| Ladder rung |
STEP |
| Landlocked nation in West Africa |
NIGER |
| Like some moody punk music |
EMO |
| Make joyful |
ELATE |
| Meager |
SCANT |
| Mined resource |
ORE |
| MLB exec Joe who was the Yankees' manager for 12 seasons |
TORRE |
| Moisten while cooking |
BASTE |
| Novelist Tyler |
ANNE |
| Nyong'o of "Black Panther" |
LUPITA |
| Own up to |
ADMIT |
| Painter's deg |
BFA |
| PayPal alternative |
VENMO |
| Perfectly pitched |
ONKEY |
| Pinpoint |
LOCATE |
| Pixie |
ELF |
| Poet __ St. Vincent Millay |
EDNA |
| Prayer ending |
AMEN |
| Principal on ABC's "Abbott Elementary" |
AVA |
| Property manager's responsibility |
UPKEEP |
| QB stat |
ATT |
| Queue |
LINE |
| Quote as a source |
CITE |
| Raised, as farm animals |
BRED |
| Ran away |
FLED |
| Reward for a pup who obeys the commands at the starts of 17-, 23-, 39-, 47-, and 61-Across |
TREAT |
| Ride shotgun |
SITUPFRONT |
| Romance novel emotion |
LUST |
| Roofing goo |
TAR |
| Says goodbye |
PARTS |
| Slip on |
DON |
| Smack hard |
WHOP |
| Snapple's __ Madness |
MANGO |
| Song for two |
DUET |
| Sound that may accompany a salute |
HEELCLICK |
| Spooky |
EERIE |
| Stretch of history |
ERA |
| Throw with effort |
HEAVE |
| Word with space or soap |
OPERA |
