| Miss America's headgear |
TIARA |
| Most ancient |
OLDEST |
| Much of the time |
ALOT |
| Oil, informally |
TEXASTEA |
| One of the 20 brightest stars |
ALTAIR |
| One of the great motivators |
FEAR |
| One of the original Baby Bells |
NYNEX |
| One with a first-person account |
ADAM |
| Opposite of a ques. |
ANS |
| Pet's collar attachment |
IDTAG |
| Poetry on a grand scale |
EPOS |
| Present for consideration |
LAYBEFORE |
| Prompt thing to arrive on? |
DOT |
| Put away the groceries? |
ATE |
| Ray whom everybody loves |
ROMANO |
| Resinous substances |
LACS |
| Result of a 1999 merger |
EXXONMOBIL |
| Separate rowdy theatergoers, e.g. |
RESEAT |
| Size above grande at Starbucks |
VENTI |
| Snick-or-___ |
SNEE |
| Some essential acids, in health-food lingo |
AMINOS |
| Some HDTVs |
RCAS |
| Some prayers |
AVEMARIAS |
| Spike sued to prevent its name change |
TNN |
| Superman's makeup? |
STEEL |
| Surgical instrument |
LASER |
| Tanker disaster |
SPILL |
| Tex-___ |
MEX |
| The guy of 39-Across |
LEE |
| Treebeard in ''The Lord of the Rings'' |
ENT |
| Very loosely knit |
NETTY |
| View in an angiogram |
AORTA |
| Weapon with a 90 cm blade |
EPEE |
| Wedding reception ritual |
TOAST |
| Wee energy source |
ATOM |
| What this is in Mexico |
ESTA |
| Y sporter |
ELI |
| Yossarian's friend in ''Catch-22'' |
ORR |
| ___-Foy, Que. |
STE |
