of Lactose Intolerant but had no room for the "ant," I had two thoughts. 1. There was going to be a picnic theme with"ants" missing from all of the themers. 2. It was visual and the "ant" was going to crawl up the puzzle. Neither was correct, but I did grok that the end of the fill just went up. The circles made that choice obvious. A fun idea that created much room for sparkly fill.
MINOR IN, SUMMONS, GOES BOOM, OPERA HAT, ABECEDARY, IN THE AREA, IRS AGENTS and SKATEPUNK
Across:1. Key __: remote-start devices: FOBS.
5. Not straight, in a way: GAY.
8. Haggard of country: MERLE.
13. "Yeah, yeah, I get it": OKOK.
14. People: ONES.
16. Lock up the victory: ICEIT.
17. They have taxing jobs: IRSAGENTS.
19. "Interstellar" co-writer/director Christopher: NOLAN.
20. Deficient in a certain enzyme: LACTOSEINTOLERA.
22. Recede: EBB.
23. Court orders: WRITS.
24. Brit's "Don't get upset, now": KEEPYOURHAI.
30. Org. fighting for refugees: ACLU.
31. Columbus' home: OHIO.
32. Some traffic monitors: NARCS.
37. Word after greater or lesser: THAN.
38. Very many, informally: MUCHO.
40. Situation, metaphorically: BOAT.
41. Passes (out): ZONKS.
43. Take another tour: REUP.
44. "Enchanted" girl in a 2004 film: ELLA.
45. Hand-to-hand battle: UNARMEDCOMB.
48. Streaks: ZOOMS.
51. Dwell on, maybe: RUE.
52. Lone survivor ... and a hint to the puzzle's circles?: LAST MAN STANDING.
59. State with a panhandle: IDAHO.
60. Nearby: IN THE AREA.
61. Compare: LIKEN.
62. Georgetown cager: HOYA.
63. __ Malek, Best Actor winner for "Bohemian Rhapsody": RAMI.
64. Neptune's are about 165 times longer than ours: YEARS.
65. Sandwich with a bit of crunch: BLT.
66. 2010 Ringo Starr album: YNOT.
Down:
1. The creature, to Dr. Frankenstein: FOIL.
2. Cajun food staple: OKRA.
3. Pear variety: BOSC.
4. Rock subgenre whose music is featured in "Tony Hawk's" games: SKATE PUNK.
5. Blows up: GOESBOOM.
6. Actress Hathaway: ANNE.
7. Himalayan with a thick coat: YETI.
8. Study on the side: MINORIN.
9. Food recall reason: ECOLI.
10. Subleased: RELET.
11. Yarn weavers: LIARS.
12. It's south of Vesuvius: ETNA.
15. Fig. on a return: SSN.
18. Pass: GOBY.
21. Defunct airline: TWA.
24. Apt surname for a vet: KATZ.
25. __ chamber: ECHO.
26. Panache: ELAN.
27. "Star Trek" linguistics expert: UHURA.
28. Kitchen gadget: RICER.
29. Just meh: HOHUM.
33. School primer: ABECEDARY.
34. Candy with a gooey center: ROLO.
35. Still, as a day: CALM.
36. Whack: STAB.
39. Collapsible headwear: OPERAHAT.
42. It's usually bad to be served with one: SUMMONS.
46. Hush-hush org.: NSA.
47. Sci-fi classic set on an arid world: DUNE.
48. "White Teeth" novelist Smith: ZADIE.
49. Japan's second-largest city: OSAKA.
50. Catch-all survey option: OTHER.
52. __ of the valley: LILY.
53. Medical research agcy.: NIH.
54. Stuck-up sort: SNOB.
55. Texter's sign-off: TTYL.
56. Caspian Sea land: IRAN.
57. Film fish to find: NEMO.
58. Way of walking: GAIT.
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