| Koh-i-___ (diamond in the British crown jewels) |
NOOR |
| Less succinct |
LONGER |
| Lessens over time |
EBBS |
| Letters for a carrier |
USS |
| Light, newly fallen snow |
POWDER |
| Like a lamb |
OVINE |
| Lodge |
EMBED |
| Main points |
GISTS |
| Midmonth day |
IDES |
| Muscle quality |
TONE |
| Old Peruvian |
INCA |
| Patella’s place |
KNEE |
| Petunias and zinnias, for example |
ANNUALS |
| Phil Phillips With the Twilights, 1959 (+30) |
SEAOFLOVE |
| Philosophy’s Descartes |
RENE |
| Polygraph detection |
LIE |
| Promise |
VOW |
| Ring solemnly |
KNELL |
| Scientific journal since 1869 |
NATURE |
| Sgt. or cpl |
NCO |
| Shaving mishap |
NICK |
| Shelled snacks |
TACOS |
| Ships’ backbones |
KEELS |
| Sphere |
ORB |
| Spot to jot |
PAD |
| Stayed out of sight |
HID |
| Subjects of some weather warnings |
STORMS |
| Supergirl’s first name |
KARA |
| Swallow up |
ENGULF |
| Swung sharply |
SLEWED |
| The Cure, 1979 (+20) |
BOYSDONTCRY |
| Timetable, for short |
SKED |
| Toss in a chip, say |
ANTE |
| Tries for a hit |
BATS |
| TV’s Danson |
TED |
| What each of this puzzle’s songs also was, once you do the math |
FILM |
| Wine from northern Italy |
BAROLO |
| Working cat |
MOUSER |
| ___-Alt-Del |
CTRL |
