| Nile biter |
ASP |
| No-win situation? |
TIE |
| Novel's essence |
PLOT |
| One of eight on a chessboard |
RANK |
| Order to a broker |
SELL |
| Orthodontist's concern |
BITE |
| Oscar nominee for her role in "Capote" |
CATHERINEKEENER |
| Palindromic pop quartet |
ABBA |
| Player of the title role in "Annie Hall" |
DIANEKEATON |
| Political matriarch who lived to 104 |
ROSEKENNEDY |
| Rat, to a rat terrier |
PREY |
| Ratio phrase |
ISTO |
| Read, as a bar code |
SCAN |
| Remote user's spot |
SOFA |
| Runs in neutral |
IDLES |
| Scattered, as seeds |
SOWED |
| Second in command, informally |
VEEP |
| See 39-Across |
STAND |
| Ship's petty officer |
BOSUN |
| Sign of a B'way hit |
SRO |
| Sine ___ non (essential) |
QUA |
| Special Forces topper |
BERET |
| Sporty auto, informally |
ALFA |
| Stir up |
ROIL |
| Store freebies |
SAMPLES |
| Straw, essentially |
TUBE |
| Stubbed digit |
TOE |
| Subtle glow |
AURA |
| Theatrical whisper |
ASIDE |
| They may be even, ironically |
ODDS |
| Tiny stream |
RILL |
| Urged, with "on" |
EGGED |
| Well-behaved |
GOOD |
| William Tell's canton |
URI |
| Winner of the 2016 Australian and U.S. Opens |
ANGELIQUEKERBER |
| With 32-Down, place for a Tex-Mex snack |
TACO |
| Work, as dough |
KNEAD |
| ___ vital (life force) |
ELAN |
| ___-mouthed (insincere) |
MEALY |
