| "Pet" annoyance |
PEEVE |
| "Star Trek" lieutenant |
UHURA |
| "The Hunger Games" nation |
PANEM |
| "__ been thinking ... " |
IVE |
| "__ Haw" |
HEE |
| Act with passion |
EMOTE |
| Advil competitor |
ALEVE |
| Allow to borrow |
LEND |
| Alma __ |
MATER |
| Astrological Ram |
ARIES |
| Bygone jet, briefly |
SST |
| Carnival |
FAIR |
| Caution |
WARN |
| Charged atoms |
IONS |
| Contemptuous manner, in slang |
TUDE |
| Danger |
PERIL |
| Dejected |
CRESTFALLEN |
| Dirt road grooves |
RUTS |
| Disdainful click |
TSK |
| Drinks that make a drink last |
SIPS |
| Emancipated |
FREE |
| Express checkout lane unit |
ITEM |
| Former Iranian ruler |
SHAH |
| Foul, weather-wise |
NASTY |
| From another planet |
ALIEN |
| Give out |
EMIT |
| Give, as homework |
ASSIGN |
| Golfer's club selection |
IRON |
| Golfer's target |
HOLE |
| Guy's partner |
GAL |
| Handheld riot gear |
SHIELD |
| Honorable ... and like the starts of 17-, 23-, 37- and 47-Across |
HIGHMINDED |
| Insect in a dusk swarm |
GNAT |
| It's drawn in a tub |
BATH |
| Lane with a nose for news |
LOIS |
| Less than 1%? |
SKIM |
| Level of optimal accomplishment |
PEAKPERFORMANCE |
| Like most peanuts |
SALTED |
| Like the beach during a storm |
SURFY |
