| Somewhat safe sword |
19 |
| Platform at a roast |
19 |
| Acutely embarrassing |
20 |
| 1973 multi-platinum album by Wings |
34 |
| Cordial disposition |
19 |
| River in Venezuela |
18 |
| Script notation |
15 |
| Cake decorator |
14 |
| Like a jungle beast |
19 |
| Deeply saddens ... or delights |
30 |
| Lamp spirit |
11 |
| Singer Sheeran and actor Asner |
30 |
| Straight man's question |
23 |
| Bubbly title |
12 |
| ___ salad |
9 |
| Alias initials |
14 |
| Abbr. also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease |
40 |
| Cargo carrier |
13 |
| A language of New Zealand |
25 |
| A primary source for Scandinavian mythology |
43 |
| Soggy |
5 |
| Thanksgiving leftovers |
22 |
| Arab |
4 |
| Warning device |
14 |
| Fake |
4 |
| Hindu god |
9 |
| Additional tryouts |
18 |
| Tell, narrate |
13 |
| Auto stopovers |
14 |
| Dutch dairy product |
19 |
| Abbr. at the bottom of a business letter |
40 |
| African V.I.P.'s of yore |
24 |
| Detective's workload |
20 |
| Actor's first course? |
21 |
| Like basset hounds' ears |
24 |
| Extremely cold |
14 |
| ___ & Allies (board game) |
25 |
| A-C on a filing cabinet, e.g. |
29 |
| Actress who co-starred in "Havana," 1990 |
40 |
| Billion (prefix) |
16 |
| Abbr. in a library catalog |
26 |
| Long-term investments, for short |
32 |
| A dirty person may draw one |
27 |
| Chocolate goodies |
17 |
| Lodger |
6 |
| Saucy |
5 |
| Mythical giant |
14 |
| Anatomical fissures |
19 |
| Rooster's cue |
13 |
| Abbr. for a handy-andy |
22 |
| Runner Sebastian with two Olympic gold medals |
45 |
| Acid in proteins, informally |
28 |
| Famous jour. publisher |
22 |
| Saintly glow |
12 |
| A bore, slangily |
16 |
| Air-traffic control org. |
24 |
| Equine performer |
16 |
| Portable grill |
14 |
| Sitcom that launched Joey Lawrence's career |
43 |
| Some manly haircuts |
19 |
| Japanese ruler |
14 |
| Corrode |
7 |
| Intentionally ambiguous |
23 |
| Brewer's cart |
13 |
| Beauty and the Beast," e.g. |
27 |
| Actor Gary of "Veep |
19 |
| Tech gadget reviewer |
20 |
| Baby's night spot |
17 |
| Heathrow lander |
15 |
| A bit of fatalism after a fender bender |
39 |
| Causes of Bikini blasts |
23 |
| Revamp |
6 |
| How cute!" cries |
16 |
| Fishing-line fibre |
18 |
| Shrill laugh |
12 |
| Does, as a Tennessee Williams play |
34 |
| Am I off-base here? |
19 |
| Football great Dawson |
21 |
| Andy and Aunt Bee's town |
24 |
| Accent in the supermarket? |
26 |
| Chinatown appetizers |
20 |
| D sharp sound-alike |
19 |
| Accepted principles of right and wrong |
38 |
| A fixed point in time |
21 |
| Debauched |
9 |
| A-list star, for short |
22 |
| Recoiled fearfully |
18 |
| Gadget |
6 |
| All ___!" (conductor's shout) |
29 |
| Versatile plant used in herbal medicine |
39 |
| Islamic chieftain |
17 |
| Novices places |
16 |
| Absolutely useless |
18 |
| Explorer John and actress Charlotte |
35 |
| Adjustable loop |
15 |
| Intoxicating Polynesian beverage |
32 |
| Noteworthy accomplishment |
25 |
| Short vinyl recordings: Abbr. |
29 |
| East Indian food |
16 |
| Mexican beer |
12 |