| Lord of the rings? |
ALI |
| Lures into bad behavior |
ENTRAPS |
| Mama moose |
COW |
| Mexicali and Calexico, and a hint to this puzzle's perimeter answers |
BORDERTOWNS |
| Microscope part |
OPTIC |
| Mississippi or Missouri |
RIVER |
| Naturalist nicknamed 'John of the Mountains' |
MUIR |
| Next-to-last letter |
PSI |
| One that inspires? |
LUNG |
| Pasteurize, in a way |
IRRADIATE |
| Plea from eager beavers |
CANWE |
| Plural possessive |
OUR |
| Prairie dwelling |
TEPEE |
| Presidential promise |
OATH |
| Scanners at JFK |
TSA |
| Sch. support group |
PTA |
| Self-conscious question |
ISITME |
| Set out |
ARRAY |
| Shell, apple or target, e.g |
LOGO |
| Shipwright of old |
NOAH |
| Shoot the breeze |
CHAT |
| Shucking unit |
EAR |
| Soft shoe, casually |
MOC |
| Sorting through data |
MINING |
| Squeaks from Pekes |
YAPS |
| Strategy in a difficult situation |
RESORT |
| Successor of Claudius |
NERO |
| Syrupy sentiment |
GOO |
| Take in, take on or take up |
ADOPT |
| Theatrical pieces |
STAGEACTS |
| They may reveal one's true colors |
ROOTS |
| Trump, for one |
SUIT |
| Uncomplaining |
STOIC |
| Watts of 'The Impossible' |
NAOMI |
| West Coast NFLer |
LARAM |
| Winona's role in 'Beetlejuice' |
LYDIA |
| Words to a betrayer |
ETTU |
| Work group |
TEAM |
| Zealanders, e.g |
DANES |
