| "Cycle" beginning |
UNI |
| "Death Be ___ Proud" |
NOT |
| "This ___" (crate words) |
ENDUP |
| Add punch to, as an engine |
REVUP |
| Amphibious young'un |
EFT |
| Atlanta suburb or city of ancient Ionia |
SMYRNA |
| Ax wielder, often |
HEWER |
| Birdbrains |
DOLTS |
| Bring forward for inspection, informally |
TROTOUT |
| Calvin of fashion |
KLEIN |
| Carries with great difficulty |
LUGS |
| Cellphone transmitter |
TOWER |
| Chinese philosophical principle |
TAO |
| Church authority |
ELDER |
| Cocked, as a hat |
ATILT |
| Combined |
INALL |
| Common savings-plan feature |
IRA |
| Dispatched |
SENT |
| Drill insert |
BIT |
| Drumroll sound |
RATTAT |
| Eat dinner quaintly |
SUP |
| Enjoys a book again and again |
REREADS |
| Even the score once more |
RETIE |
| Faux butter |
OLEO |
| Fearsome Tolkien creature |
ORC |
| Features of winter jackets |
LINERS |
| Feudal subject |
SERF |
| Give a keynote address |
ORATE |
| Grating, voicewise |
RASPY |
| Helper of 73-Across |
ELF |
| Home of the 20s? |
ATM |
| In-flight info |
ETA |
| Inducing the creeps |
EERIE |
| It has a supporting role |
LEG |
| Jamaican music genre |
SKA |
| Kathy Gifford's middle name |
LEE |
| Keep an online business happy |
REORDER |
| Lacking in manners |
RUDE |
| Like taller models |
LEGGIER |