| "Beg pardon?" |
HUH |
| "Ruffed" bird |
GROUSE |
| "The Bronx Is Burning" airer |
ESPN |
| "The __ Baltimore": Lanford Wilson play |
HOTL |
| "This just __ my day" |
ISNT |
| "__ be an honor" |
ITD |
| Actor Cage, informally |
NIC |
| Arrests |
HAULSIN |
| Assessed, with "up" |
SIZED |
| Attack in a big way |
MAKEWAR |
| Badger |
NAG |
| Biblical prophet |
MICAH |
| Big fight, and clue to this puzzle's theme that begins the four longest answers |
BOUT |
| Bossy comment? |
MOO |
| Bowwow's cousin |
ARF |
| Carpet fiber |
ISTLE |
| Carroll of TV's "Topper" |
LEOG |
| Children's author/illustrator Asquith |
ROS |
| City in NW Iran |
TABRIZ |
| Clothing |
TOGS |
| Concern for Gucci or Louis Vuitton |
KNOCKOFFHANDBAG |
| Crosswords in the 1920s, e.g. |
RAGE |
| Curdle |
CLOT |
| Danes of "My So-Called Life" |
CLAIRE |
| Devotee |
NUT |
| Didn't share |
HOGGED |
| Drum kit cymbals |
HIHATS |
| Fifth Avenue retailer |
SAKS |
| Furry wrap |
STOLE |
| Gas additive brand |
STP |
| Half-__: coffee compromise |
CAF |
| Hardly clumsy |
ADROIT |
| Held one's ground |
STOODPAT |
| Hi-speed coupes |
GTS |
| Hockey stick wood |
ASH |
| Jan. honoree |
MLK |
| Kaput |
OUTOFCOMMISSION |
| Karaoke singer's need, for short |
MIC |
