| Italian headquarters of Maserati |
MODENA |
| Japanese prime minister since 2012 |
ABE |
| Jumper cable connection |
ANODE |
| Law-and-order gps |
PDS |
| Lode load |
ORE |
| Mancinelli opera '__ e Leandro' |
ERO |
| Many opera heroines |
SOPRANOS |
| Many opera villains |
BASSI |
| Masonry support |
ANTA |
| Midwestern pair |
NEBRASKANSAS |
| Morse clicks |
DITS |
| Mother of Pearl, in an 1850 novel |
HESTER |
| Northeastern pair |
MAINEWHAMPSHIRE |
| Nurtured |
CAREDFOR |
| On the less windy side |
ALEE |
| Out of the sack |
ARISEN |
| Pancake-making aid |
MIX |
| PC part? |
CORRECT |
| Prepare for mailing |
SEAL |
| Protein-building molecule |
RNA |
| Puerto Rican pronoun |
ESO |
| Queen __ lace |
ANNES |
| Ration out |
ALLOT |
| Ready followers? |
ORNOT |
| Ring figure? |
CARAT |
| Robbins of Baskin-Robbins |
IRV |
| Shaggy Scandinavian rug |
RYA |
| Slow-cook, in a way |
BRAISE |
| Soldier of Fortune subject |
MERCENARY |
| Some earrings |
HOOPS |
| Southwestern pair |
NEWMEXICOLORADO |
| Stand-up sort |
MENSCH |
| What the answers to three 'pair' clues share, both in this grid and in reality |
STATEBORDERS |
| Woods components |
TREES |
| Word with coat or shirt |
TAIL |
| __ del Sol |
COSTA |
