| 'Because I said so!' |
DONTARGUEWITHME |
| 'That wasn't easy at all!' |
PHEW |
| '___ is about finding your own space': Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
ISLAM |
| Actress Negri of the silents |
POLA |
| Advanced H.S. class |
CALC |
| Alternative to Twinings |
AHMADTEA |
| Annual music and film festival founded in 1987, briefly |
SXSW |
| Automaker with the slogan 'Wir leben Autos' |
OPEL |
| Bad state to be in |
LIMBO |
| Band of warriors |
CADRE |
| Biblical land on the Arabian Peninsula |
SHEBA |
| Big tower letters |
AAA |
| Bit of fishing gear |
CREEL |
| Brighten (up) |
PERK |
| Camp David and others |
RETREATS |
| Capital situated on the same latitude as St. Petersburg, Russia |
OSLO |
| Cavil |
CARP |
| Certain rock concert improvisation |
BASSSOLO |
| Co-director and co-star of the 2011 film 'Bed Peace' |
ONO |
| Compassion for the misery of others |
RUTH |
| Deceived, in a way |
LEDON |
| Defensive football tactic |
PASSRUSH |
| Disreputable |
LOUCHE |
| Doesn't keep one's emotions pent up |
VENTS |
| Dryden's 'Alexander's Feast' and others |
ODES |
| Engineering college in Needham, Mass |
OLIN |
| Exaggerate ... or a hint to five nonconsecutive letters in 20-Across, 36-Across and 7-Down |
STRETCHTHETRUTH |
| Fix |
SET |
| Fraternity letter |
TAU |
| Garden fruit that tastes pumpkin-y |
BUTTERNUTSQUASH |
| Goes on ... and goes off |
RANTS |
| Grandmother of 14-Across |
RHEA |
| Greet rapturously |
HAIL |
| Hiawatha, for one |
MOHAWK |
| Hold things |
CARGO |
| Home to the Ronald Reagan Med. Ctr |
UCLA |
