The New York Times crossword puzzle

Across

1 Supershort skirts 7 Sloppy smooch 14 Airport monitor datum 16 Welcomed at the doorstep 17 Dish topped with bacon, cheese and sour cream 18 Swiss tourist destination 20 Winter respite 21 Trick out 22 Bask (in) 23 2004 film about artificial intelligence 26 Football Hall-of-Famer Newsome 29 Cry feebly 30 Like the rotation of the earth 31 Valedictorian’s pride, for short 34 Classic novel about an orphan girl mistakenly sent to Prince Edward Island 38 Audiophiles’ purchases 39 One filling out personnel forms, say 41 Vibe 42 Seussian environmentalist 43 Go slower 45 Gillette razors 48 Pulls down 50 Edutainment cartoon featuring a teacher named Ms. Frizzle 56 Of the open sea 58 Supermodel Lima 59 Cardinals’ home 60 Nacho accompaniment … or a feature of 17-, 34- and 50-Across? 61 Withdrew 62 Trapshooting targets, informally

Down

1 Neighbor of Burkina Faso 2 Smooth over 3 Suffix with klepto4 Tamed, as a bronco 5 Lay on thick 6 Pitiful bunch 7 Not dive in, say 8 Subject of the 2011 book “These Guys Have All the Fun” 9 Fight stopper, for short 10 One blowing off steam? 11 About 45 miles of it touch Canada 12 Stringed instrument usually played sitting down 13 White out 15 Beam bent at 90° 19 Kentucky’s Fort ___ 22 Sonoran Desert river 23 Yosemite runner 24 Tear violently 25 Dominates, informally 27 Ending with fan 28 Make a sudden turn 30 Home to a famous mausoleum 31 Word with stick or gun 32 South American territory in the game Risk 33 “On the double!” 35 Surprised exclamations 36 Growth along a ski run 37 Low-pitched part of a song 40 Suit 42 Labor day class? 43 Deteriorates 44 Skimobiler’s wear 45 How some bonds are sold 46 “___ goes the neighborhood” 47 Museum piece 49 Fictional character who says “I’d strike the sun if it insulted me” 51 Field of JeanLuc Godard 52 Slew 53 Instructed 54 Soldier’s assignment 55 Drains (from) 57 Quetzalcoatl, e.g.