| Hack (off) |
LOP |
| Had an inclination |
LEANED |
| Hammer's end |
PEEN |
| Het (up) |
RILED |
| Home to over seven billion people |
EARTH |
| Is connected |
HASANIN |
| John of 'The Suicide Squad' |
CENA |
| Kind of column |
ONES |
| Lip |
SASS |
| Looney Tunes bunny |
LOLA |
| Man, for one |
ISLE |
| Musical bit that slowly fades |
OUTRO |
| Not be straight with |
LIETO |
| Nowhere to be found, say |
AWOL |
| One foot in 'the grave,' poetically speaking |
IAMB |
| Outings devoted to relaxation and self-care |
SPADAYS |
| Particularly particular |
ANAL |
| Pastry dough used in crullers and beignets |
CHOUX |
| Prominent part of an apatosaurus |
NECK |
| Provocative ... like this answer's position in the grid? |
EDGY |
| Pulitzer-winning columnist Peggy |
NOONAN |
| Q: What happens when the ___ clears over Los Angeles? A: UCLA! |
SMOG |
| Relief pitcher's success |
SAVE |
| Rug rat |
TYKE |
| Sailor, in slang |
TAR |
| Scorch on a stovetop |
SEAR |
| See 66-Across |
AGAIN |
| Seven-foot, say |
TALL |
| Specialty of clerics, druids and paladins, in Dungeons & Dragons |
MAGIC |
| Spot for a sojourn |
INN |
| Spot for a speech |
DAIS |
| Support group associated with the Twelve Steps |
ALANON |
| Swirl in a stream |
EDDY |
| Target of a canine's canines, maybe |
CHEWTOY |
| TV E.T |
ALF |
| Visiting the Natl. Museum of African American History and Culture, say |
INDC |
| With 54-Down, back to fighting |
ATIT |
| ___ of the state |
ENEMY |
| ___ transfer |
WIRE |
