| Midmonth date |
IDES |
| Mont Blanc and Matterhorn |
ALPS |
| Mount of the Bible |
SINAI |
| Mythos |
LORE |
| n(n+1)/2, for all integers from 1 to n |
SUM |
| One of 10, say, in a supermarket's express checkout lane |
ITEM |
| One of the kings in the Valley of the Kings, informally |
TUT |
| Pianist's practice piece |
ETUDE |
| Popular musical game beginning in 2005 |
GUITARHERO |
| Quaint three-word contraction |
TWASNT |
| Recesses |
NICHES |
| Relief provider for a burn |
ALOE |
| River near the Valley of the Kings |
NILE |
| Roman 151 |
CLI |
| See 8-Down |
DOONE |
| Sidestroke component |
SCISSORKICK |
| Silent ___ (presidential nickname) |
CAL |
| Slipped by |
ELAPSED |
| Something in a movie star's frame? |
SUNGLASSLENS |
| Spare bed, often |
COT |
| Squeaks (by) |
EKES |
| Symbol for water potential |
PSI |
| The Black Keys and the White Stripes |
DUOS |
| Throw (together) |
SLAP |
| Tiny time adjustment |
LEAPSECOND |
| University divs |
DEPTS |
| Water, potentially |
ICE |
| Weapon in Clue |
ROPE |
| Weeding tools |
HOES |
| What the remorseful might make |
AMENDS |
| When repeated, a subtle (or sometimes not-so-subtle) comment |
HINT |
| Where you might wear only a towel |
SPA |
| Wimple wearer |
NUN |
| With 44-Across, 1869 romance by R. D. Blackmore |
LORNA |
| Word with googly or goo-goo |
EYES |
| Zealous |
ARDENT |
| ___ de plume |
NOM |
| ___ sour (drink) |
WHISKEY |
| ___ vu |
DEJA |