1 Vietnamese New Yr : TET
2 “A very long time ___ …” : AGO
3 Sis’s sibling : BRO
4 “What are you ready for?!” : LETSGO
5 Pertaining to a cultural group : ETHNIC
6 Princess’s headwear : TIARA
7 One who would possibly want a carry? : SKIER
8 Actress Washington of “Scandal” : KERRY
9 Communicate aloud : SAY
10 Discontinued competitor of Coke Zero : PEPSIONE
11 Phrases on an Election Day sticker : IVOTED
12 Bluey or Snoopy : CANINE
13 Upright, as hair : ONEND
18 A fan (of) : FOND
21 ___ Day, event for planting bushes : ARBOR
22 Ending with sulf- or fluor- : IDE
23 Lead-in to Man or mansion : MEGA
24 Love, in Spanish : AMOR
25 One might need cattle, fried meals and a Ferris wheel : FAIR
29 Bottom : BUM
30 Sci-fi ship : UFO
31 When repeated, sound impact for Cookie Monster : NOM
33 Induct right into a Corridor of Fame, maybe : ENSHRINE
34 Just like the questions requested in 20 Questions : YESNO
35 Child’s boo-boo : OWIE
36 Ever so barely : ABIT
37 Tie, as sneakers : LACE
40 “___ out!” (ump’s shout) : YER
41 End behind : LOSETO
42 Follows, as a hunch : ACTSON
43 Merchandising machine drink : SODA
44 Places into legislation : ENACTS
45 Arkham ___, establishment for a lot of Batman foes : ASYLUM
46 Crammed with cargo : LADEN
47 Olympic snowboarder White : SHAUN
48 Have a sense : SENSE
49 The solutions to the starred clues on this puzzle … or are they? : MYTHS
53 “Billions” airer, for brief : SHO
54 Chowed down : ATE
55 Summer season Olympics powerhouse : USA
56 Knight’s title : SIR
