Kind of surgery for the eyes |
LASIK |
Leaning |
BIAS |
Loser in a staring contest |
FIRSTONETOBLINK |
Lustrous black |
RAVEN |
Marie Antoinette, par exemple |
REINE |
Mex. misses |
SRTAS |
Monopoly token |
IRON |
Not worth ___ |
AFIG |
One of the first to raise a hand, usually |
YEA |
One who's late to adopt the latest |
OLDFOGY |
Pass |
ENACT |
Philosopher Rand |
AYN |
Quarrel (with) |
SPAR |
Real ___ |
MCCOY |
Scented gift |
LEI |
Secretary of state during the War of 1812 |
MONROE |
See 23-Across |
COMES |
Setting for 'La Traviata' |
PARIS |
Sinn ___ |
FEIN |
Siouan speaker |
OTOE |
Soak |
STEEP |
Stewpot |
OLLA |
Strikes out |
DELES |
Sturdy feller? |
AXE |
Suffix with land or sea |
SCAPE |
Temper, as metal |
ANNEAL |
The end |
OMEGA |
The ___ Nugget, Alaska's oldest newspaper |
NOME |
Tolkien's talking trees |
ENTS |
Type choice: Abbr. |
ITAL |
Unfeeling nature ... or a literal hint to 19-, 31- and 38-Across |
HEARTOFSTONE |
Vaccine target |
POLIO |
Vegan's protein source |
TOFU |
Visitor from afar |
ALIEN |
When someone 27-Across |
ARRIVAL |
Without question |
BYFAR |