| ''Laugh-In'' comedian Johnson |
ARTE |
| ''Malcolm X'' director |
LEE |
| ''Open ___ midnight'' |
TIL |
| African lake spanning four countries |
CHAD |
| Armed robbery, e.g. |
HEIST |
| Bitterly pungent |
ACRID |
| Bootleg |
BLACKMARKET |
| Butter? |
GOAT |
| Cheerless |
DRAB |
| Clingy cures of yore |
LEECHES |
| Clue to this puzzle's theme |
HUE |
| Colonnade lineup, sometimes |
ELMS |
| Colorful job description |
BLUECOLLAR |
| Defense org. established in 1949 |
NATO |
| Derby prospect |
COLT |
| Emit effluvium |
REEK |
| Environmental group |
GREENPEACE |
| Escritoire, e.g. |
DESK |
| Film director Ingmar |
BERGMAN |
| Fix permanently (Var.) |
IMBED |
| Forestall |
AVERT |
| Free, in a way |
UNTIE |
| Gator's kin |
CROC |
| Go lickety-split |
RACE |
| Good thing to be in |
SYNC |
| In broad daylight |
OVERT |
| In some physical distress |
ACHY |
| Informal luncher |
BROWNBAGGER |
| Initials may be carved into it |
BARK |
| Investigate deeply (with ''into'') |
DELVE |
| Jimmy Carter's middle name |
EARL |
| Laudatory verse |
ODE |
| Least likely to understand |
DENSEST |
| Like Pollyanna's outlook |
ROSY |
| Lincoln and Rockefeller, briefly |
CTRS |
| Maintenance director |
SUPER |
| Mediterranean arm |
AEGEAN |
| Mess of hair |
MOP |
| Minor drinking problem? |
AGE |