| 'Say it ___ so, Joe' |
AINT |
| 'Time flies,' e.g |
ADAGE |
| '___-haw!' (rodeo cry) |
YEE |
| 2018 Official ___ (MLB publication) |
RULES |
| 28-Down, with 'out' |
METE |
| Absorbed, as a loss |
ATE |
| Adrenaline rush, e.g |
THRILL |
| Apt to talk back |
SASSY |
| Batting average boosters |
HITS |
| Beat the pants off |
ROUT |
| Benitez of SI swimsuit issues |
ELSA |
| Boot camp arrival |
NEWRECRUIT |
| Campus digs, for short |
DORM |
| Cede the pigskin |
PUNT |
| Charity's plea |
GIVE |
| Cheeta and kin |
APES |
| Chess player's plan of attack |
STRATEGY |
| Chinchilla and sable |
FURS |
| Cold dish at a cookout |
PASTASALAD |
| Distribute in shares |
ALLOT |
| Drudge of the Drudge Report |
MATT |
| Exchanges vows with |
WEDS |
| Expert, as in fashion |
MAVEN |
| Fenway great Williams |
TED |
| Flexible learning space design |
OPENCLASSROOM |
| Flowery verses |
ODES |
| Francis, since 2013 |
POPE |
| Gem with a play of colors |
OPAL |
| Genesis shepherd |
ABEL |
| Give in a bit |
BEND |
| Good thing to have |
ASSET |
| Graffiti, to some |
ART |
| Hawaiian symbols of affection |
LEIS |
| Help for the stumped |
HINT |
| Hobby farm denizens |
ANTS |
| Horror film cohort of Boris |
BELA |
| Impossible NFL score |
ONE |
| Indications of decay |
ODORS |
| Keglers' org |
PBA |