| this column backs one up | 24 |
| the horse ran round the ring | 28 |
| mob were out to enclose | 23 |
| some irrational relationship | 28 |
| rep is in position to animate | 29 |
| lead pot broken by the larva | 28 |
| we troop out with this line | 27 |
| one needing a break from work | 29 |
| admitted to being possessed | 27 |
| — latte [kind of espresso] | 28 |
| "The Mugger" novelist Ed | 24 |
| Subj. for a theologian | 22 |
| Often-refined resource | 22 |
| Word before luck or struck | 26 |
| Word with salts or Downs | 24 |
| Boy pharaoh, for short | 22 |
| Prefix with tax or charge | 25 |
| Madeline of "Mixed Nuts" | 24 |
| Retail store's beginning? | 25 |
| William Shatner's "—War" | 26 |
| Capital of ancient Syria | 24 |
| "Vengeance" actress Issa | 24 |
| frightful house i'd renovated | 29 |
| sort of roll: a-e etc? | 22 |
| los angeles less than clean? | 28 |
| Baltimore squad, casually | 25 |
| Graphing calculator button | 26 |
| "She sure runs fast!"? | 22 |
| Preps for framing, as a photo | 29 |
| Like braids and some breads | 27 |
| PC-sensitive, in a way? | 23 |
| Cornucopia, essentially | 23 |
| Subject of a common phobia | 26 |
| Taiwanese tech company | 22 |
| Obvious name for a pet lion | 27 |
| River in a classic dad joke | 27 |
| When doubled, a rebuke | 22 |
| Immeasurably long time | 22 |
| Composer's numbered piece | 25 |
| Word with body or work | 22 |
| Successfully nested, say | 24 |
| Long-necked instrument | 22 |
| Gloating winner's exclamation | 29 |
| "... and the Bee" [2006 film] | 29 |
| Reason for an R rating | 22 |
| What's left of the Colosseum | 28 |
| A tourist may have one | 22 |
| "Sunday NFL Countdown" airer | 28 |
| Assessment of a situation | 25 |
| fit for muslim consumption | 26 |
| married lady's address | 22 |
| city on the po, to locals | 25 |
| wearable device using ios | 25 |
| come as you ..., nirvana song | 29 |
| crusher used to extract oil | 27 |
| so solid ..., 21 seconds band | 29 |
| vocalist from tottenham | 23 |
| fat ..., vindaloo group | 23 |
| the young offenders, for one | 28 |
| imperial units of length | 24 |
| ... deal, rhyming lunch promo | 29 |
| River past the Pyramids | 23 |
| enter, as computer data | 23 |
| motivational spark, slangily | 28 |
| on-......: being broadcast | 26 |
| "how ...... you doing today?" | 29 |
| successfully voted for | 22 |
| speculative enterprise | 22 |
| prohibit by official decree | 27 |
| holiday ...... [hotel chain] | 28 |
| indigenous people of canada | 27 |
| puts in the overhead bin | 24 |
| smallest canadian prov. | 23 |
| ventimiglia of "heroes" | 23 |
| bird skilled at mimicry | 23 |
| .... field: queens stadium | 26 |
| sicilian hiking destination | 27 |
| texter's "gimme a reason" | 25 |
| "knock knock" filmmaker roth | 28 |
| flour ground in a chakki | 24 |
| like most software, once | 24 |
| getty of "golden girls" | 23 |
| likely will, with "is" | 22 |
| climbs, as a rock wall | 22 |
| request from a whistleblower | 28 |
| wonderland cake directive | 25 |
| rap great born tracy marrow | 27 |
| end-of-semester hurdle | 22 |
| marker for some sale items | 26 |
| first latina egot winner | 24 |
| felix ungar and others | 22 |
| moore of our gang comedies | 26 |
| old street-corner shout | 23 |
| home of rome, the series | 24 |
| cable-installer's tool | 22 |
| usually priced at: abbr. | 24 |
| justice black and others | 24 |
| like some shirt bottoms | 23 |
| pain in the neck, often | 23 |
| 2:30 or 6:30, in navy lingo | 27 |
| close ...... [surround] | 23 |
| petite, medium, large, etc. | 27 |
| took away the weapons of | 24 |
| florida air force base | 22 |
| end-of-a-long-day reactions | 27 |
| director vittorio de ...... | 27 |
| computers ushered one in | 24 |
| place for a kid's fort | 22 |
| put to work again and again | 27 |
| vending machine drinks | 22 |
| dirty harry's rank: abbr. | 25 |
| in this neck of the woods | 25 |
| tomb raider lara of filmdom | 27 |
| divisive folks, and prisms | 26 |
| trait of pretzels and oceans | 28 |
| aperitif flavored with cassis | 29 |
| presidential middle name | 24 |
| hunter of the night sky | 23 |
| grant park's area in chicago | 28 |
| "chocolat" actress olin | 23 |
| circle in a parking lot? | 24 |
| lessen, as a sensation | 22 |
| redding's record label | 22 |
| neither fish ...... fowl | 24 |
| "this is the last ......!" | 26 |
| "wouldja look at that!" | 23 |
| clown's stick, at times | 23 |
| australian soccer star sam | 26 |
| guy who tows cars, say | 22 |
| french word for "word" | 22 |
| stat for shohei ohtani | 22 |
| contact list precursor | 22 |
| carol kaye's instrument | 23 |
| rock's ...... fighters | 22 |
| hurdle for a b-school hopeful | 29 |
| "abso-freaking-lutely!" | 23 |
| "umm, okay, someone is smart" | 29 |
| shake because of, perhaps | 25 |
| "write that quickly for me" | 27 |
| home to manet's olympia | 23 |
| supernumerary chest feature | 27 |
| fission-facilitation device | 27 |
| onetime battleground for ike | 28 |
| play a bass line, perhaps? | 26 |
| honor first bestowed in 1993 | 28 |
| northern north american | 23 |
| be enthusiastically received | 28 |
| sticky sweet – everton fan | 28 |
| exasperated expression | 22 |
| maroon – piece of hair | 24 |
| home place for stuff entering | 29 |
| the short boy gets pound | 24 |
| care for a round number? 500? | 29 |
| believes in counterfeits | 24 |
| use a keyboard, and strain | 26 |
| House of Lords members | 22 |
| limits for flat headgear | 24 |
| take retaliatory action? | 24 |
| distinctive to a language | 25 |
| waistband holding cash | 22 |
| --- banks, scottish author | 26 |
| luxurious car, briefly | 22 |
| --- schumer, u.s. comedian | 26 |
| act in accordance with | 22 |
| military accommodation | 22 |
| gel to facilitate release | 25 |
| topic switch? what a nerve! | 27 |
| head for subterranean hiding? | 29 |
| audience size for a tv show | 27 |
| dazed or stunned condition | 26 |
| pass winter in a torpid state | 29 |
| female person or animal | 23 |
| to raise the size or value of | 29 |
| --- garfunkel, u.s. singer | 26 |
| unacceptable act, informally | 28 |
| --- biden, u.s. president | 25 |
| edward ---, nonsense poet | 25 |
| --- williams, playwright | 24 |
| footballer, informally | 22 |
| one avoiding animal products | 28 |
| wants the 'dense' treatment | 27 |
| airman's a bit of a trial | 25 |
| semi-dye lost at the quayside | 29 |
| southern limit of marsh plant | 29 |
| stand, else it's a problem | 26 |
| plant with yellow flowers | 25 |
| electronic musical instrument | 29 |
| ordinary friend gets gemstone | 29 |
| secure english port, maybe | 26 |
| --- shepard, u.s. astronaut | 27 |
| --- tolstoy, russian novelist | 29 |
| satisfactorily complete | 23 |
| vessel for heating liquids | 26 |
| street lined with trees | 23 |
| cartoons to be shortened also | 29 |
| event at full capacity | 22 |
| tuft of hanging threads | 23 |
| curve-cutting line abbr | 23 |
| Rest before quick meal | 22 |
| Church primate with gold hat | 28 |