ACROSS
On ___ with (at the same level)
PAR
Bodybuilder’s chest muscle for short
PEC
Mostly suitable as a reply (anagram of pat)
APT
Traveled on foot (word hidden in strode)
TROD
Down with fever say
ILL
Decorative Japanese pond swimmer
KOI
There is no honor ___ thieves
AMONG
*47a became extinct almost 10000 years ago possibly due to both hunting and ___ change (prevailing weather conditions)
CLIMATE
Prepare to feather?
TAR
___ Valley California’s wine destination
NAPA
What ___ supposed to do? (I’m stuck…): 2 wds.
AMI
Soak up as gravy
SOP
Spanish that
ESA
___ ’em! (attack command to a guard dog perhaps)
SIC
Skunk’s defense
ODOR
Mother who won the Nobel Peace Prize
TERESA
*47a lived in a steppe ___ habitat (arctic plains) comprised of low shrubs sedges etc.
TUNDRA
Go off the ___ end (lose control)
DEEP
Burning ___ annual Black Rock Desert event
MAN
Bit of a yen?
SEN
Scratchy voice
RASP
Rite ___ (drugstore chain)
AID
Rocks that are mined and refined
ORES
Skincare brand that sounds like a bullfighting cheer
OLAY
*Woolly ___ extinct gigantic tusker…and a hint to solve 16a 33a 11d 15d and 44d
MAMMOTH
1997 Peter Fonda titular role
ULEE
Hand-___ coordination
EYE
Versatile truck briefly
UTE
Growth on old cheese
MOLD
Berlin’s country for short
GER
Firework that failed say
DUD
Attack with snowballs
PELT
DOWN
School fundraising group: Abbr.
PTA
Appendage that may be rested on a recliner
ARM
Below-the-ground plant part
ROOT
Meal at the park with friends say
PICNIC
Jazz legend Fitzgerald referred to as the First Lady of Song
ELLA
Bangs holder
CLIP
Letters before a nickname
AKA
Stew-cooking vessel
POT
Make a knot say
TIE
*Studies suggest that 47a share the same ___ (hereditary letters) with elephants: Abbr.
DNA
*47a was herbivorous and fed mostly on ___ (green blades) plants and shrubs
GRASS
Type of jar for fruit preserves
MASON
Unaccounted for in the military: Abbr.
MIA
Against all ___ (despite success being unlikely)
ODDS
Skin’s breathable opening
PORE
Plane’s take-off approximation: Abbr.
ETD
One with a crystal ball
SEER
___ code (part of a telephone number)
AREA
More than jogged
RAN
Bath bomb salt
EPSOM
___ chi Chinese martial art whose precise origins remain unknown
TAI
Ctrl + Z on a computer
UNDO
___ potatoes side dish with meat
MASHED
___ as a peacock
PROUD
___ Brute?: 2 wds.
ETTU
*47a had a large ___ (uneven bulge) to store excess fat to survive in harsh winters
LUMP
___ vera succulent whose leaf contains latex
ALOE
SHOUT
YELL
Ticket to Heaven actress Foster
MEG
Nautical affirmation
AYE
Prefix with maid for a mythical sea creature that’s half-fish half-human
MER
New York summer hours: Abbr.
EDT
