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1D
Neighbor of Burkina Faso
MALI
2D
Smooth over
IRON
3D
Suffix with klepto-
CRAT
4D
Tamed, as a bronco
RIDEABLE
5D
Lay on thick
OVERDO
6D
Pitiful bunch
SAD LOT
7D
Not dive in, say
WADE
8D
Subject of the 2011 book “These Guys Have All the Fun”
ESPN
9D
Fight stopper, for short
TKO
10D
One blowing off steam?
KETTLE
11D
About 45 miles of it touch Canada
IDAHO
12D
Stringed instrument usually played sitting down
SITAR
13D
White out
SNOWY
15D
Beam bent at 90°
L-BAR
20D
Kentucky’s Fort ___
KNOX
23D
Sonoran Desert river
GILA
24D
Yosemite runner
IMAC
25D
Tear violently
REND
26D
Dominates, informally
OWNS
28D
Ending with fan
ZINE
29D
Make a sudden turn
ZAG
31D
Home to a famous mausoleum
AGRA
32D
Word with stick or gun
GLUE
33D
South American territory in the game Risk
PERU
34D
On the double!
ASAP
36D
Surprised exclamations
OHOS
37D
Growth along a ski run
FIR
39D
Low-pitched part of a song
BASS LINE
42D
Suit
EXEC
44D
Labor day class?
LAMAZE
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45D
Deteriorates
ERODES
46D
Skimobiler’s wear
ANORAK
47D
How some bonds are sold
AT PAR
48D
___ goes the neighborhood
THERE
49D
Museum piece
RELIC
51D
Fictional character who says “I’d strike the sun if it insulted me”
AHAB
53D
Field of Jean-Luc Godard
CINE
54D
Slew
SCAD
55D
Instructed
BADE
56D
Soldier’s assignment
UNIT
57D
Drains (from)
SAPS
59D
Quetzalcoatl, e.g.
GOD
1A
Supershort skirts
MICROS
7A
Sloppy smooch
WET KISS
14A
Airport monitor datum
ARRIVAL
16A
Welcomed at the doorstep
ASKED IN
17A
Dish topped with bacon, cheese and sour cream
LOADED BAKED POTATO
19A
Swiss tourist destination
INTERLAKEN
21A
Winter respite
THAW
22A
Trick out
ADORN
23A
Bask (in)
GLORY
24A
2004 film about artificial intelligence
I, ROBOT
27A
Football Hall-of-Famer Newsome
OZZIE
30A
Cry feebly
MEWL
31A
Like the rotation of the earth
AXIAL
32A
Valedictorian’s pride, for short
GPA
35A
Classic novel about an orphan girl mistakenly sent to Prince Edward Island
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
40A
Audiophiles’ purchases
CDS
41A
One filling out personnel forms, say
HIREE
43A
Vibe
AURA
44A
Seussian environmentalist
LORAX
45A
Go slower
EASE UP
47A
Gillette razors
ATRAS
50A
Pulls down
EARNS
52A
Edutainment cartoon featuring a teacher named Ms. Frizzle
THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS
58A
Of the open sea
PELAGIC
60A
Supermodel Lima
ADRIANA
61A
Cardinals’ home
ARIZONA
62A
Nacho accompaniment …or a feature of 17-, 35- and 52-Across?
BEAN DIP
63A
Withdrew
RECEDED
64A
Trapshooting targets, informally
SKEETS