| Insignificant upturn |
BLIP |
| Inspire joy in |
ELATE |
| Joint not covered by capri pants |
ANKLE |
| Levine of "The Voice" |
ADAM |
| Like boudoir photography |
SEXY |
| Like dessert wines |
SWEET |
| Mousetrap morsel |
CHEESE |
| Name on the 2008 Republican ticket |
PALIN |
| New Haven collegians |
ELIS |
| Offer an answer |
RESPOND |
| Oktoberfest quaff |
ALE |
| One in scoring position, perhaps |
BASERUNNER |
| One of three articles in English |
THE |
| Part of LAPD |
LOS |
| Personal schedule, so to speak |
DANCECARD |
| Political convention venue |
ARENA |
| Prepares to land |
DESCENDS |
| Press pass datum |
NAME |
| Pretzel shape |
KNOT |
| Pulls vigorously |
TUGS |
| Purposely pass over |
OMIT |
| Sarcastic "Just kidding!" |
NOT |
| Sat down with |
MET |
| Satirists' creations |
SENDUPS |
| Seward Peninsula seaport |
NOME |
| Sleeping car feature |
BERTH |
| Sorrowful interjection |
ALAS |
| Source of donated blood |
VEIN |
| Spiteful remark |
BARB |
| Sprint site |
TRACK |
| Superb rating |
AONE |
| Trellis climbers |
VINES |
| Turkey's capital |
ANKARA |
| Visits dreamland, briefly |
NAPS |
| Waterboards, many contend |
TORTURES |
| Wichita natives |
KANSANS |
| Windborne toys |
KITES |
| Wooer's dozen |
ROSES |
| Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 54-Across and 11- and 33-Down |
FAN |
