| Listens to |
HEARS |
| Mercury or Mars |
PLANET |
| Michael Jackson's 'Don't Stop ___ You Get Enough' |
TIL |
| Midlength records, for short |
EPS |
| Not dead yet! |
STILLKICKING |
| Objectives |
AIMS |
| Open the door for |
LETIN |
| Personal heroes |
IDOLS |
| Pianist/radio host John |
TESH |
| Pick up dry cleaning, go to the post office, etc |
RUNERRANDS |
| Pocketbook part |
STRAP |
| Preferred seat request in an airplane |
AISLE |
| Send on a detour, say |
REROUTE |
| Settlers of tied games, for short |
OTS |
| Sí : Spain :: ___ : France |
OUI |
| Simulated smooch |
AIRKISS |
| Slalom curves |
ESSES |
| Slight advantage |
LEGUP |
| Snakelike fish |
EEL |
| Snapshot |
PHOTO |
| Soph. and jr |
YRS |
| Sound from a pound |
ARF |
| Stockpile |
AMASS |
| Substituted (for) |
STOODIN |
| Swim's alternative |
SINK |
| Tip jar bill |
ONE |
| Trick |
RUSE |
| Warm winter wear |
COAT |
| What the first, second and fifth lines in a limerick do |
RHYME |
| Where ships dock |
WHARF |
| Wise old saying ... like the first words of 20-, 32-, 41- and 52-Across |
SAW |
| With enthusiasm |
KEENLY |
| With possibly even direr consequences |
ORWORSE |
| ___ ex machina |
DEUS |
| ___ the Terrible |
IVAN |
| ___ v. Wade |
ROE |
| ___ Vanilli, group with three #1 hits in 1989 |
MILLI |
| ___ Zedong |
MAO |
