| 'Star Wars' droid ... or a phonetic hint to what's found in 17-, 26-, 41- and 52-Across |
ARTOODETOO |
| 'Um ... excuse me?' |
DOYOUMIND |
| Auto with a black, blue and white logo |
BMW |
| Big Apple inits |
NYC |
| Birch relative often used in electric guitars |
ALDER |
| Bisque or gazpacho |
SOUP |
| Blog update, e.g |
POST |
| Blue Ribbon brewer |
PABST |
| Brother of Shemp and Curly |
MOE |
| Cello cousin |
VIOLA |
| Celtic tongue of the British Isles |
ERSE |
| De-squeaker |
OIL |
| Decorate |
ADORN |
| Deserted |
ABANDONED |
| Diminishes |
EBBS |
| Documentarian Burns |
KEN |
| Fit ___ tied |
TOBE |
| Gambler's chances |
ODDS |
| Gets lucky with one's car downtown, say |
PARKS |
| Gorilla |
APE |
| Group led by Richard the Lionheart |
CRUSADERS |
| Guy shouting 'Cowabunga!,' say |
SURFERDUDE |
| Heartsick |
SAD |
| Helicopter part |
ROTOR |
| Hurdles for Ph.D.s |
THESES |
| Implement for eating 14-Across |
SPOON |
| Ironclad evidence |
PROOF |
| Job openings |
SLOTS |
| Kind of port on a PC |
USB |
| Lacking broad application |
NARROWLYDEFINED |
| Lauder with a cosmetics empire |
ESTEE |
| Lessen, as expenses |
PARE |
| Liability's opposite |
ASSET |
| Like 10-Down vis-à-vis any other senator in history |
OLDER |
| Like a ram or lamb |
OVINE |
| Like a trait present at birth |
INNATE |
| Like rappers Wayne and Kim |
LIL |
| Mall stand |
KIOSK |
| Mex. miss |
SRTA |
