| '...as good as ___' |
AMILE |
| 'Amahl and the Night Visitors' writer |
MENOTTI |
| 'Oh, my aching back!' and others? |
SORELINES |
| 'Would you like me to?' |
SHALLI |
| 1997 title character played by Peter Fonda |
ULEE |
| Affected by the moon |
TIDAL |
| Agrippina's ungrateful son |
NERO |
| Aid for making a bust |
CHISEL |
| Applejack source |
CIDER |
| Award for an outstanding player |
GAMEBALL |
| Babe's master |
BUNYAN |
| Back from slumberland |
AWAKE |
| Back on a boat |
STERN |
| Banking expert? |
PILOT |
| Bats |
ISUP |
| Bed cover |
DUVET |
| Begin to practice |
TAKEUP |
| Bette's 'All About Eve' character |
MARGO |
| Bird on a Canadian dollar |
LOON |
| Birdwatchers with microphones, maybe? |
TRILLSEEKERS |
| Biz bigwig |
TYCOON |
| Blows up |
LOSESIT |
| Boat captain's nickname |
SKIP |
| Bodily passage |
ITER |
| Bolted down, perhaps |
ATE |
| Boutros-Ghali's successor |
ANNAN |
| Boxers who can endure punches? |
SOCKABSORBERS |
| Cabinet dept. since 1979 |
EDUC |
| Carried off |
STOLE |
| Charging up a Tesla? |
TANKLESSTASK |
| Choice |
ELITE |
| Christian of 'Mr. Robot' |
SLATER |
| City northwest of Los Angeles |
OJAI |
| Clara Bow nickname |
ITGIRL |
| Common avenue shader |
ELM |
| Company car, e.g |
PERK |
| D and C in D.C |
STS |
| Domain |
REALM |
| Early times, poetically |
MORNS |
| Easier to comprehend |
CLEARER |
| Eggs Benedict ingredient |
HAM |
| Era-spanning tale |
SAGA |
| Even a little |
ATALL |
| Fidel's successor |
RAUL |
| Final Four initials |
NCAA |
| Flock leader |
PASTOR |
| Fork-tailed bird |
TERN |
| Functions |
ROLES |
| Galley worker |
OAR |
| Great sorrow |
WOE |
| Grouper, e.g |
SEABASS |
| Have an inclination |
SLOPE |
| Heads off |
GOES |
| Heated for a few seconds |
NUKED |
| Highlands village that appears for only one day every 100 years |
BRIGADOON |
| Hitchhiker's hope |
RIDE |
| Hole in the 12-Across |
PUPIL |
| Holstein hello |
MOO |
| Impulse |
URGE |
| It might generate some interest |
LOAN |
| Jam for Sacher torte |
APRICOT |
| Jerk the wheel |
VEER |
| Juicy item in a gossip column |
TIDBIT |
| Jury member |
PEER |
| Kelly of TV |
RIPA |
| Labor Day baby, e.g |
VIRGO |
| Leaf producer |
NISSAN |
| Like lambs |
OVINE |
| Like many a movie maitre d' |
SNOOTY |
| Like San Jose Sharks home uniforms |
TEAL |
| Like the Jabberwock, by the vorpal blade |
SLAIN |
