| "Portnoy's Complaint" author Philip |
ROTH |
| 1980 chart-topper for Blondie |
CALLME |
| 2012 addition to the MLB playoffs |
WILDCARD |
| Acid used in fertilizer production |
NITRIC |
| Archaeology class outing, maybe |
FOSSILDIG |
| At a snail's pace |
SLOW |
| Atkins Diet taboos, briefly |
CARBS |
| Austen novel made into a movie |
EMMA |
| Barn roof attachment |
VANE |
| Basra native |
IRAQI |
| Beneficiaries of the 19th Amendment |
WOMEN |
| Boardroom VIP, briefly |
EXEC |
| Canada's national tree |
MAPLE |
| Challenger to Trump in 2016 |
CRUZ |
| Chickens on many egg farms |
LEGHORNS |
| Colorful aquarium fish |
TETRA |
| Comic book fastener |
STAPLE |
| Component of concrete |
SAND |
| Contemporary of Bela in horror |
BORIS |
| Contract detail |
TERM |
| Controller of the pupil's size |
IRIS |
| Creatures in Darwinian theory |
APES |
| Curtis who ran with Wallace in 1968 |
LEMAY |
| Delivery door spot, often |
REAR |
| Do a spit take |
SPEW |
| Drives a bumper car, say |
RIDES |
| Drop in the ocean? |
SINK |
| Egyptian queen, informally |
CLEO |
| Entree go-with |
SIDE |
| ERA part |
EQUAL |
| Far from stuffy |
AIRY |
| Faucet word |
COLD |
| Flipped, as a house |
RESOLD |
| Forceful blow |
GALE |
| Geena of "The Exorcist" |
DAVIS |
| Gets value from |
USES |
| Grand Lodge group |
ELKS |
| Green-skinned mentor in 57-Across |
YODA |
| Ingredient in homemade pie crust |
LARD |
